Sahar Hashemi is a business leader in the British food and drinks industry. She is the co-founder of coffee chain Coffee Republic and confectionary brand Skinny Candy.
Hashemi originally studied law at the University of Bristol, before training as a lawyer and practising at Frere Cholmeley Solicitors. In 1995, she and her brother founded Coffee Republic, which grew into one of Britain’s best-loved and most well-known high street coffee chains. Sh...