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P. Rajagopal, Indian Restaurateur Convicted of Murder, Dies at 71
P. Rajagopal, who founded Saravana Bhavan, one of the largest South Indian vegetarian restaurant chains in the world, died July 18 in Chennai, India, as he was facing life in prison in the murder of a man over a woman’s affections. He was 71.Arthur Ryan, Who Founded the Low-Cost Fashion Chain Primark, Dies at 83
Arthur Ryan, the chairman and founder of Primark, the low-cost fashion chain that began as a single store in Dublin and grew into an international retailing giant, died on July 8 at his home in Ballsbridge, Ireland. He was 83.Peter Boizot, Founder of the PizzaExpress Chain, Dies at 89
Peter Boizot, who founded the international restaurant chain PizzaExpress, beginning in Britain, where he helped shape the country’s casual dining scene, died Dec. 5 in Peterborough, England. He was 89.
