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SHARE The entrepreneur behind one of Britain’s best-known Indian food brands died after a car crash in the UAE. Kirit Pathak, the former head of Patak’s, whose range of Indian curry sauces are popular among British shoppers, died on January 23 after a car crash in Dubai, Associated British Foods said. Pathak - who split his time between the UK, the UAE and India - is remembered as a pioneer of home-style Indian cooking. Patak’s mushroomed from its humble origins in 1957 as a husband-and-...

Later, under the control of Kirit and wife Meena, the family firm dropped the "h" in their name and grew to supply 90 per cent of Britains 7,500 Indian restaurants. Their cooking sauces, pastes, chutneys and pickles became a hit in over 40 countries. The booming brand, worth £200million, was eventually moved to Leigh, Greater Manchester, before it was sold to Associated British Foods (ABF) 14 years ago. George Weston, chief executive of ABF, said: "Kirit was blessed with entrepreneurial flair,...

UK tycoon Kirit Pathak dies after crash Reports said he was injured in a collision on January 17 and passed away last Saturday, January 23 Kirit Pathak, whose family firm sold the ubiquitous Patak’s Mango Pickle which made bland English food edible for Indians, has died, aged 68, following a car crash in Dubai. Reports said the tycoon was injured in a collision on January 17 and passed away last Sa...

THE former Bolton boss of the Pathak food empire has died at the 68. Kirit Pathak died on Saturday after reports he had been involved in a car crash nearly a week before in Dubai, where he had emigrated to with his wife Meena. The father-of-three was a well-known Bolton businessman taking over the global brand founded by his parents, the late Laximishanker and Shanta Gaury Pathak, who helped make Indian cuisine one of the nations popular dishes. Mr Pathak lived on Victoria Road, Heaton,...

THE former Bolton boss of the Pathak food empire has died at the 68. Kirit Pathak died on Saturday after reports he had been involved in a car crash nearly a week before in Dubai, where he had emigrated to with his wife Meena. The father-of-three was a well-known Bolton businessman taking over the global brand founded by his parents, the late Laximishanker and Shanta Gaury Pathak, who helped make Indian cuisine one of the nations popular dishes. Mr Pathak lived on Victoria Road, Heaton,...

THE former boss of the Patak food empire has died at the 68. Kirit Pathak died on Saturday after reports he had been involved in a car crash nearly a week before in Dubai, where he had emigrated to with his wife Meena. The father-of-three was a well-known Bolton businessman taking over the global brand founded by his parents, the late Laximishanker and Shanta Gaury Pathak, who helped make Indian cuisine one of the nations popular dishes. Mr Pathak lived on Victoria Road, Heaton, where ...

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