The ‘Soup Nazi’ Expands
About a decade ago, Al Yeganeh, a surly New York City soup seller, gained global fame when he inspired a character on the hit TV sitcom “Seinfeld.” Now, the notorious chef — known for chewing out some customers and refusing to serve others — is taking his own show on the road.Later this year, the real-life “Soup Nazi” will begin selling his legendary bisques, chowders and gumbos at franchised locations throughout the country — but with one missing ingredient: Mr. Yeganeh plans to bar the franchisees from using the term “Soup Nazi” in their promotional materials. In fact, he doesn’t want his simmering soup empire to have any overt association with the show that helped make him famous. Tie-ins with “Seinfeld” will be “strongly discouraged” among franchisees, the company says.
ebrahim on September 19th, 2004 1:30 pm
hi does any body know where al yeganeh is from?
thnx
Anonymous on November 8th, 2004 5:22 pm
Argentina, I thought.
sara on November 17th, 2004 6:45 pm
hey you morons
he is from IRAN
Doug on December 11th, 2004 10:58 pm
Hot soup sounds like a pretty good idea. Could be the next Starbucks. Does anyone know if this is a publicly traded company?
rm on December 21st, 2004 11:15 am
Of course, Ali Yeganeh is from Iran. He is an etnic Azeri (Azerbaijani), most likely.
Yeganeh – means – unique or first.
wilson afanador on June 29th, 2005 6:21 am
I am a retailer who owns a handful of stores in the New York Tri-State area. I recently purchased some commercial property in Vermont. I am interested in knowing more about the franchise opportunity.
Sincerely,
Wilson Afanador
(516) 659-4546
Amy Jackson on April 26th, 2006 7:33 am
How much is a franchise? Who do I contact?
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