Mandarin co-founder and ‘restaurant icon’ James Chiu dies at 78

Mandarin co-founder and ‘restaurant icon’ James Chiu dies at 78

James Chiu, the president and co-founder of Mandarin who turned a humble Brampton restaurant into Ontario’s most popular all-you-can-eat Chinese buffet chain, has died.
Chiu died on Wednesday, just days after his 78th birthday, after battling pulmonary fibrosis, his family said.

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