Hotel Saravana Bhavan is one of the largest vegetarian restaurant chain in the world, founded in 1981 offering south Indian cuisine. They have more than 20 outlets in Chennai, 33 in India and 47 around the world (including USA, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Singapore, Malaysia, and the Middle East. There are plans, as of 2012, to open 5-star Vegetarian-Hotels. The chain founder P. Rajagopal was on the public eye due to his conviction and sentence to life prison for the murder of employee Prince Santhakumar in 2001 and sexual harassment of his wife Jeevajothi. He was the subject of a long piece in New York Times mentioning the case. Chain of Restaurant Industry Restaurant Genre South Indian Vegetarian Cuisine Founded 1981 Founder Headquarters Chennai, India Number of locations 39(in india), 43(outside india), 16(to be opened) Area served India, Malaysia, Oman, Canada, France, Germany, Singapore, U.A.E, U.K, U.S.A, Kuwait, Qatar, Hong Kong Key people P. R. Shiva Kumaar R. Saravanan Products Food, Sweets, Bakery, Ice Cream Services Fast Food, Take Away, Home Delivery and Outdoor Catering. Revenue $450 million (2010) Number of employees 8700(in India - 2014) a synergy of taste and quality Website Source: en.wikipedia.org