July 12, 2006
Associated Press: Original SoupMan plans to expand in London, Europe and Japan. Original SoupMan currently has 20 franchises in North America and hopes to expand to 1,000. New York chef Al Yeganeh, who inspired the brusque "Soup Nazi" character on television's "Seinfeld," is the founder of Original SoupMan. And the company's chief executive is John Bello, a former National Football League executive.