Tributes have been paid following the death of the founder of Indian snack manufacturer Cofresh.
Dineshbhai Patel passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his immediate family and his siblings, aged 81. He leaves behind his wife Savitaben, sons Priyesh and Minesh, daughter-in-laws Divya and Darshana, and four grandchildren.
Mr Patel launched Cofresh in Nairobi, Kenya, in 1965, making potato crisps and popcorn for local cinemas, shops, colleges and schools. After emigrating to the UK in the 1970s, he and his wife Savitaben invested their life savings in a disused Leicester fish and chip shop.
