Over the next five to seven years, Al Yeganeh, the inspiration for the “Soup Nazi” character on “Seinfeld,” plans to have 1,000 Soup Kitchen International franchises open around the U.S. It’s doubtful soup servers will be barking the “Seinfeld”-famed “No soup for you” line because Yeganeh does not want the franchises to promote any association with the sitcom, which he finds offensive.
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