Not having the experience "of having tried things and had them fail" freed him to think differently about the children's apparel chain, he said.

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Last August, it rolled out the first of a chain of VidyaGyan Schools that are aimed at poor, rural children in collaboration with the government of Uttar Pradesh state.

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Benihana first began seeking a buyer in 2010, when a feud erupted that pitted the children of founder Rocky Aoki against board directors in disagreements over how to help the nearly 100-unit chain survive the downturn.

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