date:Jul 25, 2014
floor, he said in a statement on Wednesday. OSI declined to comment on company plans or history.
A former banker, Lavin initially worked as a consultant for OSI, joining full time in the 1970s at the request of McDonald's. He took control in the 1980s, according to industry magazines, which did not describe how Lavin became owner.
He focused aggressively on expanding in China, telling employees in the early 1980s: I don't care if we sell the erasers off pencils; we are going to China, accordi