Albert Okura, a man usually in motion, is now at eternal rest. The founder of Juan Pollo died Jan. 27 at age 71 after a brief illness. The formal farewell was at Rose Hills Memorial Chapel in Whittier ...

Albert Okura’s wardrobe seems to consist exclusively of polo shirts with the name of his fast food chain, Juan Pollo, embroidered over his heart. The shirt and a pair of sunglasses are his uniform.

Albert Okura, who grew up in Los Angeles as a grandson of Japanese immigrants, had a simple goal: to sell “more chicken than anyone in the world.” He called that his destiny. Mr. Okura founded the ...

Albert Okura, who founded the popular rotisserie chicken restaurant chain Juan Pollo, died Friday, Jan. 27, longtime friends Steve Portias and Danny Castro confirmed. “He’s irreplaceable,” Portias ...

AMBOY >> It’s 111 degrees in the Mojave Desert, and Albert Okura effortlessly unloads large boxes of drinks and snacks from the back of a van. It’s taken him three hours to drive here in a wildly ...