India, May 31 -- Jasper Reid, Founder and CEO of International Market Management (IMM), has announced his move back to England after spending over a decade living and working in India. In a heartfelt LinkedIn post, accompanied by a photo of his family, Reid reflected on his 12-year journey, describing India as a place that taught him "patience, resilience, hard work and hospitality".

"What is twelve years?" he wrote. "More than the three years we planned and just about enough to know how India works."

Reid and his family, whose ties to India span four generations, played a key role in the country's food and hospitality scene. "We brought PizzaExpress to India then built Wendy's and Jamie's from scratch across 15 cities and 75 sites," he...