Originally set up in West Africa in 1944 by Thakurdas Choithram Pagarani, supermarket chain Choithrams is now one of the most well known across the GCC, with a total of 39 stores in the region. But the elder Pagarani had also grown it to span Europe, North America, Africa. LT Pagarani has continued the firm’s expansion across the region, with plans to double the number of shops in the UAE and evolve sectors such as clothing and logistics.