Spicy Hotpot Makes Couple $6 Billion Richer in 2019

  • Haidilao founding couples’ wealth has surged sharply this year
  • Chinese brands are trying to promote ‘hotpot culture’ globally
LOOK: Robots are serving spicy hotpots in this Beijing restaurant (Source: tictoc)

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China’s insatiable demand for spicy hotpot is placing the founders of a restaurant chain atop one of the world’s fastest-growing fortunes, allowing them to outpace many of the wealthiest families globally.