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Ayam Goreng Suharti founder Hj Suharti dies
Hj Suharti, founder of the Ayam Goreng Suharti restaurant chain, has died in Indonesia.
Her family announced that she died on Friday, October 30, at 11:21 p.m.
local time.
She began selling her fried chicken in 1956, with help from her father.
She carried it in a large basket on an old bicycle, travelling between Yogyakarta and Surakarta.
Suharti built her own business, drawing on cooking knowledge from her grandmother, Mbok Berek, while selling under her own name.
Her small-scale start grew into a well-known restaurant chain with branches in several cities.
Her funeral was scheduled for Saturday afternoon at the family cemetery in Kalasan, near Yogyakarta.
Hj. Suharti, founder of the Ayam Goreng Suharti restaurant chain, died on Friday, October 30, 2026, at 23:21 WIB.
She was 86, according to Kompas.com.
Her family announced her death through the chain’s official Instagram account on Saturday.
Suharti began selling fried chicken in 1956, travelling between Yogyakarta and Surakarta with a basket on an old bicycle.
Her funeral was scheduled for Saturday at the Candisari Bendan family cemetery in Kalasan.
- Who
- Hj. Suharti, founder of the Ayam Goreng Suharti restaurant chain.
- What
- She died at 86. Her family announced her death through the chain’s official Instagram account.
- When
- Friday, October 30, 2026, at 23:21 WIB.
- Where
- Her body was laid out at the Ayam Goreng Suharti funeral home on Jalan Laksda Adisucipto in Yogyakarta. Her funeral was scheduled at the Candisari Bendan family cemetery in Kalasan.
- Why
- Not stated
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Suharti began selling her fried chicken, travelling from Yogyakarta to Surakarta with an old bicycle.
Her business began to grow after she married Sachlan Prato Hardjono.
Suharti died at the age of 86.
Her family announced her death through the Ayam Goreng Suharti official Instagram account.
Her funeral was scheduled at the Candisari Bendan family cemetery in Kalasan.
- Age
- 86
- Death
- October 30, 2026, at 23:21 WIB
- Business began
- 1956
- Early route
- Yogyakarta to Surakarta
- Funeral home
- Jalan Laksda Adisucipto No. 208, Yogyakarta
- Funeral location
- Candisari Bendan family cemetery, Tirtomartani, Kalasan
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