Leroy Raffel

Leroy Raffel, who co-founded the Arby’s fast food chain with his brother in 1964, has passed away at the age of 96. Leroy and his brother, Forrest, founded Arby’s in 1964. The “RB” in the name is a nod to the Raffel brothers. Forrest died in 2008. The Raffel brothers were from New Castle, Pennsylvania, where their father owned a hotel and restaurant with a bar.