Rich List 2019
Heineken owners take top spot
Topping the list of the richest food and drink business owners in the UK were Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken and Michel de Carvalho, owners of brewery giant Heineken.
The pair dropped a position compared to last year’s list – seventh down from sixth – despite their net worth growing £900m, having been overtaken by Tetra Pak owners Kirsten and Jorn Rausing.
Since the last Rich List, Heineken injected £40m into London-based craft beer firm Beavertown to help construct a 450,000-hectolitre (hl) brewery and create 150 jobs, after securing a minority stake in the business.
