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FB Roundup: Grundfos, Samsung, Warburtons

November 2, 2020

Due Jensen family heir named new chief executive of Grundfos, Lee Kun-hee leaves legacy of Samsung success but succession chaos, Warburtons shares pandemic dough with staff.

Due Jensen family heir named new chief executive of Grundfos

The Due Jensen family of Denmark has returned to helm their industrial giant Grundfos for the first time in almost two decades with the succession of next-generation heir Poul Due Jensen.

Making bread the world over: Grupo Bimbo

February 19, 2019

How the Mexican billionaire Servitje family raised Grupo Bimbo into a multinational bakery product manufacturing giant that produces 13,000 products across 100 brands in 32 countries in less than 80 years.

FAMILY

From a humble family store to the world’s largest bakery company, the story of Mexico’s Grupo Bimbo almost has a Hollywood ring to it.

The company’s genesis can be traced back to the move from Spain to Mexico of Juan Servitje, who founded a bakery and retail outlet in his adopted home country in 1928.

Family-owned bakery hires new breadwinner

January 27, 2014

UK-based family bakery business Frank Roberts and Sons has appointed Robert Higginson as chairman of the board, marking the continuation of the businessman’s career at the helm of a baked goods family business.

Higginson was managing director at Warburtons, a fifth-generation firm controlled by the eponymous founding family, for 11 years between 2001 and 2012.

Italian pasta maker sells non-core bakery business

August 12, 2010

Barilla Holdings, the Italian pasta maker owned by the founding Barilla family, announced yesterday it plans to sell all of its shares in its subsidiary baking group Kamps GmbH to private equity company Equity Capital Management.

Kamps is the bakery chain of Lieken AG, a wholly owned subsidiary of Barilla Iniziative. The sale includes around 900 bakery shops, five plants that supply those shops and 1000 employees from the German part of the business.

Paul

April 1, 2002

Paul is Europe’s fastest growing bakery chain. Maxime Holder, Operations Director of Paul, talks about the history of the business and how the family have approached the future issue of a generation transition

Paul is Europe's fastest growing bakery chain. Maxime Holder, Operations Director of Paul, talks about the history of the business and how the family have approached the future issue of a generation transition