´´ Who The F--- was Sir James "Jimmy" Goldsmith?

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Who The F--- was Sir James "Jimmy" Goldsmith?

Sir James Goldsmith acquired diverse food companies and wholesalers/ retailers in the late 1960's and 1970's mainly in Europe, but also in the U.S of America in order to form an international food conglomerate called Cavenham Foods.

Goldsmith was a controversial business man. Many say he was a brilliant businessman with a vision and skilled execution. Others keep on saying that he was a vulture that had built his empire on the expense of his shareholders.

Following a BBC documentary about Goldsmith building his empire from the 1970's.




In the second part Goldsmith responds to allegations of not investing in the companies he had taken over and having taken advantage of his shareholders.



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