The 15 richest Brits in drinks
18th May, 2020
by
Edith Hancock
1. Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken and Michel de Carvalho
Position 2019: 7
Position 2020: 9
Worth: £10.3 billion
Rise/fall: -£1.7bn
Sources: Inheritance, Brewing, Banking
Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken, 62, owns a controlling interest in the world’s second largest brewer, Heineken.
She inherited her 25% stake from her late father Freddy Heineken, grandson of the Dutch brewery’s founder, in 2002.
The de Carvalho family stake in Heineken is now valued at £12bn.
2018’s sales figures for Heineken were the brewer’s best in a decade which it attributed to the rise of alcohol-free beers. Heineken owns brands including Lagunitas, Newcastle Brown Ale and Strongbow, and has a minority stake in London craft brewer Beavertown.