Giuseppe Caprotti, Bernardo Caprotti’s son, brutally ousted by his father while he was at the helm of Esselunga and marginalised by his stepmother Giuliana, the main heir together with his daughter Marina, has written his book-truth: “Le Ossa dei Caprotti”, published in 2023 by Feltrinelli… Stefano Cingolani, Il Foglio
Everything was already written in the will: Giuseppe and his sister Violetta, children of the first marriage, are not universal heirs but legatees, with a heavy tax burden on them. A family and entrepreneurial story narrated in the book Le Ossa dei Caprotti (Feltrinelli, 2023), which tells the story of a great enterprise between economic successes and personal entanglements
The piece is very interesting for three reasons: 1) the story of Claudio Caprotti’s career path, 2) the example of the parallel whisky market, 3) the sale of salt 4) the assessment of the food department of La Standa
“The leap forward in industrial activity occurred in the second half of the 19th century and was largely due to Giuseppe and Carlo Caprotti, born in 1837 and 1845 respectively....
