Described as being “born to make soup”, Ena Baxter was anything but a “sweet old dear pottering around her kitchen”. This farmer’s daughter turned Baxters of Speyside into a global brand and of his wife, her husband Gordon (1918 – 2013) often fondly commented: “Where’s Mrs Heinz? Collecting French Impressionists. Where’s Mrs Baxter? In the kitchen making soup!”
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Sara Little (née Sara Finkelstein, AKA “Tiny Little”, “Corporate America’s Secret Weapon”,1917-2015)
An “improver” rather than a “creator”, Brooklyn born industrial designer Sara Little Turnbull believed “too many businesses designed products for the retailer rather than the customer”.
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Jules Bianchi (1989 – 2015)
The Stirling Moss of his generation was tragically taken in his prime aged just 25.
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Baxters soup! If it’s good enough for the Queen of England it’s good enough for me.
A Wonderful Lady