Rausing brothers

"Formally, it was not the family that bought the shares but AB Vapor which was the official owner of Tetra Pak. However, Vapor was in turn owned by the Rausing brothers. The money to redeem the outstanding shares was obtained by Vapor in the same way as Socomer in Switzerland. The company functioned not only as an owner company but also took commissions from Swedish Tetra Pak suppliers. Thus, the purchases were made possible by money that the Rausing family had earned from Tetra Pak, but which had been concealed from the minority shareholders they wanted to kick out of the company."

"Their perhaps unrequited love for technology also meant that they were always open to new technical ideas. As long as both were still at the headquarters in Lund, their doors were always open for the technicians. If someone had a new idea to present, both of the Rausing brothers were prepared to cancel any meetings whatsoever in order to instead hear about it. If they found the idea worth trying, it was just for the technicians to proceed."