KENT LEGACY: GENERATIONAL BUSINESSES

A FAMILY BUSINESS CAN LOOK LIKE AN EXERCISE IN CONTINUITY- THE SAME SURNAME ABOVE THE DOOR AND THE SAME LOCAL ROOTS, BUT DIG DEEPER AND YOU’ LL SEE THAT THEIR ONGOING SURVIVAL USUALLY DEPENDS UPON PROGRESSION AND DISRUPTION. THESE SIX STANDOUT KENTISH COMPANIES HAVE LIVED THROUGH WAR, FIRE, INDUSTRIAL CHANGE, SUPERMARKET COMPETITION AND SHIFTING IDEAS ABOUT HOW WE EAT, FARM AND FURNISH OUR HOMES. A FAMILY LEGACY IS NOT THE PRESERVATION OF A BUSINESS EXACTLY AS IT WAS, IT’ S KNOWING WHAT MUST REMAIN- AND WHAT EACH GENERATION MUST BE PREPARED TO REINVENT. BY POLLY HUMPHRIS

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