01 October 2016 St. Therese of the Child Jesus Comments | Letters to the editor | Church | Life | Family | Headings | Dossier | World | Popotus Who we are | Subscriptions | Contacts Chronicle | Politics | Culture | Economy | Shows | Sport | Science & Technology | Video | Photo BOLOGNA | MILAN | ROME Avvenire Home Page > Economy > Caprotti, founder of Esselunga, has died Economy Milan Caprotti, founder of the Esselunga, died September 30, 2016 Facebook twitter google + mail font print Bernardo Caprotti, the founder of the Esselunga supermarket chain, died. Caprotti was hospitalized in a Milanese clinic and would have turned 91 on 7 October. Esselunga supermarkets are concentrated in Northern Italy and recently Caprotti had given a mandate to Citigroup to evaluate the sale of Esselunga after the expressions of interest of some funds. In addition to being an entrepreneur, a few years ago Caprotti wrote the book entitled "Sickle and cartel", a series of accusations against the world of red cooperatives with which he has argued for years. He was also in the spotlight of the news for a bitter clash with a son with judicial aftermath. He founded Esselunga at the end of the 1950s, importing the model already developed in the United States into Italy . © reserved reproduction FEATURED ARTICLES Apostolic journey to the Caucasus The Pope's embrace of the patriarch Ilia II "Among us, the unity of which the world is thirsty" ANALYSIS / THE EFFECTS OF THE OPEC STRATEGY ON CRUDE OIL Goodbye to discounted oil but without regrets Reportage Plural Turkey. It's still possible The film Orlandi case, the mystery continues Leather stories We'll give you the slow motion Copyright 2016 © Avvenire | VAT number 00743840159 | Credits | Privacy | For advertising This site uses third-party cookies (including profiling) and technical cookies. By continuing to browse, you accept cookies. cookie policy accepts