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Meet Paul van Zuydam: The South African billionaire who sold you the pot in your kitchen

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Meet Paul van Zuydam: The South African billionaire who sold you the pot in your kitchen
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You almost certainly own one. Or you know someone who does. That heavy, colourful cast-iron pot sitting proudly on the hob. The one that costs a small fortune and lasts a lifetime. The one that gets handed down like an heirloom.



That pot is a Le Creuset. And the man who owns it all is a South African.



From a farm to a French factory



Paul van Zuydam grew up as one of seven children on a South African farm. It was a modest upbringing, shaped by hard work and little waste. Those early less

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