Harry Solomon (businessman)

Sir Harry Solomon (born 20 March 1937) is the founder of Hillsdown Holdings, one of the United Kingdom's largest food businesses.

[1] Educated at St Albans School[2] in Hertfordshire, Harry Solomon qualified as a solicitor in 1960 and went on to practise law.

[4] In 1976, he co-founded Hillsdown Holdings and built it into one of the United Kingdom's largest food businesses.

[5][6] He is now the co-founder and vice chairman of the Portland Trust, which promotes peace and stability between the Israelis and the Palestinians.

[11] He has provided some funding to Forward Thinking, a charitable organisation addressing issues related to promoting greater understanding and inclusion of Muslims in the UK and the Middle East peace process.