The former labourer set to make £400m from Huel sale: Founder of Idris Elba-backed protein shake maker who once dug up roads for a living sells firm to French food giant Danone
- Posted on March 24, 2026
- By Daily Mail
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The former labourer set to make £400m from Huel sale: Founder of Idris Elba-backed protein shake maker who once dug up roads for a living sells firm to French food giant Danone

Julian Hearn is set to make more than £400million after the French company behind Activia yoghurts and Evian water agreed a deal for Huel, which he founded in 2015.