Overview
- This week Capri‑Sun confirmed that 85-year-old owner Hans‑Peter Wild has resumed operational management after the company said CEO Roland Weening was relieved of his duties last week.
- The firm said existing managers will work with Wild and that he will remain chairman of the board, but it gave no explanation for Weening’s dismissal.
- Wild has been with the family business since 1973 and is credited with building Capri‑Sun into a brand sold in more than 100 countries with production in Eppelheim and a headquarters in Zug, Switzerland.
- The company remains under public scrutiny for its plan to reintroduce polypropylene drinking straws, a campaign that included an online petition that fell far short of its one‑million signature goal.
- The return raises questions about Capri‑Sun’s governance and communications and could presage changes in strategy or public messaging, with observers likely to watch management moves and stakeholder reaction closely.