The founder of Innocent smoothies has slammed the Wetherspoons boss for backing Brexit – complaining the pub chain chief has sold out the economy for ‘cheap chardonnay’.
Richard Reed said Tim Martin, chairman of the pubs chain, has helped to ‘junk’ the UK economy by throwing his weight behind the vote to Leave.
But Mr Martin dismissed the comments by Mr Reed – who sold his ethical smoothie company to Coca-Cola in 2013 for a staggering £320million – branding them ‘melodramatic’.
Mr Reed said: ‘Brexit is unhelpful, no one I know is saying it’s a good thing.
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