The Vestey Brothers were pioneers of refrigerated meat transport.
They also invented Transfer Pricing, Shell Companies and Non-domicile status. They fought the UK tax office for over 100 years to keep profits made on foreign soil, legislation was introduced to try and tax them but loopholes and vagueness about language thwarted the authorities.
They were Britain's richest family for most of that time and still enjoy royal patronage.
http://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/1999/aug/11/features1...
