Julian Hearn was told by a former girlfriend that he was ‘too bright’ to stay working as a labourer A former labourer is poised to become a multi-millionaire after selling his drinks company to Danone, the Activia yogurt maker, for €1bn (£870m). Julian Hearn, a serial entrepreneur who once dug up roads for a living, will make about £400m after agreeing to sell his meal-replacement drinks company Huel to the French giant. He owns just under half of the business, and The Telegraph understands the 54-year ...