| Sir Carl Smith | |
| Birth Name: | Carl Victor Smith |
| Birth Date: | 19 April 1897 |
| Birth Place: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Occupation: | Businessman |
| Known For: | Chairman of Cadbury Fry Hudson |
Sir Carl Victor Smith (19 April 1897 – 12 February 1979) was a New Zealand businessman, based in Dunedin. He was chairman of confectionery and biscuit company Cadbury Fry Hudson from 1938 until his retirement in 1963.[1]
Smith served as president of the New Zealand Manufacturers' Federation and was a member of the Economic Stabilisation Commission during World War II. In the 1946 King's Birthday Honours, he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in recognition of both those roles. He was made a Knight Bachelor, for public services, in the 1964 Queen's Birthday Honours.
In 1968, Smith wrote a centennial history of Cadbury Fry Hudson, titled Sweet Success.[2]
A member of the University of Otago Council, and the founder of the Rowheath Trust, which supports the work of the university,[3] Smith was awarded an honorary LLD by the University of Otago in 1968.[4]
Smith died in Dunedin on 12 February 1979.[5]