Richest Food & Beverage Billionaires

Explore 247 Food & Beverage billionaires ranked by fresh source-priority net worth estimates, with country, wealth source, and global rank context.

Source-priority ranking
247 qualified records · showing top 100·Fresh observations as of Aug 28, 2026
#NameNet WorthGlobal RankCountryIndustrySource of Wealth
1Zhong Shanshan$63.7B#30ChinaFood & BeverageBeverages, pharmaceuticals
2Giovanni Ferrero$48.1B#39ItalyFood & BeverageNutella, chocolates
3Mark Mateschitz$45.2B#43AustriaFood & BeverageRed Bull
4John Mars$43B#45United StatesFood & BeverageCandy, pet food
5Jacqueline Mars$43B#46United StatesFood & BeverageCandy, pet food
6Emmanuel Besnier$26.8B#94FranceFood & BeverageCheese
7Todd Graves$22B#124United StatesFood & BeverageFast food
8Jorge Paulo Lemann$19.6B#139BrazilFood & BeverageBeer
9Qin Yinglin$19.1B#146ChinaFood & BeveragePig breeding
10Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken$16.7B#177NetherlandsFood & BeverageHeineken
11Jude Reyes$13.1B#241United StatesFood & BeverageFood distribution
12J. Christopher Reyes$13.1B#242United StatesFood & BeverageFood distribution
13Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi$12.2B#263ThailandFood & BeverageBeverage, Real Estate
14Trudy Cathy White$12B#271United StatesFood & BeverageChick-fil-A
15Bubba Cathy$12B#272United StatesFood & BeverageChick-fil-A
16Dan Cathy$12B#273United StatesFood & BeverageChick-fil-A
17Finn Rausing$11.8B#282SwedenFood & BeveragePackaging
18Kirsten Rausing$11.8B#284SwedenFood & BeveragePackaging
19Jorn Rausing$11.8B#285SwedenFood & BeveragePackaging
20Hamdi Ulukaya$11.6B#291TurkeyFood & BeverageGreek yogurt
21Tilman Fertitta$11B#317United StatesFood & BeverageEntertainment, Houston Rockets
22Pamela Mars$10.8B#327United StatesFood & BeverageCandy, pet food
23Valerie Mars$10.8B#328United StatesFood & BeverageCandy, pet food
24Victoria Mars$10.8B#329United StatesFood & BeverageCandy, pet food
25Marijke Mars$10.8B#330United StatesFood & BeverageCandy, pet food
26Ravi Jaipuria$10.7B#333IndiaFood & BeverageSoft drinks, fast food
27Theo Mueller$10.2B#350GermanyFood & BeverageDairy
28Harry Stine$9.89B#364United StatesFood & BeverageAgriculture
29Pauline MacMillan Keinath$9.6B#373United StatesFood & BeverageCargill
30Marie Besnier Beauvalot$9.37B#387FranceFood & BeverageCheese
31Jean-Michel Besnier$9.37B#388FranceFood & BeverageCheese
32Maria Asuncion Aramburuzabala$9.29B#395MexicoFood & BeverageBeer, investments
33Lin Muqin$9.13B#402ChinaFood & BeverageBeverages
34Elisabeth DeLuca$9.03B#410United StatesFood & BeverageSubway
35Lynsi Snyder$8.67B#439United StatesFood & BeverageIn-N-Out Burger
36Pang Kang$8.05B#475ChinaFood & BeverageSoy sauce
37Zong Fuli$7.66B#516ChinaFood & BeverageBeverages
38Marian Ilitch$7.58B#521United StatesFood & BeverageLittle Caesars Pizza
39Max Van Hoegaerden Herrmann Telles$7.25B#554BrazilFood & BeverageBeer
40Ricardo Faria$6.8B#588BrazilFood & BeverageEggs
41Peggy Cherng$6.6B#604United StatesFood & BeverageFast food
42Andrew Cherng$6.6B#605United StatesFood & BeverageFast food
43Carlos Alberto Sicupira$6.54B#614BrazilFood & BeverageBeer
44Robert Rich Jr$6.54B#630United StatesFood & BeverageFrozen foods
45Erich Wesjohann$6.52B#631GermanyFood & BeveragePoultry genetics
46Don Vultaggio$6.35B#656United StatesFood & BeverageBeverages
47Steve Lavin$6.26B#665United StatesFood & BeverageMeat processing
48Gwendolyn Sontheim Meyer$6.05B#679United StatesFood & BeverageCargill
49William Goldring$6B#687United StatesFood & BeverageLiquor
50Emanuele (Lino) Saputo$5.92B#702CanadaFood & BeverageCheese
51Margarita Louis-Dreyfus$5.72B#728SwitzerlandFood & BeverageCommodities
52Tsai Eng-meng$5.63B#739TaiwanFood & BeverageFood, beverages
53Marianne Liebmann$5.47B#770United StatesFood & BeverageCargill
54Austen Cargill II$5.47B#771United StatesFood & BeverageCargill
55James Cargill II$5.47B#772United StatesFood & BeverageCargill
56Russell Savage$5.41B#781United StatesFood & BeverageEnergy drinks
57Stewart Resnick$5.39B#785United StatesFood & BeverageAgriculture
58Lynda Resnick$5.39B#786United StatesFood & BeverageAgriculture
59Murat Ulker$5.27B#810TurkeyFood & BeverageFood
60Nusli Wadia$5.17B#824IndiaFood & BeverageConsumer goods
61Zhang Yong$5.16B#826SingaporeFood & BeverageRestaurants
62Anthony von Mandl$4.92B#872CanadaFood & BeverageAlcoholic beverages
63Peter Cancro$4.91B#875United StatesFood & BeverageJersey Mike's Subs
64Bert Beveridge$4.8B#892United StatesFood & BeverageVodka
65Hans Peter Wild$4.73B#897SwitzerlandFood & BeverageFlavorings
66Beatriz Davila de Santo Domingo$4.72B#901ColombiaFood & BeverageBeer
67Joseph Grendys$4.58B#925United StatesFood & BeveragePoultry processing
68Gustav Magnar Witzoe$4.51B#946NorwayFood & BeverageFish farming
69Joesley Batista$4.51B#947BrazilFood & BeverageBeef processing
70Wesley Batista$4.51B#948BrazilFood & BeverageBeef packing
71Andrej Babis$4.46B#957Czech RepublicFood & BeverageAgriculture
72Xu Shihui$4.43B#964ChinaFood & BeverageSnacks, beverages
73Alexandre Van Damme$4.42B#965BelgiumFood & BeverageABInBev
74Hilton Schlosberg$4.35B#978United KingdomFood & BeverageEnergy drinks
75John Middleton$4.33B#987United StatesFood & BeverageTobacco
76C. Dean Metropoulos$4.32B#990United StatesFood & BeverageInvestments
77Zhang Hongchao$4.16B#1034ChinaFood & BeverageBubble tea
78Zhang Hongfu$4.16B#1035ChinaFood & BeverageBubble tea
79Alejandro Santo Domingo$4.11B#1052United StatesFood & BeverageBeer
80Harsh Mariwala$4.09B#1055IndiaFood & BeverageConsumer goods
81Sol Daurella$4.06B#1066SpainFood & BeverageCoca-Cola bottler
82Paul-Heinz Wesjohann$4.06B#1067GermanyFood & BeverageChicken processing
83Jack Link$4B#1083United StatesFood & BeverageJack Link's meat snacks
84David Wertheim$3.92B#1106IsraelFood & BeverageCoca-Cola Israel
85Louis Le Duff$3.81B#1135FranceFood & BeverageBakeries
86Giorgio Perfetti$3.71B#1167ItalyFood & BeverageCandy
87Wang Junlin$3.71B#1168ChinaFood & BeverageLiquor
88Issad Rebrab$3.63B#1188AlgeriaFood & BeverageFood
89Howard Schultz$3.62B#1196United StatesFood & BeverageStarbucks
90William Wrigley Jr$3.57B#1216United StatesFood & BeverageChewing gum
91Rodney Sacks$3.5B#1250United StatesFood & BeverageEnergy drinks
92Michael Latifi$3.48B#1259CanadaFood & BeverageMeat processing
93Nick Caporella$3.46B#1267United StatesFood & BeverageBeverages
94Yan Zhou$3.43B#1274ChinaFood & BeverageSnacks
95Ramon Ang$3.41B#1280PhilippinesFood & BeverageDiversified
96Shiv Kishan Agrawal$3.28B#1315IndiaFood & BeverageSnacks
97Augusto Perfetti$3.23B#1333ItalyFood & BeverageCandy
98Wang Yun'an$3.21B#1340ChinaFood & BeverageMilk tea
99John Dorrance III$3.2B#1344IrelandFood & BeverageCampbell Soup
100Duke Reyes$3.12B#1374United StatesFood & BeverageBeer distribution

How this ranking is built

This surface is derived from the canonical Grizzly Bulls wealth contract. A person enters the ranking only when the source snapshot is validated, identity is stable, the current source-priority estimate is fresh and positive, and name, country, industry, and source of wealth are source-backed. Rankings do not use the legacy randomized or averaged estimate.