Richest Food & Beverage Billionaires

See 244 Food & Beverage billionaires, ranked by estimated net worth, with global rank, country, and source of wealth.
244 billionaires · showing top 100·Updated Oct 12, 2026
#NameNet WorthGlobal RankCountrySource of Wealth
1Zhong Shanshan$60.7B#32ChinaBeverages, pharmaceuticals
2Jacqueline Mars$50.3B#36United StatesCandy, pet food
3John Mars$50.3B#37United StatesCandy, pet food
4Giovanni Ferrero$46.2B#43ItalyNutella, chocolates
5Mark Mateschitz$43.4B#46AustriaRed Bull
6Emmanuel Besnier$23B#116FranceCheese
7Qin Yinglin$20B#133ChinaPig breeding
8Todd Graves$20B#134United StatesFast food
9Jorge Paulo Lemann$19.2B#142BrazilBeer
10Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken$16.2B#175NetherlandsHeineken
11J. Christopher Reyes$14.3B#210United StatesFood distribution
12Jude Reyes$14.3B#211United StatesFood distribution
13Pamela Mars$12.6B#258United StatesCandy, pet food
14Victoria Mars$12.6B#259United StatesCandy, pet food
15Valerie Mars$12.6B#260United StatesCandy, pet food
16Marijke Mars$12.6B#261United StatesCandy, pet food
17Trudy Cathy White$12B#271United StatesChick-fil-A
18Bubba Cathy$12B#272United StatesChick-fil-A
19Dan Cathy$12B#273United StatesChick-fil-A
20Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi$11.6B#292ThailandBeverage, Real Estate
21Finn Rausing$11.4B#300SwedenPackaging
22Jorn Rausing$11.4B#301SwedenPackaging
23Kirsten Rausing$11.4B#302SwedenPackaging
24Tilman Fertitta$11.4B#307United StatesEntertainment, Houston Rockets
25Ravi Jaipuria$10.8B#332IndiaSoft drinks, fast food
26Hamdi Ulukaya$10.7B#339TurkeyGreek yogurt
27Harry Stine$10.2B#355United StatesAgriculture
28Elisabeth DeLuca$10.2B#356United StatesSubway
29Theo Mueller$9.85B#368GermanyDairy
30Maria Asuncion Aramburuzabala$9.24B#395MexicoBeer, investments
31William Goldring$9B#410United StatesLiquor
32Lin Muqin$8.76B#427ChinaBeverages
33Pauline MacMillan Keinath$8.44B#451United StatesCargill
34Pang Kang$8.32B#457ChinaSoy sauce
35Jean-Michel Besnier$8.03B#479FranceCheese
36Marie Besnier Beauvalot$8.03B#480FranceCheese
37Zong Fuli$7.69B#513ChinaBeverages
38Marian Ilitch$7.58B#521United StatesLittle Caesars Pizza
39Andrew Cherng$7.5B#529United StatesFast food
40Peggy Cherng$7.5B#530United StatesFast food
41Lynsi Snyder$7.27B#547United StatesIn-N-Out Burger
42Max Van Hoegaerden Herrmann Telles$7.11B#561BrazilBeer
43Ricardo Faria$6.8B#598BrazilEggs
44Carlos Alberto Sicupira$6.37B#628BrazilBeer
45Erich Wesjohann$6.27B#656GermanyPoultry genetics
46Peter Cancro$6.05B#681United StatesJersey Mike's Subs
47Robert Rich Jr$5.84B#707United StatesFrozen foods
48Russell Savage$5.83B#708United StatesEnergy drinks
49Joseph Grendys$5.79B#717United StatesPoultry processing
50Margarita Louis-Dreyfus$5.57B#747SwitzerlandCommodities
51Emanuele (Lino) Saputo$5.57B#749CanadaCheese
52Bert Beveridge$5.42B#767United StatesVodka
53Stewart Resnick$5.39B#772United StatesAgriculture
54Lynda Resnick$5.39B#773United StatesAgriculture
55Gwendolyn Sontheim Meyer$5.35B#785United StatesCargill
56Tsai Eng-meng$5.34B#787TaiwanFood, beverages
57Murat Ulker$5.11B#831TurkeyFood
58John Middleton$4.89B#880United StatesTobacco
59Marianne Liebmann$4.81B#895United StatesCargill
60James Cargill II$4.81B#896United StatesCargill
61Austen Cargill II$4.81B#897United StatesCargill
62C. Dean Metropoulos$4.79B#903United StatesInvestments
63Beatriz Davila de Santo Domingo$4.68B#925ColombiaBeer
64Don Vultaggio$4.64B#934United StatesBeverages
65Anthony von Mandl$4.61B#937CanadaAlcoholic beverages
66Nusli Wadia$4.61B#938IndiaConsumer goods
67Hans Peter Wild$4.55B#948SwitzerlandFlavorings
68Xu Shihui$4.44B#975ChinaSnacks, beverages
69Zhang Yong$4.41B#983SingaporeRestaurants
70Joesley Batista$4.34B#995BrazilBeef processing
71Wesley Batista$4.34B#996BrazilBeef packing
72Alexandre Van Damme$4.3B#1004BelgiumABInBev
73Steve Lavin$4.28B#1010United StatesMeat processing
74Gustav Magnar Witzoe$4.19B#1021NorwayFish farming
75Andrej Babis$4.13B#1031Czech RepublicAgriculture
76Hilton Schlosberg$4.09B#1045United KingdomEnergy drinks
77Sol Daurella$4.04B#1055SpainCoca-Cola bottler
78Jack Link$4B#1062United StatesJack Link's meat snacks
79Paul-Heinz Wesjohann$3.9B#1088GermanyChicken processing
80Harsh Mariwala$3.82B#1104IndiaConsumer goods
81Wang Junlin$3.72B#1129ChinaLiquor
82David Wertheim$3.69B#1143IsraelCoca-Cola Israel
83Duke Reyes$3.64B#1148United StatesBeer distribution
84Issad Rebrab$3.63B#1152AlgeriaFood
85William Wrigley Jr$3.57B#1183United StatesChewing gum
86Alejandro Santo Domingo$3.45B#1219United StatesBeer
87Giorgio Perfetti$3.41B#1237ItalyCandy
88Michael Latifi$3.39B#1248CanadaMeat processing
89Howard Schultz$3.38B#1250United StatesStarbucks
90Zhang Hongchao$3.38B#1252ChinaBubble tea
91Zhang Hongfu$3.38B#1253ChinaBubble tea
92Ramon Ang$3.35B#1263PhilippinesDiversified
93Nick Caporella$3.35B#1264United StatesBeverages
94Louis Le Duff$3.34B#1266FranceBakeries
95Shiv Kishan Agrawal$3.28B#1296IndiaSnacks
96Rodney Sacks$3.26B#1304United StatesEnergy drinks
97John Dorrance III$3.2B#1329IrelandCampbell Soup
98Augusto Perfetti$2.93B#1422ItalyCandy
99Deng Wen$2.92B#1426ChinaCondiments
100Wu Xiangdong$2.86B#1450ChinaLiquor

About these estimates

Net worth figures use the latest available Forbes estimate, with Bloomberg used only when a current Forbes value is unavailable. Estimates can change as markets move or source data is revised.