Richest Food & Beverage Billionaires

See 246 Food & Beverage billionaires, ranked by estimated net worth, with global rank, country, and source of wealth.

246 billionaires · showing top 100·Updated Sep 5, 2026
#NameNet WorthGlobal RankCountryIndustrySource of Wealth
1Zhong Shanshan$62B#31ChinaFood & BeverageBeverages, pharmaceuticals
2Giovanni Ferrero$48B#38ItalyFood & BeverageNutella, chocolates
3Mark Mateschitz$45.1B#42AustriaFood & BeverageRed Bull
4Jacqueline Mars$43B#45United StatesFood & BeverageCandy, pet food
5John Mars$43B#46United StatesFood & BeverageCandy, pet food
6Emmanuel Besnier$26.1B#94FranceFood & BeverageCheese
7Todd Graves$22B#121United StatesFood & BeverageFast food
8Qin Yinglin$20B#135ChinaFood & BeveragePig breeding
9Jorge Paulo Lemann$19.8B#138BrazilFood & BeverageBeer
10Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken$16.7B#174NetherlandsFood & BeverageHeineken
11Jude Reyes$13.1B#237United StatesFood & BeverageFood distribution
12J. Christopher Reyes$13.1B#238United StatesFood & BeverageFood distribution
13Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi$12.1B#265ThailandFood & BeverageBeverage, Real Estate
14Trudy Cathy White$12B#270United StatesFood & BeverageChick-fil-A
15Bubba Cathy$12B#271United StatesFood & BeverageChick-fil-A
16Dan Cathy$12B#272United StatesFood & BeverageChick-fil-A
17Finn Rausing$11.6B#289SwedenFood & BeveragePackaging
18Jorn Rausing$11.6B#290SwedenFood & BeveragePackaging
19Kirsten Rausing$11.6B#291SwedenFood & BeveragePackaging
20Hamdi Ulukaya$11.3B#310TurkeyFood & BeverageGreek yogurt
21Tilman Fertitta$10.9B#323United StatesFood & BeverageEntertainment, Houston Rockets
22Victoria Mars$10.8B#332United StatesFood & BeverageCandy, pet food
23Valerie Mars$10.8B#333United StatesFood & BeverageCandy, pet food
24Marijke Mars$10.8B#334United StatesFood & BeverageCandy, pet food
25Pamela Mars$10.8B#335United StatesFood & BeverageCandy, pet food
26Ravi Jaipuria$10.8B#336IndiaFood & BeverageSoft drinks, fast food
27Theo Mueller$10.2B#352GermanyFood & BeverageDairy
28Harry Stine$9.89B#362United StatesFood & BeverageAgriculture
29Pauline MacMillan Keinath$9.77B#365United StatesFood & BeverageCargill
30Maria Asuncion Aramburuzabala$9.3B#396MexicoFood & BeverageBeer, investments
31Jean-Michel Besnier$9.13B#407FranceFood & BeverageCheese
32Marie Besnier Beauvalot$9.13B#408FranceFood & BeverageCheese
33Lin Muqin$9.11B#409ChinaFood & BeverageBeverages
34Elisabeth DeLuca$9.03B#413United StatesFood & BeverageSubway
35William Goldring$9B#416United StatesFood & BeverageLiquor
36Lynsi Snyder$8.67B#434United StatesFood & BeverageIn-N-Out Burger
37Pang Kang$8.14B#471ChinaFood & BeverageSoy sauce
38Zong Fuli$7.66B#518ChinaFood & BeverageBeverages
39Marian Ilitch$7.58B#527United StatesFood & BeverageLittle Caesars Pizza
40Max Van Hoegaerden Herrmann Telles$7.32B#546BrazilFood & BeverageBeer
41Ricardo Faria$6.8B#597BrazilFood & BeverageEggs
42Carlos Alberto Sicupira$6.61B#610BrazilFood & BeverageBeer
43Andrew Cherng$6.57B#615United StatesFood & BeverageFast food
44Peggy Cherng$6.57B#616United StatesFood & BeverageFast food
45Robert Rich Jr$6.54B#618United StatesFood & BeverageFrozen foods
46Erich Wesjohann$6.5B#636GermanyFood & BeveragePoultry genetics
47Don Vultaggio$6.3B#656United StatesFood & BeverageBeverages
48Steve Lavin$6.26B#662United StatesFood & BeverageMeat processing
49Gwendolyn Sontheim Meyer$6.15B#672United StatesFood & BeverageCargill
50Margarita Louis-Dreyfus$5.98B#694SwitzerlandFood & BeverageCommodities
51Emanuele (Lino) Saputo$5.92B#705CanadaFood & BeverageCheese
52Russell Savage$5.86B#720United StatesFood & BeverageEnergy drinks
53Tsai Eng-meng$5.58B#751TaiwanFood & BeverageFood, beverages
54James Cargill II$5.57B#755United StatesFood & BeverageCargill
55Marianne Liebmann$5.57B#756United StatesFood & BeverageCargill
56Austen Cargill II$5.57B#757United StatesFood & BeverageCargill
57Lynda Resnick$5.39B#791United StatesFood & BeverageAgriculture
58Stewart Resnick$5.39B#792United StatesFood & BeverageAgriculture
59Murat Ulker$5.24B#815TurkeyFood & BeverageFood
60Nusli Wadia$5.04B#846IndiaFood & BeverageConsumer goods
61Zhang Yong$4.97B#864SingaporeFood & BeverageRestaurants
62John Middleton$4.89B#878United StatesFood & BeverageTobacco
63Peter Cancro$4.86B#884United StatesFood & BeverageJersey Mike's Subs
64Anthony von Mandl$4.86B#885CanadaFood & BeverageAlcoholic beverages
65Bert Beveridge$4.74B#906United StatesFood & BeverageVodka
66Beatriz Davila de Santo Domingo$4.73B#911ColombiaFood & BeverageBeer
67Hans Peter Wild$4.72B#913SwitzerlandFood & BeverageFlavorings
68C. Dean Metropoulos$4.72B#915United StatesFood & BeverageInvestments
69Andrej Babis$4.54B#944Czech RepublicFood & BeverageAgriculture
70Joseph Grendys$4.47B#964United StatesFood & BeveragePoultry processing
71Alexandre Van Damme$4.44B#970BelgiumFood & BeverageABInBev
72Xu Shihui$4.43B#972ChinaFood & BeverageSnacks, beverages
73Joesley Batista$4.37B#986BrazilFood & BeverageBeef processing
74Wesley Batista$4.37B#987BrazilFood & BeverageBeef packing
75Gustav Magnar Witzoe$4.35B#990NorwayFood & BeverageFish farming
76Hilton Schlosberg$4.09B#1055United KingdomFood & BeverageEnergy drinks
77Harsh Mariwala$4.07B#1062IndiaFood & BeverageConsumer goods
78Zhang Hongfu$4.05B#1068ChinaFood & BeverageBubble tea
79Zhang Hongchao$4.05B#1069ChinaFood & BeverageBubble tea
80Paul-Heinz Wesjohann$4.05B#1071GermanyFood & BeverageChicken processing
81Jack Link$4B#1083United StatesFood & BeverageJack Link's meat snacks
82Sol Daurella$3.95B#1097SpainFood & BeverageCoca-Cola bottler
83David Wertheim$3.95B#1098IsraelFood & BeverageCoca-Cola Israel
84Louis Le Duff$3.79B#1140FranceFood & BeverageBakeries
85Wang Junlin$3.71B#1165ChinaFood & BeverageLiquor
86Giorgio Perfetti$3.67B#1176ItalyFood & BeverageCandy
87Issad Rebrab$3.63B#1190AlgeriaFood & BeverageFood
88Howard Schultz$3.57B#1208United StatesFood & BeverageStarbucks
89William Wrigley Jr$3.57B#1210United StatesFood & BeverageChewing gum
90Alejandro Santo Domingo$3.53B#1224United StatesFood & BeverageBeer
91Michael Latifi$3.49B#1243CanadaFood & BeverageMeat processing
92Nick Caporella$3.43B#1259United StatesFood & BeverageBeverages
93Ramon Ang$3.38B#1287PhilippinesFood & BeverageDiversified
94Shiv Kishan Agrawal$3.28B#1313IndiaFood & BeverageSnacks
95Rodney Sacks$3.26B#1318United StatesFood & BeverageEnergy drinks
96John Dorrance III$3.2B#1347IrelandFood & BeverageCampbell Soup
97Augusto Perfetti$3.19B#1353ItalyFood & BeverageCandy
98Duke Reyes$3.12B#1375United StatesFood & BeverageBeer distribution
99Yan Zhou$3.12B#1376ChinaFood & BeverageSnacks
100Wang Yun'an$3.02B#1413ChinaFood & BeverageMilk tea

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.