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Industry intelligence · 2026 provisional annual reference
Food and beverage
Food production, beverages, restaurants and consumer staples. Reported estimates and positions come from a March 1, 2026 external annual reference and are not independently calculated Other Billionaires valuations.
255Provisional records$1265.0BCombined provisional estimates$5.0BAverage provisional estimateUSALeading country
Top wealth sourcesBeveragespharmaceuticalsCandypet foodNutellachocolates
| Provisional category position | Provisional global rank | Person | Reported amount | Country | Wealth source | Industry | Source | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | #664 | Steve Lavin & familyAge 70 | $6.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Meat processing | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 52 | #694 | Gwendolyn Sontheim MeyerAge 64 | $6BExternal annual reference | USA | Cargill | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 52 | #694 | Nusli WadiaAge 82 | $6BExternal annual reference | India | Consumer goods | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 52 | #694 | William Goldring & familyAge 83 | $6BExternal annual reference | USA | Liquor | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 55 | #712 | Don Vultaggio & familyAge 74 | $5.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Beverages | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 56 | #730 | Anthony von MandlAge 76 | $5.7BExternal annual reference | Canada | Alcoholic beverages | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 57 | #762 | Bert BeveridgeAge 64 | $5.5BExternal annual reference | USA | Vodka | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 58 | #780 | Austen Cargill, II.Age 75 | $5.4BExternal annual reference | USA | Cargill | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 58 | #780 | James Cargill, II.Age 76 | $5.4BExternal annual reference | USA | Cargill | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 58 | #780 | Joesley BatistaAge 54 | $5.4BExternal annual reference | Brazil | Beef processing | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 58 | #780 | Lynda ResnickAge 83 | $5.4BExternal annual reference | USA | Agriculture | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 58 | #780 | Margarita Louis-Dreyfus & familyAge 63 | $5.4BExternal annual reference | Switzerland | Commodities | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 58 | #780 | Marianne LiebmannAge 72 | $5.4BExternal annual reference | USA | Cargill | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 58 | #780 | Russell SavageAge 55 | $5.4BExternal annual reference | USA | Energy drinks | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 58 | #780 | Stewart ResnickAge 89 | $5.4BExternal annual reference | USA | Agriculture | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 58 | #780 | Wesley BatistaAge 53 | $5.4BExternal annual reference | Brazil | Beef packing | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 67 | #806 | Joseph GrendysAge 64 | $5.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Poultry processing | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 67 | #806 | Murat UlkerAge 66 | $5.3BExternal annual reference | Turkey | Food | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 69 | #869 | Peter CancroAge 68 | $4.9BExternal annual reference | USA | Jersey Mike's Subs | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 70 | #891 | Hans Peter WildAge 84 | $4.8BExternal annual reference | Switzerland | Flavorings | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 71 | #908 | Beatriz Davila de Santo DomingoAge 87 | $4.7BExternal annual reference | Colombia | Beer | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 72 | #934 | Andrej BabisAge 71 | $4.6BExternal annual reference | Czech Republic | Agriculture | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 73 | #954 | Alexandre Van DammeAge 63 | $4.5BExternal annual reference | Belgium | ABInBev | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 74 | #972 | Gustav Magnar WitzoeAge 32 | $4.4BExternal annual reference | Norway | Fish farming | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 75 | #984 | C. Dean MetropoulosAge 79 | $4.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Investments | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 75 | #984 | John MiddletonAge 71 | $4.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Tobacco | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 77 | #1044 | Harsh MariwalaAge 74 | $4.1BExternal annual reference | India | Consumer goods | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 77 | #1044 | Paul-Heinz Wesjohann & familyAge 82 | $4.1BExternal annual reference | Germany | Chicken processing | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 77 | #1044 | Sol DaurellaAge 60 | $4.1BExternal annual reference | Spain | Coca-Cola bottler | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 80 | #1074 | Giorgio PerfettiAge 58 | $4BExternal annual reference | Italy | Candy | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 80 | #1074 | Hilton Schlosberg & familyAge 73 | $4BExternal annual reference | UK | Energy drinks | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 80 | #1074 | Jack Link & familyAge 80 | $4BExternal annual reference | USA | Jack Link's meat snacks | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 80 | #1074 | Kentaro OgawaAge 77 | $4BExternal annual reference | Japan | Restaurants | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 80 | #1074 | Louis Le DuffAge 79 | $4BExternal annual reference | France | Bakeries | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 85 | #1137 | Alejandro Santo DomingoAge 49 | $3.8BExternal annual reference | USA | Beer | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 86 | #1163 | David WertheimAge 68 | $3.7BExternal annual reference | Israel | Coca-Cola Israel | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 86 | #1163 | Nick CaporellaAge 90 | $3.7BExternal annual reference | USA | Beverages | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 88 | #1189 | Augusto PerfettiAge 79 | $3.6BExternal annual reference | Italy | Candy | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 88 | #1189 | Issad Rebrab & familyAge 82 | $3.6BExternal annual reference | Algeria | Food | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 88 | #1189 | Ramon AngAge 72 | $3.6BExternal annual reference | Philippines | Diversified | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 88 | #1189 | Wang Junlin & familyAge 63 | $3.6BExternal annual reference | China | Liquor | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 88 | #1189 | William Wrigley, Jr.Age 62 | $3.6BExternal annual reference | USA | Chewing gum | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 93 | #1223 | Howard SchultzAge 72 | $3.5BExternal annual reference | USA | Starbucks | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 93 | #1223 | Michael LatifiAge 63 | $3.5BExternal annual reference | Canada | Meat processing | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 95 | #1251 | Wang Yun'anAge 40 | $3.4BExternal annual reference | China | Milk tea | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 96 | #1285 | Shiv Kishan AgrawalAge 85 | $3.3BExternal annual reference | India | Snacks | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 96 | #1285 | Travis BoersmaAge 55 | $3.3BExternal annual reference | USA | Coffee | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 96 | #1285 | Yan ZhouAge 38 | $3.3BExternal annual reference | China | Snacks | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 99 | #1325 | John Dorrance, III.Age 82 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | Ireland | Campbell Soup | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile | |
| 99 | #1325 | John Tyson & familyAge 72 | $3.2BExternal annual reference | USA | Food processing | Food and Beverage | Forbes profile |