Food & Beverage .
The Food & Beverage sector has produced 193 billionaires with a combined net worth of $983.872B. Below is the complete ranked list of the wealthiest leaders in Food & Beverage for 2026.
Zhong Shanshan
Beverages · CHINA
Giovanni Ferrero
Nutella · ITALY
John Mars
Candy · UNITED STATES
Jacqueline Mars
Candy · UNITED STATES
Emmanuel Besnier
Cheese · FRANCE
Todd Graves
Fast food · UNITED STATES
Jorge Paulo Lemann & family
Beer · BRAZIL
Qin Yinglin
Pig breeding · CHINA
Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken & family
Heineken · NETHERLANDS
Jude Reyes
Food distribution · UNITED STATES
J. Christopher Reyes
Food distribution · UNITED STATES
Ravi Jaipuria
Soft drinks · INDIA
Hamdi Ulukaya
Greek yogurt · TURKEY
Finn Rausing
Packaging · SWEDEN
Jorn Rausing
Packaging · SWEDEN
Kirsten Rausing
Packaging · SWEDEN
Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi & family
Beverage · THAILAND
Marijke Mars
Candy · UNITED STATES
Pamela Mars
Candy · UNITED STATES
Valerie Mars
Candy · UNITED STATES
Victoria Mars
Candy · UNITED STATES
Tilman Fertitta
Entertainment · UNITED STATES
Theo Mueller
Dairy · GERMANY
Lin Muqin & family
Beverages · CHINA
Harry Stine & family
Agriculture · UNITED STATES
Graeme Hart
Packaging · NEW ZEALAND
Maria Asuncion Aramburuzabala & family
Beer · MEXICO
Jean-Michel Besnier
Cheese · FRANCE
Marie Besnier Beauvalot
Cheese · FRANCE
Pang Kang
Soy sauce · CHINA
Zong Fuli
Beverages · CHINA
Xu Shihui
Snacks · CHINA
Max Van Hoegaerden Herrmann Telles
Beer · BRAZIL
Carlos Alberto Sicupira & family
Beer · BRAZIL
Robert Rich Jr
Frozen foods · UNITED STATES
Erich Wesjohann & family
Poultry genetics · GERMANY
Peggy Cherng
Fast food · UNITED STATES
Andrew Cherng
Fast food · UNITED STATES
Tsai Eng-meng
Food · TAIWAN
Steve Lavin & family
Meat processing · UNITED STATES
William Goldring & family
Liquor · UNITED STATES
Emanuele (Lino) Saputo & family
Cheese · CANADA
Don Vultaggio & family
Beverages · UNITED STATES
Zhang Yong
Restaurants · SINGAPORE
Margarita Louis-Dreyfus & family
Commodities · SWITZERLAND
Russell Savage
Energy drinks · UNITED STATES
Stewart Resnick
Agriculture · UNITED STATES
Lynda Resnick
Agriculture · UNITED STATES
Murat Ulker
Food · TURKEY
Zhang Hongfu
Bubble tea · CHINA
Zhang Hongchao
Bubble tea · CHINA
Anthony von Mandl
Alcoholic beverages · CANADA
Bert Beveridge
Vodka · UNITED STATES
Joseph Grendys
Poultry processing · UNITED STATES
Hans Peter Wild
Flavorings · SWITZERLAND
Beatriz Davila de Santo Domingo
Beer · COLOMBIA
Andrej Babis
Agriculture · CZECH REPUBLIC
Gustav Magnar Witzoe
Fish farming · NORWAY
Alexandre Van Damme
ABInBev · BELGIUM
John Middleton
Tobacco · UNITED STATES
Wesley Batista
Beef packing · BRAZIL
Joesley Batista
Beef processing · BRAZIL
Hilton Schlosberg & family
Energy drinks · UNITED KINGDOM
Alejandro Santo Domingo
Beer · UNITED STATES
Paul-Heinz Wesjohann & family
Chicken processing · GERMANY
Jack Link & family
Jack Link's meat snacks · UNITED STATES
Louis Le Duff
Bakeries · FRANCE
Giorgio Perfetti
Candy · ITALY
Wang Junlin & family
Liquor · CHINA
Nick Caporella
Beverages · UNITED STATES
Issad Rebrab & family
Food · ALGERIA
Isabella Seràgnoli
Packaging · ITALY
Sol Daurella
Coca-Cola bottler · SPAIN
Michael Latifi
Meat processing · CANADA
Udo Schütz & family
Packaging · GERMANY
Vincent McMahon
Entertainment · UNITED STATES
Rodney Sacks & family
Energy drinks · UNITED STATES
Yan Zhou
Snacks · CHINA
John Tyson & family
Food processing · UNITED STATES
Shiv Kishan Agrawal
Snacks · INDIA
Augusto Perfetti
Candy · ITALY
Deng Wen
Condiments · CHINA
Kentaro Ogawa
Restaurants · JAPAN
Duke Reyes
Beer distribution · UNITED STATES
Yao Kuizhang
Beverages · CHINA
Sathien Sathientham
Energy drinks · THAILAND
Robert Sands
Liquor · UNITED STATES
Tor Peterson
Commodities · UNITED STATES
Vadim Moshkovich
Agriculture · RUSSIA
Wu Xiangdong
Liquor · CHINA
Barbara Tyson
Food processing · UNITED STATES
Marcel Herrmann Telles & family
Beer · BRAZIL
Harindarpal Banga
Commodities · INDIA
Manohar Lal Agarwal
Snacks · INDIA
Long Wan
Food · CHINA
Wang Yun'an
Milk tea · CHINA
Cheng Xue
Soy sauce · CHINA
Richard Sands
Liquor · UNITED STATES
Timm Oberwelland
Candy · GERMANY
Jimmy John Liautaud
Sandwich chain · UNITED STATES
Sam Goi
Frozen foods · SINGAPORE
Jack Cowin
Fast food · AUSTRALIA
Leng Youbin
Infant formula · CHINA
Henry Davis
Beef processing · UNITED STATES
Wu Lanlan & family
Packaging · CHINA
Charles Bronfman
Liquor · CANADA
Mike Repole
Sports drink · UNITED STATES
Luca Garavoglia
Spirits · ITALY
Florian Rehm
Liquor · GERMANY
Daniel Lubetzky
Snack bars · UNITED STATES
Chu Lam Yiu
Flavorings · HONG KONG
Wei Yin-Chun
Food · TAIWAN
Wei Ying-Chiao
Food · TAIWAN
Wei Yin-Heng
Food · TAIWAN
Wei Ing-Chou
Food · TAIWAN
Shi Yonghong & family
Restaurants · CHINA
Shu Ping
Restaurants · SINGAPORE
Drorit Wertheim
Coca Cola Israel · ISRAEL
Alessandra Garavoglia
Spirits · ITALY
Andres Santo Domingo
Beer · UNITED STATES
Barbara Banke & family
Wine · UNITED STATES
Stephane Courbit
Entertainment · FRANCE
Zhao Ding
Snacks · CHINA
Wu Shaoxun
Wine · CHINA
Liu Weiping
packaged food · CHINA
Gary Fegel
Commodities · SWITZERLAND
Lalit Khaitan
alcohol · INDIA
Christopher Goldsbury
Salsa · UNITED STATES
Carmen Daurella Aguilera
Coca-Cola bottler · SPAIN
Sun Mengquan & family
Edible oil · CHINA
Bambang Sutantio
Dairy & consumer products · INDONESIA
Li Xiaohua & family
Packaging · CHINA
Jean-Pierre Cayard & family
Spirits · FRANCE
Pavel Demidov & family
Agriculture · RUSSIA
Maike Oberwelland-Height
Candy · GERMANY
Igor Khudokormov
Agriculture · RUSSIA
Madhusudan Agarwal
Indian sweets and snacks · INDIA
Liu Xiaodong
Flavorings · CHINA
Winai Teawsomboonkij
Food · THAILAND
Fu Guangming & family
Poultry · CHINA
Li Haiyan
Restaurants · CHINA
R.G. Chandramogan
Dairy · INDIA
Kirill Minovalov
Agriculture · RUSSIA
Wu Zhigang & family
Bakery chain · CHINA
Juan Domingo Beckmann Legorreta & family
Tequila · MEXICO
Christina Flügel
Liquor · GERMANY
Alexander Evnevich & family
tea · RUSSIA
Liang Yunchao
Nutritional supplements · CHINA
Shirley Kao
Food & beverage retailing · TAIWAN
Lai Jianping
Soy sauce · CHINA
Alexander Linnik
Agriculture · RUSSIA
Victor Linnik
Agriculture · RUSSIA
Brad Kelley
Tobacco · UNITED STATES
Li Xuhui
Soy sauce · CHINA
Pan Laican
Soy sauce · CHINA
Josef Boquoi & family
Frozen foods · GERMANY
Shivratan Agarwal
Indian snacks · INDIA
Mustafa Latif Topbas
Food · TURKEY
Jim Koch
Beer · UNITED STATES
He Zuxun
Pig breeding · CHINA
Zhong Huaijun
Food · CHINA
Petro Poroshenko
confectionery · UKRAINE
Vera Rechulski Santo Domingo
Beer · BRAZIL
Ni Yongpei & family
Beverages · CHINA
Tsao Ter-fung
Food · TAIWAN
Ron Shaich
Restaurants · UNITED STATES
Nobutada Saji
Beverages · JAPAN
Gina Vecchiarelli
Mozzarella cheese · UNITED STATES
Terry Leprino
Mozzarella cheese · UNITED STATES
Clemens Toennies
Meat processing · GERMANY
Robert Toennies
Meat processing · GERMANY
Tony Townley
Fast food · UNITED STATES
Cheng Lili
Poultry breeding · CHINA
Axel Oberwelland & family
Candy · GERMANY
Qian Ying
Pig breeding · CHINA
Tan Lili
Feed · CHINA
Vitaly Orlov
Fisheries · RUSSIA
Sanjeev Shah
Foods · INDIA
Zhang Xuewu
Snacks · CHINA
Mary Alice Malone Jr
Campbell's Soup · UNITED STATES
Catherine Malone
Campbell's Soup · UNITED STATES
Nutchamai Thanombooncharoen
Energy drinks · THAILAND
Andrii Verevskyi
Agriculture · UKRAINE
Abigail Bennett
Liquor · UNITED STATES
Lee Hwa-kyung
confectionery · SOUTH KOREA
Zachary Stern
Liquor · UNITED STATES
Alan Rydge
Entertainment · AUSTRALIA
Yuri Shefler
alcohol · RUSSIA
Richard Yuengling Jr. & family
Beer · UNITED STATES
Zach McLeroy
Fast food · UNITED STATES
Luigi Cremonini & family
Meat processing · ITALY
Takaya Awata
Restaurants · JAPAN
Bang Si-hyuk
Entertainment · SOUTH KOREA