The Richest People in Produce
Forbes has recently released a new list of the top wealthiest people in the world. The list includes billionaires from some of the top retail chains and produce companies. Included below is a selection from the 2014 Forbes Billionaires List, of people who are directly involved in the produce industry:
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#009 - $36.7B - Wal-Mart - Christy Walton & family
#010 - $34.7B - Wal-Mart - Jim Walton
#013 - $34.3B - Wal-Mart - Alice Walton
#014 - $34.2B - Wal-Mart - S. Robson Walton
#023 - $25B - Aldi's, Trader Joe's - Karl Albrecht
#036 - $19.3B - Aldi's, Trader Joe's - Theo Albrecht, Jr. & family
#117 - $10.3B - Magnit (Russia's biggest supermarket chain) - Sergei Galitsky
#121 - $10.1B - H-E-B - Charles Butt & family
#153 - $8.5B - Meijer - Hank & Doug Meijer
#153 - $8.5B - Loblaw, George Weston Ltd. - Galen Weston & family
#305 - $4.8B - Wal-Mart - Ann Walton Kroenke
#305 - $4.8B - Mercadona (Spanish supermarket chain) - Juan Roig
#325 - $4.6B - Sodexo - Pierre Bellon & family
#367 - $4.1B - Wal-Mart - Nancy Walton Laurie
#408 - $3.7B - Jetro Holdings (Wholesale supplier of small stores and restaurants in New York City) - Nathan Kirsh
#430 - $3.6B - Reinhart Foodservice - J. Christopher Reyes
#446 - $3.5B - Seven & I (Owns many 7-Eleven stores) - Masatoshi Ito
#446 - $3.5B - Paramount Citrus - Stewart & Lynda Resnick
#506 - $3.2B - Shoprite Holdings (South African grocery) - Christoffel Wiese
#609 - $2.8B - Metro - Michael & Rainer Schmidt-Ruthenbeck
#609 - $2.8B - Jerónimo Martins (Portuguese food retailer) - Alexandre Soares dos Santos & family
#764 - $2.3B - Dole Foods - David Murdock
#828 - $2.1B - Globus & Co. (German supermarkets) - Thomas Bruch
