James Leprino
$2.2B
Born
Nov 22, 1937
Age
88
Source of Wealth
Cheese
Residence
Indian Hills, Colorado
Citizenship
United States
Marital Status
Children
2
Education
High School Graduate, High School
- James Leprino owns the world's largest mozzarella cheese maker, with $3.5 billion in estimated annual sales.
- His Leprino Foods is the exclusive supplier of cheese to Domino's, Papa John's and Pizza Hut.
- After graduating high school in 1956, he started working with his father full-time at his market.
- In 1958, after larger chain grocery stores had forced the Leprino market to close, the Leprino Foods cheese empire started with $615.
- Today, Leprino Foods has more than 50 patents. Those innovations are essentially how Leprino created the "pizza cheese" that Americans eat today.
- When Leprino Foods became the exclusive cheese supplier to Domino's in 1996, the contract was more of a handshake than a legal document at just one page long.
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