Portrait of Jeremy Jacobs Sr & family

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Jeremy Jacobs Sr & family

Net worth $5.4B

Food service · United States

Born
Jan 21, 1940
Age
86
Source
Food service
Residence
East Aurora, New York
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Married
Children
6
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, SUNY Buffalo

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Jeremy Jacobs is chairman of concessions juggernaut Delaware North, a private company that serves 500 million people per year across four continents.
  • The business was founded in 1915 by his father, who began by selling popcorn and peanuts
  • The New York-based company is currently considered a global leader in hospitality management & food service management.
  • Jacobs is also the owner of the NHL's Boston Bruins ice hockey team, and he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2017.
  • In early 2019, Jacobs began handing control of the Boston Bruins team and Delaware North to his six children.
  • Jacobs owns a Florida restaurant with legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus, with whom he shares a birthday.
  • Jacobs pledged $30 million in 2015 to the University at Buffalo, his alma mater, which renamed its medical school after him.