Portrait of Ravi Jaipuria

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Ravi Jaipuria

Net worth $12.0B

Soft drinks, fast food · India

Born
Nov 28, 1954
Age
71
Source
Soft drinks, fast food
Residence
Delhi
Citizenship
India
Marital status
Married
Children
2
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • India's cola king, Ravi Jaipuria, presides over RJ Corp. which is into everything from beverages and fast food to healthcare and education.
  • His listed flagship Varun Beverages is one of PepsiCo's biggest bottlers outside the U.S.
  • The youngest of three brothers, Jaipuria studied in the U.S. and returned home in 1985 to join the family business as a bottler for Coca-Cola.
  • After a family division in 1987, in which he got one bottling plant as his share, he switched to PepsiCo.
  • His Devyani International, which operates KFC, Pizza Hut and Costa Coffee stores, which got listed in 2021, agreed to merge with rival Sapphire Foods in a $934 million deal in January 2026, creating a fast food giant.
  • Varun Beverages is named after his son and Devyani International after his daughter.
  • Jaipuria also has a stake in hospital chain Global Health (Medanta), which went public in 2022.
  • His son Varun got married in a small ceremony at the family's Delhi home in 2020 amid pandemic lockdown restrictions.
  • The Gurgaon-based Pepsi bottler has entered new segments like dairy; sports drinks and fruit juices that are powering its growth.

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