Rank #611
Robert Rich Jr
Net worth $6.5B
Frozen foods · United States
- Born
- Jan 25, 1941
- Age
- 85
- Source
- Frozen foods
- Residence
- Islamorada, Florida
- Citizenship
- United States
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 4
- Education
- Master of Business Administration, Simon School of Business; Bachelor of Arts/Science, Williams College
Net worth over time
Biography
- Frozen food mogul Robert Rich Jr. leads Rich Products, founded in 1945 by his father, Robert Rich Sr. (d. 2006).
- Rich Products made its mark with the first nondairy whipped cream and now makes cakes, icings, pizza dough, meatballs and more.
- Rich Jr. became the firm's president in 1978 and took over as chairman in 2006. In 2022, he became senior chairman.
- He owns an estimated 75% of the private company, which is based in Buffalo, New York and did $5.8 billion of revenue in 2023.
- Rich Jr. is an avid sports enthusiast and once tried out for the U.S. Olympics ice hockey team as a goalkeeper.
- Rich Jr. has written three books about fishing and is a member of the South Florida Fishing Hall of Fame.