Rank #782
Stewart Resnick
Net worth $5.4B
Agriculture · United States
- Born
- Dec 24, 1936
- Age
- 89
- Source
- Agriculture
- Residence
- Beverly Hills, California
- Citizenship
- United States
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 5
- Education
Net worth over time
Biography
- From almonds & oranges in California's Central Valley to grapefruits in South Texas, Stewart Resnick and his wife Lynda owe their billions to nature's bounties.
- They cofounded and continue to co-own the Wonderful Company, among the largest farming operations in America. As a couple, they share a fortune worth an estimated $10.8 billion.
- Nearly half of all Americans purchase one of their products, including pistachios, almonds, Halos oranges, POM Wonderful and Fiji Water.
- Stewart bought his first piece of California farmland in 1978 as a hedge against inflation.
- They own a majority stake in the Kern Water Bank, one of the country's largest underground water storage facilities.
- Stewart is a prostate cancer survivor and drinks 8 ounces of POM wonderful and a pomegranate pill a day. He claims he hasn't had a cold in a decade.
- Stewart is the son of a New Jersey bar owner who drank and gambled his money away.