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Terry Leprino

Net worth $1.3B

Mozzarella cheese · United States

Born
Mar 15, 1960
Age
66
Source
Mozzarella cheese
Residence
Denver, Colorado
Citizenship
United States
Marital status
Children
0
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Terry Leprino and her sister Gina Vecchiarelli inherited a 90% stake in $3.6 billion (estimated annual revenue) Leprino Foods after the death of their father James Leprino in June 2025.
  • James Leprino built the company his father founded in 1950 into the world's largest mozzarella cheese maker, after pioneering the technology for manufacturing pizza cheese at scale.
  • Leprino manufactures and sells more than 1 billion pounds of cheese annually and supplies cheese to Domino's, Pizza Hut, Papa John's and other pizza brands.
  • Vecchiarelli's husband Dan Vecchiarelli took over as chairman and CEO of Leprino Foods around 2023.
  • Terry Leprino spent a decade as marketing director at Leprino Foods and now serves as president of the Leprino Foods Foundation.