James Leprino
Chairman, Leprino Foods
$2.1B
$828K
as of 07/02/24
About James Leprino
James Leprino owns the world's largest mozzarella cheese maker, with $3.5 billion in estimated annual sales.
His Leprino Foods is the exclusive supplier of cheese to Domino's, Papa John's and Pizza Hut.
After graduating high school in 1956, he started working with his father full-time at his market.
In 1958, after larger chain grocery stores had forced the Leprino market to close, the Leprino Foods cheese empire started with $615.
Today, Leprino Foods has more than 50 patents. Those innovations are essentially how Leprino created the "pizza cheese" that Americans eat today.
Personal stats
Citizenship
United States of AmericaSource of wealth
CheeseResidence
Indian Hills, ColoradoMarital status
MarriedBirth date
11/22/37 (age 86)Number of children
2Education
High School Graduate, High SchoolSelf-made
inherited and growingJames Leprino’s fortune is worth
35K
troy ounces of gold
32K
median U.S. household
21K
median U.S. income
0.042%
U.S. credit card volume
0.008%
GDP of the United States
0.006%
United States debt
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When Leprino Foods became the exclusive cheese supplier to Domino's in 1996, the contract was more of a handshake than a legal document at just one page long.
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