Steve Lavin & family
$3.9B
as of 07/05/24
About Steve Lavin & family
Steve Lavin chairs OSI Group, one of the world's biggest food processing companies.
A lawyer by training, Lavin took control of the business after the death of his father, Sheldon Lavin, in 2023.
OSI began stamping McDonald's burgers in 1955, on a handshake deal with Ray Kroc, and is still a major supplier to the Golden Arches.
The $7.9 billion (est. sales) company has also churned out DiGiorno frozen pizzas for Nestlé; steak, carnitas, barbacoa, sofritas, beans and salsas for Chipotle and Oscar Mayer wieners for Kraft.
OSI's vast global network now spans 65 plants across 18 countries.
Personal stats
Citizenship
United States of AmericaSource of wealth
Meat processingResidence
Chicago, IllinoisBirth date
07/27/55 (age 68)Self-made
inherited and growingSteve Lavin & family’s fortune is worth
65K
troy ounces of gold
60K
median U.S. household
39K
median U.S. income
0.078%
U.S. credit card volume
0.016%
GDP of the United States
0.011%
United States debt
Did you know?
Lavin's father, Sheldon, came to OSI as a consultant in 1970, eventually taking over the business in the 1980s and acquiring an estimated 90% stake over time.
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