3. James Leprino
Company: Leprino Foods
Net Worth: $3.3 billion*
Mozzarella cheese is the reason that James Leprino is a billionaire. Leprino has a net worth of $3.3 billion, thanks to his position as chairman of Leprino Foods. Leprino is the largest manufacturer of mozzarella cheese in the world, selling its wares to chains like Domino’s.
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Pizza Hut isn’t the only chain to which Leprino supplies foods. The company has a huge market share, supplying 85% of the cheese used in the pizza market. It sells cheese to Pizza Hut, Papa John’s, Little Caesars, Hungry Howie’s, Tony’s, Tombstone, Digiorno, and Jack’s. Though those chains might compete with one another, they all source their cheese from one man: James Leprino.