The Richest Candy Billionaires In The World

The company has seen a notable growth under the management of Oberwelland, Storck Group’s revenues increased by almost 6% in 2012. Axel Oberwelland has managed to fetch in over half of their estimated $1.6 billion from outside their home country, Germany.

5. William Wrigley, Jr

William Wrigley junior or Bill Wrigley is the great grandson of the founder of  Wm. Wrigley Jr Company which manufactured and sold soaps and baking powders, but sooner as a side product, started manufacturing chewing gum- Wrigley’s.

When Bill Wrigley took over operations of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company as CEO in 1999, he put the focus on sugar free gum and advertized the health benefits of their products, in addition to purchasing multiple candy companies. He owns a net worth of $2.5 Billion currently.

In the mean time, chewing gum sales reached tremendous heights and it began to sell their products in more than 180 countries and generated over $5 billion revenue every year.

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