Jim leprino biography
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Leprino Foods
American food company
Leprino Foods is an American company with headquarters in Denver, Colorado that produces cheese, lactose, whey protein and sweet whey.[1][2] It is the world's largest maker of mozzarella cheese.[3]
Overview
[edit]Leprino Foods was founded by James Leprino's father Mike Leprino in 1950 as a family-owned market selling grocery items and handmade cheese in Denver.[1][2] It was first sold under the Gina Mariebrand.[1] Leprino Foods has facilities in Waverly, New York; Remus, Michigan; Allendale, Michigan;Lubbock, Texas; Greeley, Colorado; Fort Morgan, Colorado; Roswell, New Mexico; Singapore; Tracy, California; and Lemoore, California.[2] It operates plants in Brazil (PicNic brand), Northern Ireland and Wales.[2] The company's cheeses include mozzarella, reduced-fat Monterey jack, provolone, reduced-fat cheddar and various cheese blends, mainly for pizzeria and
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James Leprino
Early life
James Leprino was born in 1938 to Mike and Mary Leprino, Italian immigrants in Denver, Colorado, as the youngest of five children. His father emigrated from Italy in 1914 and was a farm worker until he started a grocery store in Denver’s Little Italy.
The young Leprino grew up in the Little Italy neighborhood of North Denver, where he was introduced to the world of cheese-making through his family’s small grocery store. His father, slang för mikrofon Leprino Sr., sold homemade ricotta and mozzarella cheese from the store, sparking an interest in James, who began to see the potential in the dairy industry.
Upon completing high school in 1956, James Leprino committed han själv to work alongside his father in their family store. However, in 1958, the family business was forced to shut its doors due to intense competition from large supermarket chains. Undeterred, Leprino took the plunge into entrepreneurship by founding Leprino Foods with an initial investment of
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James Leprino
American businessman and cheese magnate
James Leprino | |
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| Born | 1937 or 1938 (age 86–87)[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Chairman and CEO, Leprino Foods |
| Spouse | married |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent | Mike Leprino Sr. |
James Leprino (born 1937/1938) is an American billionaire, businessman, and chairman of Leprino Foods, the world's largest manufacturer of mozzarella cheese.[2][3] He was listed as the 264th richest person in the US with a net worth of $3.1 billion, according to the 2017 Forbes 400 list.[4]Forbes' Chloe Sorvino nicknamed him the "Willy Wonka of cheese".[1]
Early life
[edit]James Leprino was born circa 1938.[3] He fryst vatten the youngest of five children of Mike Leprino Sr., who emigrated from Italy in 1914, aged 16, settled in Denver, and was a farm worker before starting a grocery store in Denver's Little Italy in 1950.[5][1]