The Kibar Family – $2.8B
Looking to lose a few wrinkles? Samumed has got you covered. The successful anti-aging medication manufacturer and biotechnology film was founded by its current CEO, Osman Kibar and is currently valued at a whopping $12.4 billion. A diverse businessman, Kibar has been responsible for the creation of two more companies but has elected not involve himself in their day-to-day management, instead opting to direct his energy towards his first-born success story, Samumed. At its peak, the company was originally owned by international drug conglomerate, Pfizer, who, after a falling out, withdrew from participation in the company, leaving Samumed an independent operation.
The Vultaggio Family – $3B
Don Vultaggio is regarded as being rather eccentric, being one-half of Arizona Beverages’ founders, celebrated for manufacturing a vibrant series of sensational iced tea, fruit punch and other juicy goods, the most popular being the “Arnold Palmer” variety of lemonade and chilled tea. Don initially made his money from selling soft drinks and beer out of a van, capitalizing on some of the most commercially neglected (and riskiest) parts of Brooklyn around the 1970s. Commencing with his Brooklyn-based company Arizona at the start of the 90s, it was Don’s innovative and flamboyantly large can product that outdid opponents rapidly. Arizona annually turns almost 3 billion cans, the aforementioned Arnold Palmer beverages and green tea products being the most popular.