Ravi Jaipuria | |
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| Born | Ravi Kant Jaipuria[1] |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Businessperson |
| Organization | RJ Corp, Devyani International, Varun Beverages, Creambell,[2] J-Mart[3] |
| Net worth |  US$ 3.2billion (May 2021)[4] |
| Children | 2 |
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Ravi Jaipuria is an Indian billionaire and chairman of RJ Corp.[5][6] He owns fast-food outfit Devyani International, a franchisee for brands such as KFC, Pizza Hut, Costa Coffee and TWG Tea.[7][8] He is referred to as India's cola king.[9][1]
His company, Varun Beverages is the second-largest bottling partner for the US food and beverages company PepsiCo[7] and it got listed on BSE and NSE in 2016.[4]
Ravi studied business management in the United States and returned to India in 1985. He joined the family business as a bottler for Coca Cola.[6] He also holds a minority stake in Medanta, a health care firm.[10]
As of May 2021, Jaipuria has an estimated net worth of approximately $3.2 billion as ranked by Forbes.[4]
Personal life[edit | edit source]
His wife died in a plane crash in 1985.[6][11] He has two children, one son named Varun and a daughter named Devyani.[7] He hails from a Marwari family.[6]
Recognition[edit | edit source]
- Ravi Jaipuria was awarded the Bottler of the Year by PepsiCo in 1999. He received the award from former US President George H. W. Bush.[12][1]
- According to Forbes, Ravi Jaipuria ranked #83 in Forbes's India Rich List in 2016.[10]
- He was placed #73 in Forbes's India Rich List in 2015, #60 in Forbes's India Rich List 2014 and #47 in Forbes's India Rich List 2013.[10]
References[edit | edit source]
- ā 1.0 1.1 1.2 Gupta, Surajeet Das (19 June 2004). "The bottling king of India". Rediff.com.
- ā Sarkar, John (16 December 2015). "Billionaire Ravi Jaipuria set to enter dairy business". The Economic Times.
- ā Bailay, Rasul; Bhushan, Ratna (28 March 2019). "Ravi Jaipuria to exit loss-making grocery retail business". The Economic Times.
- ā 4.0 4.1 4.2 "#908 Ravi Jaipuria - Billionaires 2020". Forbes. 2020.
- ā Karmali, Naazneen (26 March 2013). "Ravi Jaipuria: India's Bottler-Billionaire". Forbes.
- ā 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Karmali, Naazneen (5 February 2013). "Pepsi Bottler Ravi Jaipuria Is Newest Indian Billionaire". Forbes.
- ā 7.0 7.1 7.2 Sounak, Mitra (17 August 2016). "Ravi Jaipuria's $5-billion dream". Livemint.
- ā Balachandran, Manu (27 November 2019). "India's Richest 2019: KFC's Ravi Jaipuria chicken wings-bet". Forbes India.
- ā Pinto, Viveat Susan (12 April 2014). "Ravi Jaipuria: Cola king of bottling operations". Business Standard.
- ā 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Ravi Jaipuria -Rich list". Forbes India.
- ā Bhushan, Ratna (4 November 2019). "Living in fast lane is not so tough for Ravi Jaipuria". The Economic Times.
- ā Gupta, Surajeet Das (22 February 2019). "No bottling up: What makes Ravi Jaipuria take new challenges in business". Business Standard.