Age, Biography and Wiki
| Birth Year | 1961 |
| Birth Place | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Age | 62 YEARS OLD |
| Residence | Chicago, Illinois, US |
| Education | Holy Cross High School (River Grove, Illinois) |
| Alma mater | Loyola University |
| Occupation | Chairman, CEO, president and owner, Koch Foods |
Net worth: $3.8 Billion (2024)
Joseph Grendys, a prominent figure in the Food and Beverage industry in the United States, is expected to have an estimated net worth of $3.8 billion by 2024. With his successful ventures and astute business acumen, Grendys has amassed a considerable fortune. Known for his involvement in the food industry, he has contributed significantly to the growth and development of various companies under his leadership. His remarkable achievements and wealth have positioned him as a notable figure in the business world.
2014 $2.4 Billion 2015 $1.8 Billion 2016 $2.1 Billion 2017 $2.2 Billion 2018 $2.88 BillionSome Joseph Grendys images
Biography/Timeline
1960Grendys was born in Chicago in the early 1960s. His Father was a butcher who was also involved in the wholesale and Retail meat trade. His grandparents emigrated to the US from Poland.
1980Grendys started full-time at Koch Foods in the mid-1980s, when it had just 13 employees. The owner Fred Koch was one of his father's customers, having started Koch Foods in 1973, and offered him a 50% equity share in the Business.
1984He was educated at Holy Cross High School in River Grove, and worked at Koch Foods part-time while a student. In 1984, he received a bachelor's degree in Finance and Marketing from Loyola University.
1992He bought out Fred Koch in 1992. Grendys' companies now slaughter, ship and sell chicken using the Koch Foods, Antioch Farms, Preferred Foods and Rogers Royal brands. Koch slaughters over 12 million chickens and processes over 50,000,000 pounds (23,000 t) of chicken every week.
2011In 2011, Koch employed 14,000 people, had an annual turnover of $2.8 billion, and was one of America's five largest "fully-integrated chicken processors".
2014In a 2014 interview, Grendys stated that he planned to acquire more companies and that he might branch out into another protein, but that he was "not sure what that protein would be yet". Rather than running a chicken company, he sees it as "the Business of converting corn and soybeans into meat protein".
2018As of February 2018, Forbes estimated his net worth at US$2.9 billion.
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