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Chen Tei-fu
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Herbal products
- Industry
- Fashion & Retail
- Residence
- Los Angeles, California
- Education
- Brigham Young University (Drop Out)Kaohsiung Medical University (Bachelor of Arts/Science)
- Marital Status
- Married
- Children
- 5
Biography
Chen Tei-Fu and his wife, Oi-Lin Chen, cofounded herbal-products maker Sunrider, which is now led by their five children.
Sunrider products are distributed in nearly 50 countries through a mix of franchises and company-owned stores.
He owns Sunworld-branded hotels in Beijing; the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, California; and St. Ermin's Hotel in London.
Chen's vast collection of Chinese art is on display at Sunrider headquarters in Torrance, California, near Los Angeles.
About
In 1975 he was a starving college student in Utah, buying 20-cent hamburgers by the bunch at a weekly promotion so he could freeze them to eat later on.
His given name, Tei-Fu, means "receiving a fortune." He says his 19 grandchildren are his biggest fortune.