Giorgio Perfetti
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Candy
- Industry
- Food & Beverage
- Residence
- Lugano
Biography
Giorgio Perfetti and his brother Augusto own candy and gum giant Perfetti Van Melle, a private company with more than $4.8 billion in revenues in 2024.
His father Ambrogio and uncle Egidio started the company in 1946 as a chewing gum business in a small town near Milan.
In 2022, the company announced it would acquire Mondelez International's developed market gum business, adding brands such as Trident, Dentyne and Bubbalicious.
The company's top-selling brands include Mentos and Airheads.
Perfetti once sold a 300-foot yacht under construction to fellow billionaire Suleiman Kerimov.
About
Perfetti's father and uncle were inspired to start the company after seeing American soldiers bring gum to Europe during World War II.
Giorgio Perfetti reportedly owns one of the world's most renowned Ferrari car collections, including a much-coveted 1962 250 GTO.