Steve Lavin & family
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Meat processing
- Industry
- Food & Beverage
- Residence
- Chicago, Illinois
Biography
Steve Lavin chairs OSI Group, one of the world's biggest food processing companies.
A lawyer by training, Lavin took control of the business after the death of his father, Sheldon Lavin, in 2023.
OSI began stamping McDonald's burgers in 1955, on a handshake deal with Ray Kroc, and is still a major supplier to the Golden Arches.
The $7.9 billion (est. sales) company has also churned out DiGiorno frozen pizzas for Nestlé; steak, carnitas, barbacoa, sofritas, beans and salsas for Chipotle and Oscar Mayer wieners for Kraft.
OSI's vast global network now spans 65 plants across 18 countries.
About
German immigrant Otto Kolschowsky started a butcher shop in the Chicago suburbs in 1909 which eventually became OSI.
Lavin's father, Sheldon, came to OSI as a consultant in 1970, eventually taking over the business in the 1980s and acquiring an estimated 90% stake over time.