The Dorrances – $17.1B
It might sound a little bizarre, but the Dorrances basically invented soup. It was in 1897 that John Dorrance came up with a formula for the condensation of soup, which launched him into industry stardom. If you ever fell sick at home and heated a can of Campbell’s, you should thank the Dorrances. After all, they are the owners of Campbell’s Soup! Generations after generations have passed, and there are now eleven family members in charge of the day-to-day affairs of the company. Pepperidge Farms, V8, and Prego are all subsidiaries as well. The patriarch’s grandkids and great-grandson are members of the board now. Charlotte, his granddaughter, went into retirement in 2014. Meanwhile, another grandchild called Ippy opted to renounce his American citizenship for Irish citizenship. He even sold his ten percent company shares and left it for good.
The Dorrances – $17.1B
