American chief executives in the food industry

Curtis James Jackson III, known professionally as 50 Cent, is an American rapper, actor, television producer, record executive, and businessman. Born in Queens, a borough of New York City, Jackson began pursuing a musical career in 1996. In 1999–2000, he recorded his debut album, Power of the Dollar, for Columbia Records. During a shooting in May 2000, he was struck by nine bullets, causing its release to be canceled and Jackson to be dropped from the label. His 2002 mixtape Guess Who's Back? was discovered by Detroit rapper Eminem, who signed Jackson to his label Shady Records that year.

Eva Jacqueline Longoria Bastón is an American actress, producer, director, and businesswoman. After several guest roles on television, she gained popularity for her portrayal of Isabella Braña on the CBS daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless (2001–2003). Her breakthrough role as Gabrielle Solis on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives (2004–2012) earned her two Screen Actors Guild Awards and a Golden Globe nomination. She has appeared in the films The Sentinel (2006), Over Her Dead Body (2008), For Greater Glory (2012), Frontera (2014), Lowriders (2016), and Overboard (2018), winning an Imagen Award for the latter. She guest-starred on the Hulu mystery comedy-drama series Only Murders in the Building (2024), earning her a third Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.

American basketball player and entrepreneur (born 1959)

American businesswoman, writer, TV personality (born 1941)

American businessman

American entrepreneur (1890-1980) who founded KFC

Indian-American business executive and former CEO of PepsiCo (born 1955)

American businessman (1945–2020)

American entrepreneur

American businessman and politician (born 1964)

American businessman

American businessman and politician (born 1969)

American rapper, actor and record executive

35th United States Secretary of Commerce

American executive and CEO

American businessman

Turkish-American businessperson (born 1952)

American businessman (1942-2025)

55th governor of Kentucky (1933–2022)

American businessman (1861-1932)

American rapper and record producer

Canadian-American businessman (1929–2013)

American entrepreneur who founded Domino's Pizza in 1960.

American restaurant owner and philanthropist

Austrian-American chef and restaurateur

American television host

American engineer and business executive (born 1963)

American businessman

Christopher John Kempczinski is an American business executive, and the president, chairman, and chief executive officer (CEO) of McDonald's Corporation.

American businessman

British businessman and Chief Executive Officer of Coca-Cola

American businessman (1921–2020)

Mayor of Dallas

Billionaire and business woman (*1948)

American entrepreneur, founder of Papa John's

American food company founder

President of Coca-Cola (1889-1985)

American businessman

American CEO (1953–2017)

Nelson Peltz is an American billionaire businessman and investor. He is a founding partner, together with Peter W. May and Edward P. Garden, of Trian Partners, an alternative investment management fund based in New York. He is a former director of Heinz, Mondelēz International, and Ingersoll Rand and a former CEO of Triangle Industries.

American businessman

American entrepreneur

Cuban-American chief executive

American businessman and philanthropist (1919–2006)

American businessman and the executive chairman of YUM! Brands Inc

American businessman, the co-founder and CEO of Deliveroo

American business executive

American art collector (1907-1993)

Nuyorican businessman (1925-2013)

American businessman, current CEO of Whole Foods Market

(1901-1959) Pepsi-Cola executive

businessperson

American businessman (1894-1977)

American businessman

Indian-American business executive

American chef

supermarket billionaire

American social entrepreneur

American politician

American businessman