The Busches – $13.4B
Nearly a hundred years ago, the Busch family formulated Budweiser beer. The brew was first made by Adolphus Busch in 1876. When they introduced the Prohibition, the company nearly went under. They resorted to selling ice cream and soda to offset the losses. The twentieth century has taken them through lots of lows and highs. The company suffered a takeover by various Belgian investors, which led to the family selling a quarter of it in the ‘90s and 2000s before forcing a $52 billion buyout. The family started a smaller company called William K. Busch Brewing, which operates in Texas.
The Busches – $13.4B
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