Clemens Toennies

Clemens Toennies owns 50% of German food industry giant Toennies Lebensmittel, with annual revenue of around $8 billion.Operating meat, convenience, ingredients and logistics divisions, the company specializes in pig, sow and beef cattle slaughtering and processing.Clemens attended butchery college and, in 1971, cofounded the company with his brother, Bernd. Bernd died in 1994, at age 42. His son, Robert, now owns 50% of the business.Toennies Lebensmittel employs more than 16,500 people in facilities in Germany and Denmark.