New Forbes 400 member Sheldon Lavin owns OSI Group, the behind-the-scenes food supplier that makes McDonald’s hamburgers, Chipotle’s carnitas, Oscar Meyer’s hot dogs and even Burger King’s Impossible Whoppers. OSI Group chairman Sheldon Lavin built the meat supplier by following McDonald's abroad. A newer customer, added just last year, is Impossible Foods, the soy-based faux meat startup, which makes Impossible Whoppers for Burger King and breakfast sandwiches for Starbucks. Around a tenth of McDonald’s total global food spending at the time went to OSI products, according to Harvard Business Review. He knew more about that side than anyone else running a meat business,” says Chuck Jolley, the cofounder of the Hall of Fame.

Source: Forbes September 21, 2020 10:30 UTC