Dieter Schwarz’s net worth, biography, fact, career, awards and life story

Dieter Schwarz is a German entrepreneur who has a net worth of $30 billion. Dieter Schwarz is one of the richest people in Germany. At various points he has been the #1 richest person in Germany. He inherited the Schwarz-Gruppe (Schwarz Group) from his father, Josef Schwarz, in the late 70s. The Schwarz Group includes the supermarket chain Lidl, the hypermarket (big-box store) chain Kaufland, the food production company Schwarz-Produktion, and the waste disposal company PreZero. The company’s website states, “With 575,000 employees in 32 different countries, the Schwarz Group is among the top retail groups in the world.” The company generates around $160 billion per year in revenue. Dieter formerly served as the CEO and chairman of Lidl and Kaufland. As of this writing, there are more than 12,000 Lidl stores and 1,500 Kaufland locations. He also founded the Dieter Schwarz Foundation (Dieter Schwarz Stiftung), which supports various educational and daycare institutions.
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