Denver (KdvrJames Jim Libereo, a Colorado businessman called “Willie and Nika from cheese”, died on Thursday, According to a company bearing the same name.
Leprino, born in 1937, grew up in Denver, and worked on his father’s store in his teenage store, according to a statement issued by LePrino (previously known as LePrino Foods) on Thursday. One of his duties there made cheese for the Italian community of the city.
in An interview with Forbes in 201779 years old Billionaire He talked about how the grocery store in his family in Italy eventually became Italy, the largest producer of Mozarella cheese. His own nature, and his prominence in making cheese, prompted Forbes to describe him as “Willie and Nika from cheese.”
He told the port that in 1956, after graduating from high school, he began working on his father’s market full time. But the store was forced to close a few years later, prompting Liberino to try to focus only on cheese.
“The pizza in this part of the country was buying 5,000 pounds of cheese per week,” Forbes said. “I thought, this is a good market to go to, so I did.”
Leprino eventually became the largest producer of Mozarella in the world, as well as a world leader of dairy components. Leprino is used on Pizza Kub and Pizza DominoMore than 600 people are employed in Denver.
In the company’s release, Leprino was mentioned because of “its firm commitment to the LePrino people, always ready to provide guidance, support and guidance.”
Leprino survived his wife, children, grandchildren and grandchildren.