Jack Cowin Net Worth

Jack Cowin is a Canadian-born fast-food mogul who was born in Sydney, Australia in 1943. He is the founder and executive chairman of Competitive Foods Australia, which operates Burger King's Australian franchise as Hungry Jack's. This company has 400 stores and a food-processing division. Cowin is also the top shareholder of Domino's Pizza Enterprises, the listed Australian franchisee of the U.S. parent company. He began his business with one KFC outlet in Perth after emigrating in 1969.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Year 1943
Birth Place Sydney, Australia, Australia
Age 80 YEARS OLD
Occupation Entrepreneur

💰 Net worth: $2.7 Billion (2024)

Jack Cowin, a prominent figure in the Australian food and beverage industry, is said to have an estimated net worth of $2.7 billion by 2024. Cowin has made a significant impact on the industry through his successful ventures, particularly as the founder of Hungry Jack's, one of Australia's largest fast-food chains. Additionally, Cowin is renowned for his involvement in various investments and business endeavors, which have contributed to his wealth and influence within the country's food and beverage sector. As an accomplished entrepreneur and industry expert, Jack Cowin continues to shape and influence the culinary landscape of Australia.

2015 $1.15 Billion
2016 $1.4 Billion
2017 $1.7 Billion
2018 $1.66 Billion

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Biography/Timeline

1943

Born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada in 1943, his Father had been posted to Australia briefly by Ford and later encouraged his son to consider emigrating there.

1969

He bought the right to open ten KFC franchises in Western Australia, raised $10,000 from each of thirty people to launch the Business in December 1969, having moved with his wife and young child. Those who invested $10,000 then, had an investment worth around $8.9 million as of March 2006.

2002

Cowin also owns a meat processing Business that exports throughout the world, he sold a substantial investment in Stanbroke Pastoral Company, one of the country's biggest cattle station operators. He is also an investor with 40% of BridgeClimb, the Business that operates walking tours over the Sydney Harbour Bridge. BridgeClimb itself made an estimated $10 million profit in 2002. He also invested in Network Ten, the television broadcaster, selling out of his stake with a profit of around $100 million. Cowin is also an investor in the Lone Star restaurant chain in Canada.

2008

Cowin was listed on the Australian BRW Rich 200 list at number 70 in 2008, and 79 in 2009, and had an estimated net worth of A$486m and an estimated value of A$538m in 2010.

2012

He is a member of the board of Directors of Network Ten. He is also a Director of the Sydney Olympic Park Authority, a Director of Chandler McLeod Recruitment company and recently July 2012 joined the board of Directors of Fairfax Media. Cowin is an active member of the World Presidents Organization. He lives in Sydney with his wife, with whom he has had four children.

2016

Cowin was ascribed a net worth of A$1.8bn (24th) in the 2016 BRW Rich 200. Despite this, in 2017, he has been noted for his miserliness with regards to weekend worker penalty rates within Australia, regarding them as a "thing of the past".