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which is the second-largest bottling partner for

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's soft drink brands outside the US and Devyani International, which is India's largest franchisee of

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and operates

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and

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outlets. He is referred to as India's

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king.

Career

Jaipuria studied

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in the

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and returned to India in 1985. He joined the family business as a bottler for

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. He also holds a minority stake in Medanta, a health care firm.

got listed on

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and NSE after an

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in 2016. Devyani International got listed on the BSE and NSE after its IPO in 2021. As of May 2023, Jaipuria has an estimated net worth of approximately $10.1 billion as ranked by

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Personal life

His wife Name is Dhara Jaipuria . He has two children, one son named Varun and a daughter named Devyani. He hails from a Marwari family.

Recognition

* Ravi Jaipuria was awarded the Bottler of the Year by

in 1999. He received the award from former US President

George H. W. Bush George Herbert Walker BushSince around 2000, he has been usually called George H. W. Bush, Bush Senior, Bush 41 or Bush the Elder to distinguish him from his eldest son, George W. Bush, who served as the 43rd president from 2001 to 2009; pr ...

. * According to

, Ravi Jaipuria ranked #83 in Forbes's India Rich List in 2016. * He was placed #73 in Forbes's India Rich List in 2015, #60 in Forbes's India Rich List 2014 and #47 in Forbes's India Rich List 2013.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jaipuria, Ravi Living people Businesspeople from Delhi Indian billionaires Indian chairpersons of corporations Year of birth missing (living people) Businesspeople from Jaipur