| Name: | Jack Cowin |
| Net Worth: | $2.6 billion |
| Source of Wealth: | Competitive Foods Australia |
| Born: | 1943 |
| Age: | |
| Country: | Canada / Australia |
| Wife: | Sharon Cowin |
| Children: | Sally Cowper |
| Residence: | Point Piper, Sydney, Australia |
| Private Jet: | Please send a message if you have information. |
| Yacht: | Slipstream |
Jack Cowin is the founder and Executive Chairman of Competitive Foods Australia. Competitive Foods is one of Australia’s largest privately held businesses. He was born in 1943 in Ontario, Canada. He is married to Sharon Cowin. They have 1 daughter.
In 1969 at the age of 26-
The business expanded into food processing and now exports to 29 countries. It has 16,000 employees throughout Australia.
Competitive Foods Australia is the largest franchiser of restaurants in Australia. Its restaurants include Hungry Jack’s, KFC, and Domino’s Pizza.
Hungry Jack’s is the exclusive Australian master franchisee of Burger King Corporation.
With over 300 restaurants in the country, HJ’s is the second-largest franchisee of Burger King in the world.
Competitive Foods Australia owns 50 KFC restaurants in Western Australia and the Northern Territory. And also owns 350 Hungry Jack’s outlets throughout Australia.
In 2012 Competitive foods Australia realized revenue of AUD$ 1 billion (US$ 1 billion), with almost 10.000 employees.
Cowin also owns a meat processing business that exports throughout the world. And he is an investor with 40% of BridgeClimb. The business operates walking tours over the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
BridgeClimb itself made an estimated $10 million profit in 2002. Cowin also invested in Network Ten, the television broadcaster. He was selling out of his stake with a profit of around $100 million.
Cowin is an investor in the Lone Star restaurant chain in Canada. Lone Star Texas Grill owns and operates a network of more than 25 restaurants in Canada.
Australia’s Business Review Weekly’s latest rich list estimates the net worth of Mr Cowin at AUD$ 610 million. Which is more or less $600 million. Forbes estimates his net worth at US$ 2.6 billion. His assets include 300 Burger King restaurants and 50 KFC restaurants.
Jack and his wife Sharon Cowin are active philanthropists. They founded the Jack and Sharon Cowin Scholars Award, which facilitates academic exchanges for students. Cowin is the chancellor of the University of Western Ontario.
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Jack lives with his wife Sharon Cowin in Point Piper, an exclusive residential area near Sydney. Most neighbors are billionaires.
Point Piper is a harbourside eastern suburb of Sydney, Australia, located in the state of New South Wales. It is situated on a peninsula east of the Sydney Central Business District and is one of the most exclusive and prestigious neighborhoods in Australia.
Point Piper is known for its luxurious homes and waterfront properties, many of which offer spectacular views of Sydney Harbour and the city skyline. The area is home to some of Australia’s wealthiest individuals, including media mogul Rupert Murdoch and former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull.
The suburb is also home to several parks and reserves, including Steyne Park, which features a children’s playground, barbecue facilities, and a scenic waterfront promenade. The nearby Double Bay neighborhood offers a variety of upscale shops, restaurants, and cafes, making Point Piper a popular destination for both residents and visitors alike.
He is the owner of the yacht Slipstream and he also owns the yacht Silver Dream. Both yachts have the same color scheme.
The yacht Slipstream is a 60 meter (197 ft) motor yacht built at CMN Yachts. SLIPSTREAM is the largest motor yacht ever launched by the CMN shipyard (based in France). She is designed by Andrew Winch.
She was delivered to her owner in 2009 and won the 2010 International Superyacht Society award for best yacht and best interior.
We have not yet been able to identify his private jet. But please do send us a message if you have information about his business jet. The photos hereunder are just samples of some of the most successful private jets on the market.
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SuperYacht Owners Database 3-2023
