Who is the richest food truck owner? Who owns Leeuwen?

Pete, Ben Van Leeuwen, and Laura O’Neill are the richest food truck owners. They decided to try making ice cream in their Brooklyn apartment a decade ago, their idea was simple: Reinvent the ice cream truck with great tasting ingredients.

The only problem was, that they had no experience in actually making products.

Who owns Leeuwen?

Ben Van Leeuwen and Pete Van Leeuwen started Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream in New York. They have an estimated net worth of $20 million.

Van Leeuwen started selling its ice cream out of a truck in SoHo in 2008. Now, it offers nationwide shipping and supplies 3,000 groceries stores.

Food trucks like Van Leeuwen Ice Cream have seen exponential growth in the past five years. Data from IBIS World shows revenue growth of 7.6% to nearly $870 million from 2011 through 2016, with some 4,000 food trucks nationwide.