the thirty-forth richest man and the thirteenth richest entrepreneur in Singapore
Background
John Chuang is the son of a chocolate maker.
He is married and has 2 children.
When asked whether it would be apt to call him 'Cocoa King', Petra Foods CEO John Chuang, 65, laughs and says he does not know what that term means. If he has his choice though, he says, he would rather be known as Willy Wonka - that famous candy factory owner in Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Career
He established his own company in 1984. The company was then merged with his father’s firm. With the help of his two brothers, they now run Petra Foods, one of the world’s largest makers of cocoas and Southeast Asia’s largest chocolate maker. John has over 30 years of experience in the chocolate, cocoa and confectionery business.His net worth is US$190million as of 2009.