Richard Sands
Richard Sands is an American billionaire businessman, and the chairman of Constellation Brands, a Fortune 500 beer, wine and spirits company founded by his father Marvin Sands. Marvin Sands founded the Canandaigua Wine Company in 1945, aged 21.
- Richard and Robert Sands‘ father, Marvin, founded a humble wine business in 1945 at age 21.
- That small operation has ballooned into a publicly traded behemoth now called Constellation Brands, which generates over $7 billion in annual revenue.
- The company is known for its relentless streak of acquisitions. Subsidiaries include Robert Mondavi wine and Svedka Vodka.
- Constellation also holds the rights to Grupo Modelo’s U.S. beer business, including its Modelo and Corona labels.
- Richard and Robert, along with their mother, Mickey, donated $61 million to the Rochester Area Community Foundation in 2016.
