Fanjul family

Fanjul family
NationalitySpanish and American[1]
OccupationSugar barons
RelativesAlfonso Fanjul Sr.
José Gómez-Mena
Norberto Azqueta Sr.
Alexander Fanjul
Alfonso Fanjul Jr.
José Fanjul

The Fanjul family —Cuban born brothers Alfonso "Alfy" Fanjul Jr., José "Pepe" Fanjul, Alexander Fanjul, and Andres Fanjul—are owners of Fanjul Corp., a vast sugar and real estate conglomerate. It comprises the subsidiaries Domino Sugar, Florida Crystals, C&H Sugar, Redpath Sugar, former Tate & Lyle sugar companies,[2] and American Sugar Refining. Fanjul Corp. also owns a 35% stake in Central Romana Corporation of La Romana, Dominican Republic.

The Fanjuls are major political donors and fund philanthropic endeavors.[3][4] Because they built their wealth on vast corporate subsidies, they are known as the "first family of corporate welfare".[5][6] They donate to both the Democratic Party as well as Republican Party candidates [7][4]

  1. ^ "La colecta de Juan Carlos entre sus amigos ricos para pagar: los Fanjul, los Albertos, Peter Dubens..." El Español. February 27, 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference palm_With was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "A sweet deal: The royal family of cane benefits from political giving". america.aljazeera.com. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "In the Kingdom of Big Sugar". Vanity Fair. January 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  5. ^ "Sweet deal why are these men smiling ? The reason is in your sugar bowl - November 23, 1998". www.cnn.com. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  6. ^ "In the Kingdom of Big Sugar". Vanity Fair. January 5, 2011. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  7. ^ Lambiet, Jose. "Palm Beach Sugar Barons Accused in WikiLeaks Cables of Trying to Sabotage U.S. Trade Deal". Forbes. Retrieved August 21, 2023.