Fanjul family | |
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Nationality | Spanish and American[1] |
Occupation | Sugar barons |
Relatives | Alfonso 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]
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