Active house
Rausing family
Tetra Laval · Sweden · founded 1951
Owners of Tetra Laval, the packaging group behind Tetra Pak.
Family fortune
$33B
Bloomberg Family Index, as of 2025-12-31
Generations
3
Documented members
5
Industries
Packaging, Food processing
Founders, principals and heirs
Ruben Rausing
Founder · generation 1 · 1895–1983
Founded Tetra Pak.
Hans Rausing
Principal · generation 2 · 1926–2019
Co-led the company until 1993.
Gad Rausing
Principal · generation 2 · 1922–2000
Bought out his brother's stake in 1995.
Kirsten Rausing
Heir · generation 3 · 1952–
Tetra Laval board member.
Lisbet Rausing
Heir · generation 3 · 1960–
Historian and co-founder of Arcadia Fund.
Legacy
The 1995 buyout of Hans Rausing's stake concentrated ownership in one branch.
Evidentiary standard
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