GT Dave Bio, Family, Career, Husband, Net Worth, Metrics

GT Dave is an American businessman famous for his Kombucha Company. Kombucha is a mildly alcoholic fermented tea available as a black or green tea drink. People commonly drink it for different health benefits. Dave is the founder and CEO of GT’s kombucha company Living Foods. Additionally, he was the first to put kombucha on store shelves in the late 1990s and his company now owns 40% of the U.S. kombucha market.

GT’s Living Foods kombucha company basically makes foods and drinks loaded with probiotics and also encourages people to live happier and healthier lives. He is also one of the richest businessmen in the food industry. Moreover, this Kombucha business was started initially by his parents.

GT DAVE: EARLY CHILDHOOD, EDUCATION AND FAMILY

GT Dave was born in 1978 in Beverly Hills, California, USA, the youngest of three sons, to parents Laraine and Michael Dave. In 1992, a family friend gave them a SCOBY given to him by a Buddhist nun. When Dave was a freshman at Beverly Hills High School, Dave’s parents started brewing kombucha at home. Her mother, Laraine, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1994 and underwent a lumpectomy and a year of chemotherapy and radiation therapy. She drank the homemade kombucha during her battle with breast cancer, and after overcoming the disease, she attributed it to the health benefits of their kombucha.

After leaving high school early and receiving his GED, Dave, who was taking business classes at Santa Monica College, began making kombucha himself with the intention of marketing it.

GT DAVE: CAREER AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Dave was the first to put kombucha on store shelves. His first kombucha sale as GT’s Kombucha was at Erewhon Natural Foods in 1995, when he sold two cases of 12 bottles each that nearly sold out on the first day. Likewise, at his family home, he continued to brew homemade kombucha, which quickly overtook the kitchen and spread to the living room, and was asleep by 4 p.m. At midnight, while his family slept and worked. His mother Laraine helped him market the product by setting up tasting tables and sharing his cancer story.

eventually GT’s Kombucha continued to grow selling 30 to 50 cases a day in December 1997, it leased 2,000 square foot industrial space in Gardena and began hiring employees. Because of this, Foods Market even called to inquire about their kombucha distribution. He hesitated at first but finally decided to accept their offer, emphasizing the importance of maintaining the integrity of his product.

GT DAVE: PERSONAL LIFE AND HUSBAND

Dave is married to Allan Fanucchi and is openly gay. There is no information about her partner and how they met however. Additionally, Dave’s older brother, Justin, died in 1996 from bone cancer. Likewise, Dave’s parents divorced after his brother’s death. Additionally, Dave remains close to his mother Laraine whose recovery from cancer is featured in GT’s Living Foods marketing. Additionally, Dave donated $1 million to Kombucha Brewers International in 2019, in an effort to solidify a standard of identity to protect product integrity.

GT DAVE: NET WORTH AND SOCIAL MEDIA

The total net worth of the businessman is $1 billion. His main source of income includes his kombucha company and many other businesses and investments. Speaking of its social media availability, it is available on Instagram as gtdave3 .

GT DAVE: BODY MEASUREMENTS

Dave is an intelligent man with great physical characteristics. He is 1.8 meters tall and weighs about 78 kg. Likewise, her measurements are 40-30-35.