Prime Time International Shares News of the Passing of Carl Sam Maggio perishablenews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from perishablenews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Carl Sam Maggio, who had a produce career stretching six decades, died Aug. 19 of natural causes after battling health issues for the previous two years. He was born Jan. 23, 1933, making him 89 at his death.
Over those decades he was involved in many innovative and successful produce ventures from working with the renowned “Carrot King” Joe Maggio (his uncle) to his partnerships in Maggio-Tostado, Sun World Inc., Sun and Sands Enterprises and Prime Time International.
Prime Time International, grower and marketer of premium colored Bell peppers, asparagus, and other seasonal fruits and vegetables, announced the retirement of founders and managing partners Carl Sam Maggio and Mark Nickerson.