Edward Piszek, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Edward Piszek

American businessman

Date of Birth: 24-Oct-1916

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 17-Mar-2004

Profession: writer, businessperson

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Edward John Piszek (24 October 1916 – 27 March 2004) (PEE-zeck) co-founded the Mrs.
Paul's frozen foods brand with John Paul, a bread salesman.
Piszek bought out his partner in the 1950s. His family moved from Chicago to a farm near Quakertown, Pennsylvania, and then to Philadelphia, where his father opened a grocery store.
He later earned a degree in business administration by attending the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in the evenings. One of his early jobs was as a salesman for Campbell Soup.
He hit upon the idea of selling frozen fish in 1946 when he was on strike from his job at the General Electric plant in Philadelphia. The company suffered after Piszek bought Arthur Treacher's Fish and Chips in 1979.
He sold the business to the Campbell Soup Company in 1982 for close to $70 million. He wrote a book, "Some Good in the World: A Life of Purpose".