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Garlic King: Sam Geraci, owner of Deriea Brand Foods, hasparlayed his family-run business and his garlic products into a multi-million-dollar operation.
Garlic King: Sam Geraci, owner of Deriea Brand Foods, hasparlayed his family-run business and his garlic products into a multi-million-dollar operation.

Garlic King: Sam Geraci, owner of Deriea Brand Foods, hasparlayed his family-run business and his garlic products into a multi-million-dollar operation.

Date6/15/1989
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0127636F
Garlic man: Sam Geraci based a business on the garlic bulb.
Garlic man: Sam Geraci based a business on the garlic bulb.
9/20/1990
His bud's for you: With a garland of garlic draped round his neck, Ted Maczka - the Fish Lake Garlic Man - extoils the virtues of the aromatic bulb to just about anyone who dares to come near him
His bud's for you: With a garland of garlic draped round his neck, Ted Maczka - the Fish Lake Garlic Man - extoils the virtues of the aromatic bulb to just about anyone who dares to come near him
9/27/1983
Garlic lover: Ted Maczka, known as the Fish Lake Garlic Man, bites into a bud of his favorite food in the Ontario Foodland section of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
Garlic lover: Ted Maczka, known as the Fish Lake Garlic Man, bites into a bud of his favorite food in the Ontario Foodland section of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
11/15/1987
At work: For a top executive of a multi-million dollar business Marty Silver looks sort of informal surrounded by huge rolls of material used in his furniture business
At work: For a top executive of a multi-million dollar business Marty Silver looks sort of informal surrounded by huge rolls of material used in his furniture business
8/14/1984
Manuel castro expects sales to top $500,000 this year from his roving hot dog stands and spinoff business selling food products and carts to competitors.
Manuel castro expects sales to top $500,000 this year from his roving hot dog stands and spinoff business selling food products and carts to competitors.
2/8/1990
Garlic four times a day
Garlic four times a day
1/9/1975
Ready to roll: Alain Sutton, Toro's director of Canadian operations, shows the company's new snow blower, one of many products with which Toro intends to dazzle the Canadian market to the extent of some $35 million in sales per year
Ready to roll: Alain Sutton, Toro's director of Canadian operations, shows the company's new snow blower, one of many products with which Toro intends to dazzle the Canadian market to the extent of some $35 million in sales per year
9/18/1979
Our brands: Hazelton New Products Group managing director Robert Kincaide, left, resarch dirctor Claudine Brierley and marketing partner Rick Sherriff, display products they've helped launch
Our brands: Hazelton New Products Group managing director Robert Kincaide, left, resarch dirctor Claudine Brierley and marketing partner Rick Sherriff, display products they've helped launch
3/6/1991
'Garlic king': Ted Maczka, a Belleville-area farmer, tells visitors to the Royal about the virtues of garlic
'Garlic king': Ted Maczka, a Belleville-area farmer, tells visitors to the Royal about the virtues of garlic
11/11/1992
Metal Markets: Bill Mair, founder and president of Metal Supermarkets, cuts some of his own products. Sales this year are expected to top $5 million.
Metal Markets: Bill Mair, founder and president of Metal Supermarkets, cuts some of his own products. Sales this year are expected to top $5 million.
10/27/1990
That's a kangaroo on his lap, and Charles Millar of Northern Telecom finds such offbeat telephones are easier to merchandise than other company products like central switching equipment, costing into the millions
That's a kangaroo on his lap, and Charles Millar of Northern Telecom finds such offbeat telephones are easier to merchandise than other company products like central switching equipment, costing into the millions
9/6/1977
Mr. Sub: Like everyone else, Earl Lizon did something different on Yorkville Avenue during the counter-culture '60s. The submarine sandwich shop he opened turned into a multi-million dollar nation-wide business.
Mr. Sub: Like everyone else, Earl Lizon did something different on Yorkville Avenue during the counter-culture '60s. The submarine sandwich shop he opened turned into a multi-million dollar nation-wide business.
4/24/1990