Home > The Tuna Fishing Museum > Joseph "Joe B" Bagdonovich with Charlie the Tuna (R) Joseph "Joe B" Bagdonovich with Charlie the Tuna (R) Original Advertising Artwork. The 2 icons of the American Tuna Fishing Industry. Joe Bagdonovich was long-time president and chairman of StarKist (R) Seafoods. starKist (R) is the number one packaged brand of tuna in the United States. The Bagdonovich family started StarKist Seafoods in 1917. First operating as the French Sardine company, it became StarKist Seafoods in 1953. The Bagdonovich family sold StarKist (R) Seafoods to H.J. Heinz (R) company in 1963 making "Charlie the Tuna" (R) a national star. StarKist (R) sold the last of their tuna fishing boats in 2002. In 2002, Heinz sold U.S. StarKist (R) to Del Monte Foods Company in an all stock deal.

Joseph "Joe B" Bagdonovich with Charlie the Tuna (R) Joseph "Joe B" Bagdonovich with Charlie the Tuna (R) Original Advertising Artwork. The 2 icons of the American Tuna Fishing Industry. Joe Bagdonovich was long-time president and chairman of StarKist (R) Seafoods. starKist (R) is the number one packaged brand of tuna in the United States. The Bagdonovich family started StarKist Seafoods in 1917. First operating as the French Sardine company, it became StarKist Seafoods in 1953. The Bagdonovich family sold StarKist (R) Seafoods to H.J. Heinz (R) company in 1963 making "Charlie the Tuna" (R) a national star. StarKist (R) sold the last of their tuna fishing boats in 2002. In 2002, Heinz sold U.S. StarKist (R) to Del Monte Foods Company in an all stock deal.

Joseph "Joe B" Bagdonovich with Charlie the Tuna (R) Joseph "Joe B" Bagdonovich with Charlie the Tuna (R) Original Advertising Artwork. The 2 icons of the American Tuna Fishing Industry. Joe Bagdonovich was long-time president and chairman of StarKist (R) Seafoods. starKist (R) is the number one packaged brand of tuna in the United States. The Bagdonovich family started StarKist Seafoods in 1917. First operating as the French Sardine company, it became StarKist Seafoods in 1953. The Bagdonovich family sold StarKist (R) Seafoods to H.J. Heinz (R) company in 1963 making "Charlie the Tuna" (R) a national star. StarKist (R) sold the last of their tuna fishing boats in 2002. In 2002, Heinz sold U.S. StarKist (R) to Del Monte Foods Company in an all stock deal.
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