Edward John Piszek (pronounced PEE-zeck; 24 October 1916 – 27 March 2004) co-founded the Mrs. Paul's frozen foods brand with John Paul, a bread salesman. Piszek bought out his partner in the 1950s.
Among Piszek's philanthropy was acquiring and restoring the Philadelphia house where Tadeusz Kościuszko lived as well as the adjoining property to become the Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial.
Career
Piszek was the son of Peter and Anna (Sikora) Piszek.[1] Both of his parents came from Poland, but he did not learn the language.[2] 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. He received a B.B.A. from Wharton in 1940.[1]
One of his early jobs was as a salesman for Campbell Soup. Piszek came up with the idea of selling frozen fish in 1946 when he was on strike from his job at the