The Atlantic Fruit Company was an American shipping company formed in 1905 by Joseph Di Giorgio in

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. Di Giorgio arrived in Baltimore from

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in 1899. When he moved to

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in 1911, the business was worth $12 million. In 1906,

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bought a half share in the company, but

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forced them to sell it. Di Giorgio and his business became partners with the Vaccaro brothers of

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and formed the Mexican American Fruit & Steamship Company in 1923. The company name was changed to American Fruit & SS Company in 1927, and the business was sold to Standard Fruit Company by 1932.

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