Antonio Magliocco, Jr.

Antonio “Nino” Magliocco Jr. has passed away in October 2022 after a four-year battle with lung cancer. He was 69. Magliocco was president and CEO of Bulldog Ventures, Ltd, and vice chairman of Quaker Equities, Ltd. In 2007, his family’s Peerless Importers partnered with Charmer Industries to form New York wholesale giant Empire Merchants, whose revenues are projected at $1.8 billion this year. Magliocco is survived by his wife Carla Solomon, his two brothers John and Joe, three children, and three grandchildren.