LEO
FOX
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Leo B. Fox, is the founder and Managing Director of World Shippers & Importers Co, of Philadelphia. A Pennsylvania native, Leo trained at Carnegie-Mellon in Pittsburgh and the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School. After his MBA and a stint as a marketing consultant, he toured Europe and became enamored with the wine business. Without any experience in the field, he formed his own company to import wines. Starting as a one man operation, he sold wines to restaurants in Philadelphia and ultimately connected with an out of state distributor who ordered the first truckload!
Today, World Shippers & Importers Co. specializes in importing limited production European wines which are sold on a national basis. Port wines have always played an important part in the portfolio. A frequent lecturer and presenter at wine tastings, Mr. Fox was one of the first Americans to be inducted into the prestigious Confraria do Vinho do Porto. Leo may be contacted at wshippers@aol.com.
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