DON VULTAGGIO & FAMILY

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BILLION  SELF-MADE SCORE: ) SOURCE: BEVERAGES AGE: 67 RESIDENCE: PORT WASHINGTON, NY PHILANTHROPY SCORE: His AriZona Beverages is jumping on the cannabis bandwagon. In August, AriZona announced a partnership with Denverbased cannabis company Dixie Brands to produce THC-infused products. Vultaggio’s first foray into the beverage industry was in the 1970s, when he sold beer and soda in Brooklyn’s toughest neighborhoods. He transitioned to selling iced tea, launching AriZona from a Brooklyn warehouse in 1992. In his early days, he worked in a grocery store and as a stock boy.