Difference between revisions of "Stokely Van Camp"
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| primary_business = Cannery | | primary_business = Cannery | ||
| + | | predecessors = [[Tamal Packing]], [[George N. Herbert Packing Company]] | ||
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| − | East coast based canner | + | East coast based canner. Van Camp moved into the California market by [http://books.google.com/books?id=b1VRAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA3&ots=noIk487Tcv&dq=george%20herbert%20packing%20company&pg=PA3#v=onepage&q=george%20herbert%20packing%20company&f=false opened operations in California in 1922] starting negotiations to buy three canneries. They purchased |
| + | [[[http://books.google.com/books?id=cRAdAQAAMAAJ&lpg=RA10-PA51&ots=16d0E8Uuzq&dq=Tamal%20Packing&pg=RA10-PA51#v=onepage&q=Tamal%20Packing&f=false March 1922 Western Canner and Packer]] four plants]: the [[Tamal Packing]] plant in San Francisco, [[George N. Herbert Packing Company] canneries in Gridley and San Jose, and an olive cannery in Oroville. | ||
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| + | Had plant on Campbell Ave. in San Jose (near Santa Clara border). | ||
==Locations== | ==Locations== | ||
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Revision as of 07:06, 7 August 2013
| Business |
Cannery |
|---|---|
| Predecessors |
Tamal Packing, George N. Herbert Packing Company |
East coast based canner. Van Camp moved into the California market by opened operations in California in 1922 starting negotiations to buy three canneries. They purchased
[[March 1922 Western Canner and Packer] four plants]: the Tamal Packing plant in San Francisco, [[George N. Herbert Packing Company] canneries in Gridley and San Jose, and an olive cannery in Oroville.
Had plant on Campbell Ave. in San Jose (near Santa Clara border).
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lodi | None | Formerly Foster and Woods cannery, then Pacific Coast Producers. | |
| San Jose | 1962, 1970s | 1180 Campbell Avenue |
Details
Had private refrigerated warehouse in San Jose in 1962.
Eventually merged into Tri Valley Growers.
Article in the Tracy Press mentions one figure who was a field man for the "Stokely-Van Camp freezer plant in San Jose".