Difference between revisions of "California Conserving Company"
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| San Francisco || 1922 || 110 Market Street<ref>Membership List: [http://books.google.com/books?id=nCk7AQAAMAAJ&lpg=PA47&ots=OJgfUHLY8t&dq=%22California%20Conserving%20Company%22&pg=PA47#v=onepage&q=%22California%20Conserving%20Company%22&f=false Annual Report: Board of Trade of San Francisco]. 1922</ref> || | | San Francisco || 1922 || 110 Market Street<ref>Membership List: [http://books.google.com/books?id=nCk7AQAAMAAJ&lpg=PA47&ots=OJgfUHLY8t&dq=%22California%20Conserving%20Company%22&pg=PA47#v=onepage&q=%22California%20Conserving%20Company%22&f=false Annual Report: Board of Trade of San Francisco]. 1922</ref> || | ||
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| San Jose || 1972 || 1325 E. Julian St.<ref>[http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED075620.pdf List of manufacturing businesses in Santa Clara County], Vocational Education memo, 1972.</ref> || | | San Jose || 1972 || 1325 E. Julian St.<ref>[http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED075620.pdf List of manufacturing businesses in Santa Clara County], Vocational Education memo, 1972.</ref> || | ||
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Revision as of 15:55, 13 March 2014
| Business |
Cannery |
|---|---|
| Main Location |
Hayward |
| Active |
1860-1946 |
| Brands |
California Home-Brand Products. Logo was a downward-pointing triangle with the letters CHB[1]. |
| Predecessors |
California Supply Company |
| Successors |
Hunt Brothers Packing Company |
The California Conserving Company was a food processor in the mid 20th century. The California Conserving Company was founded in San Francisco in 1860, and moved to Hayward in 1900[2]. By 1925, it claimed to be the largest pickle and tomato plant "in a single unit" in the U.S. "It operated year-round producing catsup, chili sauce, tomato paste, and other tomato-based products as well as a wide variety of pickles, wine vinegar, white vinegar, cider vinegar, mustard, sauerkraut, and Worcestershire sauce." The company also produced "Spaniola Sauce". The company canned under the California Home brand.[3]. California Conserving Company merged with Hunts in 1946.
In 1920, California Conserving Company apparently considered leasing their warehouse to the Canners Warehouse Company for field warehousing of canned goods and canning supplies[4].
The company used Emil Brisacher of San Francisco as their advertising agency in 1922[5].
The company bought the Mountain View-based California Supply Company in the early 1940's, and made pickles at that plant. They moved from Mountain View to a modern Fremont plant in early 1950[6].
The president of the company at one point was E.S. Wangenheim.
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayward | 1931-1946 | Lower A Street near SP tracks | |
| Mountain View | 1941-1950 | Oak Street at railroad tracks, east/south of Sunsweet. | |
| San Francisco | 1922 | 110 Market Street[7] | |
| San Jose | 1972 | 1325 E. Julian St.[8] |
References
- ↑ California Conserving Company, Inc: [1], trademark.com. Logo was dead by 1964, and was used for canned tuna, sandwich spread, mayonnaise, and pickles.
- ↑ City of Hayward Historic Preservation Program
- ↑ December 7, 1934 San Jose Evening News. Also noted the company giving away free glasses in exchange for canning labels.
- ↑ Application of the Canners Warehouse Company: Decisions of the California Railroad Commission, Application #5661, decided May 17, 1920
- ↑ California Conserving Company Appoints Agency: November 2, 1922 Printers Ink
- ↑ June 28, 2002 Mountain View Voice.
- ↑ Membership List: Annual Report: Board of Trade of San Francisco. 1922
- ↑ List of manufacturing businesses in Santa Clara County, Vocational Education memo, 1972.