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| − | + | '''Flotill Foods''' was a Stockton cannery owned by Tillie Lewis. Lewis, born Myrtle Erlich, had been married to a wholesale grocer; when her marriage ended, she recognized that italian style tomatoes could be canned in the states. Lewis partnered with Florindo del Gaizo, owner of a Naples cannery, to start canning in the United States. Flotilla's Stockton cannery was built in 1935 and in operation the next year. | |
The company expanded to several canneries and a can manufacturing plant. The company changed its name to Tillie Lewis Foods in the 1950's<ref>[http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf6t1nb1s8/ Finding Aid], Tillie Lewis Foods Collection, San Joaquin County Historical Society.</ref>. | The company expanded to several canneries and a can manufacturing plant. The company changed its name to Tillie Lewis Foods in the 1950's<ref>[http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf6t1nb1s8/ Finding Aid], Tillie Lewis Foods Collection, San Joaquin County Historical Society.</ref>. | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:55, 29 September 2015
| Business |
Cannery |
|---|---|
| Active |
1935 - |
| Aliases |
Tillie Lewis Foods |
| Successors |
Tri-Valley Growers, Aron Cannery Company |
Flotill Foods was a Stockton cannery owned by Tillie Lewis. Lewis, born Myrtle Erlich, had been married to a wholesale grocer; when her marriage ended, she recognized that italian style tomatoes could be canned in the states. Lewis partnered with Florindo del Gaizo, owner of a Naples cannery, to start canning in the United States. Flotilla's Stockton cannery was built in 1935 and in operation the next year.
The company expanded to several canneries and a can manufacturing plant. The company changed its name to Tillie Lewis Foods in the 1950's[1].
References
- ↑ Finding Aid, Tillie Lewis Foods Collection, San Joaquin County Historical Society.