San Jose Canning Company
| Business |
Cannery |
|---|---|
| Main Location |
San Jose |
| Active |
1919 - 1960 |
| Brands |
"Patricia"[1], "Blue Wing", "Red Pack", "Verona", "Tuttorosso" (all red). |
San Jose Canning Company was a canner with a single plant located on the south side of San Jose. The company was founded in 1919, and run by the LoBue and Rancadore families[2]. The cannery was bought by California Canners and Growers in 1960, and shut down in 1983. The site is currently the Tamien Caltrain and light rail station.
San Jose Canning was known for its vertical-pack blue lake beans, canned tomatoes, tomato paste and puree, and artichoke hearts, and pepperocini in glass. A lawsuit in 1926 fought for the right to machinery that could better pack green beans[3]. Their distributor in 1946 was Eugene M. O'Neill, located in the Santa Marina Building, 112 Market Street, San Francisco.
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose | 1919-1960 | Lick Avenue |
Photos
Photo of string bean field being grown for San Jose Canning, circa 1935. John C. Gordon collection, San Jose Public Library.
References
- ↑ Patricia patent, San Jose Canning, serial number 71174984, registered Nov. 13 1923.
- ↑ Rancadore later ran the Rancadore-Alameda funeral home.
- ↑ San Jose Canning Co. vs ONeal., 10 F.2d 100 (1926)