Mayfair Packing

Summary

Main Location	San Jose
Active	1931-
Brands	"Sugaripe", "Saratoga", "Farmkist"

The Mayfair Packing Company was a San Jose-based dried fruit packer founded in 1931 by Joseph Perrucci. Mr. Perrucci was born on Delmas Avenue in San Jose, California and began his career in the canning industry working for the California Packing Corporation. The Mayfair Packing Company became a partnership in 1938 when Frank I. DiNapoli joined the organization. In 1948 Mayfair acquired the facilities of the old Bisceglia Brothers plant on South First Street for their Sun Garden operation. Mayfair packed under its own labels, "Sugaripe", "Saratoga" and "Farmkist"

The Mayfair neighborhood on San Jose's east side was named after the company. The current community center is located next to the "old Mayfair packing house". That plant closed in 1993.

Mayfair tried to sell the plant at 631 Sunol Street, but Homer Hamlin (principal of Hamlin Fruit) and R.S. Butler who had leases on the drying yard protested.

Locations

Location	Years	Address	Details
San Jose	1943, 1944, 1945	631 Sunol Avenue
San Jose	1944	1440 South First Street	Map of 1440 South First Street property
San Jose	1944	2000 E. San Antonio Street
San Jose	1946-	South First Street	Bisceglia Brothers plant. Purchased 1948.
San Jose	1964-1990's	2070 South Seventh Street
Santa Clara		825 Campbell Ave.	Private refrigerated warehouse.
Santa Clara	1964	Campbell Avenue at Franklin	Walnut division.