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| San Jose || 1931, 1936, 1940 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=397%20San%20Pedro%20Street,San%20Jose%2C%20CA 397 San Pedro Street] ||  
 
| San Jose || 1931, 1936, 1940 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=397%20San%20Pedro%20Street,San%20Jose%2C%20CA 397 San Pedro Street] ||  

Revision as of 15:50, 17 July 2014

Summary
Business

Dried Fruit Packer
Main Location

Fullerton, CA
Active

1931 - 1967
Brands

Blue Goose
Aliases

Blue Goose Growers
Predecessors

Pioneer Fruit Company

American Fruit Growers is a dried fruit packer. The company was known for its "Blue Goose" brand. In 1961, the company changed their name to "Blue Goose Growers"[1]. The company was based in Fullerton at that time.

American Fruit Growers bought the Pioneer Fruit Company in 1932[2].

Locations

Location Years Address Details
Loomis -1967 Had cold storage plant[3]. Sold to California Fruit Exchange in 1967.
San Jose 1931, 1936, 1940 397 San Pedro Street

References

  1. Blue Goose Fruit Shed: Sierra Nevada Geotourism Map Guide. Site documents the history of the Blue Goose fruit shed in Loomis.
  2. Jerry Bowen, Solano Valley History
  3. Blue Goose Fruit Shed: Sierra Nevada Geotourism Map Guide.