Betterpack Canning Company

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Summary
Business

Cannery
Main Location

Decoto, CA
Predecessors

Decoto Canning Company
Successors

K. Hovden Cannery,Pearce Canning

The Betterpack Canning Company was a canner in Decoto (Fremont), California. Their cannery was along the railroad tracks between H and I streets.

The plant was actually built by the Decoto Canning Company in 1919, but taken over by Betterpack in 1920. The K. Hovden Company took over the cannery during the 1921 season. The cannery was sold to Joseph Pearce in 1932[1].

Locations

Location Years Address Details
Decoto 1920 Between H and I, along railroad tracks.

References

  1. Timothy Swenson, The Decoto Cannery. In Union City Patch.