Gangi Brothers Packing

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Gagni Brothers Packing Co. was a San Jose-based canner and packer. The company was started by John, Peter, and Anthony Gagni just after World War II. At its peak, the company had ten warehouses and employed 425 people[1].

The company was one of the last three canneries in Santa Clara county by 1989. The Loma Prieta earthquake destroyed the company's warehouse at Mathew and Lafayette Streets in San Jose, forcing the company to move to the Central Valley in 1990. Gagni Brothers merged with Sun Garden Packing in 1998, and continued to pack beans and hominy near Modesto.

References

  1. Obituary: John Gagni, 82, scion of valley cannery family: [May 2003 San Jose Mercury News].