Hollister Canning Company
| Business |
Cannery |
|---|---|
| Main Location |
Hollister |
| Brands |
Hollister, Santa Ana, Felice[1][2] |
The Hollister Canning Company was a packer in San Benito County, founded by the Felice brothers in 1916. The company was first located in the former Victor Mills plant operated by Sperry Flour[3]. The company was owned by the Felice brothers in 1922[4]. The company planned to pack 500 tons of apricots, 500 tons of peaches, and 1500 tons of tomatoes during the 1922 season[5]. The principals in 1920 were Frank Felice (president and manager), Jim Castoro (vice president), and August Felice (secretary and treasurer). The company canned tomatoes, apricots, peaches, pears and cherries[6]
A internet post claims the company canned for Del Monte and others in the 1950's[7]. The cannery was sold to the Royal Canning Company in the 1960's. Contadina later took over the plant, and sold it to San Benito Foods which continues to process tomatoes at the plant[8][9].
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollister | 1922, 1926[10] | "West side of the tracks"[11] |
References
- ↑ Trademarks of the Hollister Canning Company: inovia.com.
- ↑ Hollister trademark: trademark.com.
- ↑ Canning Notes: April 1, 1916 California Fruit News. Joe and Frank Felice were the operators; they'd bought the Victor Mills property.
- ↑ California Canneries: September 1922 Western Canner and Packer.
- ↑ July 1922 Western Canner and Packer
- ↑ Hollister Canning Company: California Food Products Directory. 1920.
- ↑ trainorders.com article
- ↑ Nearly Nine Decades of Agricultural History. August 15, 2003 San Benito Freelance. "The cannery, through generations of sweeping changes to Hollister’s physical and cultural landscape, has been operating steadily since its construction 88 years ago. A series of companies have owned the cannery since it began. The Felice family sold it to the Royal Canning Company in the 1960s, which subsequently sold it to the Contadina Canning Company. San Benito Foods purchased the plant in 1977. And since 1991 when Tri-Valley Growers left town, it has been the area’s only cannery. The City of Hollister and the cannery maintain a long-standing relationship. For 30 years, the city has allowed temporary blockage of several streets near the plant. And since 1972, the cannery has used the industrial wastewater plant for its multi-million-gallon disposal during the 10- to 12-week peak season."
- ↑ San Benito Foods company website. Brand owned by Neil Jones Food Company.
- ↑ Many Canneries Receive Licenses: January 23, 1926 California State Board of Health Weekly Bulletin. Hollister Canning was one of the canneries that had gotten a license for can sterilization.
- ↑ trainorders.com article