Hollister Canning Company

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Summary
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].

Locations

Location Years Address Details
Hollister 1922, 1926[8] "West side of the tracks"[9]

References

  1. Trademarks of the Hollister Canning Company: inovia.com.
  2. Hollister trademark: trademark.com.
  3. Canning Notes: April 1, 1916 California Fruit News. Joe and Frank Felice were the operators; they'd bought the Victor Mills property.
  4. California Canneries: September 1922 Western Canner and Packer.
  5. July 1922 Western Canner and Packer
  6. Hollister Canning Company: California Food Products Directory. 1920.
  7. trainorders.com article
  8. 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.
  9. trainorders.com article