K. Hovden Company
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| Business |
Cannery |
|---|---|
| Main Location |
Monterey, CA |
| Brands |
Portola, |
The K. Hovden Company was a fish and fruit canner started by Knut Hovden. Hovden, a graduate of the National Fisheries College in Bergen, Norway, had come to the U.S. in 1904 and worked for the F. E. Booth sardine cannery in Monterey. Knut eventually broke off on his own to form his own cannery[1]. Hovden's cannery is now the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Hovden, like Booth, also expanded into fruit canning with a plant in Decoto canning peaches, pears, apricots, and tomatoes[2], and also had a sardine cannery in San Diego. In 1921, the company was also operating the Betterpack Canning Company at Decoto[3].
Locations
| Location | Years | Address | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decoto | 1921-1930[4] | Between H and I streets | |
| Monterey | 1920- | Cannery Row | Sardine cannery and main office. |
| San Diego | 1920 | ||
| San Francisco | 1921 | 209 Sheldon Building[5] |
References
- ↑ History of Hovden Mansion, Monterey.
- ↑ K. Hovden Company. In California Food Products Directory, 1920
- ↑ The K. Hovden Copmpany to Operate Plant Of Betterpack Packing Company At Decoto: September 1921 Western Canner and Packer.
- ↑ Decoto Cannery. In Timothy Swensen, Blogging Union City History: The First Year. Listed as sold to Hovden in 1921.
- ↑ 1920 San Francisco Chamber of Commere Activities newsletter