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Stapleton-Spence is a modern dried fruit packer specializing in dried fruit and nuts.  
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'''Stapleton-Spence''' is a modern dried fruit packer specializing in dried fruit and nuts.  
The company was founded in 1951, and started by buying the existing [[Drenton Packing]] company.  In its early days, the company co-packed prunes in cans and packages for Rosenberg's and [[Abinante and Nola]] in 1951.  The company Relocated in 1951 to an industrial area south of downtown San Jose.   
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The company was founded in 1951, and started by buying the existing [[Drenton Packing]] company.  In its early days, the company co-packed prunes in cans and packages for Rosenberg's and [[Abinante and Nola]] in 1951.  In 1954, the company relocated to an industrial area south of downtown San Jose.   
 
Stapleton-Spence began buying direct from growers in the late 1950's.
 
Stapleton-Spence began buying direct from growers in the late 1950's.
 
In the 1960's, the company bought Cupertino's [[Woelffel Cannery]] for the machinery.
 
In the 1960's, the company bought Cupertino's [[Woelffel Cannery]] for the machinery.
  
Stapleton-Spence moved from San Jose to the Central Valley in 1998, and still exists<Ref>Company history:  
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The company still exists. Stapleton-Spence moved from San Jose to the Gridley in the Central Valley in 1998<ref>Company history:  
 
[http://www.stapleton-spence.com/about-stapleton.php stapleton-spence.com]</ref>.
 
[http://www.stapleton-spence.com/about-stapleton.php stapleton-spence.com]</ref>.
  
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Latest revision as of 16:35, 12 February 2015

Summary
Business

Dried Fruit Packer
Main Location

San Jose
Active

1951 - now

Stapleton-Spence is a modern dried fruit packer specializing in dried fruit and nuts. The company was founded in 1951, and started by buying the existing Drenton Packing company. In its early days, the company co-packed prunes in cans and packages for Rosenberg's and Abinante and Nola in 1951. In 1954, the company relocated to an industrial area south of downtown San Jose. Stapleton-Spence began buying direct from growers in the late 1950's. In the 1960's, the company bought Cupertino's Woelffel Cannery for the machinery.

The company still exists. Stapleton-Spence moved from San Jose to the Gridley in the Central Valley in 1998[1].

Locations

Location Years Address Details
San Jose 1964 1810 South 7th Street
Gridley 1998-present

References

  1. Company history: stapleton-spence.com