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{{Infobox_Industry
| title = Summary
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| primary_business = Dried Fruit Packer
| header1 = Business Details
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| primary_town = San Jose
| label2 = Primary Town
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| primary_dates = 1951 - now
| data2 = San Jose
 
| label3 = Primary Business
 
| data3 = Dried Fruit Packer
 
| label5 = Dates
 
| data5 = 1951 - now
 
 
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==Summary==
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'''Stapleton-Spence''' is a modern dried fruit packer specializing in dried fruit and nuts.
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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. 
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Stapleton-Spence began buying direct from growers in the late 1950's.
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In the 1960's, the company bought Cupertino's [[Woelffel Cannery]] for the machinery.
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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:
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[http://www.stapleton-spence.com/about-stapleton.php stapleton-spence.com]</ref>.
  
 
==Locations==
 
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| San Jose || 1964 || 1810 South 7th Street ||  
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| San Jose || 1964 || [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1810%20South%207th%20Street,San%20Jose 1810 South 7th Street] ||
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| Gridley || 1998-present || ||
 
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==Details==
 
 
Founded in 1951, specializing in dried fruits and nuts.  Started by buying [Drenton Packing].  Co-packing prunes in cans and packages for Rosenberg's and [Abinante and Nola] in 1951.  Relocated in 1951 to south San Jose.  Began buying direct from growers in the late 1950's.  Bought Woelffel cannery for the machinery.  Moved to Central Valley in 1998.
 
  
History:
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==References==
[http://www.stapleton-spence.com/about-stapleton.php http://www.stapleton-spence.com/about-stapleton.php] [[Category:San Jose]]
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[[Category:San Jose]]
 
[[Category:Dried Fruit Packer]]
 
[[Category:Dried Fruit Packer]]

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