Tri-Valley Growers

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Summary
Business

Cannery

Summary

Locations

Location Years Address Details
San Jose 1940 449 E. Taylor Street
San Jose 1962 10th and Taylor

Had refrigerated warehouse.

Details

Founded in 1932 by George Pfarr, a peach farmer. Bought Armour canning plants in Visalia, Modesto, and San Jose.

Took over "Armour Interests" at some point.

Merged with Turlock Cooperative Growers in 1963.

Took over "failed co-op" California Canners and Growers in 1964.

Acquired S&W Fine Foods in 1978.

Took over failed co-op Glorietta (which had owned Contadina).

collapsed in mid-2000's.

Sold S&W to Del Monte in January 2001.

Beard (VP at Modesto and Empire) still annoyed at how they messed things up.

Prior to bankruptcy, owned 40% of the fruit processing market. Owned Libby and S&W.

Post-mortem: http://giannini.ucop.edu/media/are-update/files/articles/v7n6_1.pdf