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![ Isidore Boudin (family, right) - 1849 (http://www.boudinbakery.com/ximages/J_467x245_since1849.jpg)
1849 - Isadore Boudin established French bakery at 815 DuPont St. (now Grant Avenue) in San Francisco (one of more than 60 bakeries in the city); continued use of leavening bread with wild yeast starter ('mother dough'); combined ordinary sourdough yeast used by miners with French-style loaf of bread; 1873 - home deliveries by horse-drawn wagon; 1900 - introduced motorized delivery trucks; 1910 - Charles, Jules Boudin (sons) take over; 1941 - acquired by Steve Giraudo Sr.; 1975 - first retail demonstration bakery on Fisherman's Wharf; 1978 - mail order business started; 1984 - focus shifted to bakery-cafes, away from wholesale business; San Francisco's oldest continuously running company.
1850 - William H. Bovee (27) hired James Folger to build The Pioneer Steam Coffee and Spice Mills on Powell Street in San Francisco; inaugurated production of coffee ready for the pot: roasted, ground, packaged in small tins, identified by Pioneer labels; 1855 - Ira Marden made partner, Folger bookkeeper; 1859 - Bovee sold his interest, Marden & Folger formed; 1865 - bankrupt; acquired Marden interest; formed partnership with Otto Schoemann; J. A. Folger & Co. organized; 1877 - Schoemann interest acquired by employees, W. H. Lamb, August Schilling; name changed to Folger, Schilling & Co; September 1881 - Schilling withdrew, name changed back to J. A. Folger & Co.; 1885 - Lamb interest acquired by Folger, became sole proprietor; 1889 - James A. Folger, II (26) became president; principal product was bulk-roasted coffee, delivered to grocery stores in sacks and drums, stored in bins to be scooped out for customer; February 1890 - business incorporated; March 7, 1922 - registered "Folgers Golden Gate" trademark first used in 1878 (coffee, tea, spices, mustard, and food-flavoring extracts); 1963 - acquired by Procter & Gamble Company; 1968 - introduced Folgers Crystals instant coffee; June 4, 2008 - acquisition by J.M. Smucker Company from Procter & Gamble for $3.3 billion announced; biggest U.S. producer of coffee.
1850 - Scotsman David Jack, arrived in Monterey, CA; 1869 - Monterey's dominant landowner (had bought, with attorney Delos Rodeyn Ashley, 29,698.53 acres of Monterey peninsula at auction on February 9, 1859 - included what is now Monterey, Pacific Grove, Seaside, Del Rey Oaks, Del Monte Forest [aka Pebble Beach], Fort Ord [now California State University, Monterey Bay); owned dairy along Salinas River, produced cheese originally known as Queso Blanco (soft, creamy, light cheese known as "Queso blanco pais", country peasant cheese, and "Queso blanco", white cheese, first made by Franciscan padres at nearby Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo); went into partnership with 13 regional dairies (Spanish and Portuguese dairymen dominated North Californian dairy farming); used excess milk to produce cheese, marketed as "Jacks Cheese" (changed to 'Monterey Jack' because so many customer's asked for the cheese by that name; became synonymous with white, creamy cheese; official name approved by Food and Drug Administration in 1955); first to commercially manufacture Jack cheese on large scale (Domingo Pedrazzi of Carmel Valley argued that his use of pressure housejack gave cheese its name, Pedrazzi's jack cheese); one of four cheeses to supposedly have been created in United States.
 David Jack - Monterey Jack Cheese (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/David_Jack.jpg/180px-David_Jack.jpg)
1862 - Jerry P. Thomas, first assistant to principal bartender at A.J. McCabe's El Dorado, gambling saloon in San Francisco, published "How To Mix Drinks or The Bon Vivant's Companion", first known published cocktail recipe book; invented cocktails.
1863 - Claus and Bernard Spreckels built Bay Sugar Refinery in San Francisco, CA (with proceeds from sale of grocery business, brewery); used raw sugar from Hawaii; 1866 - sold refinery; 1867 - incorporated California Sugar Refinery in San Francisco to refine, produce sugar made from Hawaiian sugar cane (became largest factory on West Coast in value of output); July 28, 1874 - received a patent for an "Improvement in Processes of manufacturing hard Sugar" ("To make the crystals or grains adhere to each other, so as to be molded, pressed, and dried into hard sugar ...water to do the cleansing and white liquor to give the necessary adhesiveness"); September 30, 1878 - organized Hawaiian Commercial Company; 1881 - organized Oceanic Steamship Company (shipping line between San Francisco, Hawaii); March 31, 1882 - organized Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Company as plantation company; 1888 - established Western Beet Sugar Company in Watsonville, CA; 1889-1892 - battled Havemeyer Sugar Trust; 1891 - 50% of California Sugar Refinery acquired by American Sugar Refining Company); renamed Western Sugar Refinery; 1895 - President of the San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railway (acquired by Santa Fe in 1901); August 6, 1896 - incorporated Spreckels Sugar Co., beet sugar company, in Salinas, CA; 1908 - Adolph B. Spreckels (second son) assumed control; January 14, 1936 - California and Hawaiian Sugar Refining Corporation registered “C and H” trademark first used August 4, 1934 (sugar); 1963 - acquired by American Refining Company (AMSTAR); 1987 - went private in management buyout; renamed Spreckels Industries; 1996 - acquired by Holly Sugar; 2005 - Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative acquired Holly Sugar from Imperial Sugar Company; name changed to Spreckels Sugar Company, Inc.
1865 - Jefferson A. Thompson (Thompson Bros. Cheese Company) started producing California fresh cheese for up and coming San Francisco market as disillusioned would-be miners poured back in to thriving port of Yerba Buena (now known as San Francisco); created shortage of eggs; sold fresh cheese (later to named Breakfast Cheese) to Saloons (served on bar as substitute for pickled eggs), readily consumed by the Stevedores (dockworkers); cheese transported by horse and wagon to Petaluma River, taken by The Steamer Gold across bay to Yerba Buena oldest continually operating cheese factory in the United States.
1868 - Etienne Guittard opened Guittard Chocolate on Sansome Street, San Francisco; 1950s - Horace A. Guittard (grandson) became President; 1955 - relocated factory to Burlingame; remains one of foremost suppliers of fine chocolate to professionals in pastry, confectionery, ice cream trades; oldest family owned, operated chocolate company in US.
Etienne Guittard - founder Guittard Chocolate Company (http://www.guittard.com/home/images/history/history10.jpg)
1869 - Gustav (24), Albert (21) Goelitz, immigrants from the Harz Mountain region of Germany, bought an ice cream and candy store in a Belleville, IL (above); Gustave made candy, Albert sold it from a horsedrawn wagon; 1897 - forced to sell business in wake of Panic of 1893; 1898 - Adolph (Gustav's son) established Goelitz Confectionery Co., candy making company, in Cincinnati, OH; Gus Jr. and Herman Goelitz (brothers) joined company; 1900 - made Candy Corn; 1922 - Herman opened Herman Goelitz Candy Co. in Oakland, CA; 1976 - Los Angeles candy distributor had idea for jelly bean made with natural flavorings; created first eight Jelly Belly flavors; 1978 - Goelitz Confectionary merged with Herman Goelitz Candy Co.; renamed Herman Goelitz, Inc.; 1980 - sold 1.4 billion jelly beans annually; August 3, 1982 - Herman Goelitz Candy Co. registered "Jelly Belly" trademark first used July 15, 1976 (Candy-Namely, Jelly Beans); April 2001 - Goelitz companies merged into Jelly Belly Candy Company; two factories produce 100,000 pounds of Jelly Belly beans a day, 1.25 million beans an hour; world's #1 gourmet jelly bean; Herm Rowland (Gustave's great grandson) as president.
 Gustav Goelitz - Jelly Belly Candies (http://www.jellybelly.com/about_jelly_belly/company_history.aspx)
1871 - Dr. James Madison Dawson, his wife Eloise Jones Dawson, their son Thomas Dawson established first successful commercial canning operation in Santa Clara Valley (300 cases of peaches, apricots, pears, plums processed in woodshed in Dawson’s backyard); 1872 - founded JM Dawson & Co.; 1875 - incorporated as San Jose Fruit Packing Company; 1889 - joined forces with 17 other small companies, formed California Fruit Canners Association; 1916 - Tom Dawson went on to serve as general superintendent of California Packing Corporation.
1872 - Ernest Reuben Lilienthal, salesman in New York for Freiberg & Workum whiskey vendors of Ohio, moved to San Francisco, established Lilienthal & Co., wholesale liquor operation; sold Freiberg & Workum products, especially Cyrus Noble Bourbon; 1895 - largest wholesaler in west; 1896 - liquor business spun off from company’s other enterprises, incorporated as Crown Distilleries Company; 1916 - combined with grocery operations of Haas Brothers; February 13, 1934 - Benjamin P. Lilienthal registered "Cyrus Noble" sour-mash bourbon trademark first used in 1871 (whiskey).
June 1, 1875 - Black American inventor Alexander P. Ashbourne, of Oakland, CA, received a patent for an "Improvement in Processes for Preparing Cocoa-Nut for Domestic Use"; November 30, 1875 - received a U.S. patent for a "Biscuit Cutter"; received a second patent for "Biscuit-Cutters" ("molding-board, having hinged to one side or end a cover, which is provided with the desired shaped cutters upon its lower side"); plate closed over dough, allowed cutters to cut through dough, formed many shapes simultaneously.
1878 - Austin & Reuben Hills sold coffee, tea extracts, dairy products in San Francisco market stall; 1882 - opened retail store on Harrison St. called Arabian Coffee and Spice Mills; 1903 - first to introduce vacuum-packed technology in coffee; 1906 - company trademark selected, "the taster", inspired by coffee's Ethiopian origin; 1914 - Red Can brand of coffee introduced; January 9, 1923 - registered "Hills Bros" trademark first used March 1, 1878 (coffee); 1930 - expended to Chicago, became region's best selling coffee; 1964 - expanded to New York area; 1985 - acquired by Nestle; 1999 - acquired by Sara Lee Corporation; 2005 - acquired by Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA.
1885 - John Baptist Caito and family started Western Fish Company in Pittsburg, CA; processed salmon caught in in Sacramento River; 1906 - earthquake destroyed production facility; formed California Western Fish Company; 1975 - fourth-generation Caito Brothers (Joe, Jim & John) took over operation; process millions of pounds of crab, cod, snapper, salmon at five locations along West Coast.
1886 - Del Monte Brand first appeared, property of Tillman & Bendel, Oakland-based firm which used it for a blend of coffee prepared for luxury Hotel Del Monte in Monterey, CA; later used by Oakland Preserving Company; 1889 - Marco Fontana, Italian immigrant, and Antonio Cerruti founded California Fruit Canners Association (included Oakland Preserving Company, San Jose Fruit Packing Company, 15 others); set purchase prices for crops that challenged those set by growers’ cooperatives; canneries soon became largest food processing corporation in world; premium brand marketed under Del Monte label; January 1, 1918 - California Packing Corporation registered "Del Monte" trademark first used October 1, 1891 (canned fruits, canned vegetables, canned fish, tomato sauce, catsup, peppers, sauerkraut, dried fruits, raisins).
1890 - Joseph and William Hunt incorporated Hunt Brothers Fruit Packing Company in Santa Rosa, CA; 1943 - merged Val Vita Food Products, formed new company, Hunt Foods, headed by Norton Simon; 1956 - renamed Hunt Foods and Industries to reflect company's diversification; 1960 - merged with Wesson Oil and Snowdrift Company; 1964 - combined sales exceeded $400 million, company renamed Hunt-Wesson Food;
August 29, 1893 - Sixty independent citrus growers formed Southern California Fruit Exchange; 1905 - 5000 grower-members, represented 45% of California's citrus industry; April 1908 - Exchange's advertising agency, Lord & Thomas, adopted Sunkist for new name in ad campaigns; January 5, 1909 - California Fruit Growers Exchange registered "Sunkist" trademark first used October 10, 1907 (oranges).
1894 - Puritas began marketing distilled bottled water from south slope of California’s San Bernardino Mountains, in California; 1903 - first Arrowhead Brand Mountain Spring Water bottled in basement of Arrowsprings hotel; 1905 - Arrowhead Springs Corporation began selling Spring Water in Los Angeles; 1952 - introduced fluoridated bottled water; 1987 - acquired by Nestle Waters North America.
1896 - Ernst Baruth (former co-owner of American Brewery) and Otto Schinkel, Jr. (26, former driver for American Brewery) bought San Francisco brewery founded by Gottlieb Brekle; named it Anchor; inherited tradition of brewing steam beer, nickname for beer brewed along the West Coast under primitive conditions and without ice; 1907 - German brewers Joseph Kraus and August Meyer, and liquor store owner Henry Tietjen took over brewery after Schinkel's death; April 7,1933 - Anchor Steam Beer brewed again after 13 years (Prohibition); 1934 - Joe Allen joined Joe Kraus in brewing partnership; July 1959 - Anchor shut down, victim of competition from mass-produced heavily marketed lighter beers; 1960 - acquired by Lawrence Steese, reopened; re-hired brewmaster Joe Allen; September 24, 1965 - 51% of the operation acquired for few thousand dollars by Fritz Maytag, great-grandson of founder of Maytag appliance company; 1969 - became Brewery's sole owner; began bottling Anchor Steam Beer, first bottled Anchor Steam in modern times; August 13, 1979 - first Steam Beer brewed at new brewery on Mariposa Street; 1993 - first brewery in world with its own in-house distillery; 1997 - began making pot-distilled gin, Junípero; of more than two dozen breweries in the city in San Francisco in 1896 only Anchor survived.
Ernst Baruth- Anchor Steam (http://www.anchorbrewing.com/images/bw_photos/ErnestBaruth.jpg)
Otto Schinkel, Jr. - Anchor Steam (http://www.anchorbrewing.com/images/bw_photos/OttoSchinkel.jpg)
1896 - P.G. Molinari, emmigrant from Piedmont region of Italy; former foreman of A Chiesa, first salame factory established in San Francisco, opened his own store and factory at 433 Broadway; 1913 - moved business to 373 Columbus Street; 1940s - Frank Molinari (son) joined company as partner; Angelo (son) joined few years later; 1950 - Peter Giorgi (Frank's son-in-law) joined company; 1962 - P.G. Molinari and Sons moved to North Beach; 1978 - fourth generation, Frank Giorgi (great grandson) joined business.
1902 - Otosaburo Noda, immigrant Japanese farmer, labor contractor, businessman, began canning abalone and salmon on rocky shoreline of Monterey, CA; with partner, Harry Malpas, constructed Monterey Fishing and Canning Company on Ocean View Avenue (later known as "Cannery Row"), first canning operation located on "Street of the Sardine"; 1903 - Frank Booth, "Father of the Sardine Industry," constructed F.E. Booth Company, Monterey’s first large-scale cannery; 1907 - Maplas business acquired by James A. Madison, Joseph A. Nichols, Bernard Senderman; became Pacific Fish Company; July 7, 1916 - Norwegian fishery engineer Knut Hovden opened Hovden Food Products Corporation; revolutionized canning industry; 1926 - Pacific Fish Co. became California Packing Corp. ("Cal-Pac"); 1945 - 19 canneries.
1904 - Dairy farmers in Lucerne Township in Kings County, CA established cooperative creamery named Lucerne Cream & Butter Co.; built plant in Hanford, CA; 1929 - acquired by Safeway, became dairy label; 1945 - Lucerne Milk Company established within Safeway; November 28, 1961 - Safeway Stores, Incorporated registered “Lucerne” trademark first used January 1, 1960 (fresh orange juice); 1982 - Safeway operated 30 dairy plants in United States and Canada, processed fluid, cultured, frozen desserts, cheese, powder; 1980s - reduced number of plants to 14.
1906 - California and Hawaiian Sugar Refining Company began refining pure cane sugar in Crockett, CA (near San Francisco); refinery employed 490 people, produced 67,000 tons of refined cane sugar.
1906 - William Dreyer made his first frozen dessert to celebrate his German ship's arrival in America; 1928 - partnered with candy-maker Joseph Edy, founded small ice cream factory in Oakland, CA; 1929 - Rocky Road flavor debuts; 1994 - #1 packaged ice cream in U.S., largest share in premium ice cream market; 2006 - acquired by Nestle ($2 billion in sales, more than 6,000 employees).
1906 - Suyeichi Okamura opened Benkyodo Company, one of original businesses in Japantown (on San Francisco's Geary Boulevard); 1940s - forced to close temporarily when the family was interned during World War II; 1951 - Hirofumi (son) took over; 1990 - grandsons took over.
1909 - M. B. Moraghan obtained permit for harvesting oysters from Tomales Bay (entered trade in oysters from Shoalwater Bay, Washington in 1868, introduced Pacific oysters to San Francisco in 1896; planted oyster beds in Tamales Bay, founded Tomales Bay Oyster Company in 1906); 1936 - last commercial oysters harvested from San Francisco Bay; Tomales Bay Oyster Company acquired by Gretchen and Drew Alden, partners; 2009 - acquired by Tod Friend, owner of Marshall (CA) Store since 2006; California’s oldest continuously run shellfish farm; oysters, mussels, clams - $2.6 million business in Marin County (4% of county's $67 million agricultural yield, according to the Marin County Department of Agriculture).
1911 - Oswald R. Schubert, German immigrant, opened Golden West Bakery and Confectionery in small building at 1014 Fillmore St. in San Francisco; 1940s - moved to Clement Street; acquired by baker named Fred; 1968 - acquired by Hilmar and Annie Maier; 1995 - acquired by Ralph and Lutz Wenzel (fourth generation bakers from Germany).
1912- California Associated Raisin Company formed; 1915 - Sun-Maid brand launched; now world's largest producer and processor of raisins, other dried fruits; 1916 - Lorraine Collett Petersen (Fresno, CA) became brand's original trademark Sun-Maid girl; April 30, 1918 - California Associated Raisin Co. (Fresno, CA), registered "Sun Maid" trademark first used April 19, 1915 (dried fruits).
1916 - California Packing Company created from merger of California Fruit Canners Association, Griffin & Skelley, Central California Canneries, the J.K. Armsby Company, Alaska Packers Association; consolidated control over canning, drying, packing houses, brokers who sold products, farmers who grew them; April 1917 - first national advertising campaign featuring Del Monte (full color ads in national magazines like Good Housekeeping and the Saturday Evening Post); January 1, 1918 - registered "Del Monte" trademark first used October 1, 1891 (canned fruits, canned vegetables, canned fish, tomato sauce, catsup, peppers, sauerkraut, [baked beans, marmalades, jams, preserves, jellies, honey, maraschino cherries] dried fruits, and raisins); 1967 - name changed to Del Monte Corporation; 1979 - acquired by R.J. Reynolds Industries.
1920 - Donley Cross, Charlie Fox opened Fox-Cross Candy Company in Emeryville, CA with candy bar called the Nu Chu; 1922 - introduced Charleston Chew, named after dance craze; vanilla-flavored nougat covered with milk chocolate; one of earliest candy bars to capitalize on use of freezer in home refrigerator; 1957 - acquired by Nathan Sloane; February 1, 1972 - registered "Charleston Chew" trademark first used April 1, 1924 (candy); 1980 - acquired by Nabisco; 1988 - acquired by Warner Lambert; 1993 - acquired by Tootsie Roll Industries.
November of 1921 - Charles See, his mother, his wife, Florence, opened first See's Candies shop and kitchen on Western Avenue in Los Angeles; mid-1920s - twelve shops; 1936 - opened in San Francisco; 1972 - acquired by Berkshire Hathaway; 2007 - over two hundred shops throughout West.
February 14, 1923 - Joseph Rosefield, of Alameda, CA, received a patent for "Peanut Butter and Process of Manufacturing the Same"; process to prevent oil separation in peanut butter (hydrogenated peanut butter); used finer grinding, hydrogenation, emulsifier to keep oil from separating; shelf-stable peanut butter would stay fresh for up to a year because oil didn't separate from peanut butter.
1932 - Rosefield Packing Co. (Alamada, CA) introduced Skippy Peanut Butter (based on February 13, 1923 patented manufacturing process); first use of "Skippy" as trademark for peanut butter (apparently taken fromPercy Crosby cartoon character of same name, invalidated in 1934); canceled exclusive licensing agreement with Swift & Co., makers of Peter Pan Peanut Butter, following a dispute; February 1, 1933 - began selling Skippy; introduced chunk-style peanut butter; December 21, 1948 - registered "Skippy" trademark first used February 1, 1933 (peanut butter); April 18, 1950 - Fitzhugh L. Avera, of Alameda, CA, received patent for a "Process of Manufacturing Stabilized Nut Butters" ("improved process of with hydrogenated stabilizers to afford end products substantially devoid of taste sensations of waxiness or unctuosity"); new type of cold-processed hydrogenated peanut oil; assigned to Rosefield Packing Co.; 1954 - company had nearly 25 percent of U.S. peanut butter market; 1955 - company acquired by BestFoods; June 6, 2000 - British-Dutch food giant Unilever NV agreed to buy BestFoods in deal worth $24.3 billion; April 5, 2004 - U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear trademark infringement suit by Joan Crosby Tibbetts, daughter of Percy Crosby, against Skippy's manufacturer, BestFoods division of multinational conglomerate Unilever; [may have] ended 39-year quest to invalidate Skippy trademark registered by CPC International.
1938 - Lawrence Frank and Walter Van de Kamp opened Lawry's The Prime Rib in Beverly Hills, restaurant with single entrée, prime rib; introduced Lawry's Seasoned Salt (blend of salt, spice, herbs); shakers disappeared from tables; introduced to marketplace in response to popular demand; Lawry's Seasoned Salt rapidly became best-selling bottled spice blend in world (annual sales $150 million); September 4, 1962 - Lawry's Foods, Inc. registered "Lawry's" trademark first used August 8, 1939 (Powdered Dip Mixes, Seasoned Salt, Salt Substitute, Sauce Mixes, Seasoning Mixes, Dressing Mixes for Salads, Garlic Spread Concentrate, Salad Dressings, All Purpose Dressings, Bleu Cheese Dressings); 2007 - acquired, with Adolph's Meat Tenderizer, by McCormick for $605 million.
September 24, 1940 - French Sardine Company of California registered "Star-Kist" trademark first used April 30, 1940 (canned fish-namely canned tuna).
1948 - Lloyd E. Rigler and Lawrence E. Deutsch, partners in Rigler & Deutsch Food Brokers, bought recipe, name Adolph's Meat Tenderizer from Adolph Remp, Santa Barbara restaurant owner; 1950 - formed Adolph's Ltd.; February 26, 1974 - registered "Adolph's" trademark first used June 4, 1949 (meat tenderizer in solid form, consisting of salt, spices, dextrose, tri-calcium phosphate and vegetable enzyme made from the tropical papaya melon); 1974 - acquired by Chesebrough-Ponds (later part of Lever Brothers, Unilever Best Foods; 2007 - acquired, with Lawry's seasonings, by McCormick for $605 million.
November 10, 1952 - Jack Koeppler, then-owner of Buena Vista (San Francisco), challenged international travel writer Stanton Delaplane to re-create highly touted "Irish Coffee" served at Shannon Airport (Ireland); serves up to 2,000 Irish Coffees a day; largest single consumer of Irish whiskey in the U. S. (18,720 liter-sized bottles per year).
1957 - Vincent DeDomenico, President of Golden Grain Macaroni Corporation (San Leandro, CA), introduced Rice-A-Roni 'kitchen helper', version of chicken broth (dried soup) mixed with rice and vermicelli; August 25, 1959 - Golden Grain Macaroni Corporation registered "Rice-A-Roni" trademark first used December 11, 1957 (prepared packaged ric and vermicelli dinner); 1986 - acquired by Quaker Oats for $250 million.
1964 - Louis Flores Ruiz and son, Fred, founded Ruiz Foods in warehouse in Tulare, CA; cooked his mother's Mexican food recipes in morning, sold enchiladas to local businesses in afternoon; largest Latino-owned manufacturing company in California (2005 revenue of $326 million); sells about 200 products, 'El Monterey" accounts for 4.30 of every dollar spent on frozen Mexican food.
1966 - Alfred Peet opened Peet's Coffee & Tea Inc. on corner of Walnut and Vine in in Berkeley, CA; originator of specialty coffee concept; inspiration for Starbucks; 1984 - acquired by Jerry Baldwin, Gordon Bowker (co-founders of Starbucks in 1971); 2007 - 150 stores.
August 1977 - Debbi Fields, a young mother with no business experience, opened first cookie store in Palo Alto, CA; 1990 - began to sell franchises; 2007 - nearly 390 location in U.S., over 80 locations internationally.
May 2005 - Jelly Belly Candy Company's factory tour in Fairfield, CA named "Best of America" by editors of Reader's Digest magazine; tours first offered in 1986 at request of local groups; more than 400,000 people tour facility annually.
(M.J. Brandenstein), Ruth Bransten McDougall (1964). Under Mannie's Hat. (San Francisco, CA: Hesperian Press, 172 p.). Bransten, Manfred; Bransten family; M.J. Brandenstein and Company; Coffee industry -- California -- San Francisco -- History.
--- (1978). Coffee, Martinis, and San Francisco. (San Rafael, CA: Presidio Press, 198 p.). Bransten, Manfred; M.J. Brandenstein and Company -- History; Businessmen -- United States -- Biography; San Francisco (Calif.) -- History.
(California Associated Raisin Company), Victoria Saker Woeste (1998). The Farmer’s Benevolent Trust: Law and Agricultural Cooperation in Industrial America, 1865-1945. (Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 369 p.). California Associated Raisin Company; Agriculture, Cooperative--Law and legislation--United States--History; Raisin industry--Law and legislation--California--History.
(California and Hawaiian Sugar Refining Corporation), Jacob Adler (1966). Claus Spreckels; The Sugar King in Hawaii. (Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaii Press, 339 p.). Spreckels, Claus, 1828-1908; Sugar growing--Hawaii; Hawaii--Politics and government.
 Claus Spreckels - (C&H) California and Hawaiian Sugar Refining Corporation ( http://www.mtycounty.com/pgs-pioneers/images/ClSpreck.jpg)
(Carnation Company), James Marshall (1970). Elbridge A. Stuart, Founder of Carnation Company. (Los Angeles, CA: Carnation Co., 257 p.). Stuart, Elbridge Amos, 1856-1944; Carnation Company.
 Elbridge A. Stuart - Crarnation Company (http://www.historylink.org/db_images/wlt150.JPG)
(Clif Bar Inc.), Gary Erickson with Lois Lorentzen (2004). Raising the Bar: Integrity and Passion in Life and Business, The Story of Clif Bar, Inc. (San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 352 p.). Clif Bar Inc.; Snack food industry--United States.
(Crown Distilleries), Frederic Gordon O'Neill (1949). Ernest Reuben Lilienthal and His Family. (Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 176 p.). Lilienthal, Ernest Rubin; Haas Brothers.
(Del Monte), William Braznell (1982). California's Finest: The History of the Del Monte Corporation and the Del Monte Brand. (San Francisco, CA: Del Monte Corp., 168 P.). Del Monte Corporation--History; Canned foods industry--United States--History.
(Del Monte), Compiled b y Robert R. Kehlor (1992). The History of Del Monte Pineapple in Hawaii. (Honolulu, HI: PPI Del Monte Fresh Produce, 154 p.). Del Monte Corporation--History; Pineapple industry--Hawaii--History.
(Del Monte), Beth and Richard Landis (2002). Making a Difference. (Reno, NV: Michael Sion, 369 p.). Former Chairman, Del Monte. Landis, Beth, 1923- ; Landis, Richard G. (Richard Gordon), 1920- ; Del Monte Corporation; Businessmen--California--Biography; California--Biography.
(Di Giorgio Fruit Corporation), Ernesto Galarza (1970). Spiders in the House and Workers in the Field. (South Bend, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 306 p.). Di Giorgio Fruit Corporation; Agricultural laborers -- California.
(Famous Amos), Wally Amos, with Leroy Robinson (1983). The Famous Amos Story: The Face That Launched a Thousand Chips. (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 201 p.). Founder, Famous Amos Chocolate Chip Cookie Corporation. Amos, Wally; Famous Amos Chocolate Chip Cookie Corporation; Businessmen -- United States -- Biography; Cookie industry -- United States; African American businesspeople -- Biography.
 Wally Amos - Famous Amos (http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/businesses/images/lab_0001_0001_0_img0074.jpg)
(Famous Amos), Wally Amos, with Camilla Denton (1994). Man With No Name: Turn Lemons into Lemonade. (Lower Lake, CA: Aslan Pub., 154 p.). Amos, Wally; Uncle Nonamé Cookie Company; Famous Amos Chocolate Chip Cookie Corporation; Businessmen -- United States -- Biography; African American businesspeople -- Biography; Cookie industry -- United States.
(Famous Amos), Wally Amos and Eden-Lee Murray (2001). The Cookie Never Crumbles. (New York, NY: St. Martin's Press, 202 p.). Amos, Wally; Famous Amos Chocolate Chip Cookie Corporation; Businessmen--United States--Biography; Cookie industry--United States.
(J. A. Folger & Co.), Ruth Waldo Newhall (1961). The Folger Way: Coffee Pioneering Since 1850. (San Francisco, CA: J.A. Folger & Co, 72 p.). J.A. Folger & Co.; Coffee--History; Coffee--industry.
 James A. Folger - Folger’s Coffee (http://www.nha.org/images/hn/hn-mooney-coffee.jpg)
(Mrs. Fields Cookies), Debbi Fields and Alan Furst (1987). "One Smart Cookie": How a Housewife's Chocolate Chip Recipe Turned into a Multimillion-Dollar Business--The Story of Mrs. Fields Cookies. (New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 173 p.). Fields, Debbi; Mrs. Fields Cookies (Firm); Businesswomen--United States--Biography; Cookie industry--United States.
 Debbi Fields - Mrs. Fields Cookies (http://www.mrsfieldsfranchise.com/mrsfields/images/about/mrsfields_cookiesheet.jpg)
(Hills Bros. Coffee), T. Carroll Wilson (1967). A Background Story of Hills Bros. Coffee, Inc., as Presented by T. Carroll Wilson, Philadelphia District Sales Meeting, September 9, 1966. (San Francisco, CA: James H. Barry Co., 80 p.). Hills Bros. Coffee, Inc.
(Nepenthe), Romney Steele (2009). My Nepenthe: Bohemian Tales of Food, Family, and Big Sur. (Kansas City, MO, Andrews McMeel Pub., 352 p.). Granddaughter of Bill and Lolly Fassett, creators of Nepenthe Restaurant. Steele, Romney; Nepenthe Restaurant --History; Cookery, American --California style. Famous California restaurant (1949) perched on majestic cliffs of Big Sur, nestled among native oak trees and historic log cabin (now faced by brick) once owned by Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth, sweeping views of rugged Santa Lucia Mountains, wild south coast of Monterey County; history of place through food, Fassett family who started Nepenthe; about 250,000 people visit Nepenthe every year; family enterprise, Fassett family and legacy; stories about family's more than sixty-year history on the coast, arts and architecture, colorful people who were genesis of legendary restaurant.Famous California restaurant (1949) perched on majestic cliffs of Big Sur, nestled among native oak trees and historic log cabin (now faced by brick) once owned by Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth, sweeping views of rugged Santa Lucia Mountains, wild south coast of Monterey County; history of place through food, Fassett family who started Nepenthe; about 250,000 people visit Nepenthe every year; family enterprise, Fassett family and legacy; stories about family's more than sixty-year history on the coast, arts and architecture, colorful people who were genesis of legendary restaurant.
(Noah's Bagels), Noah Alper, Thomas Fields-Meyer (2009). Business Mensch: Timeless Wisdom for Today's Entrepreneur. (Berkeley, CA, Book Clearing House, 176 p.). Founder of Noah's Bagels. Alper, Noah; Entrepreneurship --California --History. Started small bagel shop in Berkeley, CA (early nervous breakdown, failed business), run on Biblical injunction to "lech lecha"-to embrace one's journey while contributing to community through volunteerism and "tzedakah"-justice; ability to innovate, adapt, and evolve; "What's important is providing for your family, conducting yourself with integrity and living a life of meaning"; acquired by Einstein Bros. for $100 million.Started small bagel shop in Berkeley, CA (early nervous breakdown, failed business), run on Biblical injunction to "lech lecha"-to embrace one's journey while contributing to community through volunteerism and "tzedakah"-justice; ability to innovate, adapt, and evolve; "What's important is providing for your family, conducting yourself with integrity and living a life of meaning"; acquired by Einstein Bros. for $100 million.
(Peet's), Andree Abecassis (1992). Peet's Coffee & Tea: A History in Honor of Its Twenty-Fifth Birthday. (Berkeley, CA: Peet's Coffee & Tea, 48 p.). Peet's Coffee & Tea, Peet, Alfred; Coffee industry--United States.
 Alfred Peet - Peet’s Coffee (http://peets.typepad.com/blog/2007/08/alfred-h-peet-2.html)
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