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The parent company, Century Pacific Group, Inc., was established by Ricardo S. Po, Sr. (1931–2021) on December 12, 1978 as Century Canning Corporation, whose primary business was the distribution and sales of canned and processed fish products derived from tuna, sardines, and milkfish.
In 1880, Norwegian fish canneries began exporting sardines. [2] At the World's Fair in Chicago in 1893, the Norwegian exhibition included smoked sardines. [3]In 1903, a year after royal permission had been granted, Chr. Bjelland & Co. first began exporting the King Oscar brand of sardines to the United States, and by 1920, the brand was established in the USA and British markets. [4]
In 1917, Bogdanovich incorporated the French Sardine Company. [6] The company quickly became a success, and Bogdanovich established himself as a leader in the California fish canning industry. [ 7 ] Bogdanovich was noted for revolutionizing the fishing industry by mechanically refrigerating their fish with crushed ice.
Connors Brothers Limited was a fish packing company founded by Lewis and Patrick Connors in the 1880s and based in Blacks Harbour, New Brunswick. [1] It is known by the Brunswick brand, and is the only remaining producer of sardines in North America. Brunswick claims to be the largest sardine producer in the world. [citation needed]
At the start of the 20th century, exportation of products began and the first sardine steam ship was launched to the sea (in 1908), it was named Nossa Senhora da Encarnação. [2] By the 2000s, with 250 employees, it had plants in Leça da Palmeira and Peniche , and sold 40 million cans/year exporting 45% of its production which is ...
Clover Leaf Seafoods Company is the leading marketer brand of canned seafood in the Canadian market owned by British equity firm Lion Capital LLP. [1] Headquartered in Markham, Ontario , it sells canned, shelf-stable, and frozen goods under the Clover Leaf and Brunswick brands.
The original company was founded by T. L. Pelling and C. H. Stanley, who created Pelling Stanley and Company in 1857 In Liverpool. [1] The company soon specialized in importing canned food, which at the time was a novel product. By 1879, they were importing canned salmon from the John West company in Oregon, US. Pelling Stanley purchased the ...
StarKist was founded in 1917 in San Pedro, California [3] (known historically as "Fish Harbor") [4] as the French Sardine Company of California, by Martin J. Bogdanovich (an immigrant from Croatia) and several partners. Bogdanovich is known for his innovations related to refrigeration of the seafood product with crushed ice. [5]