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*  1897 - Organized  
 
*  1897 - Organized  
 
*  1905 - Purchased by a group of farmers
 
*  1905 - Purchased by a group of farmers
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The Wooster Preserving Company, founded in 1897, focused its activity on processing and packing pickles with supplies bought as much as possible from Wayne County growers, though as the business grew it sourced close to half of its supplies from beyond the county lines. By 1954, the establishment was processing from 75,000 to 100,000 bushels of cucumbers annually and employed 35 to 50 people year-round with additional staff seasonally. Products included sweet pickles, sweet gherkins, relish, dill pickles, sour pickles, and more<ref>"Local Pickle Packer," <i>Wayne County Topics</i>, September 1954, p.5</ref>.
 
The Wooster Preserving Company, founded in 1897, focused its activity on processing and packing pickles with supplies bought as much as possible from Wayne County growers, though as the business grew it sourced close to half of its supplies from beyond the county lines. By 1954, the establishment was processing from 75,000 to 100,000 bushels of cucumbers annually and employed 35 to 50 people year-round with additional staff seasonally. Products included sweet pickles, sweet gherkins, relish, dill pickles, sour pickles, and more<ref>"Local Pickle Packer," <i>Wayne County Topics</i>, September 1954, p.5</ref>.
  
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*  Wooster, Ohio Sesquicentennial Celebration, June 14-21, 1958, p. 4.
 
*  Wooster, Ohio Sesquicentennial Celebration, June 14-21, 1958, p. 4.
  
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About
Name
  • Wooster Preserving Company, The
Manufacturing
  • Food Manufacturing
Facts
Founded
  • 1897
Dissolved
  • 1958
Related
Key Persons
Key Persons
Location
    • 0000 Spruce St., Wooster, 44691, Ohio, United States

Quick Facts

  • 1897 - Organized
  • 1905 - Purchased by a group of farmers
  • 1908 - Incorporated
  • 1958 - Closed

Transportation utilized

  • Service by both the Pennsylvania and B & O Rail Transportation

Gallery

Maps

Newspaper articles

Newspaper citations with no attached images

  • December 18, 1936: "Wooster Industries: The Wooster Preserving Co." by Arthur Gossard, The Daily Record.


The Wooster Preserving Company, founded in 1897, focused its activity on processing and packing pickles with supplies bought as much as possible from Wayne County growers, though as the business grew it sourced close to half of its supplies from beyond the county lines. By 1954, the establishment was processing from 75,000 to 100,000 bushels of cucumbers annually and employed 35 to 50 people year-round with additional staff seasonally. Products included sweet pickles, sweet gherkins, relish, dill pickles, sour pickles, and more[1].


  • Wooster, Ohio Sesquicentennial Celebration, June 14-21, 1958, p. 4.
  1. "Local Pickle Packer," Wayne County Topics, September 1954, p.5

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