John West Foods Limited, Liverpool, one of the largest exporters of Salmon and other food products for the past many years, has now become a part of the Lehman Brothers banking group.
John West Foods Limited is one of the leading British companies, which deal with the export of canned fish items to more than 60 countries in the world. The company is currently a subsidiary of H J Heinz Co. Ltd. and is mainly involved with the canning of Salmon fishes. The John West Salmon is one of the most popular products of this company and is extremely admired by people all over the world.
History of John West Company
The John West Company has a long history, which dates back to the year 1861. Established by two local traders, C H Stanley and T L Pelling, the company was initially named Pelling Stanley and Company. By the end of the year 1879, the owners realized the huge demand for salmon fishes and brought the rights of John West Company in 1888. The first consignments of the John West Salmon arrived in the year 1892. Two other companies also came up by the end of the
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century, which acted as rivals to John West Foods.
H J Heinz Company
By 1924, all the three separate companies came together under the brand name of Unilever. However, the final merger took place in the year 1961. The company was renamed as John West Foods in the year 1964. Thereafter several outlets of the company were established in Australia in the year 1969 and in Africa in the year 1974. The John West Foods was then taken over by the H J Heinz Company in the year 1997 and this merger further upgraded the quality of their products. In the year 2006, the H J Heinz Company sold the rights of the John West Company to Lehman Brothers banking group.
Varieties of John West Salmon
Some of the well-known varieties of John West Salmon include Red Salmon, Pink Salmon, Medium Red Salmon, Salmon Fillets in Brine and Keta Salmon which are available in different can sizes. The other popular items exported by the company include tuna, seafoods, meat, fruits and vegetable and herbs.
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