Food Giants of the Delta

The San Joaquin-Sacremento Delta is an agriculturally rich area that has greatly influenced the communities and industries surrounding it. Among the ambitious individuals who took advantage of the area's opportunities, several succeeded in creating food empires that expanded the influence of Delta agri-business across the country.

These entreprenuers innovated their marketing and processing techniques extending the reach of their products beyond the delta creating companies that comprised the "food giants" of the delta region. The histories of these food giants intersects with the larger agricultural and economic history of the Delta region.