Frozen Foods Firm
To Open Plant
In Alaska
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JTTNF.ATT. Dec. 10—A new in
dustry for Alaska was disclosed
here today bv Robert A. Henning.
Acting Secretary of the Alaska
Development Board. Extensive
processing of Alaska products for
the frozen foods market is plan
ned by one of the nation’s fore
most firms in the frozen goods
field—Associated Frozen Foods,
Inc., of Seattle.
Mr. Henning returned yesterday
from Seattle, where he attended a
conference of Seattle officials of
the firm and New York principals.
At the meeitng, he reports, the
company definitely decided to go
ahead with its Alaska plans.
As a result of that decision, the
Territory may well develop to a
position of prime importance in
the frozen foods picture, as the
mainstay products of the industry
—strawberries and raspberries
among fruits, peas in vegetables,
fish in the miscellaneous products
—all are produced in quantity and
quality in Alaska.
The company has purchased a
cold storage barge from the Army
which is being converted to com
mercial use with prpvision for
quick freezing and packaging. It
is planned to locate the barge next
*
season in the Seldovia area to |
package halibut and salmon fillets |
and steaks.
Also, a considerable quantity of
berry handling machinery is being
installed aboard the vessel, Mr.
Henning said, as the company is
looking with avid interest toward
developing the berry and vege
table potentialities of Alaska.
The directors of the company
have stated that they wish to han
dle all the strawberries and resp
berries that Alaska can produce
and .will begin packaging those
Alaska products next summer,
along with the fish items. They
desire contact with all persons in
Alaska producing strawbreries or
raspberries in any quantity and
will furnish plants for contract
acreage.
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They also want immediately to
start the packaging of Alaska ling
i
nonberries <bog cranberries* and
blueberries.
The following year the company
plans to expand its Alaska activi
I
ties to include handling of peas
and brussel sprouts, Mr. Henning
advised. The quality of these i
Alaska products has been invest)- ;
gated by the company and report
ed upon very favorably.
The firm is mainly a Seattle or I
ganization and at present has un-1
der construction, at Kent, Wash., I
what will be the largest frozen,
foods plant in the country. If the i
venture into Alaska succeeds as !
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