175 Filbert St #201 Oakland, California, 94607-2541 United States
Company Details
About Paramount Export Co
Our History
Through the Past, Present, and Future Paramount continues to gain and maintain our strong Global relationships.
1939
1939
Founded April 1st in San Francisco, California. Originally called the “Paramount Export Fruit Company” it was the export branch of the Heggblade-Marguleas Company, a domestic produce marketing company founded in 1935. Mr. Anton M. created our company motto “We Span the World’. The first office was located on Market Street in the PG&E building. Paramount Export Company was incorporated in 1958 as a California corporation.
1946
1946
Mr. Joe K. joined Paramount Export after having served as a navy supply officer in the Pacific during WWII. Joe traveled the world developing export markets for fine quality USA produce.
1949
1949
Mr. Jerry B. became Paramount ExportÂ’s Hawaiian representative and developed retail and wholesale produce trade with Hawaii.
1966
1966
Paramount Export moved to new headquarters at 251 Post Street, San Francisco, near Union Square.
1969
1969
George M. established a Far East representative office in Hong Kong to serve customers in Hong Kong and throughout Asia with quality, fresh produce.
1971
1971
George M. founded ETAK International Hong Kong to distribute fine quality food and beverage products for the retail, hotel and restaurant trade. Paramount Export adds USA food and beverage products to its export offerings for customers in other countries.
1972
1972
The Pacific Coast Agriculture Export Association, lead by Paramount Export, wins its anti-trust lawsuit against Sunkist Growers. The victory opens up Sunkist citrus sales on a direct basis to independent exporters.
1981
1981
Paramount Export moved its main office across the San Francisco Bay to Oakland, California.
1987
1987
Paramount Export established a branch office and loading facility in the new Los Angeles produce terminal to provide customers with excellent service for air or sea freight mixed loads of produce.
1992
1992
Paramount Export Los Angeles moved across the street to a larger warehouse and office facility to enhance its service to customers.
2002
2002
Santiago, Chile representative office established to coordinate purchases and sales from South American fruit, vegetable and food suppliers.
2010
2010
Paramount ExportÂ’s Los Angeles operation moved to a large warehouse & office in Vernon, near downtown LA.
2018
2018
Paramount Export becomes a 100% employee-owned company under the Employee Stock Ownership Plan that was established in 1999.
