Crescent Foods, Inc.

Crescent Foods, Inc. had a history that spanned more than 100 years, starting in 1883. From modest beginnings in a young but growing Seattle to regional, national, and international sales that ended in the 1980s with the sale of the company, its history is a rich one.

Earliest History

Crescent's earliest incarnation was a small spice business operated in a small Seattle store serving a small market. Not long after its creation came the Great Seattle Fire and the economic depression of 1893 which the company struggled through with the ingenuity and persistence that would become its trademark through many lean periods.

Luckily for the company and Seattle, the year 1897 brought relief and booming business in the form of the discovery of gold in Alaska. As thousands of men, women, and children traveled to the Yukon lured by the grand tales of riches, Seattle became the jumping off point for the rush as the last city between the continental U.S. and the great gold beyond.

Centennial, 1983

When the company's centennial was near, the owners hired Archie Satterfield to produce a book based on interviews with the owners and longtime employees. "Archie produced exactly what we wanted: A conservative chronicle that we used for gifts and public relations, said Dick Weaver, Vice President.

ale

In 1989, the retail spice business of Crescent Foods was purchased by McCormick & Company.

References

* [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=2006 Crescent Manufacturing Company at HistoryLink.org]

External links

* [http://www.mccormick.com/ McCormick & Company]
* [http://www.archiesatterfield.com/ Archie Satterfield]