In 1914 George Pappas immigrated from the ancient Greek city of Plataea to the United States and made his way West while working on the railroad. In the 1920's he opened a small grocery store on Market Street in San Francisco where, including other items, he sold cantaloupes. In 1933, along with family and friends, he started farming several varieties of melons and other crops in the small town of Mendota, California – the “Cantaloupe Capital of the World.” In 1949 George’s brother Philon Pappas immigrated to the United States to help with the growing family business
Today, Philon's son and third-generation farmer, George Pappas continues the family farming tradition. Over the years, Pappas Family Farms has evolved from an old-fashioned wood crate packing shed into a state-of-the-art cold storage, packaging and shipping facility located on the original farm. Our advanced facility allows Pappas Family Farms to harvest, cool, pack and ship fresh produce to distributors and customers safely, quickly and efficiently.
