MENU A FAMILY OF FAMILIES OUR FAMILY ROOTS J.M. Wade first came to the Wenatchee Valley in the early 1900's as a cash buyer for a Philadelphia Produce company. While here, J.M Wade formed a partnership with A.Z Wells. The Wells and Wade fruit company bought apples for shipments east and then also purchased packed as well as loose fruit for their own packing operation. In 1946 J.M Wade advised his people he was closing his Wenatchee operation. His former employees Ike Wade, Bob Shultz, Rollie Cranmer, Walter Cox, and growers John Grubb and Elmer Cranmer formed Columbia Fruit Packers. Today Columbia Fruit Packers is one of the finest apple and cherry operations in the Wenatchee Valley. It's our vision to be a leader in providing warehouse services and returns by recognizing the importance of grower tonnage, maximizing returns for grower fruit while efficiently utilizing labor, expenses, and capital assets. We continue to look forward to future successes of our growers, employees, and company. Columbia Fruit Packers, Inc. 2575 Euclid Avenue Wenatchee WA 98801 Phone: +1 509-662-7153 FAX: +1 509-662-0933 growerinfo@columbiafruit.com In 2014, Columbia Fruit Packers, Inc. installed a state of the art cherry packing line PART OF THE WENATCHEE VALLEY SINCE THE 1900'S Columbia Fruit Packers has continued to expand and improve its packing lines. In 2014 the cherry line at the Euclid facility was completely rebuilt to include a new Compac electronic optical sizer and sorter. At the Pangborn airport facility, a new apple line is being installed to be operational Fall of 2017. Throughout the history of Columbia Fruit, we have gotten to know many people and have had wonderful employees and growers who have helped us become what we are today. We now have one of the finest apple and cherry packing operations and look forward to the future and all the changes that may come. Your browser does not support the video tag. OUR HISTORY LOADING 1900'S J.M. Wade first came to the Wenatchee Valley in the early 1900's as a cash buyer for a Philadelphia Produce company. While here, J.M Wade formed a partnership with A.Z Wells. The Wells and Wade fruit company bought apples for shipments east and then also purchased packed as well as loose fruit for their own packing operation. J.M Wade’s brother, Ike Wade came west after World War I and enrolled at the University of Washington. He married in 1921 and moved to Palisades to operate one of the Wells and Wade orchards. He became a father in 1925 to a daughter and then had a son, Jim Wade, in 1926 that would later became an important figure in the history of Columbia Fruit. 1937 Timeline JS 1900'S 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1874 1878 1883 1887 1892 1896 1901 1905 1909 1914 1918 1923 1927 Main Office 2575 Euclid Avenue Wenatchee WA 98801 Phone:+1 509-662-7153 FAX:+1 509-662-0933 growerinfo@columbiafruit.com Driving Directions(link is external) Airport Location 201 South Union Avenue East Wenatchee, WA 98802 Driving Directions(link is external) <br /> Connect with us © Columbia Fruit Packers, Inc. Privacy Policy Designed & Developed by 3Sherpas(link is external) Selecteer een taal▼