1939 ► Founded April 1st in San Francisco, California by Mr. Anton M. who created our company motto "We Span the World’. The first office was located on Market Street in the PG&E building. Paramount Export maintained a close association with the Heggblade-Marguleas Company, a domestic marketer of California produce.
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 ► Mr. Jerry B. became Paramount Export’s Hawaiian representative and developed retail and wholesale produce trade with Hawaii.
1966 ► Paramount Export moved to new headquarters at 251 Post Street, San Francisco, near Union Square.
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 ► 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 ► 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.
1980 ► Paramount Export hired its first field inspector in California - a first for the USA produce export industry - to provide greater customer service. Paramount continues to maintain one of the largest field inspection teams in the export business.
1980 ► Paramount Export moved its main office across the San Francisco Bay to Oakland, California.
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 ► Paramount Export Los Angeles moved across the street to a larger warehouse and office facility to enhance its service to customers.
1999 ► Paramount Export Company celebrates 60 years of leading the USA produce and food industry in providing excellent service to customers and suppliers.
2000 ► Paramount Export Los Angeles moved to new, expanded warehouse and office facility within 3 blocks of the L.A. wholesale produce market.
2001 ► Paramount Export moves into to new main office location near the Oakland Sea Port Facilities.
2002 ► Santiago, Chile representative office established to coordinate purchases from South American fruit and vegetable producers.
2008 ► Celebrating 69 years of business!