© Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
Samuel Rubinstein, 1917-2007 In 1946, Rubinstein bought the Fidalgo Island Packing Company and renamed his company. He took it public in 1969.¹ In 1977, Rubinstein sold 99% to Kyokuyo Ltd. a Japanese corporation. Plants were located at Anchorage, Ketchikan, Kodiak, Naknek, Petersburg, Port Graham, Uyak and others.²
- Sam Rubinstein, 1917-2007: He shaped and supported city’s arts – Seattle PI – February 1, 2007
- BUSINESS PEOPLE; Former Owner Returns To Whitney-Fidalgo Sam Rubinstein, who sold his Seattle fish processing company to the Japanese a decade ago, had expected to spend much of this winter golfing and playing tennis. – NY Times, Feb 13, 1984
- Digital Collections of Carnegie Mellon University
Aloha , I worked on the St. Michael a fishing vessel that whitney-fidalgo seafoods owns. 19 to 20 hours a day for 2.5 months and Captian wanted me to sign a 3 rd contract . Never got paid. The capt, threatened to throw me over board . Also threatened to stick me in the freezer of the ship.I only asked for some money before signing a 3rd contract. Do not trust this woman or company.
Wow Mike- Thanks for sharing that anecdote from your history. Sounds like a scene in a movie. Do you have any ephemera or photos from this period? Was this in the 70s?