The cause of the collapse of a Hollister warehouse roof is still being investigated. Reportedly, the 75 foot by 160 foot section of roof, that joined 2 Hawkins Street warehouses together, started to sag and maintenance personnnel ordered all employees to evacuate. Because of that, no one was injured when that section of the roof collapsed.
San Benito Foods is one of the county’s largest employers, with about 100 full-time workers, and about 450 seasonal workers (during the processing season from July through September).
The cannery produces foods under the labels San Benito, Old California, San Benito Organic, Earthpure, Central Valley and Oregon Trail. Its products include crushed and ground tomatoes, chopped tomatoes, peeled tomatoes, diced tomatoes, tomato puree, sauces and salsa, and pizza sauce.
San Benito Foods is the last remaining cannery in the county. According to the 2016 San Benito County Crop and Livestock Report, canned tomatoes had a value of $2,189,500 that year.
