citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . july 2007 learn how and when to remove this template message franklin baker company the current logo that franklin baker company uses . website www.franklinbaker.com baker s coconut vintage ad showing boxed and canned forms of coconut established in 1897 franklin baker company is a manufacturer and exporter of desiccated and processed coconut products in the u.s. and abroad . the company manufactures the retail coconut brand baker s coconut . 1 the business coconut products are manufactured in san pablo city and davao del sur in the philippines . the company also operates marketing offices in memphis united states and northolt united kingdom . history edit the company was founded in 1897 in philadelphia pa . when franklin baker a flour miller saw the potential of desiccated pre processed coconuts in the u.s. market . looking for a primary source of coconuts he came to the philippines . 2 in 1921 he and his son franklin baker jr. put up plant facilities in santa mesa manila . in 1927 general foods corporation acquired the company . plant facilities were transferred to san pablo laguna where coconut plantations were abundant . 3 in 1968 general foods put up another plant for franklin baker in davao to ensure a steady coconut supply for its manufacture . in 1987 philip morris owners of general foods bought kraft and the franklin baker desiccated coconut products were put into the kraft food ingredients group . the franklin baker desiccated coconut products were branded as baker s. in 2004 kraft sold the franklin baker industrial product lines to the investment company andorra investments corporation . references edit hauser odell . 1976 . the sesqui centennial international exposition page 345 . philadelphia current publications inc. philadelphia patent greg . 2002 . baking in america page 219 . usa houghton mifflin cookbooks diehl family . 2002 . civilian prisoners of the japanese in the philippine islands page 16 . turner publishing company external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title franklin baker company & oldid 743597766 categories food manufacturers of the united statescompanies established in 1897coconut organizationsmanufacturing companies based in philadelphiacoconut productionfood and drink companies established in 1897hidden categories articles needing additional references from july 2007all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 10 october 2016 at 10 01 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view