A Century of Blessings on the Vine! From Cows to Watermelons, Pumpkins, & Squash! 1925- 2025

Delphino Perry immigrates to Manteca, CA and starts a dairy near the current Office/Packing Plant is today

Harvesting watermelons at Delphino Perry’s

Perry’s fruit stand opens

Delphino Perry begins selling produce to Skaggs as they turn into Safeway Stores

Sending watermelons on the railcars to the Bay Area

Perry & Sons fruit stand

D.V. Perry & Son expansion continues with the marriage of George Perry to Violet

D.V. Perry & Son expands to include “Sons” with the birth of George Jr

Perry & Sons fruit stand in Manteca, California

Modernization’s influence with trucking watermelons

Joe Carcione, of television’s “The Green Grocer” fame, featured George Sr and his on his show about produce.

The family business includes all 4 of George & Violet’s children; Art, Caroline, George Jr. and youngest son, David.

Business continued to grow and George & Violet Perry became quite the hit among grower banquets and award events

Geo. Perry & Sons, fame continued to chase them and George Perry became known as the “Pumpkin King” when this article came out in “People” magazine in 1982

The fruit stand continued even bigger at the old I-5 location

Costco supplier – Stockton Costco opened up in 1986 – Geo. Perry & Sons watermelons showed up shortly after!

Fruit Stand closes

Perry & Sons watermelons shipping to Japan & Hawaii

As family businesses do, the Perrys grew and grew and grew. Including sons and daughters of both Art and George Jr.

Lil’ Perry’s mini-seedless

Perry’s Honor Market Manteca launches

Perry’s Market opens in Manteca