HENRY AVOCADO CORPORATION

Our long history briefly stated…
Henry Avocado was founded in 1925 by Charles Henry and his wife Florence, who were among the first to plant avocados in San Diego County. Their sons Gil and Warren joined the company after Gil’s service in WWII and Warren’s service in the Korean War. Along with their mother, they took on added responsibilities when Charles was fatally injured in an accident in 1953. Later in the 1950’s, their cousin, George Schoeffel joined them as sales manager. Over the years, additional partners were added to assist with the expanding business and replace the retiring original partners. The current managing owners are Phil Henry in administration and marketing, Don Hoey in sales, Rick Opel in farm management, and Vic Varvel in packing operations. The original Henry farm has been in continuous avocado production since 1925.