Summary

Plastic Mocopan bag used by Mocopan Food Processing Company at Preston to package and brand their produce. Mocopan was established by Agostino Monici, Sergio Coperchini and Vic Panettieri in 1953. The name was an amalgamation of the surnames of the three men. Mocopan was originally composed of three sections; coffee processing and sales; the production of smallgoods, and the processing of polenta flour. The smallgoods were unsuccessful and both Coperchini and Panettieri left the company, a succession of partners followed, including Frank Dimattina. Mocopan was managed by the Dimattina's until 1995 when it was sold to a multi-national.

Physical Description

Rectangular plastic bag. On front is Mocopan logo, green six pointed star with southern cross in top point, there are two sheaves of corn on either side of the logo and extensive text below. On the back of the bag on a yellow background is extensive red text with recipes for basic polenta, fried polenta, corn meal cookies and corn meal pancakes.

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