Summary
Sheet of Mocopan bags used by Mocopan Food Processing Company at Preston to package and brand their produce, circa 1972. 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 piece of clear plastic with rectangles at regular intervals, with a white background, black boarder, half a blue coffee pot and text in green and red. Parallel to these are a smaller white rectangle with text in black and red, one has English text the other Italian.
More Information
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Collection Names
Museums Victoria/Italian Historical Society Co.As.It Collection
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Collecting Areas
Home & Community, Sustainable Futures, Working Life & Trades
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Phil Magris, Italian Historical Society (Co.As.It), 21 Jan 2000
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Manufactured For
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User
Mocopan Coffee, Preston, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1972
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Inscriptions
In large rectangle: coffee/by/Mocopan (printed in red)/continental/style/tipo/famiglia (printed in blue)/1 KG NET/E2160 (printed in black) In smaller rectangle: BLENDED AND ROASTED TO PERFECTION/ BY (printed in black) Mocopan (printed in red) In smaller rectangle on other side: MISCELATO E TOSTATO ALLA PERFEZIONE/CAFFE (printed in black) Mocopan(printed in red).
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Brand Names
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Classification
Manufacturing & industry, Food & drinks - coffee & tea, Product packaging
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Keywords
Coffee, Food & Drink Consumption, Food Storage & Preservation, Italian Communities, Italian Immigration