OUR HISTORY
For most people, 75 years is nearly a lifetime.
For the Peterson Chemical Company it has been many lifetimes. And for Alan Peterson, the business has been his life since he took over the company from his grandmother in 1983.
In 1941, Karl and Ethel Peterson lived in Price on Third West and Fourth South in an adobe house, while Karl worked hard in the mine at Horse Canyon. Then one day there was an accident; Karl had broken his neck in a mine accident, and he could no longer work as a miner.
At that point he decided to go into the candy business, forming the Peterson Candy Company.
The company's small fleet of delivery vans went all over Carbon and Emery counties.The business they began started in the basement of that adobe home and grew and grew and grew.
Later the company added other snack foods to their line, like Clover Club Potato Chips. But even with the added lines the business was a struggle.
The company eventually moved out of the basement and into a new warehouse. Then in 1966, Karl convinced his son Dick to come to work for him. It was then that things began to change for the business.
Along with Karl and Dick, two other sons, Ted and Jim, also worked in the business. At that time the business also changed it's identity to Peterson Chemical, because they were finding that there was so little profit in candy that they had to find another line of business to support it. And so was born the only free standing janitorial supply company in Carbon County.
Karl Peterson founded Peterson Candy Company in 1941. By 1970 the company had almost weeded out all the food stuffs from it's lines and has since provided its' customers with the best in chemical and janitorial supplies!
For the Peterson Chemical Company it has been many lifetimes. And for Alan Peterson, the business has been his life since he took over the company from his grandmother in 1983.
In 1941, Karl and Ethel Peterson lived in Price on Third West and Fourth South in an adobe house, while Karl worked hard in the mine at Horse Canyon. Then one day there was an accident; Karl had broken his neck in a mine accident, and he could no longer work as a miner.
At that point he decided to go into the candy business, forming the Peterson Candy Company.
The company's small fleet of delivery vans went all over Carbon and Emery counties.The business they began started in the basement of that adobe home and grew and grew and grew.
Later the company added other snack foods to their line, like Clover Club Potato Chips. But even with the added lines the business was a struggle.
The company eventually moved out of the basement and into a new warehouse. Then in 1966, Karl convinced his son Dick to come to work for him. It was then that things began to change for the business.
Along with Karl and Dick, two other sons, Ted and Jim, also worked in the business. At that time the business also changed it's identity to Peterson Chemical, because they were finding that there was so little profit in candy that they had to find another line of business to support it. And so was born the only free standing janitorial supply company in Carbon County.
Karl Peterson founded Peterson Candy Company in 1941. By 1970 the company had almost weeded out all the food stuffs from it's lines and has since provided its' customers with the best in chemical and janitorial supplies!
