MG Timeline

In need of storage following the fire, the company acquires the former Birds Eye Frozen Foods plant on Harvest Drive and a new line of products are introduced, including Classic Lemonade, Prickly Passion Lemonade, and Blood Orange. Read More

Fire destroys the Apple Growers cold storage. Martinelli’s lost millions of dollars worth of apples and finished product. Read More

S. John Martinelli becomes president of the Company. Read More

The Sparkling Apple blend line is expanded to include Wild Berry, Raspberry, Cherry, Mango, Peach and Pear. Read More

A new high speed sparkling line and large warehouse is added to the West Beach plant to triple capacity and keep up with growing demand. Read More

A small sparkling cider line was assembled with used equipment to help build the business volume up in anticipation of the next major expansion. Apple-Grape is introduced to the sparkling apple juice product line. Read More

The 285,000 square foot former Green Giant frozen food plant on West Beach Street is acquired, allowing the company’s warehousing and shipping operations to be consolidated. Read More

As the first of the sparkling apple juice blends, Apple-Cranberry is introduced. Read More