Legacy of Superior Quality

The story of the Franklin Baker Company begins in 1897, when Mr. Franklin Baker, a flour miller, saw the enormous potential of desiccated coconuts in the U.S. market. Looking for a primary source of coconuts, he came to the Philippines. In 1921, he and his son, Franklin Baker Jr., put up plant facilities in Sta. Mesa, Manila. In 1927, General Foods Corporation acquired the company. Plant facilities were transferred to San Pablo, Laguna, where coconut plantations were abundant. In 1968, General Foods put up another plant for Franklin Baker in Davao to ensure steady coconut supply for all its local and international customers.

In 1987, Philip Morris, which owned General Foods, bought Kraft. The Franklin Baker desiccated coconut products were put into the Kraft Food Ingredients Group. The Franklin Baker desiccated coconut products were branded as Baker’s. In 2004, Kraft, realizing that coconut products were not totally aligned with its core businesses, decided to sell the Franklin Baker industrial product lines. Out of the many companies that put in their bids, Kraft selected one company… Andorra Investments Corporation.

Today, the legacy of Mr. Franklin Baker, Sr., originally begun in 1897, continues. To this day, the name of Franklin Baker equates with superior coconut products.