Maui Pineapple Company, Ltd. (MPC) was a subsidiary of Maui Land & Pineapple Company Inc, and was the USA’s largest grower, processor, and shipper of Hawaiian pineapples. MPC had existed for a century, based in Maui, Hawaii, United States, and at one time cultivated and processed approximately 2,200 acres (9 km2) of pineapple. The company was the last producer of Maui-grown pineapple, from 1909 to 2009.
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