It was purchased by the Acme Packing Company, which shut down in 1943 due to supply shortages related to World War II.
The company is notable due to its connection to the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL).
Curly Lambeau, one of the co-founders of the Packers, worked as a shipping clerk in 1919 for the Indian Packing Company.
[7] In 1919, Curly Lambeau and George Whitney Calhoun worked together to form a local football team in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Lambeau, who had recently started a job as a shipping clerk for the Indian Packing Company, reached out to his employer, Frank Peck, for funding to support the new team.
[8][9] The company put up funding to purchase equipment and allowed the team to use a field next to the packing plant for practices.