List of coffee companies
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This is a list of companies that roast and/or distribute coffee.
| Company | Established | Headquarters | Roasting? | Coffeehouse Coffeehouse A coffeehouse or coffee shop is an establishment which primarily serves prepared coffee or other hot beverages. It shares some of the characteristics of a bar, and some of the characteristics of a restaurant, but it is different from a cafeteria. As the name suggests, coffeehouses focus on... s? |
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| Genovese Coffee | 1970 | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Yes | Yes | |
| Alterra Coffee Roasters Alterra Coffee Roasters Alterra Coffee Roasters is a specialty coffee roaster based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It has been a supplier of roasted coffee to its own chain of cafes in the Milwaukee area since 1993. It is also a supplier of beans and coffee to a number of grocery stores, restaurants, and independent coffee... |
1993 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Yes | Yes | |
| Aroma Espresso Bar Aroma Espresso Bar Aroma Espresso Bar is an Israeli espresso and coffee chain with 123 branches around the country, several branches in the United States, Canada and Ukraine and single locations in Germany, Cyprus, Romania and Kazakhstan... |
1994 | Jerusalem, Israel | Yes | Yes | |
| Bodega Coffee Company | 1985 | San Francisco, CA | |||
| Bridgehead Coffee Bridgehead Coffee Founded in 1981 in Toronto by two United Church ministers and two lay people, Bridgehead is a small fair trade coffeehouse chain which now has twelve outlets in Ottawa, Canada. In addition to coffee and organic teas, it sells snacks as well as soups and salads made in its own kitchen... |
1981 | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | No | Yes | |
| Caffè Nero Caffè Nero Caffè Nero or Caffè Nero Group Ltd is an Italian-style coffee shop chain primarily based in the UK. It was founded in 1997 in London as the Caffe Nero Group by Gerry Ford... |
1997 | London, United Kingdom | No | Yes | |
| Coffee Beanery Coffee Beanery Coffee Beanery is a Flushing, Michigan-based chain of coffee shops operating in the US, Europe, Asia, and US Territories. The company was founded in 1976... |
Flushing, MI | ||||
| Café Bom Dia Café Bom Dia Café Bom Dia is a family-owned, integrated coffee producer rooted in four generations of growers. Today, the Marques de Paiva family sources beans from growers, and delivers coffee to customers throughout the world.-From tree to customer:... |
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| Café Britt Café Britt Café Britt produces gourmet coffee, fine chocolate and specialty gift items. They have more than 77 gift stores in eight countries and an online store. They operate in many countries in Latin America, the Caribbean, and the United States... |
1985 | Costa Rica | |||
| Café Coffee Day Cafe Coffee Day Café Coffee Day is a division of India's largest coffee conglomerate, Amalgamated Bean Coffee Trading Company Ltd. . ABCTCL grows coffee in its own estates of 10,000 acres . The land value of the plantations is US$250–300 million. It is the largest producer of Arabica beans in Asia... |
1996 | Bengaluru, India | Yes | Yes | Café Coffee day, Coffee Day Express, Coffee Day Beverages, Fresh & Ground |
| Caribou Coffee Caribou Coffee Caribou Coffee Company is a specialty coffee and espresso retailer, the second largest in the United States after Starbucks. Caribou sells coffee, tea, and bakery goods in 415 company-owned coffeehouses in 16 states and the District of Columbia, as well as 126 franchise locations worldwide.-... |
1992 | Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, United States | |||
| Coffeeshop Company Coffeeshop Company Coffeeshop Company is an Austrian family enterprise and part of the Schärf Group of companies. It has specialized in the production of high quality Espresso coffee from highland Arabica coffee beans... |
1999 | Vienna, Austria | |||
| Community Coffee Community Coffee Community Coffee is a coffee roasting and retail company based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US. Founded in 1919, Community Coffee is the largest family-owned coffee company in America. Community Coffee uses 100% Arabica coffee beans. The company has developed partnerships with coffee growers in South... |
1919 | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | |||
| Costa Coffee Costa Coffee Costa Coffee is a British coffeehouse company founded in 1971 by Italian brothers Sergio and Bruno Costa, as a wholesale operation supplying roasted coffee to caterers and specialist Italian coffee shops. Since 1995 it has been a subsidiary of Whitbread, since when the company has grown to over... |
1971 | Dunstable Dunstable Dunstable is a market town and civil parish located in Bedfordshire, England. It lies on the eastward tail spurs of the Chiltern Hills, 30 miles north of London. These geographical features form several steep chalk escarpments most noticeable when approaching Dunstable from the north.-Etymology:In... , England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental... |
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| Douwe Egberts Douwe Egberts Douwe Egberts is a Dutch corporation that processes and trades coffee, tea, and other groceries. Its full name is Douwe Egberts Koninklijke Tabaksfabriek-Koffiebranderijen-Theehandel NV, which translates as "Douwe Egberts Royal Tobacco Factory - Coffee Roasters - Tea Traders, Plc."... |
1753 | Joure Joure Joure is a town in the Dutch province of Friesland. With 13,000 inhabitants, it is the largest town in the municipality of Skarsterlân.-History:... and Utrecht Utrecht (city) Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features... the Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... |
Yes | Part of Sara Lee Corporation; Kanis & Gunnik, Van Nelle | |
| Delta Cafés Delta Cafés Delta Cafés , officially named Novadelta - Comércio e Indústria de Cafes, S.A., is a Portuguese coffee roasting and coffee packaging company headquartered in Campo Maior, Alentejo. The company was founded in 1961 and is among the top market leaders in the Iberian Peninsula... |
1961 | Campo Maior Campo Maior Campo Maior , is a municipality in the Portalegre District, Alentejo Region, Portugal.The municipality has an area of 247,26 km² and a population of 8359 . It is divided into 3 parishes . It is bordered by Spain on the North and East, by Elvas Municipality on the Southeast, and by Arronches... , Portugal |
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| Diedrich Coffee Diedrich Coffee Diedrich Coffee is a coffee company based in Irvine, CA. Its first coffee house in Orange County, CA was opened in 1983. It owns the American mall-based stores for Gloria Jean's Coffees... |
1972 | Irvine, California Irvine, California Irvine is a suburban incorporated city in Orange County, California, United States. It is a planned city, mainly developed by the Irvine Company since the 1960s. Formally incorporated on December 28, 1971, the city has a population of 212,375 as of the 2010 census. However, the California... , United States |
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| Dunkin Donuts | 1950 | Quincy, Massachusetts Quincy, Massachusetts Quincy is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Its nicknames are "City of Presidents", "City of Legends", and "Birthplace of the American Dream". As a major part of Metropolitan Boston, Quincy is a member of Boston's Inner Core Committee for the Metropolitan Area Planning Council... , United States |
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| Dunn Bros Dunn Bros Dunn Bros Coffee is a franchise company of coffeehouses founded in St. Paul, Minnesota, in December 1987 by brothers Ed and Dan Dunn. The first store was opened on Grand Avenue in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1987, when Ed Dunn drove a pickup truck loaded with his refurbished 1950s Probat roaster from... |
1987 | St. Paul, Minnesota, United States | |||
| Eight O'Clock Coffee Eight O'Clock Coffee Eight O'Clock Coffee is the brand name of the light roast of coffee introduced by the American supermarket chain A&P in 1859. In 1919, the roast was renamed and given its current trademark. According to legend, the company came up with the name by conducting a survey asking people what time of day... |
1859 | Montvale, New Jersey Montvale, New Jersey Montvale is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 7,844.Montvale was incorporated as a borough on August 31, 1894, from portions of Orvil Township and Washington Township, at the height of the "Boroughitis" craze then... , United States |
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| Equal Exchange Equal Exchange Equal Exchange is a for-profit Fairtrade worker-owned, cooperative headquartered in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Equal Exchange distributes organic, gourmet coffee, tea, sugar, cocoa, and chocolate bars produced by farmer cooperatives in Latin America, Africa and Asia. Founded in 1986, it is... |
1986 | West Bridgewater, Massachusetts West Bridgewater, Massachusetts West Bridgewater is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,634 at the 2000 census.- History :West Bridgewater was first settled in 1651 as a part of Olde Bridgewater... , United States |
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| Green Mountain Coffee | 1981 | Waterbury, Vermont Waterbury, Vermont Waterbury is a town in Washington County in central Vermont, in the United States. It is also the name of a village within that town. The population was 4,915 at the 2000 census.-Economy:-Industry:... , United States |
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| Green Cup Roastery | 2010 | Brampton, Ontario Brampton, Ontario Brampton is the third-largest city in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada and the seat of Peel Region. As of the 2006 census, Brampton's population stood at 433,806, making it the 11th largest city in Canada. It is also one of Canada's fastest growing municipalities, with an average... , Canada |
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| Highlands Coffee Highlands Coffee Highlands Coffee is a Vietnamese coffee shop chain and producer and distributor of coffee products, established in Hanoi by Vietnamese American David Thai in 1998. The founding of the Highlands Coffee company marked the first time an Overseas Vietnamese was able to register a private company within... |
1998 | Vietnam | Yes | ||
| Illy Illy illycaffè is a brand of coffee produced in Trieste, Italy.illy produces only one blend in three roast variations: normal, dark roast, and decaffeinated. The blend is packaged as whole beans, pre-ground coffee, E.S.E. pods, or iperEspresso Capsules.... |
1933 | Italy | |||
| Indian Coffee House | Early 1940's | India | Yes | ||
| Island Moon Coffee | 1972 | Kealakekua, HI, United States | |||
| Jittery Joe's Jittery Joe's Jittery Joe's is a chain of coffee houses based in Athens, Georgia. In 1994, the first Jittery Joe’s opened in downtown Athens, Georgia, near the famed 40 Watt Club. Open 24 hours a day, they offered fresh coffee roasted in-store. There are now five locations in Athens, two in Watkinsville, GA and... |
1994 | Athens, Georgia, United States | |||
| Juan Valdez Cafe Juan Valdez Cafe Juan Valdez Cafe is a multinational coffeehouse chain based in Colombia that specializes in coffee retail. Its purpose is to become a member of the worldwide coffee restaurant business, and promote Colombian coffee, which is reputed to be the richest coffee in the world ₢... |
2002 | Colombia | |||
| Koa Coffee Plantation Koa Coffee Plantation Koa Coffee Plantation is a grower and processor of Kona coffee on Hawaii island, United States.The company was established on the western slopes of Mauna Loa in Captain Cook, Hawaii by Marin Artukovich in 1997, at .... |
1997 | Captain Cook, Hawaii, United States | |||
| Kraft Foods Kraft Foods Kraft Foods Inc. is an American confectionery, food and beverage conglomerate. It markets many brands in more than 170 countries. 12 of its brands annually earn more than $1 billion worldwide: Cadbury, Jacobs, Kraft, LU, Maxwell House, Milka, Nabisco, Oscar Mayer, Philadelphia, Trident, Tang... |
1903 | Jacobs Coffee, Gevalia Gevalia Gevalia is the largest coffee roastery in Scandinavia. In North America, the company sells coffee and teas directly to consumers via home delivery. Customers order from a customer servicenter and a website that was relaunched in August 2009... , Kenco Kenco Kenco is a brand of instant coffee, and roast & ground coffee distributed by Kraft Foods in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Originally known as the Kenya Coffee Company, they started distributing coffee to Britain in 1923... , Maxwell House Maxwell House Maxwell House is a brand of coffee manufactured by a like-named division of Kraft Foods. Introduced in 1892, it is named in honor of the Maxwell House Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. For many years until the late 1980s it was the largest-selling coffee in the U.S. and is currently second behind... , General Foods International General Foods International General Foods International is a subdivision of the Kraft Foods corporation, based in the United States. General Foods International produces several different flavors of instant coffee.... , Sanka Sanka Sanka is a brand of instant decaffeinated coffee, sold around the world, and was one of the earliest decaffeinated varieties. Sanka is distributed in the United States by Kraft Foods.-History:... , Tassimo Tassimo The Tassimo Hot Beverage System is a consumer coffee machine that prepares one-cup servings of espresso, regular coffee, tea, hot chocolate, and various other coffee drinks, notably those including milk such as latte or cappuccino.... |
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| Lavazza Lavazza Luigi Lavazza S.p.A. is an Italian manufacturer of coffee products. Founded in Turin in 1895 by Luigi Lavazza, it was initially run from a small grocery store at Via San Tommaso 10. The business of Lavazza S.p.A. is currently administered by the third and fourth generation of the Lavazza family.-... |
1895 | Italy | |||
| Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA | 1973 | Chase & Sanborn, Chock full o'Nuts Chock full o'Nuts Chock full o’Nuts is a chain of lunch counters in New York City that spawned a brand of coffee.-History:The chain was founded by William Black , an American immigrant who sold nuts in Times Square to theater-goers. In 1926, he opened a store on Broadway and 43rd Street, and began selling coffee and... , Hills Bros., MJB MJB (coffee) MJB is an American brand of coffee currently owned by Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA, a company in the Massimo Zanetti Beverage Group. MJB is popular in the western United States, western Canada and Japan.... |
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| Matthew Algie Matthew Algie Matthew Algie is a company selling coffee, coffee-making machines, tea, and other products such as hot chocolate primarily in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.... |
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| Markus Coffee | 1957 | London, United Kingdom | Yes | Yes | |
| Molinari Molinari Molinari is a family name that may refer to any of several people.* Alfonsina Molinari, a Puerto Rican actress and opera singer* Anna Molinari an Italian fashion designer, founder of Blumarine and other brands in the Blufin group... |
Modena, Italy | ||||
| Nestlé Nestlé Nestlé S.A. is the world's largest food and nutrition company. Founded and headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland, Nestlé originated in a 1905 merger of the Anglo-Swiss Milk Company, established in 1867 by brothers George Page and Charles Page, and Farine Lactée Henri Nestlé, founded in 1866 by Henri... |
1866 | Switzerland | Nescafé Nescafé Nescafé is a brand of instant coffee made by Nestlé. It comes in the form of many different products. The name is a portmanteau of the words "Nestlé" and "café". Nestlé's flagship powdered coffee product was introduced in Switzerland on April 1, 1938 after being developed for seven or eight years... , Nespresso Nespresso Nespresso is the brand name of Nestlé Nespresso S.A., an operating unit of the Nestlé Group based in Lausanne, Switzerland. Nespresso machines brew espresso from special capsules containing ground coffee.- History :... , Taster's Choice |
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| New England Coffee New England Coffee New England Coffee is New England’s largest independent specialty coffee roaster. Founded in 1916 by Menelaos Kaloyanides, George Kaloyanides and Megaklis Papadopoulos in Boston, Massachusetts, New England Coffee is currently owned and operated by a third generation of the Kaloyanides and Dostou... |
1916 | Malden, Massachusetts Malden, Massachusetts Malden is a suburban city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 59,450 at the 2010 census. In 2009 Malden was ranked as the "Best Place to Raise Your Kids" in Massachusetts by Bloomberg Businessweek Magazine.-History:... , United States |
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| Peet's Coffee & Tea Peet's Coffee & Tea Peet's Coffee & Tea is a specialty coffee roaster and retailer. Founded in 1966 by Alfred Peet in Berkeley, California as "Peet's Coffee, Tea & Spices", Peet's is especially known for its strong, dark roasted coffee, including its Major Dickason blend.- Company history :Alfred Peet started Peet's... |
1966 | Emeryville, California, United States | |||
| Procter & Gamble Procter & Gamble Procter & Gamble is a Fortune 500 American multinational corporation headquartered in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio and manufactures a wide range of consumer goods.... |
1837 | Folgers Folgers Folgers Coffee is a major brand of coffee in the United States, part of the food and beverage division of The J.M. Smucker Co.-Company history:... , Millstone |
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| San Rafael Coffee Company | 2010 | Carson City, Nevada, USA | Yes | Yes | |
| Sara Lee | 1939 | Douwe Egberts Douwe Egberts Douwe Egberts is a Dutch corporation that processes and trades coffee, tea, and other groceries. Its full name is Douwe Egberts Koninklijke Tabaksfabriek-Koffiebranderijen-Theehandel NV, which translates as "Douwe Egberts Royal Tobacco Factory - Coffee Roasters - Tea Traders, Plc."... , Senseo Senseo Senseo is a registered trademark for a coffee brewing system from Dutch companies Philips and Douwe Egberts, a subsidiary of Sara Lee Corporation... |
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| Schibello Caffé | 1999 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Yes | Yes | |
| Starbucks Starbucks Starbucks Corporation is an international coffee and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle, Washington. Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world, with 17,009 stores in 55 countries, including over 11,000 in the United States, over 1,000 in Canada, over 700 in the United Kingdom, and... |
1971 | Seattle, Washington, USA | Yes | Yes | Seattle's Best Coffee Seattle's Best Coffee Seattle's Best Coffee, a wholly owned subsidiary of Starbucks, is a specialty coffee retailer and wholesaler based in Seattle, Washington.Seattle's Best Coffee has retail stores and grocery sub-stores in 20 states and provinces and the District of Columbia. Sub-stores can also be found within many... |
| Starr's Market | 1979 | Missouri, United States | |||
| Strauss | 1930 | Petah Tikva Petah Tikva Petah Tikva known as Em HaMoshavot , is a city in the Center District of Israel, east of Tel Aviv.According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, at the end of 2009, the city's population stood at 209,600. The population density is approximately... , Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... |
Yes | Yes | Elite Instant Coffee, Elite Turkish Coffee, Platinum |
| Tchibo gmbh | 1949 | Hamburg, Germany | Yes | Yes | |
| Tim Hortons Tim Hortons Tim Hortons Inc. is a Canadian fast casual restaurant known for its coffee and doughnuts. It is also Canada's largest fast food service with over 3000 stores nationwide. It was founded in 1964 in Hamilton, Ontario, by Canadian hockey player Tim Horton and Jim Charade, after an initial venture in... |
1964 | Oakville, Ontario, Canada | Yes | ||
| Top Shelf Coffee Inc. Top Shelf Coffee Inc. Top Shelf Coffee,Inc. is a US privately owned and operated coffee company. Top Shelf Coffee was founded in 1994 as Top Shelf Coffee and Foods. The company was a medium scale business, operating mostly within Ohio; serving local factories, restaurants and coffee shops both small and large... |
1994 | Warren, Ohio | Yes | ||
| Trung Nguyên Trung Nguyên Trung Nguyên is a Vietnam-based business group involved in the production, processing and distribution of coffee. Trung Nguyên is a major domestic coffee brand within Vietnam, and exports its products to 25 countries, including major Asian markets such as Japan and Singapore.It is most noted for... |
1996 | Vietnam | Yes | Yes | |
| Tully's | 1992 | Seattle, Washington, United States | |||
| Dine Inn | 1992 | Chennai, India | |||
| Vinacafe Vinacafe Vinacafe is a Vietnam-based company involved in the production, processing and distribution of coffee and instant cereal mix... |
1969 | Vietnam | Yes | No |