JAB Completes Acquisition of Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Inc. October 29, 2012
A Note About Peet's, October 05, 2015
“As of this week, we [Stumptown] have been acquired by Peet’s Coffee & Tea.”
Peet's Coffee & Tea Buys Intelligentsia Coffee Oct 30, 2015
“This is Peet's second major purchase in a month. In early October, the company announced its purchase of Portland, Ore.-based Stumptown Coffee.”
JDE Peet’s is the world's leading pure-play coffee and tea company
— Publicly-listed in Amsterdam
Nestlé acquires majority interest in Blue Bottle Coffee SEP 14, 2017
From Nestle’s 2017 Annual Report:
In 2017, several acquisitions helped to strengthen our positions in fast‑growing categories and to give access to new business models. Responding to consumer demand for new coffee experiences, we took a majority stake in the U.S. coffee roaster and retailer Blue Bottle Coffee…
To further enhance Nestlé’s coffee portfolio in premium experiences and e‑commerce, we acquired a majority stake in the super premium U.S. roaster and retailer Blue Bottle Coffee in late 2017. Blue Bottle’s success is built on three key values: deliciousness, hospitality and sustainability. With 49 cafés and a further 39 to be opened in 2018, future strategic growth focuses on expanding its retail presence in the U.S. and Asia, and accelerating its online and supermarket presence.
I like the use of the term “super premium.”
Chobani Acquires La Colombe December 15, 2023
Chobani acquired La Colombe for $900 million. Chobani financed the acquisition through the combination of a newly issued $550 million term loan, cash on hand and the exchange of Keurig Dr Pepper’s (KDP) minority equity stake in La Colombe into Chobani equity.
Counter Culture Coffee still independent
Death Wish Coffee is a terrible name and I’m turned off by their whole approach, “rebellious by nature,” all the tatted Millennials, and it’s based in Saratoga Springs so I should support them, but nah!
Founded in 2012. We're headquartered in downtown Saratoga Springs with manufacturing down the road in Round Lake, New York. We live to rebel against blah beans—and a boring, lackluster life.
[Don’t tell me how to live my boring, lackluster life, you assholes.]