Eight O'Clock Coffee
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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 they drank coffee most. The majority of those surveyed reported that they typically drank coffee at 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., which is why company went with the name "Eight O'Clock Coffee."
In the 1930s Eight O'Clock coffee had gained over a quarter of the U.S. market share. By 1930, it was the most popular brand of coffee in the United States. In 1979 A&P licensed its division Compass Foods, Inc. to sell Eight O'Clock coffee to other retailers including competing supermarket chains. In July 2005, it was acquired by India's Tata Coffee.
Today Eight O'Clock Coffee is the fourth largest seller of coffee in the U.S. In 2009, Consumer Reports rated its 100 percent Colombian as its best buy for ground brews, beating well-known brands including Folgers
, Maxwell House
and Starbucks
. The Eight O'Clock Coffee company is headquartered in Montvale, NJ and produces its coffee in Landover, MD.
The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, better known as A&P, is a supermarket and liquor store chain in the United States. Its supermarkets, which are under six different banners, are found in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. A&P's liquor stores, known as...
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 they drank coffee most. The majority of those surveyed reported that they typically drank coffee at 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., which is why company went with the name "Eight O'Clock Coffee."
In the 1930s Eight O'Clock coffee had gained over a quarter of the U.S. market share. By 1930, it was the most popular brand of coffee in the United States. In 1979 A&P licensed its division Compass Foods, Inc. to sell Eight O'Clock coffee to other retailers including competing supermarket chains. In July 2005, it was acquired by India's Tata Coffee.
Today Eight O'Clock Coffee is the fourth largest seller of coffee in the U.S. In 2009, Consumer Reports rated its 100 percent Colombian as its best buy for ground brews, beating well-known brands including 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:...
, 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...
and 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...
. The Eight O'Clock Coffee company is headquartered in Montvale, NJ and produces its coffee in Landover, MD.
Coffee products
Eight O'Clock Coffee sells 11 to 42 oz. bags of coffee, both whole bean and ground. Their coffee is available in 11 flavors:- Original
- Decaf Original
- 100% Colombian
- Decaf 100% Colombian
- Bokar
- French Roast
- Dark Italian Roast
- 50% Decaf
- Hazelnut
- French Vanilla
- Mocha