Millstone Coffee
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Millstone Coffee is a brand of coffee sold in the US
, a division of The J. M. Smucker Company. The company sells whole bean and ground coffee in retail settings and on its website.
, in 1981. Founder Phil Johnson sold 100 pound sacks of Arabica beans to high-end coffee shops in the greater Seattle area, and pioneered the idea of selling whole-beaned coffees to supermarkets.
Johnson sold the company to Procter and Gamble in 1996, which closed down most of the Everett operation and runs the company out of Ohio. Johnson took the assets P&G did not purchase and created the Cascade Coffee company, which continues to do business in Everett.
In January, 2008, Procter & Gamble announced plans to create an independent company named The Folgers Coffee Company. The company consisted of three segments: Retail, Commercial, and Millstone.
On November 6, 2008, The J. M. Smucker Company announced the completion of its merger with The Folgers Coffee Company.
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, a division of The J. M. Smucker Company. The company sells whole bean and ground coffee in retail settings and on its website.
History
The company was founded in Everett, WashingtonEverett, Washington
Everett is the county seat of and the largest city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. Named for Everett Colby, son of founder Charles L. Colby, it lies north of Seattle. The city had a total population of 103,019 at the 2010 census, making it the 6th largest in the state and...
, in 1981. Founder Phil Johnson sold 100 pound sacks of Arabica beans to high-end coffee shops in the greater Seattle area, and pioneered the idea of selling whole-beaned coffees to supermarkets.
Johnson sold the company to Procter and Gamble in 1996, which closed down most of the Everett operation and runs the company out of Ohio. Johnson took the assets P&G did not purchase and created the Cascade Coffee company, which continues to do business in Everett.
In January, 2008, Procter & Gamble announced plans to create an independent company named The Folgers Coffee Company. The company consisted of three segments: Retail, Commercial, and Millstone.
On November 6, 2008, The J. M. Smucker Company announced the completion of its merger with The Folgers Coffee Company.
External links
- "Cascade Coffee has to know beans about business" The Everett Herald
- Cascade Coffee - company founded by Millstone founder Phil Johnson