Diedrich Coffee
Subsidiaries | Diedrich Coffee, Inc Coffee People |
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Website | Diedrich.com[dead link] |
Diedrich Coffee was a coffee company based in
History
The history of the company started with Charlotte Diedrich inheriting a coffee plantation in
Diedrich Coffee, a neighborhood coffeehouse, was founded by Martin Diedrich in 1983. He took over the retail, roasting and importing facets of the family business from retiring Carl. In September 1996, Diedrich Coffee went public.[citation needed]
The company bought rival chain Coffee People, which also held the franchise rights to Gloria Jean's Coffees in the United States, in July 1999.[2][3] In June 2004, Martin Diedrich resigned his position at Diedrich Coffee.[citation needed]
In September 2006, Diedrich Coffee announced plans to close its company-owned retail stores under the Diedrich and Coffee People brands, with 40 locations being sold to rival Starbucks and reopened under that brand.[4] The company continued as a roaster and wholesaler of coffee beans and as the franchisor of the Coffee People and Gloria Jean's brands.[5] The company also retained ownership of Coffee People stores inside the Portland International Airport.[6]
In 2009, Diedrich Coffee sold its US Gloria Jean's franchises to the Australian-owned Gloria Jean’s Coffees International.[7] As part of the deal, Diedrich retained the rights to use the Gloria Jean's brand in North America for wholesaling and Keurig coffee pods.[8]
On November 3, 2009, California-based
See also
References
- ^ "Celebrating The Rich Legacy Of Diedrich Coffee: A Journey From 1916 To Today - The Golden Lamb". 2023-12-24. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
- ^ Heritage[permanent dead link] Coffee people website. Retrieved October 10, 2008.
- ^ Diedrich Coffee of Irvine, Calif., to Buy Coffee People of Beaverton, Ore., Tribune News, February 12, 1999 courtesy link.
- ^ "Starbucks buys Coffee People stores, hippies mourn". AOL. 2006-09-18. Archived from the original on 2006-10-24. Retrieved 2006-09-18.
- Orange County Register. 2006-09-14. Retrieved 2006-09-14.
- ^ "Starbucks buys Coffee People stores, hippies mourn". AOL. 2006-09-18. Archived from the original on 2006-10-24. Retrieved 2006-09-18.
- ^ "Diedrich Coffee Completes Sale of Gloria Jean's Coffees Domestic Franchise Operations". Istockanalyst.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
- ^ "Diedrich Coffee Completes Sale of Gloria Jean's Coffees Domestic Franchise Operations". Istockanalyst.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
- ^ "Notable Mergers and Acquisitions of the Day 11/3: BRK-BBNI, SWK-BDK, PEET-DDRX". StreetInsider.com. 2009-11-03. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
- LATimes.com. 2009-12-08. Archived from the originalon December 13, 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
External links
- Diedrich Coffee Archived 2006-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
- Coffee People Archived 2008-08-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Gloria Jean's