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In article >,
(Christopher Green) wrote:
> It's an Eastern brand, headquarters in Maryland, distribution mainly
> east of the Mississippi. Biggest mass marketer of coffee in the US. It
> was the house brand of A&P since 1859; with the demise of A&P, it is
> now independent. Occupies pretty much the same market in the East that
> Folger's does in the West. "Bokar" (for Bogota-Cartagena) is a famous
> characteristic blend of theirs.
A&P is still alive:
<http://www.aptea.com/index.asp>
They have stores under the following names:
In the US, A&P, Waldbaum's, A&P Super Foodmart, The Food Emporium, Super
Fresh, Farmer Jack, Sav-A-Center and Food Basics
In Canada, A&P, Dominion, Ultra Food & Drug, Food Basics and The Barn
Markets
Eight O'Clock Coffee was acquired by Gryphon Investors in November of
2003.
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