# Millstone Coffee

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'''Millstone Coffee''' was a [brand](/source/brand) of coffee sold in the [US](/source/United_States), a division of [The J.M. Smucker Company](/source/The_J.M._Smucker_Company).  The company sold whole bean and ground coffee in retail settings and on its website.

==History==
The company was founded in [Everett, Washington](/source/Everett%2C_Washington), in 1981. Founder Phil Johnson sold 100-pound sacks of Arabica beans to high-end coffee shops in the greater [Seattle](/source/Seattle) area and pioneered the idea of selling whole-beaned coffees to [supermarket](/source/supermarket)s.

Johnson sold the company to [Procter & Gamble](/source/Procter_%26_Gamble) in 1996, which closed most of the Everett operation and ran the company from Ohio. Johnson took the assets P&G did not purchase and created the Cascade Coffee company, which continues to do business in Everett.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.snohomishcountybusinessjournal.com/archive/mar01/cascadecoffee-mar01.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825203005/http://www.snohomishcountybusinessjournal.com/archive/mar01/cascadecoffee-mar01.htm|archivedate=2007-08-25|title=Cascade Coffee has to know beans|website=Snohomish County Business Journal}}</ref>

==Expansion==
In January 2008, Procter & Gamble announced plans to create an independent company named the [Folgers](/source/Folgers) Coffee Company. The company consisted of three segments: Retail, Commercial, and Millstone.<ref>{{Cite news |agency=Associated Press |date=2003-09-16 |title=P.& G. Starts to Sell 'Fair Trade' Coffee |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/16/business/p-g-starts-to-sell-fair-trade-coffee.html |access-date=2023-04-04 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

==Merger==
On November 6, 2008, The J. M. Smucker Company announced the completion of its merger with the Folgers Coffee Company. On September 9, 2016, J.M. Smucker Co. announced its decision to discontinue the Millstone brand, citing 'lack of sustainable demand'.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.vendingtimes.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=EB79A487112B48A296B38C81345C8C7F&nm=Vending+Features&type=Publishing&mod=Publications::Article&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=6174C39027CE4E67B5A2BA8460171923 |title=Smucker Discontinues Millstone Coffee Discount Coffee Acquires Remaining Stock |website=www.vendingtimes.com |access-date=2016-10-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=MarketScreener |title=The J. M. Smucker Company acquired the remaining stake in Millstone Coffee, Inc. |url=https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/THE-JM-SMUCKER-COMPANY-14400/news/The-J-M-Smucker-Company-acquired-the-remaining-stake-in-Millstone-Coffee-Inc-35358325/ |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=www.marketscreener.com |date=23 August 2016 |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
* [Bokar Coffee](/source/Bokar_Coffee)

==References==
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==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.millstone.com}}{{Dead link|date=January 2024}}
*[https://custom-coffee-mugs.com/ Custom Coffee Mugs]

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Category:Coffee brands
Category:Products introduced in 1981
Category:The J.M. Smucker Co. brands
Category:Products and services discontinued in 2016

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