Westwood, Mass-based Filterfresh Coffee Service, a subsidiary of Van Houtte Inc, yesterday [Wednesday] announced it has acquired four separate coffee operations in the US under its strategic growth plan.
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Ag-Horn Coffee and Food Service Company, Filterfresh San Antonio, Alpine Roastery’s Office Coffee Service Division-Coffee for a Purpose, and Filterfresh Hudson Valley, will all operate as Filterfresh Coffee Service-owned operations.
Roger Cohen, VP, Filterfresh Coffee Service, commented: “This is an exciting time for Filterfresh – these four acquisitions clearly leverage our position as the dominant office coffee option across the US.
“The basis of our business is to provide our customers with a total office coffee solution, not just equipment, but with a wealth of coffee and beverage options. As we continue to expand in the marketplace by acquiring companies in key regions, re-acquiring franchises and developing new franchises, our total office coffee solution has proven to be an invaluable and cost effective tool for the Filterfresh family of companies and its customers.”
Filterfresh Coffee Service is acquiring two distinct coffee operations in Texas. Ag-Horn Coffee and Food Service Company, based in San Antonio and Austin, TX, is an office coffee supplier with approximately 1,900 customers. Filterfresh San Antonio, also serving the San Antonio and Austin markets, is being acquired from Willi Bachmann, one of the original franchisees. Both companies will be consolidated and will operate as Filterfresh San Antonio and Filterfresh Austin serving the greater San Antonio and Austin markets.
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By GlobalDataMark & Paul Millender, sons of the original owner of the Ag-Horn Coffee and Food Service Company, will become the general managers of the newly formed Texas operations in San Antonio and Austin. Mr. Bachmann will remain on board temporarily to assist in the transition.
Coffee for a Purpose, the Denver-based coffee service division of Alpine Roastery, has approximately 650 customers. The company brings its reputation as the area’s highest-quality roaster to the Filterfresh family of operations. Filterfresh will assume six employees as a result of this acquisition and integrate this company into the Filterfresh Denver corporate operation.
The acquisition of Filterfresh Hudson Valley, which services the New York Metro region, will be consolidated with the Filterfresh Atlantic Jersey corporate operation, with the exception of the Bronx. Bob & Catherine Bross, long-term Filterfresh franchise owners, will continue to operate a piece of their former Filterfresh franchise in the Bronx as the newly formed Filterfresh Bronx County.
Ron McArthur, executive VP, Coffee Break Group, Van Houtte, added: “New York, Texas and Denver are all strategic regions for Filterfresh and the four acquisitions as a whole enhance our dominance in the OCS marketplace.
“We are happy to include these companies as integral parts of the national network of Filterfresh operations. This new customer base will now benefit from Filterfresh’s wide array of hot beverage products and quality services.”
