Since 2003, they have been a subsidiary of American coffeehouse chain Starbucks. Seattle’s Best Coffee has retail stores and grocery sub-stores in 20 states and provinces and the District of Columbia. Sub-stores can also be found at many other businesses and college campuses, including JCPenney and Subway restaurants.
We entered a competition to name the “best cup of coffee in Seattle,” and when our notably smooth taste earned us the coffee crown, we changed our name to Seattle’s Best Coffee. Our inaugural signature blend was named for a cat named Henry who liked to warm up next to the roasters.
In 1998, AFC Enterprises purchased Seattle Coffee Holdings and began franchising the Seattle’s Best Coffee brand. During AFC Enterprises’ ownership, Seattle Coffee Company’s Vashon Island roasterie was upgraded and the company’s organic coffee line was established.
Seattle’s Best Coffee Cafes are found in larger JCPenney department stores when the company signed a contract in the late 1990s to have in-store cafés in department stores.
· Who owns Seattle Chocolate? Jean Thompson Jean Thompson is the Owner and CEO of Seattle Chocolate Company – makers of the Seattle Chocolate and jcoco fine chocolate brands. Jean has been running the company for the past 18 years. Prior to that she was a stay-at-home mom and earlier still, had a career in the high-tech sector, including a …
· The Seattle Mariners announced former player Ken Griffey Jr. has purchased shares of the organization and become part-owner of the ball club. This is a move signals a new day for the Mariners and …
· The Seattle Kraken are set to take the ice for the first time during the 2021-22 season after their owners recently submitted the team’s final expansion payment to the National Hockey League (NHL). The Kraken ownership group, Seattle Hockey Partners, consists of majority owner David Bonderman, group CEO Tod Leiweke and famous film producer Jerry …
· The current generation of the family is focusing on other pursuits, including politics, a press release said.Seattle Fish Co. sells sustainable seafood and gourmet products to 1,400 restaurants and retailers in the Rocky Mountains region, the release said.The release said current management — president and CEO Derek Figueroa, COO Hamish Walker and CFO Pete …
· Seattle is home to several excellent broadcasting companies who have made this a great radio market.” Lotus Communications owns and operates more than 40 radio stations in the United States. KVI is a conservative Talk station that features a local morning show hosted by John Carlson and syndicated programming with Lars Larson, Sean Hannity …
· One Washington liquor label recently picked up some serious star power. On March 3, Brown Sugar Bourbon — a popular flavored bourbon created by Gig Harbor-based spirits maker Heritage Distilling Company — announced that Academy Award-winning actor/singer-songwriter Jamie Foxx purchased the brand. Though only a few years old, Brown Sugar …
· Seattle Fish Guys at 411 23rd Ave. South are excited about the return of Jackson’s Catfish Corner. It might seem like an unlikely enthusiasm at first, but Desiree Chinn, the “Boss Lady” who co-owns Seattle Fish Guys with her husband Sal Panelo, explained that the two businesses serve different demands.
· The Seattle grocery store chain is under the Good Food Holdings umbrella, owned by Emart—part of a Seoul-based international retailer The Shinsegae Group—which operates around a couple of hundred stores in South Korea.
Tangletown’s small but mighty Restaurant Row has a new player. Billed as “PNW comfort food,” Restaurant Christine just opened in the space recently left by the Himalayan Sherpa House at 2227 N 56 St. The website’s sample fall lunch menu includes meat and vegetarian options, like a burger with gouda and truffle aioli, harvest risotto featuring beets and goat cheese, as well as …
