Who owns Café Bustelo?
Café Bustelo is owned by J.M. Smucker (the United States, NYSE: SJM), which has owned the brand since 1 May 2011.[1]
Evidence: The J. M. Smucker Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-06-09, SEC EDGAR, 9 June 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- The J. M. Smucker Company verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Orrville, Ohio
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, New York
- Founded
- 1928
- Category
- Beverages › Coffee, tea & hot drinks › Coffee
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: SJM
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Café Bustelo
Café Bustelo is a dark-roast espresso-style coffee founded in New York in 1928 by a Spanish immigrant, long a staple in Cuban and Puerto Rican households in the United States and sold in a distinctive yellow and red vacuum brick.
Ownership timeline of Café Bustelo
- 2011 – present J.M. Smucker [1] verified
Where Café Bustelo sits in J.M. Smucker
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by J.M. Smucker
J.M. Smucker controls 9 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- Folgers (1850)
Other brands in coffee, and who owns them
The 66 brands in coffee on Brandtree belong to 33 owners. The largest is Keurig Dr Pepper, with 10; J.M. Smucker has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Douwe Egberts | Keurig Dr Pepper | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Café Caribe | Coffee Holding | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Café Barão | Melitta | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Nescafé | Nestlé | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Ah Huat | Power Root | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Barcaffè | Atlantic Grupa | 🇭🇷 Croatia |
| Carte Noire | Lavazza | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Boyds | Royal Cup | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: J.M. Smucker
J.M. Smucker is a publicly listed company headquartered in Orrville, Ohio, United States, founded in 1897. Brandtree records 9 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: SJM.
J.M. Smucker was founded in 1897 in Orrville, Ohio, where Jerome Smucker pressed cider and made apple butter, selling it from a wagon with his signature on each lid as a guarantee. It is now built on three legs: coffee, pet food and consumer spreads, and the family still holds significant voting power.
J.M. Smucker: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 Café Bustelo and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Café Bustelo is not one of them.
- 7UP — PepsiCo 🇺🇸
- 7UP (United States) — Keurig Dr Pepper 🇺🇸
- Alani Nu — Celsius Holdings 🇺🇸
- André — Gallo 🇺🇸
- Angry Orchard — Boston Beer 🇺🇸
- Apple & Eve — Lassonde 🇨🇦
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Café Bustelo?
The parent company of Café Bustelo is J.M. Smucker, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Café Bustelo American?
Yes. Café Bustelo originated in the United States in 1928 and its owner, J.M. Smucker, is also headquartered in the United States.
Since when has J.M. Smucker owned Café Bustelo?
J.M. Smucker has owned Café Bustelo since 1 May 2011.
Is Café Bustelo still owned by J.M. Smucker?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Café Bustelo is still owned by J.M. Smucker. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] The J. M. Smucker Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-06-09 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 9 June 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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