Who owns S&W?
S&W is made and sold by Coffee Holding (the United States, NASDAQ: JVA) under licence; Coffee Holding does not own the name.[1] The S&W name is owned by Del Monte Corporation.
Evidence: Coffee Holding Co., Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-01-28, SEC EDGAR, 28 January 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Licensed to
- Coffee Holding Co., Inc. verified
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 United States, Staten Island, New York
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1921
- Category
- Beverages › Coffee, tea & hot drinks › Coffee
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: JVA
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About S&W
S&W is an upscale canned coffee established in 1921, sold in Premium, French Roast, Colombian, Swiss Water Decaf, Kona and Il Classico lines. Coffee Holding does not own the name: it holds an exclusive licence from Del Monte Corporation to make and sell roasted whole bean and ground S&W coffee at retail in the United States.
What Coffee Holding's annual report says about S&W
Sentences about S&W from Coffee Holding's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
In addition, we have entered into a licensing agreement with Del Monte Corporation for the exclusive right to use the S&W trademark in the United States and other countries approved by Del Monte Corporation in connection with the production, manufacture and sale of roasted whole bean and ground coffee for distribution to retail customers.
We also use this known trademark in our food service business because of the high brand quality; S&W , an upscale canned coffee established in 1921 and includes Premium, Premium Decaf, French Roast, Colombian, Colombian Decaf, Swiss Water Decaf, Kona, Mellow'd Roast and IL CLASSICO lines; Cafe Supremo , a specialty espresso that targets espresso drinkers of all backgrounds and tastes.
See "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk Commodity Price Risks." 6 Trademarks and Tradename We hold trademarks, registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, for all eight of our proprietary coffee brands and an exclusive license for S&W brands for sale in the United States.
Ownership timeline of S&W
Where S&W sits in Coffee Holding
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Coffee Holding
Coffee Holding controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
Other brands in coffee, and who owns them
The 63 brands in coffee on Brandtree belong to 32 owners. The largest is Keurig Dr Pepper, with 10; Coffee Holding has 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Douwe Egberts | Keurig Dr Pepper | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Café Barão | Melitta | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Nescafé | Nestlé | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Ah Huat | Power Root | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
| Barcaffè | Atlantic Grupa | 🇭🇷 Croatia |
| Carte Noire | Lavazza | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Almendra Tropical | CasaLuker | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| La Bastilla | Grupo Nutresa | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
About the owner: Coffee Holding
Coffee Holding is a publicly listed company headquartered in Staten Island, New York, United States.
Coffee Holding is an integrated coffee roaster and dealer based in Staten Island, New York. It sells wholesale green coffee, private label roasted coffee and its own branded coffees, and its 10-K counts eight proprietary and licensed brand names. It was incorporated in Nevada in 1995 as Transpacific International Group Corp and took its present name after a 1998 merger.
Coffee Holding: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 S&W and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; S&W 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 makes S&W?
Coffee Holding makes and sells S&W under a licensing agreement.
Does Coffee Holding own S&W?
No. Coffee Holding holds a licence to make and sell S&W, which is not the same as owning it.
Where did S&W come from?
S&W originated in the United States in 1921.
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] Coffee Holding Co., Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-01-28 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 28 January 2026; retrieved 6 October 2026.
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