Royal Cup: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Royal Cup is a privately held company headquartered in Birmingham, United States that owns 4 consumer brands.[1]
Royal Cup, Inc. is a Delaware corporation behind Royal Cup Coffee & Tea of Birmingham, Alabama, which dates from 1896 and supplies specialty and premium coffees, teas and beverage solutions to foodservice, hospitality, office and specialty coffee customers. Dallas-based Braemont Capital invested in it in December 2025, on undisclosed terms. On 5 May 2026 it completed its acquisition of Farmer Bros. Co. at $1.29 a share in cash.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Royal Cup, Inc. (also Royal Cup Coffee & Tea)
- Type
- privately held company · see all privately held company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇺🇸 Birmingham, United States
- Founded
- 1896
- Website
- www.royalcupcoffee.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
Royal Cup in numbers
- Royal Cup owns 4 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is beverages with 4 brands.[1]
Everything Royal Cup owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Royal Cup in the global legal-entity registry
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- Legal entity identifier (LEI)
- 549300ZQUCFAI97C3685
- Registered name
- ROYAL CUP INC. (US)
- Registration status
- Lapsed · record updated 11 November 2023
- Parent
- None named: it is controlled by one or more individuals, who are not named in the registry.
- Retrieved
- · GLEIF record (JSON)
Frequently asked questions
What brands does Royal Cup own?
Royal Cup owns 4 consumer brands tracked here, including Farmer Brothers, Royal Cup Coffee & Tea, China Mist and Boyds.
Is Royal Cup an American company?
Yes. Royal Cup is headquartered in Birmingham, United States and was founded in 1896.
Who owns Royal Cup?
Royal Cup is privately held. Royal Cup, Inc. is a Delaware corporation behind Royal Cup Coffee & Tea of Birmingham, Alabama, which dates from 1896 and supplies specialty and premium coffees, teas and beverage solutions to foodservice, hospitality, office and specialty coffee customers.
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] Farmer Bros. Co. Form 8-K - completion of the merger with Royal Cup, Inc. — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 8-K, published 5 May 2026; retrieved 19 October 2026.
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