Product type | Coffee |
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Owner | J.M. Smucker |
Country | U.S. |
Introduced | 1928 | by Gregorio Menendez Bustelo
Website | cafebustelo.com |
Café Bustelo is an American coffee brand owned by The J.M. Smucker Company.
Gregorio Menéndez Bustelo (1892–1965) traveled from his native Spain to Cuba as a young man, and moved to the United States in 1917. [1] He founded the Café Bustelo coffee company in East Harlem, New York in 1928. [2] His product became popular among Cuban exiles who preferred to prepare it in espresso coffeemakers rather than the then-common method of filtering it through a coffee "sock". [3] The company remained successful throughout the 20th century, and was known for its distinctive yellow and red cans. [2]
Café Bustelo was purchased by Rowland Coffee Roasters of Miami in 2000. [2] Rowland was acquired by the Cuban American Souto family the same year, and sold to the J.M. Smucker Company in 2011. [3]
Bustelo gained a particular cachet among artistic and hipster subcultures in the 1990s and 2000s. It is referenced by name in the song "Today 4 U" from the 1996 musical Rent. [2]
The Bustelo image and logo have also been creatively utilized by multiple artists who use the Bustelo theme in their paintings, prints, etc. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Product type | Coffee |
---|---|
Owner | J.M. Smucker |
Country | U.S. |
Introduced | 1928 | by Gregorio Menendez Bustelo
Website | cafebustelo.com |
Café Bustelo is an American coffee brand owned by The J.M. Smucker Company.
Gregorio Menéndez Bustelo (1892–1965) traveled from his native Spain to Cuba as a young man, and moved to the United States in 1917. [1] He founded the Café Bustelo coffee company in East Harlem, New York in 1928. [2] His product became popular among Cuban exiles who preferred to prepare it in espresso coffeemakers rather than the then-common method of filtering it through a coffee "sock". [3] The company remained successful throughout the 20th century, and was known for its distinctive yellow and red cans. [2]
Café Bustelo was purchased by Rowland Coffee Roasters of Miami in 2000. [2] Rowland was acquired by the Cuban American Souto family the same year, and sold to the J.M. Smucker Company in 2011. [3]
Bustelo gained a particular cachet among artistic and hipster subcultures in the 1990s and 2000s. It is referenced by name in the song "Today 4 U" from the 1996 musical Rent. [2]
The Bustelo image and logo have also been creatively utilized by multiple artists who use the Bustelo theme in their paintings, prints, etc. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]