Diedrich Coffee
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Diedrich Coffee is a coffee company based in Irvine, CA. Its first coffee house in Orange County, CA was opened in 1983. It owns the American mall-based stores for Gloria Jean's Coffees. In Oregon, it runs Coffee People.
History
The history of company started with Charlotte Diedrich inheriting a coffee plantation in Costa Rica in 1916. Her son, Carl Diedrich joined the business in 1946 and purchased a coffee plantation in Antigua Guatemala in 1966. The first coffeehouse, a roastery, opened in Newport Beach in 1972.
Diedrich Coffee, a neighborhood coffeehouse, was founded by Martin Diedrich in 1983. He took over the retail, roasting and importing facets of the family business from retiring Carl. In September of 1996, Diedrich Coffee went public. In June of 2004, Martin Diedrich resigned his position at Diedrich Coffee.
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