{"id":173798,"date":"2023-09-27T10:09:06","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T15:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/?p=173798"},"modified":"2023-09-27T10:09:08","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T15:09:08","slug":"oneill-coffee-acquired-by-fellow-western-pa-company-howe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/2023\/09\/27\/oneill-coffee-acquired-by-fellow-western-pa-company-howe\/","title":{"rendered":"O&#8217;Neill Coffee Acquired by Fellow Western PA Company Howe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_173799\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/2023\/09\/27\/oneill-coffee-acquired-by-fellow-western-pa-company-howe\/oneill-howe\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-173799\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-173799\" src=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ONeill-Howe.jpg\" alt=\"O\u2019Neill Howe\" width=\"1240\" height=\"799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ONeill-Howe.jpg 1240w, https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ONeill-Howe-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ONeill-Howe-620x400.jpg 620w, https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ONeill-Howe-150x97.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ONeill-Howe-768x495.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1240px) 100vw, 1240px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">George J. Howe Company press release photo.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Two long-running Western Pennsylvania coffee roasting companies have combined forces, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.georgehowe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">George J. Howe Company<\/a> (a.k.a. Howe) has acquired the roasting and wholesale business of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oneillcoffee.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">O&#8217;Neill Coffee Roasters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The financial terms of the deal between the two Mercer County companies were not disclosed.<\/p>\n<p>Howe started in 1917 in Grove City, roasting coffee in small batches before eventually growing to also become a producer and regional supplier of candies, roasted nuts and other food products. The company was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartbusinessdealmakers.com\/articles\/topic\/george-j-howe-company-sold-to-private-investors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">purchased by business partners Len Caric and Jim Rudolph in 2021<\/a> following three generations of family ownership. \\<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/2023\/09\/27\/oneill-coffee-acquired-by-fellow-western-pa-company-howe\/untitled-4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-173800\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-173800\" src=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Untitled-2.png\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Untitled-2.png 1200w, https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Untitled-2-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Untitled-2-620x413.png 620w, https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Untitled-2-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Untitled-2-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Neill, meanwhile, was founded by Jim and Peg O&#8217;Neill in 1951, growing to prominence as a regional wholesale coffee supplier while also selling direct to consumers through its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oneillcoffee.com\/blogs\/news\/oneill-coffee-new-location\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">current storefront in West Middlesex<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to an announcement from Howe, Joe Walsh, the great nephew of the founding O&#8217;Neills, will continue to operate the O&#8217;Neill Coffee retail store. Both production roasteries, in Grove City and in West Middlesex, will continue to operate under Howe&#8217;s new ownership.<\/p>\n<p>In a press release, Howe Company stated, &#8220;We are excited about this new chapter, and we look forward to providing your favorite cup of coffee for many more years to come!&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em>Does your coffee business have news to share? <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycoffeenews.com\/contact\/\">Let DCN&#8217;s editors know here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two long-running Western Pennsylvania coffee roasting companies have combined forces, as George J. Howe Company (a.k.a. Howe) has acquired the roasting and wholesale business of O&#8217;Neill Coffee Roasters. 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