When did Coffee News USA, Inc. purchase Coffee News Printing, LLC?
Coffee_News Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We purchased a printing company, July 1, 2008, that primarily prints Coffee News editions for our publishers primarily in North America called Coffee News Printing, LLC and located in Houlton, Bangor Maine. Effective July 1, 2020, the printing and shipping services were terminated and outsourced to a local commercial printer in Bangor, Maine. Coffee News Printing, LLC retained the design and layout staff and all graphic arts services for Coffee News USA, Inc. Coffee News Printing, LLC offers commercial printing services to our publishers pursuant to our instructions for the design, layout, and graphic arts of the Coffee News newsletters to maintain the consistency of Coffee News image within the Coffee News system.
Source: Item 1 — The Franchisor and any Parents, Predecessors, and Affiliates (FDD pages 7–9)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Coffee News FDD, Coffee News USA, Inc. purchased Coffee News Printing, LLC on July 1, 2008. Coffee News Printing, LLC primarily printed Coffee News editions for publishers in North America.
However, the FDD states that effective July 1, 2020, Coffee News terminated the printing and shipping services of Coffee News Printing, LLC and outsourced these services to a local commercial printer in Bangor, Maine. Coffee News Printing, LLC retained its design and layout staff and continued to provide graphic arts services to Coffee News USA, Inc.
Coffee News Printing, LLC offers commercial printing services to Coffee News publishers, following Coffee News USA, Inc.'s instructions for design, layout, and graphic arts to maintain brand consistency. This indicates that while Coffee News USA, Inc. no longer uses Coffee News Printing, LLC for printing, the company still plays a role in maintaining the Coffee News brand's visual standards.