Farmer Brothers Coffee Co. has agreed to be acquired by Royal Cup Coffee and Tea. Under the terms of the agreement, Royal Cup will acquire all outstanding shares of Farmer Brothers for $1.29 per share in an all-cash transaction.
Farmer Brothers has been headquartered in Fort Worth since its 2024 move from Northlake following the sale of its direct ship business—including its facility in Northlake—to TreeHouse Foods for roughly $100 million. The company relocated to North Texas in 2017 from California, where the company had been based since its founding in 1912.
Its acquisition by Birmingham, Alabama-based Royal Cup will align roasting, distribution, and equipment service operations into a broader national organization designed to serve foodservice, hospitality, health care, convenience stores, retail, and private label customers with “expanded scale and operational reach,” the companies said.
“Farmer Brothers has always been dedicated to perfecting roasting techniques and sourcing practices to bring our customers the finest traditional, premium and specialty coffee,” said Farmer Brothers President and CEO John Moore…