retail coffee retail beverages entertainment founded in 1919 as a speciality grocery store in montreal quebec canada founder albert louis van houtte headquarters montreal quebec canada products whole bean coffee made to order beverages bottled beverages baked goods merchandise services coffee owner mty food group website vanhoutte.com van houtte inc. is a company based in montreal quebec canada that processes distributes and sells coffee and coffee related goods . contents 1 history 2 photos 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit french born albert louis van houtte 1877 1944 1 emigrated to canada in 1912 . after the first world war made his attempt at a horse importing business unsustainable he turned to food retailing . he opened a grocery store in 1919 to sell specialty items but soon found particular success with gourmet coffee roasting . after van houtte s death in 1944 his family continued to operate and develop the maison a.l. van houtte business . in 1980 the family business evolved into a corporation known as a.l van houtte inc. led by paul andr guillotte and beno t beauregard . its corporate name was shortened to van houtte inc. following a shareholder vote on 12 september 2000 . 2 today van houtte has grown into an international supplier of coffee coffee machines and related support for over 60 000 offices and other places of employment in the united states and canada . the company claims this to be the largest such system in north america . 3 van houtte also supplies and supports coffee sales for cafeterias grocery and convenience stores restaurants and hotels . van houtte also offers a selection of fair traded coffee products . van houtte still sells coffee directly to customers through its chain of caf s throughout quebec . 4 van houtte also offers coffee and associated products for sale through its website . in may 2007 u.s. private equity firm littlejohn & co. announced a 600 million deal that will take van houtte ownership out of canadian hands although the gourmet coffee company will continue to have headquarters in montreal under its existing name and have the leadership of its current management team . 5 on september 14 2010 van houtte inc. agreed to be bought by vermont based coffee company green mountain coffee roasters for can 915 million . 6 the completion of the transaction was announced on december 17 2010 . 7 on august 29 2011 green mountain coffee roasters sold van houtte s u.s. coffee service business filterfresh to aramark for 145 million . 8 photos edit albert louis and his first store in 1919 . entrance to van houtte caf at ottawa central bus station . a 2000 04 ford focus wagon from van houtte . higher resolution photo of mr. van houtte in montreal . see also edit coffee portal second cup list of coffeehouse chains references edit belliveau gilles august 11 2006 . descendance de van houtte auguste louis descendants of auguste louis van houtte . le site de g n alogie de gilles belliveau in french . archived from the original on october 11 2008 . van houtte inc . funding universe . retrieved 2013 05 07 . van houtte website coffee services . vanhoutte.com . 2013 04 12 . retrieved 2013 05 07 . find a caf bistro . vanhoutte.com . retrieved 2013 05 07 . private equity firm buying van houtte connecticut based littlejohn & co. plans privatization by luann lasalle of canadian press the toronto star may 8 2007 retrieved on may 23 2007 green mountain coffee buys van houtte for 915m by luann lasalle of the toronto star the toronto star september 14 2010 retrieved on september 14 2010 green mountain coffee roasters inc. acquires van houtte reuters december 17 2010 business wire 2011 10 03 . green mountain coffee roasters completes sale of filterfresh business to aramark . business wire . retrieved 2013 05 07 . external links edit official website v t e mty food group kahala blimpie cold stone creamery yogen fr z great steak planet smoothie ranch1 surf city squeeze taco time tasti d lite 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