Eight O'Clock Coffee is the brand name of the light roast of coffee introduced by the American supermarket chain
A&P in 1919. In the 1929s and 1930s Eight O'Clock coffee had gained over a quarter of the U.S. market share. In 1979 A&P licensed its division Compass Foods, Inc. to sell Eight O'Clock coffee to other retailers including competing supermarket chains. Today Eight O'Clock coffee is the third largest seller of whole bean coffee in the U.S.
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