H and H Coffee

Dedicated to the history of the Hoffmann-Hayman Coffee Co. founded 1899 in San Antonio, Texas.

Continental Coffee Company

San Antonio coffee firm noted in project sources as purchasing Hoffmann-Hayman around 1964. 1972 appears in internal notes as a late boundary date — but this is the year G. P. Menger sold the 601 Delaware Street real estate (not the brand operations). Continental absorbed the brand business earlier in the late 1960s; the 1972 transaction was the real-estate closeout.

Opening year not yet verified on this page — treat as a placeholder until primary sources are cited (deed records, Continental Coffee corporate history, San Antonio directory citations).

Open questions

  • Continental Coffee’s founding year (probably pre-1964)
  • Exact date H&H brand operations sold to Continental — 1964? 1968? Other?
  • Did Continental keep the Hoffmann-Hayman or H&H brand names in market for any period after acquisition?
  • When did Continental itself dissolve or get absorbed?

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