Related Companies
Working notes on who Hoffmann-Hayman bought from, sold to, competed with, or succeeded – together with the main company addresses collected from labels, directories, and site research. For the broader timeline, see History; for open research threads, see Mystery.
Hoffmann-Hayman Coffee Company
San Antonio coffee roaster (1912 onward) formed from the Hoffmann and Merchants lines and later expanded with brands such as Morrison’s Broncho Coffee. The firm roasted at 601 Delaware Street from 1932 until the business was sold in the 1960s.
Addresses and mail (San Antonio, Texas)
Use city directories and deeds to pin exact years; ranges here are working labels from the collection.
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208 East Commerce – Street address in 1908.
- 1223 W. Commerce – Street address as it appears on older materials; tie to a specific directory year when possible.
- 307 North Medina Street – Through 1917 (earlier operating period).
- 331 Burnett Street – Mid-period location; confirm overlap with Medina and Commerce in directories. 1923-1932
- Post Office Box 1509 and Post Office Box 1536 – Mailing addresses from labels and correspondence.
- 601 Delaware Street – 1932–1972 – Purpose-built factory; architects Morris, Nooman, and Wilson; built by George W. Mitchell Construction. Photos and narrative: Factory Construction by G. W. Mitchell.
26 Aug 1923 San Antonio Light — Full-page “New home of a great institution” ties the 331 Burnett works to 1905 and 1910 plant views, a Wm. R. Hoffmann portrait, and the roast line—contemporary context for that address in the same issue as the Vendors and contractors entries below.
Customers
Mi Tierra Cafe
San Antonio, Texas. Long-running Market Square restaurant; documented as an H and H coffee customer.
San Antonio Jail
Bexar County facility; site notes record that the company supplied coffee to the jail (wholesale / institutional account).
Related institutions
Alamo National Bank
San Antonio, Texas. T. J. Menger worked there before Hoffmann–Hayman: the 26 Aug 1923 San Antonio Light credit-manager profile states that ten years prior to joining the coffee company he was bookkeeper and teller at the Alamo National Bank. T. J. Menger clip.
Predecessors, peers, and successors
Merchants Coffee Company
Founded by W. E. Hayman. Merged in 1912 with William Robert Hoffmann’s firm to form Hoffmann-Hayman Coffee (see History).
Morrison Coffee Company
San Antonio roaster whose brands included Broncho (older references sometimes say “Bronco”). Hoffmann-Hayman acquired Morrison in 1917 (equipment, stock, and brands). More context: Broncho Coffee.
Tucker Coffee Company
1920s. 422–424 Ruiz Street, San Antonio, Texas. Produced Aviation brand coffee.
- Officers named in site material: A. B. Walker, C. A. Luafenburg, T. W. Willard, A. Walker, and B. B. Dinius.
- Capital stock: $25,000 from H. W. Tucker, H. H. Tucker, and W. E. Hayman.
W. E. Hayman appears here after he sold his Hoffmann-Hayman stake to the Mengers in 1920 (History), so Tucker is a separate, related San Antonio coffee line, not a predecessor of H and H.
Continental Coffee Company
San Antonio firm noted on this site as purchasing Hoffmann-Hayman around 1964; 1972 appears in internal notes as a late boundary date. Opening year not yet verified on this page – treat as a placeholder until primary sources are cited.
Vendors and contractors
David G. Evans Coffee Company
Supplier relationship (exact contract scope still thin on this site). Known on the blog for Anchor-branded spices and related tins in the collection.
Morris, Nooman, and Wilson
San Antonio, Texas. Architects and engineers for the Delaware Street factory (1932).
George W. Mitchell Construction
San Antonio, Texas. General contractor for the Delaware Street factory. Family firm still active; historical write-up: George W. Mitchell – Building a legacy.
Three Rivers Glass Company
Three Rivers, Texas. Molded glass for the Crystalvac jar line and related marks discussed across Crystalvac posts and Three Rivers Glass Bottles.
Ball Brothers Glass Manufacturing Company
Muncie, Indiana. Acquired Three Rivers Glass in 1936; later chapter of the same jar supply story (Ball lids and transition-era marks appear in collection posts).
Owens-Illinois Glass Company
Crystalvac jars in multiple sizes and colors after the Three Rivers / Ball era; base marks and date codes are documented on several site posts. Collector reference: Owens-Illinois bottle and container marks.
Simpson & Doeller Company
Baltimore, Maryland. Label artwork / design trade house; 1896–1954 span noted from reference material tied to the collection.
Globe Folding Box Company
Cincinnati, Ohio. Folding cartons and branded box stock (including Titelox-style panels in the 1923 trade art); San Antonio Light copy ties Globe cartons to Hoffmann–Hayman’s sanitary handling of teas and coffees en route to grocers. Site posts: Globe trade ad, Cartons feature.
Huntley Manufacturing Company
Silver Creek, New York. Monitor-brand coffee roasting, grading, and related machinery; a 26 Aug 1923 San Antonio Light Hoffmann–Hayman display names Huntley as the equipment line behind the plant’s automatic roasting story. Monitor roasting ad.
H. W. Taylor Company
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Named in 26 Aug 1923 San Antonio Light copy for H and H Orange Pekoe and iced tea—the display closes by associating the line with the “same excellence” of H. W. Taylor Co., Philadelphia. Iced tea for summer.
J. Aron & Company, Inc.
Coffee importers with offices named in 1923 copy as New Orleans — Houston — New York; the 26 Aug 1923 San Antonio Light factory spread includes their compliments display to Hoffmann–Hayman. J. Aron & Company.
New Orleans Can Company
New Orleans, Louisiana. Metal lithography for coffee, tea, and spice tins, buckets, pails, and signs; a 26 Aug 1923 cooperative San Antonio Light ad pairs New Orleans Can art with Hoffmann–Hayman packs under “Packed in Tin to Keep the Original Flavor In.” Distinct from American Can Company (below). Cooperative ad.
Perry L. King Auditing Company
San Antonio, Texas — 210 Gunter Building (telephone Travis 4346 in the 1923 clip). Auditing / professional accounting relationship; a 26 Aug 1923 San Antonio Light trade display congratulates Hoffmann–Hayman on expansion and notes it was “a pleasure” to work with the firm. Auditing co. ad.
Pitluk Advertising Company
San Antonio, Texas — Suite 608, Gunter Building. Advertising agency engaged for Hoffmann–Hayman’s 1923 trade-and-consumer push; the same Light issue’s editorial copy says Pitluk was called in to outline a campaign that would win grocers and housewives. Site posts: Congratulations display, Advertising and quality feature.
Stevens Outdoor Advertising
Started by S. P. Stevens (Stanford P. Stevens), who is said to have begun by painting H and H signs and billboards like the one in our collection. Add company dates, address, and directory citations when found; this is a research lead for now.
Broggi Advertising Agency
3107 Broadway, San Antonio 9, Texas. Advertising agency that produced radio advertising for Master Chef Coffee. A surviving yellow-labeled 78 RPM transcription disc dated August 1961 bears four Broggi-produced spots pressed for H and H Coffee Co. — A-17-61 and A-18-61 (30 seconds each) plus A-19-61 and A-20-61 (60 seconds each). The physical disc is documented in the Reference gallery (not in our holdings); contact and opening-year details still to be pinned from San Antonio directories.
American Can Company
Incorporated 1901. National canmaker; site usage notes coffee tins supplied for lines such as Master Chef. Overview: American Can Company (Wikipedia).