Diedrich Coffee

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The battle for Diedrich Coffee (DDRX) is over. It ended Tuesday morning after Green Mountain Coffee (GMCR) beat out Peet's Coffee and Tea (PEET) with a $290 million takeover bid. Diedrich, which makes single-serving cups of ground coffee for home or office percolation, saw its stock explode this...

There's a bidding war brewing over Diedrich Coffee (DDRX), the maker of single-serving cups of joe for home or office percolation. Diedrich agreed on Nov. 2 to sell itself to Peet's Coffee and Tea (PEET), the java chain that is said to have inspired Starbucks (SBUX). But now Peet's has...

There's an interesting merger percolating in the coffee world. Peet's Coffee & Tea (PEET), the chain said to have been the inspiration for Starbucks (SBUX), said Monday it had reached a $213 million deal to buy Diedrich Coffee (DDRX), a big seller of java in single-serving cups for home...