Established in 1912, Mother Parkers has grown into one of the largest private label coffee and tea manufacturers in North America. Firmly rooted in tradition, family-owned Mother Parkers skillfully combines technology and new product innovation with our values of integrity, trust and honesty. What sets us apart from other manufacturers is our experience, our commitment to innovation, our people and our customers.
As marketers of esteemed brands including Higgins & Burke Gourmet, Mother Parkers, Brown Gold, Martinson and Beech Nut, we are experts in both mainstream and specialty coffee, tea and complimentary beverages – these are the only products that we manufacture and market. It is this singular focus that allows us to deliver exceptional branded and private label programs to our foodservice and retail customers.
Mother Parkers is not simply responsive; we anticipate the needs of our customers, resulting in a level of attention and service that is unmatched. We design and implement proven private label and corporate brand programs for many of North America’s largest food service and retail organizations.
Customer Driven
Creating value for our customers by exceeding their expectations.
Leading Technology
Invest in technology and processes to support our customer requirements.
Employee Commitment
People are our most important asset. Our efforts will focus on supporting a highly skilled, committed, and passionate team of employees.
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Quality
Providing the highest quality in everything that we do.
Integrity
Honesty and fairness are cornerstones in our dealings with customers, suppliers and employees.
Entrepreneurial Spirit
We have a "can do" attitude, a passion for our business, and a keen focus on satisfying our customers.
Heritage
We take pride in the heritage of our company and the successes achieved.
Performance
Achieve our goals.
Fun
We strive to ensure that Mother Parker's is an enjoyable and rewarding place to work.
“We’re passionate about coffee and tea
and ensure consumers enjoy every cup of coffee and tea delivered from our plants.” Higgins says, “We are a family business with a lot of integrity because it’s our name on the door”. |
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Experience the three generations of skill and expertise that have gone into the creation and evolution of each one of Mother Parkers’ premium quality beverages. As well as providing our customers the finest in quality products through time-honored methods of roasting, blending and grinding, we strive to deliver the best possible service to our network of distributors, retailers and foodservice operators.
Mother Parkers has a heritage steeped in the coffee and tea tradition. It is the only North American company producing a whole range of tea, roasted coffee, instant coffee and coffee creamer products.
The Higgins have continuously reinvested in our business to ensure that the quality of our products is never compromised. For three generations, our vision has been to be the outstanding supplier of tea and coffee products in North America.
Mother Parkers is an industry leader in the science of quality control. From our unparalleled raw material quality assurance protocols to delivery of the finished product, Mother Parkers ensures optimal quality every step of the way. Our Commodities Team possesses unparalleled expertise. Members include a licensed green coffee grader with the Coffee, Sugar & Cocoa Exchange and New York Board of Trade, and a founding member of the Tea Council of Canada Tea Grading Committee, the team responsible for establishing the Four Grading System for Canada.
Our high standards have been recognized with numerous industry quality certifications as well as several prestigious awards and have resulted in category growth, product innovation and new beverage opportunities. We uniquely combine the best of today’s roasting and manufacturing technology with the artistry of blending and cupping. All of this amounts to a personal guarantee of excellence from each and every one of our employees, ensuring that only the best products ever reach our customers.
Mother Parkers have built tremendous support and cooperation with the countries of origins.
When buying coffee from growers and suppliers, Mother Parkers focuses on the unique characteristics of the different countries. Coffees can vary greatly in taste depending on the way that they are grown, plus how they are roasted.
Coffees
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Teas
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Specialty
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Toronto, Ontario
The largest of Mother Parkers roasting facilities, this organically certified Mississauga plant, houses top-of-the-line Probat roasters and two leading edge control rooms for batch and specialty roaster production. This complete automated, hands-free production facility ensures quality and freshness standards that are second to none. Ajax, Ontario Sandra Tea and Coffee, located in Ajax, was one of North America's first instant coffee plants. Today, this organically certified plant is the main tea blending and packaging facility for Mother Parkers, comprised of a variety of traditional black and green teas, as well as a fully integrated line of herbal tea and infusions. This facility is also a producer of other hot beverages, such as hot chocolate and instant cappuccinos. |
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Fort Worth, Texas
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