Waitrose Instant Coffee

Waitrose & Partners instant coffee is a private-label product developed for the British supermarket chain Waitrose. The brand originated in West London in 1904, starting as a small grocery shop founded by Wallace Waite, Arthur Rose, and David Taylor. While the product is 'Produced for Waitrose' by manufacturing partners, their instant coffee lines are frequently sourced from specialist coffee processing facilities in Germany and occasionally the UK, depending on the specific blend.

Waitrose & Partners is the food retail division of the John Lewis Partnership, a unique employee-owned business in the United Kingdom where every permanent member of staff is a 'Partner' in the business. This corporate structure has remained largely unchanged since the early 20th century. The ultimate ownership lies with the Partners through the John Lewis Partnership Trust, making it one of the largest and most successful employee-owned organizations in the world.