Cooper & Co is one of Jersey's oldest surviving locally owned businesses, with a trading history traceable to 1834 when Thomas Cooper and partners established a wholesale commodities operation.
Cooper & Co is one of Jersey's oldest surviving locally owned businesses, with a trading history traceable to 1834 when Thomas Cooper and partners established a wholesale commodities operation. By 1890, an advertisement in the Jersey Evening Post shows the company trading on King Street as tea merchants with their own tea shop.
Coffee roasting is a natural extension of that heritage rather than a rebrand. Today the business roasts and packs from its Halkett Place hub in St.
Helier and supplies over 300 outlets across Jersey, including Michelin starred restaurants, offices, and beach cafes. It has three cafes of its own and has visited coffee-growing regions including Peru, Bolivia, India, Sumatra, Myanmar, Honduras, and most recently Ethiopia in 2025, maintaining direct producer relationships.
Cooper & Co is a longstanding member of the Fairtrade Foundation and holds Eco-Active recognition from the States of Jersey for its environmental practices.