Good to the last drop The company's slogan is "Good to the last drop," which is often incorporated into its logo and is printed on its labels. U.S.

Joel named his coffee brand Maxwell House after the hotel in Nashville, where this happened. President Theodore Roosevelt stayed at Maxwell House in 1907. People said he called the coffee, “good to the last drop.” Most likely, he didn't actually say this, but the story became famous. It was even used in ads.

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"Good to the last drop" The coffee maker didn't use it until 1915. This Maxwell House ad, from 1921, placed the slogan in the lower left-hand corner, next to the coffee cup. The phrase was said to have come from Teddy Roosevelt himself, when he had a sip of the coffee in 1907.

So, where did the phrase originate from? None other than our former US President, Theodore Roosevelt, who, while on a visit to Andrew Jackson's estate, The Hermitage, near Nashville Tennessee in 1907 was served a cup of Maxwell House coffee and proclaimed it to be “good to the last drop”.

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General Foods, former owner of the Maxwell House brand, acknowledged that Roosevelt in fact had nothing to do with the slogan's origin. It was penned by the company's onetime president Clifford Spiller. The coffee brand is still in operation, and is now owned by Kraft Heinz.

Kraft Foods Inc. said Monday it has increased the price of its Maxwell House roast and ground coffee by 12 percent for a 13-ounce can to cover rising raw material costs.

Kraft Foods Group said on Saturday it raised U.S. retail prices for its well-known Maxwell House and Yuban roast and ground coffee brands by an average of 10 percent due to rising green bean costs, effective June 6.

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Theodore Roosevelt So, where did the phrase originate from? None other than our former US President, Theodore Roosevelt, who, while on a visit to Andrew Jackson's estate, The Hermitage, near Nashville Tennessee in 1907 was served a cup of Maxwell House coffee and proclaimed it to be “good to the last drop”.