John Arbuckle

John Arbuckle (1838 – March 27, 1912) was an American businessman who founded Arbuckle Brothers Company, a coffee roasting and sugar refining company.

Early life John Arbuckle III was born in Scotland in 1838 to Thomas Arbuckle, a Scottish immigrant to the United States and an operator of a cotton mill and a small grocery and spice business. He attended local schools in Allegheny City and Pittsburgh. He attended Washington and Jefferson College for a short time starting in 1856. He dropped out shortly after. The brand had a sugar coating to add sweetness and an egg coating to allow the grounds to settle quickly. He founded the Arbuckle Wrecking Company and it helped salvage sinking ships, including the naval collier USS Nero and the USS Yankee.

Arbuckle built a retirement colony for older citizens and a hotel in Lake Mohonk. In 1901, he established the Arbuckle Deep Sea Hotel off the shore of New York City to help low income workers. He made another hotel for handicapped wishing to learn a trade. He also ran the Sunshine Magazine, a magazine for children.

Legacy Coffee business and brand In 1921, the New York City location of Arbuckle Brothers in Dumbo, Brooklyn, was more than 12 city blocks with its own railroad and port facilities.

The Yuban brand (sometimes Yule brand) was Arbuckle's name for his personal mix of fresh coffees for Christmas gifts. According to General Mills advertisements in the 1960s, Yuban was an abbreviation of Yuletide Banquet. Kraft Foods owns and distributes this brand today.

Jim Davis, the creator of the Garfield comic strip, took the name of Garfield's owner, Jon Arbuckle, from a Yuban commercial which mentioned Arbuckle as the founder of the company.

Philanthropy The Community House in Allegheny City was gifted by Arbuckle's sisters as a living memorial to the family.