Former United Township High School teacher Jason Van Houtte pleaded guilty Monday to having sex last summer with a 15-year-old student. He received a 12-year prison sentence. With the victim and ...

TREND SETTER: Creating a clothing line was never on Tagwalk founder Alexandra Van Houtte's to-do list. But when Paris department store Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche came calling to invite her to ...

A U.S. private-equity firm has struck a deal to acquire Canadian coffee services company Van Houtte Inc. for $600-million, including assumed debt. Littlejohn & Co. of Greenwich, Conn., will pay $ ...

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (NASDAQ:GMCR) scooped up coffee brewing equipment maker Van Houtte for $890 million on Tuesday. The deal nets a solid return for Littlejohn & Co., a private equity ...

A former teacher and coach halved his prison sentence in Rock Island County Circuit Court Thursday with a new plea agreement that came on the heels of an appellate court decision that invalidated ...

TORONTO, April 19 (Reuters) - Van Houtte Inc. received a non-binding takeover offer worth C$535 million ($474 million), the coffee roaster and distributor said on Thursday, but the C$25 per share ...

TORONTO, May 7 (Reuters) - Specialty coffee maker Van Houtte Inc. said on Monday it has agreed to be taken private by U.S. equity firm Littlejohn & Co. LLC in a deal with a total enterprise value ...

Gourmet coffee distributor Van Houtte will focus on expanding its business in Canada and the United States after appointing a new CEO and creating a position devoted to growing the brand across ...

A decision by specialty coffee company Van Houtte Inc. to enter into an exclusive sale agreement with an unidentified bidder has left a flat taste in the mouths of investors. Montreal-based Van ...

Joseph and Linda Van Houtte, 2210 11th Ave., Moline, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a trip to Guatemala. Linda Mistic, Coal Valley, and Joseph Van Houtte, also of Coal Valley ...

We’ve got more proof of that today. The news broke in the last hour: Maxime Van Houtte will not be returning to BPM Sports next fall. At least, that’s what the station’s management told him this ...

MONTREAL, Oct. 12 /CNW Telbec/ - Van Houtte, master roaster since 1919, continues to innovate by offering consumers a simple, easy-to-use tool for creating their personal coffee profiles.