Great Taste Coffee Makers | ||
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Founded | 1975 | |
Dissolved | Sold in 1993 | |
History | Presto Ice Cream (1975, 1977, 1988–1989, 1992) N-Rich Coffee Creamers (1976, 1982) Presto Fun Drinks (1980–1981) Great Taste Discoverers (1978–1980, 1983) Great Taste Coffee Makers (1982, 1983–1987) Great Taste Instant Milk (1987–1988) Presto Tivolis (1989–1991) Tivoli Milk Masters (1991) | |
Team colors | Great Taste Coffee Great Taste Milk Presto Fun Drinks Presto Ice Cream Presto Tivoli | |
Main sponsor | CFC Corporation (now merged with Universal Robina Corporation) | |
Head coach | Felicisimo Fajardo Tony Genato Nilo Verona Alfonso Marquez Baby Dalupan Jimmy Mariano Tommy Manotoc | |
Ownership | John Gokongwei | |
Championships | 6 championships 1984 Second All-Filipino | |
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The Great Taste Coffee Makers were a basketball team that played in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) from 1975 to 1992. It was one of the founding members of the PBA, the Asia's first and oldest professional league. The franchise was owned by CFC Corporation (now merged with Universal Robina Corporation) and named after its brand of instant coffee, Great Taste Coffee. The franchise also played under other CFC brands such as N-Rich, Presto and Tivoli.
The franchise won six PBA championships, mostly under coach Baby Dalupan.
In 1993, CFC sold its PBA franchise to Sta. Lucia Realty & Development, Inc., which absorbed several Presto players.