Coffee Up At No. 1 Firm: Nation:
General Poods Corp., the nation's No. 1 roaster, fell in line with other major coffee companies yesterday and boosted wholesale prices on ground coffee by 25 cents to $2.83 a pound.</br></br>MJB Co., a small roaster headquartered in San Francisco, also raised the list price of its ground coffee to $2.83 a pound.</br></br>The price moves matched increases on ground coffee announced Thursday by Folger Coffee Co., Hills Bros. Coffee Inc. and Coca-Cola Co.Ûªs food division.</br></br>The new prices, which should appear on supermarket shelves within three to four weeks, marked the second round of hikes imposed by the coffee roasters in a month.</br></br>AIRLINE CHAIRMAN: Frank Lorenzo has been named board chairman of Texas International Airlines, filling a position that had been vacant since 1973.