EMERYVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Peet’s Coffee & Tea is being taken private by a German conglomerate for approximately $977.6 million.

Privately held Joh. A. Benckiser, which invests in consumer goods brands, will pay $73.50 per share, a 29 percent premium to Peet’s closing stock price of $57.16 on Friday. The companies said Monday the deal was worth about $1 billion.