Gourmet Coffee

Procter & Gamble Co. said yesterday that its Folgers and Millstone coffee brands may temporarily disappear from store shelves because of a halt in production caused by Hurricane Katrina, but added that it hopes to have some coffee-making operations running soon. About half of P&G`s Folger`s and Millstone brand coffees are produced at two factories in New Orleans. The company suspended production at the facilities ahead of the storm. "Folgers and Millstone coffee may be temporarily unavailable or may appear on-shelf in different packaging until operations resume," P&G said in a statement, adding that it notified retailers of the possible shortages on Monday. P&G said it is in the process of restoring production at the Folgers plant.