Chase & Sanborn Coffee is an American brand of coffee created by the
coffee roasting
Roasting coffee transforms the chemical and physical properties of Coffee processing, green coffee beans into roasted coffee products. The roasting process produces the characteristic flavor of coffee by causing the green coffee beans to change ...
and
tea
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and coffee importing company of the same name, established in 1864 in
Boston
Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...
,
Massachusetts
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, by Caleb Chase (1831-1908) and James Solomon Sanborn (1835-1903). It says that it is the first coffee company to pack and ship roasted coffee in
sealed tins.
History
When
Standard Brands
Standard Brands was a packaged foods company, formed in 1929 by J. P. Morgan & Co. with the merger of:
* Fleischmann Company
*Royal Baking Powder Company
* E. W. Gillett Company of Canada (1929) - Toronto-based baking goods company (maker of Ma ...
was formed in 1929, it acquired Chase & Sanborn, where it remained until 1981 when the company merged into
Nabisco
Nabisco (, abbreviated from the earlier name National Biscuit Company) is an American manufacturer of cookies and snacks headquartered in East Hanover, New Jersey. The company is a subsidiary of Illinois-based Mondelēz International.
Nabisco' ...
. Nabisco sold Chase & Sanborn to Florida importer General Coffee Co. owned by Colombian Alberto Duque in 1982.
Duque's creditors sold the business to
Hills Bros. in 1984;
Nestle became the new parent in 1985. Nestle sold its US coffee business to
Sara Lee
Sara may refer to:
People
* Sara (given name), a feminine given name
People with the given name
* Sara Aboobacker (1936–2023), Indian writer and translator
* Sara Ahmed (born 1969), British-Australian writer
* Sara Allgood (1880–1950), Ir ...
in 1999, and the Chase & Sanborn,
Hills Bros.,
MJB, and
Chock Full O' Nuts brands were sold to
Massimo Zanetti Beverage Group
Massimo Zanetti Beverage Group is an Italian coffee company that owns multiple brands. Massimo Zanetti developed the firm starting in the 1970s after he moved to Bologna and acquired a local company called Segafredo, a historic coffee producer wi ...
in 2006.
Gallery
File:Caleb Chase BostonMA.png, Caleb Chase, 1892
File:James Solomon Sanborn (1835–1903).png, James Solomon Sanborn
File:1897 Chase and Sanborn BostonMA.png, Advertisement for Chase & Sanborn's teas, 1897
References
Further reading
*
* "Caleb Chase."
External links
Arabica Green CoffeeCoffee Roasting Techniques
Nabisco brands
Massimo Zanetti brands
Economic history of Boston
Financial District, Boston
Sara Lee Corporation brands
Coffee companies of the United States
American companies established in 1862
1862 establishments in Massachusetts
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