Dietrich Friedrich Rennig ROSELIUS was a very heavy coffee drinker and his two sons Friedrich and Ludwig assumed a possible caffeine poisoning as the cause of his death in 1902. They are credited with the development of commercial decaffeination and successfull marketing of decaffeinated coffee under the name of Kaffee HAG.
In France the product was sold under the name of “Sanka” (depriving short version of “sans caféine = without caffeine). Kaffee Hag was confiscated by the Alien Property Custodians after World War 1 and sold to an American Firm, whereby Roselius lost not only his company, but also the American trademark rights to the name. In 1926 he re-established his product by using the Sanka brand in America. Today the brands belong to Kraft Foods.
Roselius’s decaffeination involved steaming coffee beans with a brine (salt water) solution and then using benzene as a solvent to remove the caffeine. Due to health concerns regarding benzene, this process is no longer used commercially and was replaced with more modern technologies no longer using poisonous solvents (like benzene).
Ticino is sofar the only restaurant on the east side of Sukhumvit Road serving, apart from Espresso and other freshly brewed coffees also Decaffeinated Coffee at THB 60/cup. Hence our guests can enjoy the full flavour of excellent coffee without staying awake all night long. Greth Riedo was the first one with the correct answer and wins a pasta delight for two; congratulations.
Very interesting infomation. I was searching the web and finally I found your blog. Very entertaining. Thank you and best regards from Grande Carlo
Hello Peter,
your quiz questions are getting more and more interesting. Who would have thought what connects Radezky, Roselius, Aviolo and others to our favorite riviera ristorante non tramontane.
Keep up the good work, you wrote a lot of amazing stuff on your homepage!
regards
Tibor
I have an old foldover card that says Thank You on the front. Inside it shows a cup of Sanka and a small Sanka packet. The copy reads: Thank you for trying Sanka Brand Decaffeinated Coffee while dining out. And for sending in the empty Sanka coffee envelope(s). In return, we are happy to enclose your refund. We hope you’ll continue to enjoy Sanka coffee when you dine out as well as at home.
Would you be interested in this piece? It’s approximately 3″x6″ folded and in good condition.
Thank you,
Anne Shelton
Dear Anne, that would be lovely. I could continue with said thread. Thank you very much indeed - Peter