The history of decaff coffee goes back to the early 1930s when a
chemical-free decaffination method was discovered in Switzerland.
The secret ingredient in the
decaff process?
Water!
The water decaff process was revitalized almost 40 years later
when technology finally caught up to the ideas first developed in
the the early history of decaff coffee. In 1989, a new
facility (now the only SWISS WATER® Process
caffine removal facility in the
world) was built near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, a region
prized for its pure water – essential for the decaff
process.
Previously owned by Kraft General Foods, the Swiss Water
Decaffinated Coffee Company is a public company that is traded on
the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) under the symbol SWS.UN.
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The SWISS WATER® facility
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Today,
the 100% chemical-free, patented SWISS WATER® Process is
used by premium roasters in
removing caffine to produce decaff
coffees that are demanded by discerning decaf drinkers around the
world. We decaffinate coffee to a 97% caffine removal
standard, in compliance with US FDA guidelines, which is equivalent
to the Canadian/International standard of 99.9% caffine free.
The history of decaff coffees began more than 70 years ago. Today
our
decaffination process is
used by roasters and retailers in many countries throughout the
world, including the USA, Canada, the UK, Australia, Japan, and
Spain to name a few.
