Chase & Sanborn Coffee is an American brand of

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created by the

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and

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and coffee importing company of the same name, established in 1864 in

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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

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was formed in 1929, it acquired Chase & Sanborn, where it remained until 1981 when the company merged into

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. Nabisco sold Chase & Sanborn to Florida importer General Coffee Co. owned by Colombian Alberto Duque in 1982. Duque's creditors sold the business to

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which bought the company in 1984; Nestle became the new parent in 1985. Nestle sold its US coffee business to

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in 1999, and the Chase & Sanborn,

, MJB, and

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brands were sold to

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in 2006.Nestle USA to Sell Coffee Brands to Sara Lee
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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

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