 Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee Company Inc. (Swiss Water), a former portfolio company, sells the only organic, branded decaffeinated coffee product in the world under the trademark "Swiss Water". Swiss Water decaffeinates green coffee beans using a certified organic, chemical-free and patented natural water process. Swiss Water decaffeinated coffee is a premium product sold to gourmet roasters/retailers, specialty coffee brokers and high-quality mainstream coffee roasters around the world. The Swiss Water business was acquired from Kraft Canada Inc. In July 2002, the Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee Income Fund [TSX: SWS.UN] was listed for trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
| Products: |
Decaffeinator of green coffee beans using a patented,100% natural and 100% organic process. |
| Strengths: |
World's only branded and trademarked decaffeination process
Proprietary chemical-free process
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| Plant: |
Burnaby, British Columbia. |
| Advisors: |
Wasserstein Perella & Co. acted as investment advisor to Kraft Canada Inc. at aquisition. CIBC World Markets Inc. and Scotia Capital Inc. acted as underwriters for the public income trust offering. |
| Financing Source: |
CIBC Commercial Banking provided senior debt financing. |
| Public Listing: |
July 2002 |
| Website: |
www.swisswater.com |
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