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Dekaf, Inc

Dekaf, Inc
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Dekaf, Inc

For the love of pure coffee.

Overview

Date Established 05/2024
Founder Khanh Nguyen, Anil Mezini
Headquarters Salem
Industries
Health & Wellness
E-commerce & Retail
Food
Manufacturing
Beverage
Hospitality
Retail
Lifestyle
Business
Website https://www.dekaf.com
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About

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE ELEPHANT IN THE COFFEE SHOP.

Decaf gets no respect.

We're here to change that.


At Dekáf, we believe those who drink coffee purely for its flavor are the true connoisseurs. While other roasters treat decaf as a side project, we've made it our entire mission. We're dedicated to creating exceptional decaffeinated coffee that stands toe-to-toe with the world's finest caffeinated beans. Dekáf showcases the real potential behind extraordinary decaf coffee with its exclusive collection of 15 carefully curated premium coffees - all sourced and decaffeinated sustainably without chemicals. With twenty-plus years of experience in the specialty coffee roasting industry, Dekáf has fine-tuned and perfected roast profiles for each coffee, catering to every bean's unique characteristics.


Dekáf is here for the discerning coffee lover who knows that great coffee isn't about the buzz - it's about the pure, unadulterated pleasure of a perfect cup.

Founding Story

Coffee has always been about bringing people together. For us, it started with a simple question over a late-night cup of decaf: why do coffee lovers who skip the caffeine have to skip the craft too?


We noticed that our decaf customers were our most loyal. Here they are drinking coffee purely for the flavor, and at the same time they are being served some of the most low quality, stale and limited coffee beans.


When we made the switch to drinking decaf ourselves, we decided it was time to change the way the coffee business treats decaf drinkers. Our mission was simple, provide the full specialty coffee experience for decaf drinkers. We wanted decaf coffees that would stand toe to toe with the best conventional coffees out there. Dekaf Coffee Roasters was born.

Products

Hush-Hush Signature Blend
Hush-Hush Signature Blend $21.95
Brazil Arabela
Brazil Arabela $21.95
Whisper Espresso Blend
Whisper Espresso Blend $21.95
Ethiopia Sidamo Bombe
Ethiopia Sidamo Bombe $21.95
Split Pulse Low-Caffeine Signature Blend
Split Pulse Low-Caffeine Signature Blend $21.95
Costa Rica Las Torres
Costa Rica Las Torres $21.95
Midnight Mirage Signature Blend
Midnight Mirage Signature Blend $21.95
Papua New Guinea Kuta
Papua New Guinea Kuta $21.95
Silent Storm Low-Caffeine Espresso Blend
Silent Storm Low-Caffeine Espresso Blend $21.95
Guatemala Finca Santa Isabel
Guatemala Finca Santa Isabel $21.95
Wordless Conversation Signature Blend
Wordless Conversation Signature Blend $21.95
Mexico Ki-Saya
Mexico Ki-Saya $21.95
Colombia Papayo
Colombia Papayo $21.95
Peru Valle La Naranja
Peru Valle La Naranja $21.95
Sumatra Mandehling
Sumatra Mandehling $21.95

Team Bios

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Khanh Nguyen

Founder
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Born in Houston, TX, to Vietnamese immigrant parents and raised in Germany, Khanh grew up immersed in a blend of cultures, each shaping her appreciation for craftsmanship, aesthetics, and storytelling. After studying Psychology in Boston, a chance connection with the coffee world through Jaho Coffee sparked a new passion - one that merged community, experience, and design. As Director of Brand Development for Jaho Coffee, Khanh honed an eye for how branding and visual identity shape the way people experience coffee.


With a deep love for design’s ability to elevate the everyday, Khanh founded CHEEBXDESIGN, a creative studio dedicated to capturing the beauty in design and how it enhances perception - because a well-crafted experience, much like a well-brewed cup of coffee, is greater than the sum of its parts. Now, as co-founder of Dekáf Coffee Roasters, that philosophy extends to redefining decaf. Caffeine-free should never mean flavor-free, and great coffee should look just as good as it tastes.


When not shaping the future of decaf, Khanh enjoys traveling, discovering new foods, spending time with family, and doting on her cat, Jeffery (who, much like a great design, brings endless joy in the simplest of ways).

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Anil Mezini

Founder
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Anil caught the entrepreneurial bug watching his immigrant parents hustle after moving to the US from Albania when he was 11. A year studying in Tokyo during college didn't just leave him fluent in Japanese - it sparked a lifelong love affair with coffee that led to founding Jaho Coffee in his hometown of Salem, MA in 2005. Since then, he's built a mini empire with seven Massachusetts locations, two Tokyo cafés, and a string of ventures including Barista Connection (before coffee folks had Instagram!), Milkboy Boba & Ice Cream, and Bagel Boys. His latest venture, Dekáf Coffee Roasters, is on a mission to prove decaf drinkers deserve the good stuff too.

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Mashable - Jun 26, 2025 How Dekáf Coffee Roasters Is Educating Consumers on the True Craft Behind Decaffeinated Coffee "Founded by Anil Mezini and Khanh Nguyen in Salem, Massachusetts, Dekáf built its entire identity around a single idea: decaf deserves craft. The company exists to elevate caffeine-conscious coffee, not by spinning it as something new, but by revealing how overlooked its potential has always been. Their goal is not conversion. It is education."
Chicago Tribune - Jun 23, 2025 How Dekáf aims to change the way you think about decaf "Most seasoned coffee drinkers dismiss decaf with a shrug. They’ve tasted the flat finish, the hollow middle, and the lingering disappointment of a cup that feels like a ghost of its full-strength counterpart. The assumption runs deep: if it’s decaf, it must be less. Less bold. Less respected. Less worth the grind. Dekáf Coffee Roasters hopes to break that cycle — and do so with an unapologetic focus on flavor, process and truth."
Vanity Fair - Jun 18, 2025 Why Building A Decaf-Only Brand Is The Boldest Bet In Specialty Coffee and How Dekáf Is Proving It Works "The idea was met with polite confusion. Launching a specialty coffee company that refuses to roast full-caffeine beans felt improbable to some, laughable to others. Yet that very refusal is what gave Dekáf Coffee Roasters its edge. Founded in Salem, Massachusetts, and run solely by Anil Mezini and Khanh Nguyen, Dekáf is not a novelty or a protest. It is a challenge to assumptions long accepted as truth in coffee culture. The gamble is real, and the results are hard to ignore."
The Manual - Jun 11, 2025 Why Japanese cold brew might be the most underrated coffee method "Known for its slow, gentle extraction, Japanese cold brew is a form of coffee brewing that every cold brew coffee needs to know about. Though the process requires patience and time, the slow-drip process ensures a bold, strong cup of cold brew coffee that hits the spot."
Fast Company - Jun 10, 2025 How Decaf Drinkers Inspired Dekáf’s Bold Flavour Mission "Decaf coffee drinkers have always been present. They just have not been heard. In cafes across the world, people ask for a cup without caffeine and receive whatever happens to be on hand. Often it is stale, over-roasted, or chemically stripped of both buzz and character. The coffee industry looked the other way, assuming that decaf drinkers were few and forgiving."

Press Releases

Expansion News - Nov 30, 2025 Dekáf Celebrates The Season With New Holiday Blend "A Quiet Season" and The "Midwinter Ritual" Bundle
Expansion News - Nov 17, 2025 Meet the Bundle: Dekáf Introduces Curated Decaf-First Coffee Bundles
Expansion News - Oct 30, 2025 Dekáf Coffee Roasters Transitions to a 100% Swiss Water® Decaf Lineup
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