promotion, Sanka became a nationwide sales success with General Foods Corporation taking over distribution in 1928 as a defensive measure, since Sanka directly competed with its non-caffeine coffee substitute Postum. The bright orange label that made Sanka easily identifiable to consumers found its way into coffee shops around the country in the form of the decaf coffee pot. Coffee pots with a bright orange handle are a direct result of the American public's association of the color orange with Sanka, no matter which brand of coffee is actually served. Businesses that serve rival Folgers decaffeinated coffee usually have green-handled pots. The 1941 Laurel and Hardy comedy Great Guns includes a scene in which Stan Laurel, in an Army mess hall line, is handed a cup of coffee. He asks "Sanka?", and the mess attendant replies, "You're welcome!" In the song, "Bianca", in Cole Porter's 1948 musical-comedy Kiss Me, Kate, the lyric "I would gladly give up coffee for Sanka," is included. Sanka is also mentioned in the 1982 film Fast Times at Ridgemont High, when science teacher Mr. Vargas declares, "Look, I'm a little slow today. I just switched to Sanka, so have a heart." It is revealed at the end of the film that Mr. Vargas switches back to coffee. In the 1954 Ian Fleming novel Live and Let Die, James Bond orders Sanka for Solitaire and himself: "Bond ordered Old Fashioneds, and stipulated ‘Old Grandad’ Bourbon, chicken sandwiches, and decaffeined ‘Sanka’ coffee so that their sleep would not be spoilt." From 1976 to 1982, veteran actor Robert Young was Sanka's television spokesman, appearing in a whole series of commercials. During the mid-1980s, a series of Sanka television commercials aired featuring Lena Horne. In the 1993 film Cool Runnings, Doug E. Doug plays the fictionalized role of Sanka Coffie, a pushcart derby driver and member of the Jamaican Olympic bobsled team. In season 1, episode 4 of the 2022 television series Reboot, Paul Reiser's character, Gordon Gelman, finds an old jar of Sanka coffee in the office kitchen and asks, "Hey does anyone know if Sanka expires?" Sanka albums In France, Café Sanka issued heraldic picture albums in the same style as the Coffee Hag albums. However, only six albums of the planned 42 were ever published. References 7. from Dahmer, Episode 5 ("Santa OK?" "Santa's fine. Thank You") External links Coffee brands Kraft Foods brands Products introduced in