For us at Neumann Kaffee Gruppe, it’s all about coffee. Coffee is our passion and the only product around which all our services revolve. With more than 40 companies in 28 countries, our 3,300 employees are active in the sectors Export & Milling, Import, Farming, Agents & Representative Offices, and Services. As different as our employees, services or company locations may be, we all have one thing in common: the best possible design of processes along the coffee supply chain is always the top priority for each of us. This includes the future-oriented design of solutions for all people working along the supply chain, from farm workers to roaster customers.
One Group with various services
We are experts in every step of the coffee supply chain
Export & Milling
Much more than purchase and shipping
Our exporters in Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Oceania source the coffee cherries from local farmers or cooperatives with or without financing. They process arabica or robusta coffee in local mills – which are also often run by the local NKG export company – and prepare the green coffee for the export to countries all around the globe. Part of their portfolio is furthermore the organization of local transport and logistics from farm via mill to port. Milling, blending and preparation of export grades as well as price hedging and safeguarding against other risks are their subject, too. And, of course, they also take care of the international sales and shipping of our green coffee.
Import
Your green coffee one-stop shop
With sound experiences, our importers offer all the services customers need. Our companies are based in Europe, Asia, Australia and North America – in almost every important coffee consuming country. They buy and distribute coffee from the entire world to all kinds of customers, from the roasting industry to small specialty coffee roasters. Their services include purchases, price proposals and structure, quality assurance, product development, blends, logistics, current availabilities and forecasts, customs formalities and much more – all from a one-stop shop.
Farming
From seed to bean
We offer a wide range of farm management services: these include regular visits from our experts for advice on best practices, full supply of fertilizers and other inputs, and complete management of production and harvesting. In doing so, we benefit from our in-depth experience of our own three farms, producing a wide range of green coffee qualities at over 5,000 hectares of planted area: Finca La Puebla in Mexico, Fazenda da Lagoa in Brazil, and Kaweri Coffee Plantation in Uganda. All farms focus on running their operations in an environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable manner.
Services
Taking care of everything
Our service companies along the supply chain add a lot of value to the green coffee core business. Just to name a few services offered by our group companies represented on all continents: coffee warehousing and processing, logistics, insurance services, statistics and market research, milling technology support, or sustainable business models.
Agents and Representative Offices
Creating connections
Thanks to their experience with local markets and coffee regions in Latin America, Africa, Asia and Oceania, our Agents and Representative Offices on site help customers to identify potential coffees of interest, coming directly from the respective origin. They connect local producers and suppliers with international buyers.
Initiatives
Responsibility for tomorrow
We are collaborating pre-competitively with other stakeholders to address global relevant sustainability topics such as climate change, profitability of cultivation for future generations, diversity or transparency. All together we must use all the tools at our disposal to ensure the future of the entire coffee supply chain. Therefore, we are also actively involved in (supra-)national associations and committees.
Our Mission and Purpose
We are proud of our heritage, grateful for our independence, and united by the purpose of creating value – commercial, social, and human – across the entire coffee chain. We act with the conviction that doing well and doing good can be one. Our assets are our people, dedication, trust, experience and willingness to serve. In conducting our business, we see ourselves as marketeers. We do not make markets but serve our business partners. In this, we seek a reasonable margin and reward for our principal risks. In doing well for our suppliers and customers, we do well for ourselves.
As a privately owned company, our independence allows us to think long-term, take responsible risks, and balance performance with care. We recognize the disparities in the coffee world and see ourselves as a bridge between its ends – mindful of the rights, needs, and dignity of those with less possibilities and voice.
Our mission is to ensure that everyone who contributes to coffee’s journey can prosper sustainably. We want to be active and constructive members of all communities in which we conduct business.
To continuously achieve this, we must remain successful, agile, and courageous in the face of constantly changing markets and conditions.
Our Vision
We aim to be the most respected and sought-after coffee marketeers worldwide, offering our business partners – from tree to cup – access to reliable and responsible green coffee supply chains and unparalleled knowhow.
Our Values
Our success
is defined by
SERVICE
We understand the wishes, possibilities, and necessities of our business partners
and deliver them. Their success defines our success.
Our standard is no less than
EXCELLENCE
We pursue operative excellence in all areas and keep our promises. Quality goes before quantity.
We act with
HEART
We act with humanity, fostering trust and respect in our relationships.
We move forward with
CURIOSITY
We remain open-minded, learning from every culture, and exploring new possibilities.
We drive decisions with
COURAGE
We take bold, well-considered decisions and embrace change with confidence. We do not hesitate to voice critical truths.
We do everything guided by
RESPONSIBILITY
We act with integrity and accountability, ensuring sustainable, longterm value creation. We stand up for what we believe.
The future of coffee
is our business
Coffee is at the heart of what we do. It connects our business with people, places, and nature across the world. To build a successful future for our company and our industry, coffee must remain available, attractive to grow, and viable for trade. That is why sustainability at NKG starts on the ground. We work close to producers and local realities, turn knowledge into action, and focus on what makes coffee possible: nature, resilience, and livelihoods.
