Neumann Coffee Group
| Neumann Coffee Group | |
|---|---|
| legal form | GmbH |
| founding | 1989 |
| Seat | Hamburg |
| management | David M. Neumann |
| Number of employees | over 2,200 (2019) |
| sales | $ 2.4 billion (2017) |
| Branch | Coffee cultivation, green coffee trade |
| Website | www.nkg.de |
The Neumann Kaffee Gruppe (NKG) is the world's leading green coffee service provider and operates in the fields of cultivation and farm management, quality processing and classification, export and import, specialties, instant coffee, logistics, risk management and financing. NKG is represented by 49 subsidiaries in 27 coffee producing and consuming countries.
The company is based in Hamburg .
Company history
In 1934, Hanns R. Neumann began trading coffee as a broker and agent in Hamburg, according to the company . After the Second World War he became the exclusive agent for Colombian coffee for Germany. The founder's son, Michael R. Neumann, later took over the company. In 1975 the world's first green coffee silo was inaugurated in what was then Hamburg's free port (see Hamburger HafenCity ) on Sandtorkai (investment cost: 600,000 DM). In 1988 Neumann acquired the Hamburg-based competitor Bernhard Rothfos AG (founded in 1922). The Neumann Kaffee Group was formed in 1990 from the two companies and their subsidiaries. Here, Hanns R. Neumann GmbH was replaced by the company's current holding company, Neumann Gruppe GmbH. Bernhard Rothfos AG was incorporated as Bernhard Rothfos GmbH as the company's trading house. The former subsidiaries of the two companies now form part of the 49 companies in the Neumann Kaffee Group.
In 2004 David M. Neumann succeeded his father Michael R. Neumann as spokesman for the management (today: CEO of NKG), while his father became chairman of the supervisory board. In 2008, every seventh coffee bean worldwide was traded by the Neumann Coffee Group.
In 2005 Michael Neumann and his family established the independent and non-profit Hanns R. Neumann Foundation (HRNS), for which he still works today. The HRNS works independently of the Neumann Kaffee Gruppe. According to its own information, the foundation is committed to "more sustainability in the coffee industry".
Managing directors
- David M. Neumann: Managing Partner, Group CEO
- Pablo Garcia C .: Managing Director, Group COO
- Justin Schulze-Schmidt: Managing Director, Group CFO
- Jörn Severloh: Managing Director, Group COO
Business areas
The Neumann Kaffee Group is represented by 49 companies in 27 countries worldwide and provides several services in the green coffee value chain. This includes the specialty trade, export, import, farm management as well as insurance, logistics, storage and statistics.
Companies
| Surname | service | Seat | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlas Coffee Importers Inc. | Specialty trade | Seattle, USA | www.atlascoffee.com |
| InterAmerican Coffee | Specialty trade | Zug, Switzerland | www.interamericancoffee.ch |
| InterAmerican Coffee Inc. | Specialty trade | San Diego, USA | www.interamericancoffee.com |
| InterAmerican Coffee Inc. | Specialty trade | Houston, USA | www.interamericancoffee.com |
| InterAmerican Coffee Inc. | Specialty trade | Providence, USA | www.interamericancoffee.com |
| InterAmerican Coffee Inc. | Specialty trade | Hoboken, USA | www.interamericancoffee.com |
| InterAmerican Coffee Ltd. | Specialty trade | London, Great Britain | www.interamericancoffee.co.uk |
| InterAmerican Coffee GmbH | Specialty trade | Hamburg, Germany | www.interamericancoffee.de |
| Beneficio De Cafe Montecristo SA (BECAMO) | export | Dos Caminos Villanueva, Honduras | www.becamo.hn |
| CECA SA | export | Barrio Dent, Costa Rica | www.ceca.co.cr |
| City Coffe Ltd. | export | Mbeya, Tanzania | - |
| Compañia Internacional del Café SAC (COINCA) | export | Lima, Peru | www.coinca.com.pe |
| Exportadora De Cafe California | export | Veracruz, Mexico | www.eccmexico.com |
| Ibero (Kenya) Ltd. | export | Nairobi, Kenya | - |
| Ibero (Uganda) Ltd. | export | Kampala, Uganda | www.ibero.co.ug |
| Mazao Ltd. | export | Moshi, Tanzania | - |
| Neumann Gruppe GmbH Resident Representative Office | export | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | vietnam.nkg.net |
| New Guinea Highlands Coffee Exports Ltd. | export | Goroka, Papua New Guinea | www.nghce.com.pg |
| NKG Coffee Mills Kenya | export | Nairobi, Kenya | www.ethiopia.nkg.net |
| NKG India Coffee Pvt. Ltd. | export | Bengaluru, India | - |
| NKG Representative Office - Ethiopia | export | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | www.ethiopia.nkg.net |
| NKG Stockler Ltda. | export | Santos, Brazil | www.stocklerltda.com.br |
| Pt. Berindo Jaya | export | Panjang Bandar Lampung, Indonesia | - |
| SKN Caribecafe Ltda. | export | Bogotá, Colombia | - |
| Bernhard Rothfos GmbH | import | Hamburg, Germany | www.rothfos.de |
| Bernhard Rothfos Intercafé AG | import | Zug, Switzerland | www.bric.ch |
| Bero Coffee Japan CO., Ltd. | import | Tokyo, Japan | www.berocoffeejapan.com |
| Bero Coffee Singapore Pte Ltd. | import | Singapore | www.berocoffee.com.sg |
| Bero Polska sp. zoo | import | Gdynia, Poland | www.bero.pl |
| Coprocafe Iberica SA | import | Madrid, Spain | www.coprocafe.com |
| KLD Coffee Importers Ltd. | import | Moscow, Russia | www.kld-coffee.ru |
| Maison P. Jobin & Cie SAS | import | Le Havre, France | www.maison-jobin.com |
| NKG Bero Italia SpA | import | Genova, Italy | www.nkgbero.it |
| Rothfos Corporation | import | Hoboken, USA | www.greencoffeetrading.com |
| Finca Puebla SA de CV | Farm management | Xicotepec de Juarez, Mexico | www.fincapuebla.com |
| Kaweri Coffee Plantation Ltd. | Farm management | Mubende, Uganda | www.kaweri.com |
| NKG Fazendas Brasileiras Ltda. | Farm management | Santo Antônio do Amparo, Brazil | www.fazendadalagoa.com |
| NKG Tropical Farm Management GmbH | Farm management | Zug, Switzerland | www.nkgtropical.com |
| NKG Tropical Farm Management (Guatemala) GmbH | Farm management | Vista Hermosa III, Guatemala | www.nkgtropical.com |
| NKG Tropical Farm Management (Kenya) GmbH | Farm management | Nairobi, Kenya | www.tropicalke.co.ke |
| IBERO Insurance-Service GmbH | service | Hamburg, Germany | - |
| ICL International Commodity Logistik GmbH | service | Hamburg, Germany | Icl.nkg.de |
| Neumann Group GmbH | Holding | Hamburg, Germany | www.nkg.net |
| Neumann Kaffee Gruppe Statistical Unit Ltd. | service | London, Great Britain | www.nkgstat.com |
| NKG Kala Hamburg GmbH | service | Hamburg, Germany | www.nkg-kala.com |
Plantations
- Finca La Puebla near Xicotepec de Juárez ( Puebla , Mexico ), since 1991, around 1,542 hectares , of which 1,290 hectares are cultivated
- Kaweri plantation in the Mubende district ( Uganda ), since 2001, around 2,521 hectares , of which 1,570 hectares are cultivated
- Fazenda Da Lagoa in Santo Antônio do Amparo ( Minas Gerais , Brazil ), since 2003, around 3,506 hectares
criticism
The Neumann Coffee Group has been the subject of criticism for several years due to the establishment of the Kaweri plantation in Mubende . According to the NKG, the land was sold to the state of Uganda by a private owner. In August 2001, residents who refused to accept compensation payments were evicted from their homes by the Ugandan military in serious human rights violations , according to media reports . Work on the plantation began a short time later. According to FIAN human rights activists , a total of 2,000 people have been displaced. According to the NKG, there were 25 smallholders who refused to leave the claimed land.
In an official complaint in 2009, FIAN and a group from Mubene accused the NKG of violating the voluntary OECD guidelines for multinational companies . The governments of OECD member states must promote the application of the guidelines through national "contact points" and seek solutions in a confidential manner. After discussions with all those involved, the National Contact Point determined in 2011 that there was no evidence that the NKG had not "acquired the land in good faith". An out-of-court settlement was suggested to the parties.
A lawsuit from 2002 did not lead to a final judgment until 2018. The Kaweri plantation has not been UTZ certified since the beginning of 2018 . UTZ did not provide a reason for this.
On December 16, 2019, the public prosecutor's office offered financial compensation for destroyed property totaling 3.8 billion Ugandan shillings (around 950,000 euros) at the trial in Kampala . In addition, she wants to reimburse 150 million schillings in procedural costs, equivalent to around € 37,000. The condition for this compensation is that the case is completely and finally settled. The Neumann Kaffee Gruppe has not yet made any offer of compensation. 325 of the 401 plaintiffs stated in writing that they would accept the public prosecutor's offer of compensation. The High Court in Mubende should explain the compensation offer to the 76 plaintiffs, whose position was not available to the court, in order to enable a decision based on this information.
Web links
- Michael Enger : [1] . In: Deutschlandradio (February 8, 2018)
- Andrea Jeska : Coffee trade: Our farm in Africa . In: Die Zeit (August 28, 2014)
Individual evidence
- ↑ NKG website facts & figures
- ↑ Florian Langenscheidt , Bernd Venohr (Hrsg.): Lexicon of German world market leaders. The premier class of German companies in words and pictures . German Standards Editions, Cologne 2010, ISBN 978-3-86936-221-2 .
- ↑ Green coffee silo in the free port of Hamburger Abendblatt from November 21, 1975 , accessed on May 6, 2015
- ↑ NKG website "About us"
- ^ Neumann Kaffee - Worldwide every seventh cup comes from Hamburg Hamburger Abendblatt on May 10, 2008
- ↑ a b NKG website
- ↑ NKG website "Group companies". NKG, accessed on August 27, 2019 .
- ↑ Finca La Puebla - Our Farm. Retrieved September 13, 2019 .
- ↑ Kaweri Plantation - Farm. Retrieved September 13, 2019 .
- ↑ Fazenda Da Lagoa - Our Farm. Retrieved September 13, 2019 .
- ^ A b NDR: Coffee company benefits from displacement in Uganda. April 9, 2013, accessed August 13, 2019 .
- ↑ a b NKG in Uganda "The events around the Kaweri Coffee Plantation - a chronology from 2000 to 2019". NKG, accessed on August 27, 2019 .
- ↑ National Contact Point (2011) Final declaration by the German National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on a complaint by Wake up and Fight for Your Rights Madudu Group and FIAN against Neumann Gruppe GmbH. MR J. Steffens, Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, March 30, 2011. available , accessed on November 19, 2019.
- ↑ Expulsions - coffee with a bitter aftertaste In: srf.ch , January 15, 2018, accessed on April 7, 2018.
- ↑ Andrea Jeska: Our farm in Africa. ZEIT Online, August 28, 2014, accessed on September 13, 2019 .
- ↑ a b lifepr.de: Displaced persons from the Kaweri coffee plantation: Ugandan court extends deadline for decision on government compensation offer , accessed on May 8, 2020.