Neumann Kaffee Gruppe

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Neumann Gruppe GmbH is the parent company of a coffee wholesaler based in Hamburg. The company group is owned by the family foundation of David M. Neumann. With more than 60 companies in 27 countries, the group is active in the areas of export and milling, farm management, agencies and branches, as well as import and other services along the coffee supply chain.

Company history

According to company information, Hanns R. Neumann began trading in coffee as a broker and agent in Hamburg in 1934. In 1988, Neumann acquired Bernhard Rothfos AG (founded in 1922), another Hamburg-based competitor. The son of the founder, Michael R. Neumann, later took over the company in 1989. The Neumann Kaffee Gruppe was then founded from the two companies and their subsidiaries in the same year. At this point, Hanns R. Neumann GmbH was replaced by the current holding company of the company, Neumann Gruppe GmbH. Bernhard Rothfos AG was renamed Bernhard Rothfos GmbH and incorporated into the group as a trading company. The former subsidiaries of the two companies now form part of the more than 50 companies in the Neumann Kaffee Gruppe. 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. [1] NKG Kala, which owned the world's first green coffee silo inaugurated in 1975 in what was then Hamburg's free port (capital expenditure: DM 600,000), [2] moved to Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg in 2006. In addition, the group expanded its subsidiaries in France, India and the USA in 2008. In the same year, every seventh coffee bean worldwide was traded by Neumann Kaffee Gruppe. [3] In 2016, large-scale mills were commissioned in Brazil and Colombia, followed by significant investments in key growing countries in 2017. In the following years, NKG also developed NKG Bloom (2019), which aims to improve farmers' livelihoods, and NKG Verified (2021), which aims to ensure more accurate traceability of supply chains. Another project, first implemented in the US in 2022, is the NKG Partnership to Advance Coffee Equity (NKG PACE). The programme aims to establish more diversity in the coffee industry in the USA and, in cooperation with the CCRE, to give members of the "black community" a chance to become quality experts in green coffee.

In 2005, Michael Neumann and his family established the independent and non-profit Hanns R. Neumann Foundation (HRNS), for which he is still active today. The HRNS works independently of Neumann Kaffee Gruppe and is committed to "more sustainability in the coffee industry". [1]

Business segments

Neumann Kaffee Gruppe is represented by more than 60 companies in 27 countries worldwide and provides several services in the green coffee value chain. These include export, import, farm management as well as insurance, logistics, storage and statistics. NKG is exclusively focused on coffee: producing, trading, and supplying diverse markets from specialty coffee to instant coffee in the B2B business. In 2020, NKG generated a sales volume of 14 million bags (a 60 kg), which corresponded to approximately 8.5% of global consumption.[4]

Companies

Name Service Location Website
Atlas Coffee Importers Inc. Speciality trade Seattle, USA www.atlascoffee.com
InterAmerican Coffee Speciality trade Zug, Switzerland

San Diego, Houston, Hoboken, USA

www.interamericancoffee.ch

www.interamericancoffee.com

InterAmerican Coffee Pty Ltd. Speciality trade Sydney, Australia

London, Great Britain Hamburg, Germany San Diego, USA Houston, USA

www.interamericancoffee.com.au

www.interamericancoffee.co.uk www.interamericancoffee.de www.interamericancoffee.com

Beneficio De Cafe Montecristo S.A. (BECAMO) Export Dos Caminos Villanueva, Honduras www.becamo.hn
CECA S.A. Export Barrio Dent, Costa Rica www.ceca.co.cr
Compañia Internacional del Café S.A.C. (COINCA) Export Lima, Peru www.coinca.com.pe
Exportadora De Cafe California Export Veracruz, Mexico www.eccmexico.com
Ibero Ltd. Export Nairobi, Kenya

Kampala, Uganda

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www.ibero.co.ug

Neumann Gruppe GmbH Representative Office Vietnam Export Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam vietnam.nkg.net
New Guinea Highlands Coffee Exports Ltd. Export Goroka, Papua-Neuguinea 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, Ethopia www.ethiopia.nkg.net
NKG Stockler Ltda. Export Santos, Brasil www.stocklerltda.com.br
Pt. Berindo Jaya Export Panjang Bandar Lampung, Indonesia -
SKN Caribecafe Ltda. Export Bogotá, Columbia -
Bernhard Rothfos GmbH Import Hamburg, Germany www.rothfos.de
Bernhard Rothfos Intercafé AG Import Zug, Switzerland www.bric.ch
Bero Coffee Singapore Pte Ltd. Import Singapur www.berocoffee.com.sg
Bero Polska sp. z.o.o Import Gdynia, Poland www.bero.pl
Coprocafe Iberica S.A. Import Madrid, Spain www.coprocafe.com
Maison P. Jobin & Cie S.A.S Import Le Havre, France www.maison-jobin.com
NKG Bero Italia S.p.A. Import Genova, Italy www.nkgbero.it
Rothfos Corporation Import Hoboken, USA www.greencoffeetrading.com
Finca Puebla S.A. de C.V. Farm management Xicotepec de Juárez, 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, Brasilia www.fazendadalagoa.com
NKG Tropical Farm Management GmbH Farm management Zug, Schweiz; Nairobi, Kenya www.nkgtropical.com www.tropicalke.co.ke
NKG Quality Service Quality Zug, Switzerland www.nkgquality.com
NG Insurance-Service GmbH Service Hamburg, Germany -
ICL International Commodity Logistik GmbH Service Hamburg, Germany Icl.nkg.de
Neumann Gruppe 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
Instant Products International GmbH Import Hamburg, Germany -
NKG Korea Export Seoul, Korea www.nkgkorea.com

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NKG Responsible Business Program

Neumann Kaffee Gruppe's Responsible Business Program sets out the following four core objectives that define responsible business at NKG:[6]

  1. To promote responsible behaviour within NKG. This is to be achieved by fostering a learning culture, increasing diversity among employees, and improving health and safety in the workplace.
  2. To strengthen Neumann Kaffee Gruppe's influence along the supply chain. This will be achieved through the use of technology and collaboration with business partners.
  3. Improving the living conditions of coffee farmers. This is to be achieved through cooperation within the coffee industry by empowering coffee farmers and bridging the financing gap.
  4. Protecting the environment. This will be achieved by identifying the ecological footprint and reducing CO2 emissions, as well as promoting environmentally friendly and resilient coffee farming methods.

[7] [8]

NKG Bloom

Neumann Kaffee Gruppe's NKG Bloom initiative aims to enable smallholder farmers to realise their potential as well as empower them to improve their livelihoods. Low profitability, climate change challenges and urban migration make coffee farming an unattractive business option for coffee farmers of current and future generations. Smallholders farming less than 30 hectares are therefore provided with the services and resources they need to operate their farms to their full potential and find a way out of poverty. The goal of the NKG Bloom initiative is to provide a long-term and profitable supply of green coffee.[9][10]

NKG Bloom's goal is to reach 300,000 coffee farming families in 10 countries by 2030. By 2022, NKG Bloom is already present in Uganda, Honduras, Kenya, and Mexico.[11] [12]

NKG Verified

NKG Verified is a programme that provides NKG customers with a transparent insight into the economic, social and environmental indicators along the supply chain.[13] With each delivery of NKG Verified certified coffee, the customer receives an easy-to-read sustainability report that lists the individual indicators and their rating, as well as the overall rating of the coffee.[14] The programme complies with industry sustainability standards and is in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Furthermore, NKG Verified is subject to both internal and external audits from farm level to exporter level, which enables assurance of compliance with key sustainability criteria. [15] [16]

The programme involves coffee farms of all sizes and all actors along the value chain who meet the requirements that NKG Verified demands. For example, participants must avoid forced labour, deforestation, and the worst forms of child labour. [15]

Suppliers of NKG Verified coffees are the following NKG exporters:[17]

  • NKG Stockler – seven existing supply chains (new supply chains in Q4 2022).
  • Exportadora de Café California
  • NKG India
  • NKG Vietnam
  • Berindo
  • SKN Caribecafé

Plantations

  • Finca La Puebla bei Xicotepec de Juárez (Puebla, Mexiko),has belonged to the NKG since 1991. It covers about 2,512 hectares, of which 1,626 hectares are cultivated land. The farm produces about 10,000 bags per year and is both Rainforest Alliance and 4c certified.[18]
  • Kaweri-Plantage im Distrikt Mubende (Uganda), has belonged to the NKG since 2001. It covers about 2,521 hectares of cultivated land, of which about 1,626 hectares are under cultivation. The plantation produces about 35,000 bags a year.[19]
  • Fazenda Da Lagoa in Santo Antônio do Amparo (Minas Gerais, Brasilien), has belonged to the NKG since 2003. It covers about 3,713 hectares, of which 1,857 hectares are cultivated land. The fazenda produces about 60,000 bags a year and is both Rainforest Alliance and 4c certified.[20]

Criticism

The Neumann Coffee Group has been criticised for several years for the establishment of the Kaweri plantation in Mubende. [21] According to the NKG, the land was sold by a private owner to the state of Uganda.[22] In August 2001, according to media reports, residents who refused to accept compensation payments were evicted from their homes by the Ugandan military in a serious violation of human rights. Shortly afterwards, work on the plantation had begun. According to the human rights activists of FIAN, a total of 2000 people had been evicted.[21] According to the NKG, this involved 25 small farmers who had refused to leave the land they had claimed.[22] According to the NKG, these people had been evicted by the military.

In an official complaint in 2009, FIAN, together with a group from Mubene, accused the NKG of violating the voluntary OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. OECD member governments are required to promote the application of the Guidelines through national "contact points" and seek solutions in confidence. In 2011, after discussions with all parties, the National Contact Point determined that there was no evidence that NKG had not "acquired the land in good faith". The parties were encouraged to reach an out-of-court settlement.[23]

A 2002 lawsuit did not result in a final judgment until 2018. Since the beginning of 2018, the Kaweri plantation is no longer UTZ-certified. UTZ did not provide a justification for this.[24][25]

On 16 December 2019, at the hearing in Kampala, the prosecution offered financial compensation for destroyed property totalling 3.8 billion Ugandan shillings (about €950,000). In addition, it wants to reimburse 150 million shillings in procedural costs, equivalent to about €37,000. The condition for this compensation is that the case is thus comprehensively and finally settled. Neumann Kaffee Gruppe has not yet submitted an offer of compensation.[26][27] 325 of the 401 plaintiffs declared in writing that they would accept the prosecution's offer of compensation. For the 76 plaintiffs whose position was not before the court, the High Court in Mubende is to explain the compensation offer to enable a decision to be made after this information has been provided.[26]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 corpcommAdmin. "Neumann Kaffee Gruppe (NKG) - We're all about coffee. Today. Tomorrow. Together". Neumann Kaffee Gruppe (NKG). Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  2. ↑ nkgadmin. "Landing page". NKG Kala Hamburg GmbH. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  3. ↑ Hamburg, Hamburger Abendblatt- (2008-05-10). "Neumann Kaffee - Weltweit jede siebte Tasse kommt aus Hamburg". www.abendblatt.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  4. ↑ corpcommAdmin. "About us". Neumann Kaffee Gruppe (NKG). Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  5. ↑ nkgadmin. "Our Network". Neumann Kaffee Gruppe (NKG). Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  6. ↑ Portal, World Coffee (2023-06-19). "Join Neumann Kaffee Gruppe to shape a sustainable future for coffee together!". World Coffee Portal. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  7. ↑ "NKG Sustainability Report 2022". Sustainabilityreport 2022 (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  8. ↑ "Sustainibility Report 2022". Sustainibility Report 2022.
  9. ↑ "NKG Bloom - Coffee Sourcing with a Purpose". NKG Bloom. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  10. ↑ "Introducing NKG BLOOM: Coffee Sourcing with a Purpose · InterAmerican Coffee". InterAmerican Coffee. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  11. ↑ "NKG Bloom - Coffee Sourcing with a Purpose". NKG Bloom. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  12. ↑ US, InterAmerican Coffee (2019-10-03), NKG BLOOM trailer, retrieved 2023-09-21
  13. ↑ corpcommAdmin. "Responsibly Sourced Coffees". Neumann Kaffee Gruppe (NKG). Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  14. ↑ corpcommAdmin. "Responsibly Sourced Coffees". Neumann Kaffee Gruppe (NKG). Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 corpcommAdmin. "Responsibly Sourced Coffees". Neumann Kaffee Gruppe (NKG). Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  16. ↑ Desk7 (2023-03-29). "NKG Verified recognized as equivalent to the GCP Code". Comunicaffe International. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  17. ↑ corpcommAdmin. "Responsibly Sourced Coffees". Neumann Kaffee Gruppe (NKG). Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  18. ↑ "Finca la Puebla". Neumann Kaffee Gruppe.
  19. ↑ nkgadmin. "Our Network". Neumann Kaffee Gruppe (NKG). Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  20. ↑ nkgadmin. "Our Network". Neumann Kaffee Gruppe (NKG). Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 NDR. "Kaffee-Firma profitiert von Vertreibung in Uganda". www.ndr.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 nkgadmin. "Press & Newsroom". Neumann Kaffee Gruppe (NKG). Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  23. ↑ Nationale Kontaktstelle (2011) Abschließende Erklärung der deutschen Nationalen Kontaktstelle für die OECD-Leitsätze für multinationale Unternehmen zu einer Beschwerde von Wake up and Fight for Your Rights Madudu Group und FIAN gegen die Neumann Gruppe GmbH. MR J. Steffens, Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Technologie, 30. März 2011
  24. ↑ "Vertreibungen - Kaffee mit bitterem Nachgeschmack". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in Deutsch). 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  25. ↑ "ZEIT ONLINE | Lesen Sie zeit.de mit Werbung oder im PUR-Abo. Sie haben die Wahl". www.zeit.de. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 "Vertriebene der Kaweri Kaffeeplantage: Ugandisches Gericht verlängert Frist zur Entscheidung über Entschädigungsangebot der Regierung, FIAN-Deutschland e.V., Pressemitteilung - lifePR". www.lifepr.de. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  27. ↑ "Hamburger Neumann-Kaffee-Gruppe verweigert Entschädigungen". www.umweltdialog.de. Retrieved 2023-09-21.

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