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■ HAMBURG’S MARKETS
The green coffee goods flow is extremely complex
Small planter
Small cooperative
Large cooperative
Exporter
Importer
Decaffeination
Medium-scale planter
Domestic buyer
Processor
Domestic trader / Agent
Roaster / Producer of instant coffee
Retail food stores / Restaurant industry
Large-scale planter / Plantation
Auctions
Agent / Broker
Neumann Kaffee Group (NKG) runs its worldwide operations from Hamburg. With 49 companies and over 2,000 employees in 27 countries, NKG is the world’s leading green coffee service group. NKG’s main competences lie in trading commercial and classified coffee blends, coffee specialities and sol- uble products. The group offers around 40 different services along the worldwide value-added chain. For instance, NKG companies operate in the areas of coffee growing and farm management, creating quality and added value in steaming, vaporization and blending. In vaporization, a refining process, steam is used to swell the green coffee beans. As a result, the pores of the bean are opened and acid matter removed. In addition, NKG supplies services for classification, exporting and importing, speciali- ties, instant coffee, logistics, risk management and financing. As market leader – in trading certified and sustainable green coffee too – NKG therefore covers the entire green coffee added value chain. As part of its all-encompassing range of services, clients and partners receive specialized market data from a sub- sidiary company set up in London to supply this. NKG is also heavily involved in development projects related to sustainability. For the promotion of a growth-oriented and sustainable coffee industry, in coffee-growing countries NKG joins GO and NGO agencies in supporting numerous projects. Interna- tional demand for coffee knowhow from Hamburg is heavy. ■
Supposedly the world’s largest coffee bean! This adorns the Coffee Plaza in front of the headquarter of NKG in HafenCity
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