In 1922, businessman Bernhard Rothfos founded our company. Based in Hamburg since 1925, we have always operated in a large number of coffee markets worldwide. We are very proud of our long history of more than 90 years and its rich heritage. Since 1988, we have been a member of Hamburg-based Neumann Kaffee Gruppe<\/a> \u2013 the world\u2019s leading green coffee service group and thereby also part of a large partner network, comprising over 60 companies in 27 countries.<\/p>\n It is no coincidence that we settled in Hamburg. \u2013 we were originally based in the heart of the historical \u201cSpeicherstadt\u201d, which has been a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site since 2015. Since 2010 we are working only a few steps away from there in the blooming, modern HafenCity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Even today, Hamburg is still known as Germany\u2019s \u201cgateway to the world\u201d. And there\u2019s more: the Hanseatic merchant is said to be a truly honorable man. Bernhard Rothfos himself always represented this character trait. His mission statement was always: \u201cWe sell confidence and our asset is relationships\u201d.<\/p>\n Market mechanisms have developed immensely in the course of our business activities in the green coffee world \u2013 and we have developed further as well. Today, we are a modern service provider along the entire green coffee supply chain. We cover all services in trade, logistics, pricing, risk management and quality.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> Left: The sample room of Bernhard Rothfos during the 1960s. Left: Loading goods onto horse-drawn carriages in front of an old coffee warehouse on Sandtorkai. Left: The old office building and the coffee warehouse at Sandtorkai. Left: The old office building and the coffee warehouse at Sandtorkai. The mission statement and the values of the Hanseatic businessman Bernhard Rothfos are still crucial for us. We care enormously about working on a sustainable basis and taking full responsibility towards our employees, business partners, clients as well as towards our environment. The traditional Hanseatic virtues, such as reliability, integrity, fairness and cosmopolitanism, still characterize us and our day-to-day work. <\/span><\/p>\n We keep our word, our handshake counts.<\/span> It can be said that, over the last decades, our historical roots and the values of the Hanseatic merchant had already prepared the way for what we call Corporate Social Responsibility today. Neumann Kaffee Gruppe has written these aspects down in its Code of Conduct, valid for all companies of the network.<\/span><\/p>\n Today, at Bernhard Rothfos, we benefit from many professional, national, ethnic and cultural backgrounds. This diversity not only reflects our character, but is also essential to guarantee smooth and successful international business.<\/span><\/p>\n When we are talking about our work at Bernhard Rothfos, we all agree:<\/span>We work together as a passionate team, offer reliable services, cooperate closely along the whole value added chain and behave like typical Hanseatic business people.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> The consideration of social, environmental and economic needs is an integral part of our business model and contributes to our long-term success. Our responsible and sustainable actions are defined in our NKG Responsible Business Program.<\/p>\n On the following pages, you can read how we and Neumann Kaffee Gruppe (NKG) are driving forward the sustainability of our business and the industry:<\/p>\n<\/div> NKG Bloom is our initiative to ensure the long-term viability of green coffee supplies by providing smallholder farmers with the opportunities and resources they need to run their farms at full potential and enter a pathway out of poverty.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> NKG Verified offers customers traceable coffees that meet key sustainability criteria. It provides visibility into identified supply chains and their performance on key economic, social and environmental indicators \u2014 all verified by a third party.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/rothfos.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/frueher-heute-muzi-v2.jpg\")
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\nRight: Cupping in today's sample room.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/rothfos.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/frueher-heute-lagerung-v2.jpg\")
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\nRight: Coffee is loaded from containers into NKG Kala's ultra-modern coffee silo.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/rothfos.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/background-gebaeude.jpg\")
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\nRight: The new company building at the Coffee Plaza in HafenCity, Hamburg.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/rothfos.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/frueher-heute-logistik-v2.jpg\")
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\nRight: The new company building at the Coffee Plaza in HafenCity, Hamburg.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>One thing has remained.<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n
We are still hamburg merchants.<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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As part of Neumann Kaffee Gruppe.<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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We are committed to a growing sustainable coffee industry<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>
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