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J.J. Darboven for Business Customers

Find out more about J.J. Darboven as your hot beverage partner. Thanks to our many years of experience in sales, we know that taste is not the only thing that matters - many other criteria are also important.

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J.J. Darboven – more than 150 years of tradition and love for coffee, tea and cocoa

Out of the company founded in a small office in Hamburg’s old town in 1866, a blossoming international company has developed with a wide range of diverse products.

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The J.J. Darboven Shop

In our shop you can buy our exclusive coffee brands. Whether IDEE KAFFEE, Café Intención, EILLES KAFFEE or Mövenpick - here you will find all our products for your home.

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Regional and international - Working for J.J. Darboven

J.J. Darboven is a traditional and cosmopolitan family business. You can find out more about us as employers, our apprenticeships, and current vacancies here.

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Darbohne – J.J. Darboven’s little mascot

We love coffee beans, which is why the little Darbohne is our faithful mascot. Lovingly designed comics told the
adventures of Darbohne in rhyming verse as early as in the 1920’s and 1930’s.

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Over 150 years of coffee culture: Tradition, responsibility and enjoyment

Find out more about the history of the traditional Hamburg company J.J. Darboven: From a small trader of colonial goods to international warm beverage specialists.

Our history

“Perfection is not a state of being but the continuous effort to achieve completeness.”

-Albert Darboven
For more than 150 years, we at J.J. Darboven have devoted ourselves to roasting the finest coffee beans, producing extraordinary coffee creations and distributing exclusive coffee brands. Brief: We love coffee. And we love tea and cocoa. But what we love above all is sharing our passion for warm beverages.

The Darboven IDEE Sponsorship Prize for female company founders

The IDEE Sponsorship Prize is the only national award for innovative ideas of female entrepreneurs. Albert Darboven has been awarding this prize since 1997 to encourage women who dare to take the step into entrepreneurial independence.

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News regarding the J.J. Darboven company

Here we inform you about new products, events, and other news concerning our company. In addition, various press releases and contact options are available to representatives of the press.

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Products of organic and fairtrade quality - that's what J.J. Darboven stands for

Since 1866 J.J. Darboven has stood for the high quality of coffee, tea, and cocoa. The company was the first wholesale roaster to introduce fairtrade coffee at the beginning of the 1990s. This has been followed by many other products of Fairtrade and organic quality to this day.

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Our brands - coffee, tea, and cocoa for your enjoyment

Alfredo Espresso’s Italian vitality, Café Intención’s Fairtrade quality, the particularly mild IDEE KAFFEE, the tasty diversity of EILLES TEE, or the chocolate experiments by COCAYA - find out all about these and many more beloved J.J. Darboven brands.

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H.E.L.P - the support project for coffee producers in Honduras

The Honduras Education Life Project (H.E.L.P.) was brought to life in 2016 to mark the company's 150th anniversary and aims to improve the quality of life of coffee producers in Honduras.

More about H.E.L.P

J.J. Darboven stands for social responsibility, sustainability, and commitment

Darboven is getting to it. This applies not only to our dealings with business partners and customers, but also to our diverse social commitments. In Hamburg, Germany and internationally.

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Social and ecological responsibility - that's what J.J. Darboven stands for

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As a family business, J.J. Darboven has always felt obliged to practice and preserve values. Fairness and responsibility for future generations are therefore part of our corporate identity.

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“Perfection is not a state of being but the continuous effort to achieve completeness.”

-Albert Darboven
For more than 150 years, we at J.J. Darboven have devoted ourselves to roasting the finest coffee beans, producing extraordinary coffee creations and distributing exclusive coffee brands. Brief: We love coffee. And we love tea and cocoa. But what we love above all is sharing our passion for warm beverages.

“Perfection is not a state of being but the continuous effort to achieve completeness.”

-Albert Darboven
For more than 150 years, we at J.J. Darboven have devoted ourselves to roasting the finest coffee beans, producing extraordinary coffee creations and distributing exclusive coffee brands. Brief: We love coffee. And we love tea and cocoa. But what we love above all is sharing our passion for warm beverages.

“Perfection is not a state of being but the continuous effort to achieve completeness.”

-Albert Darboven
For more than 150 years, we at J.J. Darboven have devoted ourselves to roasting the finest coffee beans, producing extraordinary coffee creations and distributing exclusive coffee brands. Brief: We love coffee. And we love tea and cocoa. But what we love above all is sharing our passion for warm beverages.

“Perfection is not a state of being but the continuous effort to achieve completeness.”

-Albert Darboven
For more than 150 years, we at J.J. Darboven have devoted ourselves to roasting the finest coffee beans, producing extraordinary coffee creations and distributing exclusive coffee brands. Brief: We love coffee. And we love tea and cocoa. But what we love above all is sharing our passion for warm beverages.

“Perfection is not a state of being but the continuous effort to achieve completeness.”

-Albert Darboven
For more than 150 years, we at J.J. Darboven have devoted ourselves to roasting the finest coffee beans, producing extraordinary coffee creations and distributing exclusive coffee brands. Brief: We love coffee. And we love tea and cocoa. But what we love above all is sharing our passion for warm beverages.

“Perfection is not a state of being but the continuous effort to achieve completeness.”

-Albert Darboven
For more than 150 years, we at J.J. Darboven have devoted ourselves to roasting the finest coffee beans, producing extraordinary coffee creations and distributing exclusive coffee brands. Brief: We love coffee. And we love tea and cocoa. But what we love above all is sharing our passion for warm beverages.

“Perfection is not a state of being but the continuous effort to achieve completeness.”

-Albert Darboven
For more than 150 years, we at J.J. Darboven have devoted ourselves to roasting the finest coffee beans, producing extraordinary coffee creations and distributing exclusive coffee brands. Brief: We love coffee. And we love tea and cocoa. But what we love above all is sharing our passion for warm beverages.

“Perfection is not a state of being but the continuous effort to achieve completeness.”

-Albert Darboven
For more than 150 years, we at J.J. Darboven have devoted ourselves to roasting the finest coffee beans, producing extraordinary coffee creations and distributing exclusive coffee brands. Brief: We love coffee. And we love tea and cocoa. But what we love above all is sharing our passion for warm beverages.

“Perfection is not a state of being but the continuous effort to achieve completeness.”

-Albert Darboven
For more than 150 years, we at J.J. Darboven have devoted ourselves to roasting the finest coffee beans, producing extraordinary coffee creations and distributing exclusive coffee brands. Brief: We love coffee. And we love tea and cocoa. But what we love above all is sharing our passion for warm beverages.

“Perfection is not a state of being but the continuous effort to achieve completeness.”

-Albert Darboven
For more than 150 years, we at J.J. Darboven have devoted ourselves to roasting the finest coffee beans, producing extraordinary coffee creations and distributing exclusive coffee brands. Brief: We love coffee. And we love tea and cocoa. But what we love above all is sharing our passion for warm beverages.

“Perfection is not a state of being but the continuous effort to achieve completeness.”

-Albert Darboven
For more than 150 years, we at J.J. Darboven have devoted ourselves to roasting the finest coffee beans, producing extraordinary coffee creations and distributing exclusive coffee brands. Brief: We love coffee. And we love tea and cocoa. But what we love above all is sharing our passion for warm beverages.

“Perfection is not a state of being but the continuous effort to achieve completeness.”

-Albert Darboven
For more than 150 years, we at J.J. Darboven have devoted ourselves to roasting the finest coffee beans, producing extraordinary coffee creations and distributing exclusive coffee brands. Brief: We love coffee. And we love tea and cocoa. But what we love above all is sharing our passion for warm beverages.

“Perfection is not a state of being but the continuous effort to achieve completeness.”

-Albert Darboven
For more than 150 years, we at J.J. Darboven have devoted ourselves to roasting the finest coffee beans, producing extraordinary coffee creations and distributing exclusive coffee brands. Brief: We love coffee. And we love tea and cocoa. But what we love above all is sharing our passion for warm beverages.

“Perfection is not a state of being but the continuous effort to achieve completeness.”

-Albert Darboven
For more than 150 years, we at J.J. Darboven have devoted ourselves to roasting the finest coffee beans, producing extraordinary coffee creations and distributing exclusive coffee brands. Brief: We love coffee. And we love tea and cocoa. But what we love above all is sharing our passion for warm beverages.

“Perfection is not a state of being but the continuous effort to achieve completeness.”

-Albert Darboven
For more than 150 years, we at J.J. Darboven have devoted ourselves to roasting the finest coffee beans, producing extraordinary coffee creations and distributing exclusive coffee brands. Brief: We love coffee. And we love tea and cocoa. But what we love above all is sharing our passion for warm beverages.

“Perfection is not a state of being but the continuous effort to achieve completeness.”

-Albert Darboven
For more than 150 years, we at J.J. Darboven have devoted ourselves to roasting the finest coffee beans, producing extraordinary coffee creations and distributing exclusive coffee brands. Brief: We love coffee. And we love tea and cocoa. But what we love above all is sharing our passion for warm beverages.

“Perfection is not a state of being but the continuous effort to achieve completeness.”

-Albert Darboven
For more than 150 years, we at J.J. Darboven have devoted ourselves to roasting the finest coffee beans, producing extraordinary coffee creations and distributing exclusive coffee brands. Brief: We love coffee. And we love tea and cocoa. But what we love above all is sharing our passion for warm beverages.

“Perfection is not a state of being but the continuous effort to achieve completeness.”

-Albert Darboven
For more than 150 years, we at J.J. Darboven have devoted ourselves to roasting the finest coffee beans, producing extraordinary coffee creations and distributing exclusive coffee brands. Brief: We love coffee. And we love tea and cocoa. But what we love above all is sharing our passion for warm beverages.

“Perfection is not a state of being but the continuous effort to achieve completeness.”

-Albert Darboven
For more than 150 years, we at J.J. Darboven have devoted ourselves to roasting the finest coffee beans, producing extraordinary coffee creations and distributing exclusive coffee brands. Brief: We love coffee. And we love tea and cocoa. But what we love above all is sharing our passion for warm beverages.

“Perfection is not a state of being but the continuous effort to achieve completeness.”

-Albert Darboven
For more than 150 years, we at J.J. Darboven have devoted ourselves to roasting the finest coffee beans, producing extraordinary coffee creations and distributing exclusive coffee brands. Brief: We love coffee. And we love tea and cocoa. But what we love above all is sharing our passion for warm beverages.

“Perfection is not a state of being but the continuous effort to achieve completeness.”

-Albert Darboven
For more than 150 years, we at J.J. Darboven have devoted ourselves to roasting the finest coffee beans, producing extraordinary coffee creations and distributing exclusive coffee brands. Brief: We love coffee. And we love tea and cocoa. But what we love above all is sharing our passion for warm beverages.

“Perfection is not a state of being but the continuous effort to achieve completeness.”

-Albert Darboven
For more than 150 years, we at J.J. Darboven have devoted ourselves to roasting the finest coffee beans, producing extraordinary coffee creations and distributing exclusive coffee brands. Brief: We love coffee. And we love tea and cocoa. But what we love above all is sharing our passion for warm beverages.

“Perfection is not a state of being but the continuous effort to achieve completeness.”

-Albert Darboven
For more than 150 years, we at J.J. Darboven have devoted ourselves to roasting the finest coffee beans, producing extraordinary coffee creations and distributing exclusive coffee brands. Brief: We love coffee. And we love tea and cocoa. But what we love above all is sharing our passion for warm beverages.

“Perfection is not a state of being but the continuous effort to achieve completeness.”

-Albert Darboven
For more than 150 years, we at J.J. Darboven have devoted ourselves to roasting the finest coffee beans, producing extraordinary coffee creations and distributing exclusive coffee brands. Brief: We love coffee. And we love tea and cocoa. But what we love above all is sharing our passion for warm beverages.

“Perfection is not a state of being but the continuous effort to achieve completeness.”

-Albert Darboven
For more than 150 years, we at J.J. Darboven have devoted ourselves to roasting the finest coffee beans, producing extraordinary coffee creations and distributing exclusive coffee brands. Brief: We love coffee. And we love tea and cocoa. But what we love above all is sharing our passion for warm beverages.

“Perfection is not a state of being but the continuous effort to achieve completeness.”

-Albert Darboven
For more than 150 years, we at J.J. Darboven have devoted ourselves to roasting the finest coffee beans, producing extraordinary coffee creations and distributing exclusive coffee brands. Brief: We love coffee. And we love tea and cocoa. But what we love above all is sharing our passion for warm beverages.

“Perfection is not a state of being but the continuous effort to achieve completeness.”

-Albert Darboven
For more than 150 years, we at J.J. Darboven have devoted ourselves to roasting the finest coffee beans, producing extraordinary coffee creations and distributing exclusive coffee brands. Brief: We love coffee. And we love tea and cocoa. But what we love above all is sharing our passion for warm beverages.

“Perfection is not a state of being but the continuous effort to achieve completeness.”

-Albert Darboven
For more than 150 years, we at J.J. Darboven have devoted ourselves to roasting the finest coffee beans, producing extraordinary coffee creations and distributing exclusive coffee brands. Brief: We love coffee. And we love tea and cocoa. But what we love above all is sharing our passion for warm beverages.

“Perfection is not a state of being but the continuous effort to achieve completeness.”

-Albert Darboven
For more than 150 years, we at J.J. Darboven have devoted ourselves to roasting the finest coffee beans, producing extraordinary coffee creations and distributing exclusive coffee brands. Brief: We love coffee. And we love tea and cocoa. But what we love above all is sharing our passion for warm beverages.

“Perfection is not a state of being but the continuous effort to achieve completeness.”

-Albert Darboven
For more than 150 years, we at J.J. Darboven have devoted ourselves to roasting the finest coffee beans, producing extraordinary coffee creations and distributing exclusive coffee brands. Brief: We love coffee. And we love tea and cocoa. But what we love above all is sharing our passion for warm beverages.

“Perfection is not a state of being but the continuous effort to achieve completeness.”

-Albert Darboven
For more than 150 years, we at J.J. Darboven have devoted ourselves to roasting the finest coffee beans, producing extraordinary coffee creations and distributing exclusive coffee brands. Brief: We love coffee. And we love tea and cocoa. But what we love above all is sharing our passion for warm beverages.

“Perfection is not a state of being but the continuous effort to achieve completeness.”

-Albert Darboven
For more than 150 years, we at J.J. Darboven have devoted ourselves to roasting the finest coffee beans, producing extraordinary coffee creations and distributing exclusive coffee brands. Brief: We love coffee. And we love tea and cocoa. But what we love above all is sharing our passion for warm beverages.

“Perfection is not a state of being but the continuous effort to achieve completeness.”

-Albert Darboven
For more than 150 years, we at J.J. Darboven have devoted ourselves to roasting the finest coffee beans, producing extraordinary coffee creations and distributing exclusive coffee brands. Brief: We love coffee. And we love tea and cocoa. But what we love above all is sharing our passion for warm beverages.

“Perfection is not a state of being but the continuous effort to achieve completeness.”

-Albert Darboven
For more than 150 years, we at J.J. Darboven have devoted ourselves to roasting the finest coffee beans, producing extraordinary coffee creations and distributing exclusive coffee brands. Brief: We love coffee. And we love tea and cocoa. But what we love above all is sharing our passion for warm beverages.

“Perfection is not a state of being but the continuous effort to achieve completeness.”

-Albert Darboven
For more than 150 years, we at J.J. Darboven have devoted ourselves to roasting the finest coffee beans, producing extraordinary coffee creations and distributing exclusive coffee brands. Brief: We love coffee. And we love tea and cocoa. But what we love above all is sharing our passion for warm beverages.
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Anchored in Hamburg, active internationally

Hamburg is home to J.J. Darboven. This metropolis has always represented the headquarters of our traditional company and the Hanseatic values are deeply ingrained within the family business. But it hasn’t just been values such as reliability, stability and respect for people that have accompanied J.J. Darboven for 150 years. The vision and prudence necessary to carry a business into the future and position it on the world market have also played a significant role.
An internationally active trading company with around 900 employees and 16 subsidiaries in ten European countries has emerged out of the Hamburg coffee business. These include the production units in Hamburg, Sauerlach, Lucerne and Graz. Awareness of tradition does not get in the way of a modern business strategy at J.J. Darboven. Instead it forms the foundation of this Hamburg company’s identity towards the world.

Supervisory Board, Management Board
and Executive Management

Albert Darboven

Chairman of the board
1960
Joined the company J.J. Darboven

1956-1960
Stay at coffee origin for Bernhard Rothfos, especially in El Salvador and Costa Rica

1953-156
Training as wholesale and foreign trade merchant, Bernhard Rothfos GmbH, Hamburg

Wilfried Peters

Chairman of the supervisory board
since 2016
Chairman of the Supervisory Board, J.J. Darboven Holding Verwaltungs AG, Hamburg

2006-2016
Chief Financial Officer, J.J. Darboven Holding Verwaltungs AG, Hamburg

2005-2016
Managing Director, J.J. Darboven GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg

Norbert Leopoldseder

Supervisory board
since 1995
Supervisory Board, J.J. Darboven Holding Verwaltungs AG, Hamburg

since 1982
Senior Partner, Leopoldseder & Partner mbB, Steinhagen

Luc de Vries

Supervisory board
1999-2018
Foreign Board Member, J.J. Darboven Holding Verwaltungs AG, Hamburg

1996-2018
Managing Director, J.J. Darboven International GmbH, Hamburg

1990-2018
Managing Director, J.J. Darboven Holland B.V., Amersfoort

Dr. Stephan Hinrichs

Chief Financial Officer
since 2016
Chief Financial Officer, J.J. Darboven Holding Verwaltungs AG, Hamburg

1999-2016
Chief Financial Officer, Frosta AG, Bremerhaven

1995-1999
European Commercial Finance Director, Reckitt Benkiser, London

From Hamburg to the world

Caffè, coffee or koffie. The name of this stimulating warm beverage is pronounced slightly differently around the world. Coffee aficionados everywhere value the quality of J.J. Darboven coffees. This is why many tonnes of roast coffee, tea, cocoa and service products leave the headquarters in Hamburg every day. Their destinations are grocery retailers, hotels, restaurants and cafés around the world. In order to always be able to respond quickly and provide contact persons on location for our international clients, J.J. Darboven has established a network of sales partners and subsidiaries around the globe.

And so the company has grown - organically, healthily. This is how a successful enterprise with 16 branches in ten countries developed out of a small business. These include the production units in Hamburg, Sauerlach, Lucerne and Graz.

The establishment of subsidiaries in several European countries and acquisition of coffee trading companies were crucial for this expansion. J.J. Darboven demonstrates its presence to its international customers on location at its branches in Prague (Czech Republic), Bratislava (Slovakia), Amersfoort (Netherlands), Issenheim (France), Rumia (Poland), Dublin (Ireland), Lucerne (Switzerland) and Graz (Austria).

On top of that, we have close partnerships with trading companies in China, South Korea, Great Britain, Spain and Ukraine. J.J. Darboven is an established name on the global coffee market. The foundations necessary for successful international sales were laid in advance. At our headquarters in Hamburg, our employees don’t just take care of our international clients in German, but also in English, French, Spanish and Russian, hereby ensuring that J.J. Darboven is available to everyone worldwide.

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Hamburg J.J.Darboven GmbH & Co. KG Pinkertweg 13 22113 Hamburg Learn more
Hamburg IDEE Office Coffee Service GmbH Pinkertweg 15 22113 Hamburg Learn more
Sauerlach J.J.Darboven GmbH & Co. KG Rudolf-Diesel-Ring 21 82054 Sauerlach Learn more
Rödermark Gourvita GmbH Genuss-Versand Adam-Opel-Str. 19 63322 Rödermark Learn more
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Rumia J.J.Darboven Poland Sp. z o.o. Stoczniowców 2a 84230 Rumia Learn more
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Bratislava J.J.Darboven s.r.o. Na vràtkach 16 841 01 Bratislava Learn more
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Chrášťany Prag-West; J.J.Darboven s.r.o. Sobínská 233 25219 Chráštany Learn more
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Graz J. Hornig GmbH Waagner-Biro Str. 39-41 8020 Graz Learn more
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Luzern Hochstrasser AG / caffè Don George Gourmetrösterei AG Grossmatte Ost 22 6014 Littau/ Luzern Learn more
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Issenheim J.J.Darboven France S.A. 1, Rue du Tissage 68500 Issenheim Learn more
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Amersfoort J.J.Darboven B.V. Uraniumweg 52 3812 RK Amersfoort Learn more
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Dublin J.J.Darboven Ireland Ltd 2 a Convent Road Dun Laoghaire Co. Dublin Learn more
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Dartford Café du Monde Ltd. Unit A4 Riverside Industrial Estate DA1 5BS Dartford Learn more

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