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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.

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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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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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.

To brand diversity

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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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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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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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.

To brand diversity

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.

Find out more now!

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.

To brand diversity

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

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.

More about Darbohne

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.

To brand diversity

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

- Nachhaltigkeit Author
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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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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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.

To brand diversity

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.

To brand diversity

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.

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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.

More about our certifications

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

- Nachhaltigkeit Author
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.

Find out more!

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

- Nachhaltigkeit Author
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.

Find out more!

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

- Nachhaltigkeit Author
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.

Find out more!

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

- Nachhaltigkeit Author
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.

Find out more!

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

- Nachhaltigkeit Author
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.

Find out more!