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 850 employees and 15 subsidiaries in nine European countries has emerged out of the Hamburg coffee business. These include the production units in Hamburg and Sauerlach. 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 - 1956
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
Arthur E. Darboven
Supervisory Board
since 2021
Supervisory Board, J.J. Darboven Holding Verwaltungs AG, Hamburg
since 2009
CEO, Benecke Coffee GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg
1994 - 2008
Managing Director & Member of the Board, J.J. Darboven Group, Hamburg
1989 - 1994
Managing Director, BECAFISA de C.V., Oaxaca, Mexico
Norbert Leopoldseder
Supervisory board
since 1995
Supervisory Board, J.J. Darboven Holding Verwaltungs AG, Hamburg
since 1982
Senior Partner, Leopoldseder & Partner mbB, Steinhagen
Lars Engel
Chief Financial Officer
since 2023
Chief Financial Officer, J.J. Darboven Holding Verwaltungs AG, Hamburg
2021 - 2022
Managing Director, Griesson - de Beukelaer GmbH & Co. KG
2014 - 2021
Commercial Manager /General Manager Bahlsen GmbH & Co. KG
2009 - 2014
Various international roles Finance, Marketing and Sales, British American Tobacco
Philipp Guht
Chief Marketing & Sales Officer
since 2023
Chief Marketing & Sales Officer,J.J. Darboven Holding Verwaltungs AG, Hamburg
2022 - 2023
Managing Director Sales & Retail,J.J. Darboven GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg
Jan - Nov 2021
External Advisor to the Executive Board Marketing & Sales, Arla Foods, Düsseldorf
2017 - 2020
Managing Director Frische & Feinkost D, AT, CH - Mondelēz International, Bremen
2015 - 2017
Key Account Director Frische & Feinkost, Mondelēz International Bremen
2013 - 2015
Senior Brand Manager Delicatessen & Out-of-Home, Mondelēz International Bremen
2011 - 2013
Key Account Director Coffee, Kraft Foods Germany
Markus Kern
Chief Digital Business & Innovations Officer
since 2020
Chief Digital Business & Innovations Officer, J.J. Darboven Holding Verwaltungs AG, Hamburg
since 2004
Executive Partner, Gourvita GmbH, Rödermark
Member of the J.J. Darboven Group
1999 - 2004
Managing Director, Brainzzz Kommunikation GmbH, München,
MKG Network AG
Dr. Wenerios Tsagkalidis
Chief Production & Technology Officer
since 2022
Chief Production & Technology Officer,J.J. Darboven Holding Verwaltungs AG, Hamburg
2021
Managing Director, J.J. Darboven GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg
2015 -2021
Managing Director, Knaack & Jahn Anlagenbau GmbH, Leuna und K+J Haustechnik GmbH, Hamburg
2010 -2014
Managing Director, Unilever Supply Chain Company, CH-Schaffhausen
Jens Brockmann
Managing Director Finance
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 nine countries developed out of a small business. These include the production units in Hamburg andSauerlach.
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) andDublin (Ireland).
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.
Darboven worldwide
- Austria
- Czech Republic
- France
- Germany
- Ireland
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Slovakia
- United Kingdom
Germany | Name | Address | Link |
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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 |
Poland | Name | Address | Link |
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Rumia | J.J.Darboven Poland Sp. z o.o. | Stoczniowców 2a 84230 Rumia | Learn more |
Slowakia | Name | Address | Link |
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Bratislava | J.J.Darboven s.r.o. | Na vràtkach 16 841 01 Bratislava | Learn more |
Czech Republic | Name | Address | Link |
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Chrášťany | Prag-West; J.J.Darboven s.r.o. | Sobínská 233 25219 Chráštany | Learn more |
Austria | Name | Address | Link |
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Graz | J. Hornig GmbH | Waagner-Biro Str. 39-41 8020 Graz | Learn more |
Switzerland | Name | Address | Link |
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Luzern | Hochstrasser AG / caffè Don George Gourmetrösterei AG | Grossmatte Ost 22 6014 Littau/ Luzern | Learn more |
France | Name | Address | Link |
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Issenheim | J.J.Darboven France S.A. | 1, Rue du Tissage 68500 Issenheim | Learn more |
Netherlands | Name | Address | Link |
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Amersfoort | J.J.Darboven B.V. | Uraniumweg 52 3812 RK Amersfoort | Learn more |
Ireland | Name | Address | Link |
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Dublin | J.J.Darboven Ireland Ltd | 2 a Convent Road Dun Laoghaire Co. Dublin | Learn more |
United Kingdom | Name | Address | Link |
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Dartford | Café du Monde Ltd. | Unit A4 Riverside Industrial Estate DA1 5BS Dartford | Learn more |
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