Structure

Der Deutsche Kaffeeverband (The German Coffee Association)
...represents more than the German coffee trade and industry

Coffee is not only the number one beverage in Germany, moreover it is an important trade product. The German Coffee Association is foremost the representation of all interests of the German coffee trade and industry. Its 101 members and 39 affiliated members represent the whole spectrum of coffee.

8	Green Coffee Brokers
12	Green Coffee Importers
4	Warehouses
3	Decaffeinators where green coffee is steam treated and/-or decaffeinated
8	Producers of Soluble Coffee who transform roasted into soluble coffee
66	Coffee Roasters who sell to the retail trade or by own outlets and who serve the out-of-home-market with special brands
39	Affiliated Members mostly in the service-area from machinery to packaging material, from flavours to fair-trade and organic coffee organizations, from shipping to banking

The Association, established in 1969 in Hamburg, promotes the common interests of its members.

Since October 2004 the association will be represented and managed through the Steering Committee. Members of the Steering Committee are:Hermann Arnold, Secretary General of Melitta,  Dr. Markus Conrad, Manager of the Board of Tchibo GmbH, Hamburg , Wolfgang Heinricy, Managing Director of Bernhard Rothfos GmbH , Hamburg and Hubert Weber, Managing Director Director DACH of Kraft Foods Germany GmbH, Bremen. The secretary general is Holger Preibisch.