Neumann Kaffee Gruppe has released a 2024 Sustainability Report detailing the group-wide sustainability efforts guided by its Responsible Business Program, as well as new regulations, including the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). For the first time, the report also includes the group companies’ Corporate Carbon Footprint and NKG’s very first read more
Neumann Kaffee Gruppe (NKG), in cooperation with IDH (The Sustainable Trade Initiative), recently performed a midline assessment of NKG Bloom, to identify and quantify the impact of the initiative on farmer’s livelihoods. The assessment builds on 2021 baseline evaluations in Kenya, Uganda and Honduras. NKG Bloom is a key facet read more
In July, Ed Kaufmann traveled to Honduras to spend time with colleagues at NKG coffee exporter Becamo. Together, they visited many of the women producers who contribute to Honduras NKG Bloom Gea Organic. It was an occasion to deliver certification premiums and a few gifts from Becamo — and, it read more
By Arifa Tahmina As we all know, March is Women's History Month and March 8 is International Women’s Day (IWD)! Both are a time to celebrate and appreciate the incredible women who shape the world with their strength, resilience and passion. Let's take a moment together to shine a spotlight read more
The now global NKG Bloom initiative was initially inspired by an effort in Uganda, aimed at creating holistic sustainability in the coffee supply chain. After four years of development, we're delighted to share that NKG Bloom Uganda has produced an Arabica offering, Uganda NKG Bloom Silverback. Uganda is one of read more
Each year, the winners of the six U.S. Coffee Competitions are gifted a trip to a coffee origin as part of their prize package. This year, NKG Bloom sponsored that experience, steering the trip off its usual track in a number of ways. Historically, the trip is sponsored by a read more
At SCA Expo this year, we used our booth to feature an "NKG Bloom 5-Question Quiz," to encourage the industry to learn more about NKG Bloom. Everyone who answered correctly was entered in a drawing to win a trip to experience NKG Bloom in Mexico. The lucky winner was Stephanie read more
Fresh coffees from East Africa — Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia — are beginning to arrive. So recently, San Diego team members Pablo Lara, Dana Andrews and Shaa’ista Sabir headed to Pully Collective in Los Angeles and invited roasters to cup, discuss the coffees and origins, claim some bags before they land, read more
At SCA Expo this year, we’ll be spreading the word about NKG Bloom! We’re eager for more of our customers and the industry to understand this initiative, which is our long-term investment in smallholder coffee farmers. Through full-time, dedicated NKG colleagues, NKG Bloom offers farmers the services and resources they read more
With the arrival of April, we're now eagerly awaiting this year’s fresh-crop coffees from Kenya! We recently chatted with Christophe Brinker, our colleague at NKG East Africa, who works with producers in Kenya and Tanzania, to get a better understanding of this season and learn what we can expect from read more
