DEUTSCHE EXTRAKT KAFFEE
Our company was founded in 1955 and is now one of the most important producers of soluble coffee in the field of private label. Deutsche Extrakt Kaffee founded 1955 in Hamburg and continues to be the most important supplier of soluble coffee and soluble coffee drinks in the retail brand sector.
FULL-SERVICE INSTANT COFFEE From procuring and processing beans to packaging and distribution – Deutsche Extrakt Kaffee (DEK) has always monitored and supervised its coffee products along the entire supply chain. This has helped make it one of the world’s biggest instant coffee manufacturers.
THE CORE OF A MAJOR GROUP As a core Cafea Group company, DEK in Hamburg manages the production and distribution of its instant coffees and coffee drinks with milk, grain coffees, drinking chocolates and capsules. The raw coffee comes from the world’s best growing regions. It is processed and distributed in the company’s own eight plants. Partners in the retail, industry and vending sectors have been working with DEK for many years. New retail brands are therefore constantly emerging using our company’s recipe for success: continuous quality, years of experience, first-class coffee. “We are bringing great flavour onto our customers’ shelves. With instant coffee and instant coffee products – as a retail brand and range expansion.”
OUR PRODUCTS FOR YOUR IDEAS So which coffee would you like? Deutsche Extrakt Kaffee (DEK) offers a wide range of options. We develop individual retail brands for major customers and supply industry. We also provide various products for hot drink vending machines.
THE PRODUCT RANGE Flavour and variety. That’s what DEK is all about. Our instant coffee is the basis for many coffees and coffee drinks with milk. We also produce roast and ground coffee and coffee drinks with milk in capsules for standard systems. Additional hot drinks like drinking chocolate and grain coffee complete the range. OUR RETAIL PORTFOLIO Create your own retail brand! DEK is happy to help. It’s simple: you choose the coffee and type of packaging from our wide range of options. We supply your product with your preferred design and packaging.
INDUSTRY AND VENDING RANGE DEK’s instant coffee extracts are also in high demand in industry and vending. They are used both in flavouring ice cream and baked goods and for ‘quick’ coffees from vending machines. “Customer satisfaction is our goal.”
UNCOMPROMISING QUALITY We only pack and deliver high-quality products. We stay on the safe side from the very beginning. Our certified quality management makes sure of this. After all, quality is not a matter of chance, and there is a method to our analysis – we perform regular checks at every stage of production. Last but not least, our experienced experts taste the coffee and check its flavour. Because ultimately, that’s what guarantees its success.
FROM THE GREEN BEAN TO THE PACKAGING The coffee’s quality is determined by its origin. We procure our green coffee from the best growing regions. Experienced master roasters then compose unique blends from the green coffee beans.
FRESHLY ROASTED Achieving a quality coffee flavour is actually quite simple: all you have to do is give your best at every step of production. First we clean the green coffee beans. They are then gently roasted, ground and extracted. There are three different ways to dry the coffee extract: spray-drying, agglomeration and freeze-drying. Checks and analyses throughout the process ensure guaranteed quality and flavour.
CERTIFIED STANDARDS Physics, chemistry and microbiology. Those are the sciences that help us keep our instant coffee at the highest level. Quality labels are certifications in line with international standards. But it takes more than that to make a great coffee. That is why we ultimately trust in what no science can offer – the well-trained taste buds of our seasoned coffee experts.
SUSTAINABLE AND FAIR Our coffee’s great reputation and success is also thanks to our coffee growers.
DEK is always conscious of this and is committed to fair trade. We also keep an eye on sustainable cultivation. The corresponding certifications and seals we hold reinforce our ambition to continue taking a clear position in the future as well. For nature, people and the pure enjoyment of coffee. “Quality and flavour do not happen by chance. They are the result of constant checks at every stage of production.”