The proposed merger is between the # 2 and # 3 coffee companies in the world: Mondelēz International and
D.E. Master Blenders 1753.
A mere 57,000 tons — 3.3 % — of the coffee purchased by Nestlé, Mondelēz International, and
D.E. Master Blenders * falls under these three certifications!
D.E. Master Blenders 1753 is owned by JAB Holding Company (Joh.
There are other coffee brands owned by
D.E. Master Blenders, mainly European; the most familiar to Americans is probably Senseo.
D.E. Master Blenders mainly purchases UTZ Certified coffee, which does not have strong, specific, or meaningful ecological criteria; Coffee Barometer 2014 indicates the company has plans to procure more organic and Rainforest Alliance certified coffee in the future.
* I've not historically included
D.E. Master Blenders in my table as I have concentrated on North American brands, but I will do so if the merger goes through.
JAB had already acquired Peet's Coffee & Tea, and went on to buy European coffee company
D.E. Master Blenders 1753.
JAB formed a joint venture in July called Jacobs Douwe Egberts — now the largest pure - play coffee company — by combining
its D.E. Master Blenders 1753 business with the coffee business of Mondelez International.
Not exact matches
In October 2012, they increased their stake in
D.E. [Douwe Egberts]
Master Blenders 1753 to around 15 %.