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try the find link tool for suggestions . february 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message deutsche extrakt kaffee gmbh type german limited liability company industry food industry founded 1955 headquarters hamburg germany key people holger bebensee sven dahler michael lo products instant coffee instant coffee beverages and surrogates coffee substitutes number of employees 360 website 1 deutsche extrakt kaffee dek is a german manufacturer and distributor of instant coffee instant coffee beverages and surrogates coffee substitutes based in hamburg . dek is an owner managed sme . the company focuses on the production and distribution of private label brands . in this sector dek is the market leader both in germany and in europe . deutsche extrakt kaffee which is part of the cafea group predominantly markets products that have been manufactured in its own factories . its products are sold in approximately 70 different countries . contents 1 establishment and history 2 group structure 3 products 4 external links establishment and history edit in 1955 the coffee roasters and importers max hertz walter jacobs eduard schopf and bernhard rothfos 1898 in st. magnus 1998 in hamburg got together to plan the conversion of their own factories in order to facilitate the joint operation of the complex and expensive coffee extraction process alongside nestl and maxwell . that is how deutsche extrakt kaffee began . in 1956 jan beernd rothfos took over the management of the company and in 1981 founded kord with the aim of coordinating the european operations among them dek . since 2007 the kord group has been trading under the name of cafea group . factory of deutsche extrakt kaffee gmbh in hamburg germany group structure edit the cafea group has factories all over europe which manufacture instant coffee instant coffee beverages instant hot chocolate drinks and surrogates coffee substitutes . further production sites are located in berlin rathenow and kappeln germany li ge belgium krak w poland moscow russia and dunstable uk . products edit the company s range of products consists of different types of instant coffee manufactured using various production methods spray drying agglomerated freeze dried decaffeinated instant coffee beverages such as cappuccino white coffee and iced coffee as well as coffee substitutes e.g. different types of grain coffees . in addition dek has an extensive brand portfolio which it makes available to prospective customers . external links edit corporate website dek gmbh cafea group website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title deutsche extrakt kaffee & oldid 729256898 categories food and drink companies established in 1955german brandsmanufacturing companies based in hamburghidden categories articles with topics of unclear notability from february 2009all articles with topics of unclear notabilityarticles lacking sources from february 2009all articles lacking sourcesorphaned articles from february 2009all orphaned articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutsch edit links this page was last modified on 11 july 2016 at 00 21 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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