Coffee cup from Douwe Egberts.

Douwe Egberts (often abbreviated as DE) (pronounced Dewy Edwards) is a Dutch corporation that processes and trades coffee, tea, and other groceries. Its full name is Douwe Egberts Koninklijke Tabaksfabriek-Koffiebranderijen-Theehandel Naamloze Vennootschap, which translates as "Douwe Egberts Royal Tobacco Factory - Coffee Roasters - Tea Traders, Plc.". Douwe Egberts is now a subsidiary of the Sara Lee Corporation. For the computer game by Peter Molyneux, see The Entrepreneur. ... For the band, see Big Brother and the Holding Company. ... Motto: Je Maintiendrai (Dutch: Ik zal handhaven, English: I Shall Uphold) Anthem: Wilhelmus van Nassouwe Capital Amsterdam1 Largest city Amsterdam Official language(s) Dutch2 Government Parliamentary democracy Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Beatrix  - Prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende Independence Eighty Years War   - Declared July 26, 1581   - Recognised January 30, 1648 (by Spain... For other uses, see Coffee (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Tea (disambiguation). ... Sara Lee Corporation (NYSE: SLE) is an American consumer-goods company based in Chicago, Illinois, as well as the brand name of a series of frozen and packaged foods. ...

Chronology

De Witte Os

• 1753 - Egbert Douwes starts a grocery shop in Joure, called De Witte Os ("the White Ox").
• 1780 - The company is transferred to his eldest son Douwe Egberts. Its main activities are processing and trading coffee, tea, and tobacco.
• 1948 - DE starts sales in Belgium. France, Spain, and Denmark follow.
• 1968 - A holding company, Douwe Egberts Koninklijke ("Royal Douwe Egberts"), is founded.
• 1969 - DE takes over Kanis & Gunnink, another Dutch coffee manufacturer.
• 1978 - DE is in its turn taken over by the Sara Lee Corporation.
• 1989 - DE takes over Van Nelle, its main Dutch competitor in coffee, tea, and tobacco.
• 1998 - The hand-rolling tobacco business (Drum, Van Nelle, Amphora and Winner) is sold to Imperial Tobacco.
• 2001 - The company joins forces with Philips to produce a coffee maker called Senseo.

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Brands

• Douwe Egberts (coffee)
• Pickwick tea
• Lassie (rice)
• Natrena (artificial sweeteners)
• Kanis & Gunnink (coffee)
• Sanex (products for the bath and shower, and deodorants)
• Senseo (coffee-maker, in conjunction with Philips)
• Douwe Egberts Coffee Systems (drinks supply)
• Douwe Egberts Coffee Care (drinks supply)
• Piazza d'Oro (espresso)
• Cafitesse (coffee concentrates and systems)
• Moccona (instant coffee)
• Cafe Switch, a frothy coffee drink that is frothed using thumb pods
• BK Joe, Burger King's in-house brand of coffee
• Cafe Pilao (coffee brand in Brazil)
• Caffiato, an iced cappuccino with caramel flavour

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Coffee crisis

According to the company itself, DE has a policy focused on the sustainable improvement of the economical and social position of small-scale farmers. However, Oxfam has investigated the four large international coffee-roasting companies (Nestlé, Kraft Foods, Sara Lee, and Procter & Gamble) as to their contribution to solving the worldwide coffee crisis. 2 - 2,5% of Sara Lees current marketshare worldwide consists of certified coffee. This share increases year by year. Look up policy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Farmer spreading grasshopper bait in his alfalfa field. ... Oxfam International logo Oxfam International is a confederation of 13 organizations working with over 3,000 partners in more than 100 countries to find lasting solutions to poverty and injustice. ... This article is about the company. ... Kraft Foods Inc. ... Sara Lee Corporation (NYSE: SLE) is a global consumer-goods company based in Downers Grove, Illinois, USA. It has operations in more than 40 countries and sells its products in over 180 nations worldwide. ... Procter & Gamble Co. ...

Actually Douwe Egberts real name is Merrild.

External links

• Douwe Egberts