What Rothfos Corporation does

Rothfos Corporation, founded in 1991 and headquartered in Hoboken, New Jersey, is the leading green coffee importer in North America, bringing in approximately 10 percent of regional supply as a division of Neumann Gruppe USA, which in turn is part of Germany's Neumann Kaffee Gruppe (NKG), a 75-year-old, coffee-only global services group. The company sources green coffee beans, decaffeinated coffee, and instant coffee from more than 15 origin countries, organized around origin-specialized trader teams covering Robusta/Vietnam/Indonesia, Brazil, Central America, and Colombia/Guatemala/Peru/Africa/Asia milds, and delivers them to coffee roasters across North America of every size. Beyond import and trading, Rothfos bundles supply chain management, quality control, custom blend design, and risk management services (including futures/options guidance, insurance, and transport financing), with a Quality Control laboratory in Hoboken staffed by licensed C Graders (ICE) and Q Graders. The company also distributes NKG Verified, a third-party-verified sustainability reporting and traceability program, and supports certifications including Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance, Utz, and USDA Organic, with 40 percent of its imported coffee sustainably sourced and certified.

Rothfos operates on a B2B, relationship-driven go-to-market with dedicated account management: trader teams engage roasters directly, logistics and customer service teams (with tenured specialists like Quality Control Manager Rich Martin at nearly 30 years and Position Coordinator Alice Feith at 30+ years) coordinate delivery, and the firm communicates proactively during periods of market volatility such as the August 2025 IEEPA reciprocal tariff changes. Revenue is generated primarily through commodity trading margins on green coffee imports (transaction-fee model), supplemented by professional services revenue from supply chain consulting, risk management, custom blend design, and sustainable/certified sourcing work, with pricing set on a quote basis tied to futures markets, origin, quality, and certifications rather than public list pricing. The NKG parent provides access to a global network of farms, importers, exporters, and statistical units, an origin-network advantage that is difficult for independent green coffee importers to replicate and is the central pillar of Rothfos's competitive position.

Name

Rothfos Corporation

Legal name

Rothfos Corporation

Website

https://rothfos.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Rothfos Corporation is a Hoboken, NJ-based green coffee importer serving roasters across North America, importing approximately 10 percent of regional supply as a division of Germany's Neumann Kaffee Gruppe, with bundled supply chain, risk management, custom blend, and sustainability services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Green Coffee Import and Trading

akta.pro primary industry

Coffee, Tea & Cocoa Trading/Wholesale (AFAIAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Coffee, Tea & Cocoa Beverage Wholesale (AFAIAGAD), Beverage Import/Export & Cross-Border Wholesale (AFAIAGAL)

Keywords

• Green coffee import
• Coffee supply chain
• Coffee trading
• Green coffee beans
• Sustainable coffee sourcing

Headquarters

HQ city

Hoboken

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Green Coffee Bean Trading: Import and trade of green coffee beans, decaffeinated coffee, and instant coffee. Revenue generated through commodity trading margins on green coffee imports supplied to roasters across North America.
2. Supply Chain Services: Logistics coordination, quality control, contract management, and transport financing services bundled with coffee trading.
3. Risk Management and Consulting: Consulting on supply chain management, investment opportunities, and risk management. Technical expertise to maneuver futures/options markets volatility.
4. Custom Blend Design: Custom flavor-profile and bean-size blend design, optimizing quality/cost ratios through blend designs and coffee cuppings.
5. Sustainable and Certified Coffee Sourcing: Sourcing of sustainable and traceable coffees with certifications including Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance, Utz, and USDA Organic. Includes custom sustainability-focused projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Rothfos Corporation imports and trades green coffee beans, decaffeinated coffee, and instant coffee, supplying roasters across North America. The company bundles its commodity trading with supply chain management, quality control, risk management, custom blend design, and sustainability certification sourcing services. Operating as a division of Neumann Gruppe USA (part of Neumann Kaffee Gruppe), Rothfos leverages a global network to source from more than 15 coffee-producing countries.

Product overview

Rothfos Corporation is a green coffee importer and trading company operating as a division of Neumann Gruppe USA. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio centered on green coffee beans (including decaffeinated and instant coffees), supplemented by market analysis, supply chain consulting, risk management, and futures guidance services. Their product offering is organized around core import/trading operations combined with value-added services including custom blend design, quality/cost optimization through cuppings, and sustainable coffee sourcing. Sustainability programs include NKG Verified (third-party verified sustainability compliance and traceability) and the WCR Checkoff Program (coffee research funding). The company positions itself as a customer-focused provider with technical expertise in futures/options markets to help customers manage volatility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Green Coffee Bean Import and Trading Import and trade of green coffee beans, as well as decaffeinated and instant coffees, serving roasters across North America. Rothfos sources from more than 15 coffee-producing countries and accounts for approximately 10% of North America's coffee imports.
• Supply Chain Management and Logistics Services Logistics coordination, contract management, transport financing, and inbound/outbound logistics for green coffee movement from origin to roaster. Includes proactive customer service on delivery timing, quality, and quantity.
• Quality Control and Cupping Services Hoboken-based QC lab with licensed C Graders on ICE and licensed Q Graders performing quality assessment, cupping, and quality/cost optimization. Roughly 30 years of QC leadership under Rich Martin.
• Risk Management and Futures/Options Market Guidance Market fundamentals analysis, supply-and-demand modeling, insurance, and futures/options guidance to help roasters lock in prices and manage volatility on green coffee purchases.
• Custom Blend Design Design of custom flavor-profile and bean-size blends to meet specific customer requirements, with cupping-driven optimization of quality/cost ratios.
• Sustainable and Certified Coffee Sourcing Sourcing of sustainable and traceable coffees, including Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance, Utz, and USDA Organic certified options, plus custom mission-driven sustainability projects in coordination with NKG sister export companies.
• NKG Verified Sustainability Reporting Third-party verified sustainability compliance and supply chain visibility initiative by Neumann Kaffee Gruppe; each shipment includes a sustainability report covering economic, social, and environmental performance indicators aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals.
• WCR Checkoff Program Collaborative industry program through which Rothfos enables roasters to contribute $0.005 to $0.03 per pound of green coffee purchased (tax-deductible, billed quarterly) to fund World Coffee Research on resilient coffee varieties.

Quantifiable outcome

• 10% of North America's coffee imports
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• GrainProcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry-first recycling collaboration to enable green coffee buyers to recycle GrainPro hermetic bags, TranSafeliners and other hermetic liners used in coffee preservation. Previously not possible in the United States. The collaboration involves Continental Terminals as the warehousing partner handling the recycling logistics.
• Continental TerminalscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThird-generation family-owned warehousing company critical to the green coffee value chain for more than 60 years. Handles collection and recycling of GrainPro hermetic bags at CTI Annex and CTI NJ locations for the Neumann Gruppe USA recycling program.
• World Coffee Research (WCR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRothfos supports World Coffee Research and enables roasters to join through the WCR Checkoff Program. This collaborative industry effort funds scientific research critical to coffee's long-term survival, including developing resilient coffee varieties and improving cup quality and farmer livelihoods.
• Neumann Kaffee Gruppe (NKG)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company and world's leading green coffee services group. Provides global network of farms, importers, exporters and statistical units. NKG has had coffee as its singular focus for 75 years. Rothfos is a division of Neumann Gruppe USA.
• Neumann Gruppe USAflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company for Rothfos operations in North America. Includes sister divisions InterAmerican Coffee and Atlas Coffee Importers. Together with Rothfos, these divisions work on sustainability initiatives including the GrainPro recycling program.
• NKG VerifiedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNKG Verified is an initiative of Neumann Kaffee Gruppe offering customers cost-effective sustainability compliance, supply chain visibility, and third-party verified sustainability performance reporting aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals.
• NKG KalaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNKG subsidiary handling the GrainPro recycling expansion into Europe.
• FairtradecoreOthersCertification available for sustainably sourced coffees through Rothfos. Works in coordination with NKG sister export companies.
• Rainforest AlliancecoreOthersCertification available for sustainably sourced coffees through Rothfos. Works in coordination with NKG sister export companies.
• UtzcoreOthersCertification available for sustainably sourced coffees through Rothfos. Works in coordination with NKG sister export companies.
• USDA OrganiccoreOthersCertification available for sustainably sourced coffees through Rothfos. Works in coordination with NKG sister export companies.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Louis Dreyfus Company: Louis Dreyfus Company is a major global commodity merchant with a coffee platform covering origination, trading, and processing. It competes with Rothfos in green coffee trading but as part of a vastly larger diversified agricultural commodities portfolio.
• Cargill Coffee: Cargill is one of the world's largest agricultural commodity traders with a significant coffee trading and origination business. It is a broad incumbent that competes with Rothfos in green coffee trading but offers a much wider portfolio of agricultural commodities and risk management services.

Direct peers

• ECOM Trading: ECOM is a major global coffee trader with strong presence in producing countries and import markets. It provides origination, trading, and risk management services comparable to Rothfos, competing for the same roaster customer base.
• Volcafe: Volcafe is one of the world's largest green coffee traders, supplying roasters globally with similar commodity trading, risk management, and sustainability services. It is the most directly comparable peer to Rothfos in terms of business model and customer base.
• Sucafina: Sucafina is a Swiss-based green coffee trader operating a vertically integrated origination-to-import model serving roasters worldwide. Its business model, customer base, and service offering closely mirror Rothfos's import-and-trade-plus-services approach.
• InterAmerican Coffee: InterAmerican Coffee is a sister NKG division that also imports green coffee into North America, with focus on specialty. While it competes in the same customer set and product category, it specializes in specialty rather than the broader commodity positioning of Rothfos.
• Atlas Coffee Importers: Atlas Coffee Importers is another sister NKG division focused on specialty green coffee imports into North America. It directly competes for the specialty roaster segment of Rothfos's customer base, sharing the same NKG parent network.

Emerging players

• Crop to Cup Coffee Importers: Crop to Cup is a specialty-focused green coffee importer connecting roasters directly with producing countries. It represents an emerging direct-trade model that overlaps with Rothfos's specialty segment but competes on a transparent, relationship-driven sourcing model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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