Jacobs Douwe Egberts DK ApS
Private limited companyCVR 36473959MiddelfartActive
Jacobs Douwe Egberts DK ApS is a private limited company, based in Middelfart, active in wholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices, founded in 2014. The company went from a profit in 2024 to a loss of DKK 35.5m in 2025. Measured by gross profit, it ranks no. 1 of 75 companies in the industry in the database. With 229 employees, the company is about 76 times larger than the industry median.
Key figures · financial year 2025
What has changed
calculated from recorded figures and datesFinancials: 2025 against 2024
- Gross profit fell 36% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 254m.
- Revenue rose 13% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 1.1bn.
- Net profit went from a profit of DKK 137.6m to a loss of DKK 35.5m (2024 → 2025).
- Equity fell 48% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 93.6m.
Employees
- 17 fewer employees than a year earlier: 229 (07/2026) against 246 (07/2025).
Management and owners, last 24 months
- New in management: Lars Mikkelsen (board member, 01/09/2025), Esben Aastrup Witt (ceo, 01/09/2025) and Esben Aastrup Witt (chair of the board, 01/09/2025).
- Stepped down: Fredrik Olof Mossberg (board member, 01/09/2025), Christian Boas Linde (director, 01/09/2025) and Christian Boas Linde (chair of the board, 01/09/2025) (+1).
Calculated from the latest two annual reports in sequence and from registrations in CVR. A figure that is missing in either year gives no line, and we derive no figures.
Financial statements
Financial years 2020–2025 · amounts in DKK thousandEquity and net profit
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 704,111 | 802,290 | 888,512 | 910,075 | 951,536 | 1,073,274 | +12.8% |
| Gross profit | 253,357 | 254,221 | 237,593 | 254,976 | 396,463 | 254,029 | −35.9% |
| Operating profit (EBIT) | 3,930 | 9,154 | 9,805 | 7,947 | 141,275 | −41,966 | −129.7% |
| Profit before tax | −3,648 | 9,016 | 9,480 | 11,322 | 143,745 | −41,235 | −128.7% |
| Net profit | −8,198 | 3,240 | 4,257 | −9,622 | 137,612 | −35,479 | −125.8% |
| Total assets | 729,093 | 657,503 | 527,053 | 458,904 | 464,902 | 355,611 | −23.5% |
| Equity | 398,330 | 401,570 | 275,828 | 190,479 | 179,042 | 93,563 | −47.7% |
| Liabilities | 303,003 | 231,794 | 225,497 | 266,269 | 255,713 | 250,271 | −2.1% |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 25,538 | 32,760 | 27,627 | 16,984 | 15,329 | 11,235 | −26.7% |
| Average number of employees | 305 | – | 266 | 259 | 237 | 222 | −6.3% |
Source: annual reports filed with the Danish Business Authority (XBRL). Figures for the company (not the group); change is the latest year against the year before. “–” means the figure is not stated in the annual report.
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Signals from the financial statements
calculated from the 2025 figuresEquity fell sharply
Equity fell 48% from 2024 to 2025 (DKK 179m to DKK 93.6m).
How is this calculated?
Equity has fallen by at least 30% from the previous annual report, and it was positive the year before.
The signals are rules applied to the figures in the annual reports. They are not an assessment or credit rating of the company. See Data and method.
Annual reports
6 financial years| Financial year | Period | Published | Figures for | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 01/01/2025 – 31/12/2025 | 17/06/2026 | The company | PDF not statedXBRL |
| 2024 | 01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024 | 24/07/2025 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2023 | 01/01/2023 – 31/12/2023 | 16/07/2024 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2022 | 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 | 13/07/2023 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2021 | 01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 | 13/07/2022 | The company | PDFXBRL |
| 2020 | 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 | 06/07/2021 | The company | PDFXBRL |
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Employees
monthly figures from CVRPosition in the industry
75 companies in the databaseComparison with the other companies in wholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices based on the latest financial year.
Industry median: gross profit DKK 2.3m, net profit DKK 200k, equity DKK 739k, 3 employees.
Compared with similar companies
size, age and company form| Group | Gross profit | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with 200–499 employees796 companies in the comparison | No. 206of 763 Better than 73% | No. 416of 796 Better than 48% |
| Companies that are between 5 and 14 years old33,688 companies in the comparison | No. 122of 33,588 Better than 100% | No. 730of 33,687 Better than 98% |
| All companies of type ApS66,508 companies in the comparison | No. 94of 66,379 Better than 100% | No. 1,209of 66,505 Better than 98% |
The rank is calculated among companies in the database with a figure for the latest financial year, and is shown only for groups of at least ten companies.
Compare with the industry
Wholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices- Jacobs Douwe Egberts DK ApSDKK 254m
- Lavazza Denmark ApSDKK 112.2m
- Mondelez Danmark ApSDKK 49.9m
- Jacobs Douwe Egberts DK ApS−DKK 35.5m
- Lavazza Denmark ApSDKK 55.6m
- Mondelez Danmark ApSDKK 10.2m
- Jacobs Douwe Egberts DK ApSDKK 93.6m
- Lavazza Denmark ApSDKK 121.8m
- Mondelez Danmark ApSDKK 35.2m
- Jacobs Douwe Egberts DK ApS229
- Lavazza Denmark ApS89
- Mondelez Danmark ApS44
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Owners and group
from the Public Ownership Register- Jacobs Douwe Egberts International B.V.100%
Management
7 active registrationsExecutive management
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Esben Aastrup Witt | CEO | 01/09/2025 |
Board of directors
| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Bjarne Storm Rasmussen | Board member | 18/01/2016 |
| Majvi Anja Wulff Christensen | Board member | 22/10/2019 |
| Janne Paarup | Deputy board member | 13/07/2023 |
| Andreas Jensø Koustrup | Board member | 13/07/2023 |
| Lars Mikkelsen | Board member | 01/09/2025 |
| Esben Aastrup Witt | Chair of the board | 01/09/2025 |
- Founders
- Merrild Kaffe ApS
Former management (27)
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin Dick van der Reijden | Director | 23/12/2014 | 02/07/2015 |
| Leendert Burgers | Director | 23/12/2014 | 02/07/2015 |
| Arjen Huijs | Director | 23/12/2014 | 18/01/2016 |
| Michael Christiani Havemann | Director | 02/07/2015 | 18/01/2016 |
| Lars Vinther Petersen | Director | 02/07/2015 | 14/02/2018 |
| Michael Christiani Havemann | Board member | 18/01/2016 | 17/11/2016 |
| Lars Vinther Petersen | Board member | 18/01/2016 | 10/06/2016 |
| Kasper Grønnegaard | Chair of the board | 18/01/2016 | 06/04/2021 |
| Jens Kaas Jørgensen | Board member | 18/01/2016 | 23/05/2016 |
| Edit Safrankó | Board member | 18/01/2016 | 17/11/2016 |
| Claire Ruth Arkinger Blackadder | Deputy chair | 18/01/2016 | 12/05/2017 |
| Jeppe Bodholdt Meier Nielsen | Board member | 20/09/2016 | 12/05/2017 |
| Janne Paarup | Deputy board member | 20/09/2016 | 11/05/2017 |
| Allan Kristiansen | Deputy board member | 20/09/2016 | 16/03/2023 |
| Pieter van Hooijdonk | Board member | 17/11/2016 | 11/05/2017 |
| Janne Paarup | Board member | 12/05/2017 | 12/07/2023 |
| Pieter van Hooijdonk | Deputy chair | 12/05/2017 | 05/12/2019 |
| Camilla Friis | Board member | 12/05/2017 | 31/05/2019 |
| Kasper Grønnegaard | Director | 14/02/2018 | 06/04/2021 |
| Mikael Mosekilde | Board member | 31/05/2019 | 22/10/2019 |
| George Johannes Schoof | Board member | 31/05/2019 | 08/12/2020 |
| Pieter Klaas Anne van Hooijdonk | Deputy chair | 05/12/2019 | 18/02/2020 |
| Jan Spenner Carlsson | Board member | 18/02/2020 | 04/01/2024 |
| Fredrik Olof Mossberg | Board member | 08/12/2020 | 01/09/2025 |
| Christian Boas Linde | Director | 06/04/2021 | 01/09/2025 |
| Christian Boas Linde | Chair of the board | 06/04/2021 | 01/09/2025 |
| Esben Aastrup Witt | Board member | 12/07/2024 | 31/08/2025 |
Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af bestyrelsens formand, bestyrelsens næstformand, en direktør, af to bestyrelsesmedlemmer i forening eller af den samlede bestyrelse.
Address and production units
2 active production unitsNyvang 16
5500 Middelfart
Middelfart Municipality · Postcode 5500
Other companies at the address (3)
- Unik Catering ApSEvent catering
- NORTH-TEC Danmark ApSManufacture of electric motors, generators and transformers
- Info Group ApSRenting and leasing of office machinery, equipment and computers
| Production unit | Address | Employees | P number |
|---|---|---|---|
| JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS ApS | Arne Jacobsens Allé 17, 9, 2300 København S | 115 | 1021639679 |
| JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS DK ApS | Nyvang 16, 5500 Middelfart | 114 | 1020009299 |
Purpose
Selskabets formål er at drive handel samt al virksomhed, som efter bestyrelsens skøn har forbindelse hermed.
The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.
Changes year by year
78 registered events20261 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2025 published
20258 changesmanagement 7 · accounts 1
- ManagementLars Mikkelsen appointed board member
- ManagementEsben Aastrup Witt appointed ceo
- ManagementEsben Aastrup Witt appointed chair of the board
- ManagementChristian Boas Linde stepped down as director
- ManagementChristian Boas Linde stepped down as chair of the board
- ManagementFredrik Olof Mossberg stepped down as board member
- ManagementEsben Aastrup Witt stepped down as board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2024 published
20243 changesaccounts 1 · management 2
- AccountsAnnual report for 2023 published
- ManagementEsben Aastrup Witt appointed board member
- ManagementJan Spenner Carlsson stepped down as board member
20235 changesmanagement 4 · accounts 1
- ManagementAndreas Jensø Koustrup appointed board member
- ManagementJanne Paarup appointed deputy board member
- AccountsAnnual report for 2022 published
- ManagementJanne Paarup stepped down as board member
- ManagementAllan Kristiansen stepped down as deputy board member
20221 changeaccounts 1
- AccountsAnnual report for 2021 published
20215 changesaccounts 1 · management 4
- AccountsAnnual report for 2020 published
- ManagementChristian Boas Linde appointed director
- ManagementChristian Boas Linde appointed chair of the board
- ManagementKasper Grønnegaard stepped down as director
- ManagementKasper Grønnegaard stepped down as chair of the board
20204 changesmanagement 4
- ManagementFredrik Olof Mossberg appointed board member
- ManagementGeorge Johannes Schoof stepped down as board member
- ManagementJan Spenner Carlsson appointed board member
- ManagementPieter Klaas Anne van Hooijdonk stepped down as deputy chair
20199 changesmanagement 7 · capital 1 · merger 1
- ManagementPieter Klaas Anne van Hooijdonk appointed deputy chair
- ManagementPieter van Hooijdonk stepped down as deputy chair
- ManagementMajvi Anja Wulff Christensen appointed board member
- ManagementMikael Mosekilde stepped down as board member
- ManagementMikael Mosekilde appointed board member
- ManagementGeorge Johannes Schoof appointed board member
- ManagementCamilla Friis stepped down as board member
- CapitalShare capital changed from 50,001 DKK to 51,000 DKK
- MergerMerger registered in CVR
20182 changesmanagement 2
- ManagementKasper Grønnegaard appointed director
- ManagementLars Vinther Petersen stepped down as director
20177 changesmanagement 7
- ManagementCamilla Friis appointed board member
- ManagementJanne Paarup appointed board member
- ManagementPieter van Hooijdonk appointed deputy chair
- ManagementJeppe Bodholdt Meier Nielsen stepped down as board member
- ManagementClaire Ruth Arkinger Blackadder stepped down as deputy chair
- ManagementPieter van Hooijdonk stepped down as board member
- ManagementJanne Paarup stepped down as deputy board member
201617 changesmanagement 17
- ManagementPieter van Hooijdonk appointed board member
- ManagementMichael Christiani Havemann stepped down as board member
- ManagementEdit Safrankó stepped down as board member
- ManagementJanne Paarup appointed deputy board member
- ManagementJeppe Bodholdt Meier Nielsen appointed board member
- ManagementAllan Kristiansen appointed deputy board member
- ManagementLars Vinther Petersen stepped down as board member
- ManagementJens Kaas Jørgensen stepped down as board member
- ManagementKasper Grønnegaard appointed chair of the board
- ManagementBjarne Storm Rasmussen appointed board member
- ManagementMichael Christiani Havemann appointed board member
- ManagementLars Vinther Petersen appointed board member
- ManagementClaire Ruth Arkinger Blackadder appointed deputy chair
- ManagementEdit Safrankó appointed board member
- ManagementJens Kaas Jørgensen appointed board member
- ManagementMichael Christiani Havemann stepped down as director
- ManagementArjen Huijs stepped down as director
201510 changesaddress 1 · name 1 · capital 1 · management 4 · industry 1 · ownership 2
- AddressMoved to Nyvang 16, 5500 Middelfart
- NameName changed from MERRILD KAFFE NEWCO ApS to JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS DK ApS
- CapitalShare capital changed from 50,000 DKK to 50,001 DKK
- ManagementLars Vinther Petersen appointed director
- ManagementMichael Christiani Havemann appointed director
- ManagementLeendert Burgers stepped down as director
- ManagementEdwin Dick van der Reijden stepped down as director
- IndustryIndustry changed to Wholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices (463700)
- OwnershipJacobs Douwe Egberts International B.V. registered as owner (100%)
- OwnershipMERRILD KAFFE ApS is no longer registered as owner
20146 changesstatus 1 · management 3 · founded 1 · ownership 1
- StatusStatus changed to active
- ManagementLeendert Burgers appointed director
- ManagementArjen Huijs appointed director
- ManagementEdwin Dick van der Reijden appointed director
- FoundedRegistered as MERRILD KAFFE NEWCO ApS
- OwnershipMERRILD KAFFE ApS registered as owner (100%)
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Same people in management
- Pharma Nord ApSvia Michael Christiani Havemann
- Mobility Service Danmark A/Svia Michael Christiani Havemann
- Cloetta Danmark ApSvia Christian Boas Linde
- Dansk Boligforsikring A/Svia Michael Christiani Havemann
- Crispy Food A/Svia Christian Boas Linde
- Zentropa Productions2 ApSvia Michael Christiani Havemann
Largest in the industry
- Lavazza Denmark ApSDKK 112.2m
- Mondelez Danmark ApSDKK 49.9m
- Peter Larsen Kaffe A/SDKK 39.3m
- YellowBeard A/SDKK 34m
- Carl J. Nielsen A/SDKK 29.2m
- Selecta A/SDKK 18.4m
Source and updates
The information comes from the Danish Central Business Register (Danish Business Authority) and from annual reports filed with the Danish Business Authority. Last synchronised 23/10/2026.