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.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

RevenueDKK 1.1bn+12.8% vs. 2024
Net profit−DKK 35.5m−125.8% vs. 2024
EquityDKK 93.6m−47.7% vs. 2024
Employees229latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 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 thousand

Equity and net profit

−DKK 100mDKK 0DKK 100mDKK 200mDKK 300mDKK 400m202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Jacobs Douwe Egberts DK ApS
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenue704,111802,290888,512910,075951,5361,073,274+12.8%
Gross profit253,357254,221237,593254,976396,463254,029−35.9%
Operating profit (EBIT)3,9309,1549,8057,947141,275−41,966−129.7%
Profit before tax−3,6489,0169,48011,322143,745−41,235−128.7%
Net profit−8,1983,2404,257−9,622137,612−35,479−125.8%
Total assets729,093657,503527,053458,904464,902355,611−23.5%
Equity398,330401,570275,828190,479179,04293,563−47.7%
Liabilities303,003231,794225,497266,269255,713250,271−2.1%
Cash and cash equivalents25,53832,76027,62716,98415,32911,235−26.7%
Average number of employees305–266259237222−6.3%

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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DKK 0DKK 50mDKK 100mDKK 150mDKK 200mDKK 250mDKK 300mDKK 350mDKK 400m202020212022202320242025
Gross profitMedian, the industry (75 companies)

Signals from the financial statements

calculated from the 2025 figures
  • Equity 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
Annual reports for Jacobs Douwe Egberts DK ApS
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/01/2025 – 31/12/202517/06/2026The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/01/2024 – 31/12/202424/07/2025The companyPDFXBRL
202301/01/2023 – 31/12/202316/07/2024The companyPDFXBRL
202201/01/2022 – 31/12/202213/07/2023The companyPDFXBRL
202101/01/2021 – 31/12/202113/07/2022The companyPDFXBRL
202001/01/2020 – 31/12/202006/07/2021The companyPDFXBRL

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Employees

monthly figures from CVR
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Employees

Position in the industry

75 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in wholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 254mNo. 1 of 75
Better than 100% of the companies in the industry
EquityDKK 93.6mNo. 2 of 75
Better than 99% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees229No. 2 of 75
Better than 99% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 2.3m, net profit DKK 200k, equity DKK 739k, 3 employees.

DKK 100kDKK 710kDKK 5mDKK 35.8mDKK 132.2mHere
Distribution of gross profit for 71 companies in the industry (latest financial year, logarithmic scale). Amber bar: where this company sits.

Compared with similar companies

size, age and company form
Rank among similar companies
GroupGross profitEquity
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
Gross profit
  1. Jacobs Douwe Egberts DK ApSDKK 254m
  2. Lavazza Denmark ApSDKK 112.2m
  3. Mondelez Danmark ApSDKK 49.9m
Net profit
  1. Jacobs Douwe Egberts DK ApS−DKK 35.5m
  2. Lavazza Denmark ApSDKK 55.6m
  3. Mondelez Danmark ApSDKK 10.2m
Equity
  1. Jacobs Douwe Egberts DK ApSDKK 93.6m
  2. Lavazza Denmark ApSDKK 121.8m
  3. Mondelez Danmark ApSDKK 35.2m
Employees
  1. Jacobs Douwe Egberts DK ApS229
  2. Lavazza Denmark ApS89
  3. Mondelez Danmark ApS44

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
  • Jacobs Douwe Egberts International B.V.100%
Jacobs Douwe Egberts DK ApS

Management

7 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Jacobs Douwe Egberts DK ApS
NameRoleAppointed
Esben Aastrup WittCEO01/09/2025

Board of directors

Board of directors at Jacobs Douwe Egberts DK ApS
NameRoleAppointed
Bjarne Storm RasmussenBoard member18/01/2016
Majvi Anja Wulff ChristensenBoard member22/10/2019
Janne PaarupDeputy board member13/07/2023
Andreas Jensø KoustrupBoard member13/07/2023
Lars MikkelsenBoard member01/09/2025
Esben Aastrup WittChair of the board01/09/2025
Founders
Merrild Kaffe ApS
Former management (27)
Former management at Jacobs Douwe Egberts DK ApS
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Edwin Dick van der ReijdenDirector23/12/201402/07/2015
Leendert BurgersDirector23/12/201402/07/2015
Arjen HuijsDirector23/12/201418/01/2016
Michael Christiani HavemannDirector02/07/201518/01/2016
Lars Vinther PetersenDirector02/07/201514/02/2018
Michael Christiani HavemannBoard member18/01/201617/11/2016
Lars Vinther PetersenBoard member18/01/201610/06/2016
Kasper GrønnegaardChair of the board18/01/201606/04/2021
Jens Kaas JørgensenBoard member18/01/201623/05/2016
Edit SafrankóBoard member18/01/201617/11/2016
Claire Ruth Arkinger BlackadderDeputy chair18/01/201612/05/2017
Jeppe Bodholdt Meier NielsenBoard member20/09/201612/05/2017
Janne PaarupDeputy board member20/09/201611/05/2017
Allan KristiansenDeputy board member20/09/201616/03/2023
Pieter van HooijdonkBoard member17/11/201611/05/2017
Janne PaarupBoard member12/05/201712/07/2023
Pieter van HooijdonkDeputy chair12/05/201705/12/2019
Camilla FriisBoard member12/05/201731/05/2019
Kasper GrønnegaardDirector14/02/201806/04/2021
Mikael MosekildeBoard member31/05/201922/10/2019
George Johannes SchoofBoard member31/05/201908/12/2020
Pieter Klaas Anne van HooijdonkDeputy chair05/12/201918/02/2020
Jan Spenner CarlssonBoard member18/02/202004/01/2024
Fredrik Olof MossbergBoard member08/12/202001/09/2025
Christian Boas LindeDirector06/04/202101/09/2025
Christian Boas LindeChair of the board06/04/202101/09/2025
Esben Aastrup WittBoard member12/07/202431/08/2025

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 units

Nyvang 16
5500 Middelfart

Middelfart Municipality · Postcode 5500

Other companies at the address (3)

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Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS ApSArne Jacobsens Allé 17, 9, 2300 København S1151021639679
JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS DK ApSNyvang 16, 5500 Middelfart1141020009299

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 events
20261 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2025 published
20258 changesmanagement 7 · accounts 1
  • Lars Mikkelsen appointed board member
  • Esben Aastrup Witt appointed ceo
  • Esben Aastrup Witt appointed chair of the board
  • Christian Boas Linde stepped down as director
  • Christian Boas Linde stepped down as chair of the board
  • Fredrik Olof Mossberg stepped down as board member
  • Esben Aastrup Witt stepped down as board member
  • Annual report for 2024 published
20243 changesaccounts 1 · management 2
  • Annual report for 2023 published
  • Esben Aastrup Witt appointed board member
  • Jan Spenner Carlsson stepped down as board member
20235 changesmanagement 4 · accounts 1
  • Andreas Jensø Koustrup appointed board member
  • Janne Paarup appointed deputy board member
  • Annual report for 2022 published
  • Janne Paarup stepped down as board member
  • Allan Kristiansen stepped down as deputy board member
20221 changeaccounts 1
  • Annual report for 2021 published
20215 changesaccounts 1 · management 4
  • Annual report for 2020 published
  • Christian Boas Linde appointed director
  • Christian Boas Linde appointed chair of the board
  • Kasper Grønnegaard stepped down as director
  • Kasper Grønnegaard stepped down as chair of the board
20204 changesmanagement 4
  • Fredrik Olof Mossberg appointed board member
  • George Johannes Schoof stepped down as board member
  • Jan Spenner Carlsson appointed board member
  • Pieter Klaas Anne van Hooijdonk stepped down as deputy chair
20199 changesmanagement 7 · capital 1 · merger 1
  • Pieter Klaas Anne van Hooijdonk appointed deputy chair
  • Pieter van Hooijdonk stepped down as deputy chair
  • Majvi Anja Wulff Christensen appointed board member
  • Mikael Mosekilde stepped down as board member
  • Mikael Mosekilde appointed board member
  • George Johannes Schoof appointed board member
  • Camilla Friis stepped down as board member
  • Share capital changed from 50,001 DKK to 51,000 DKK
  • Merger registered in CVR
20182 changesmanagement 2
  • Kasper Grønnegaard appointed director
  • Lars Vinther Petersen stepped down as director
20177 changesmanagement 7
  • Camilla Friis appointed board member
  • Janne Paarup appointed board member
  • Pieter van Hooijdonk appointed deputy chair
  • Jeppe Bodholdt Meier Nielsen stepped down as board member
  • Claire Ruth Arkinger Blackadder stepped down as deputy chair
  • Pieter van Hooijdonk stepped down as board member
  • Janne Paarup stepped down as deputy board member
201617 changesmanagement 17
  • Pieter van Hooijdonk appointed board member
  • Michael Christiani Havemann stepped down as board member
  • Edit Safrankó stepped down as board member
  • Janne Paarup appointed deputy board member
  • Jeppe Bodholdt Meier Nielsen appointed board member
  • Allan Kristiansen appointed deputy board member
  • Lars Vinther Petersen stepped down as board member
  • Jens Kaas Jørgensen stepped down as board member
  • Kasper Grønnegaard appointed chair of the board
  • Bjarne Storm Rasmussen appointed board member
  • Michael Christiani Havemann appointed board member
  • Lars Vinther Petersen appointed board member
  • Claire Ruth Arkinger Blackadder appointed deputy chair
  • Edit Safrankó appointed board member
  • Jens Kaas Jørgensen appointed board member
  • Michael Christiani Havemann stepped down as director
  • Arjen Huijs stepped down as director
201510 changesaddress 1 · name 1 · capital 1 · management 4 · industry 1 · ownership 2
  • Moved to Nyvang 16, 5500 Middelfart
  • Name changed from MERRILD KAFFE NEWCO ApS to JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS DK ApS
  • Share capital changed from 50,000 DKK to 50,001 DKK
  • Lars Vinther Petersen appointed director
  • Michael Christiani Havemann appointed director
  • Leendert Burgers stepped down as director
  • Edwin Dick van der Reijden stepped down as director
  • Industry changed to Wholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices (463700)
  • Jacobs Douwe Egberts International B.V. registered as owner (100%)
  • MERRILD KAFFE ApS is no longer registered as owner
20146 changesstatus 1 · management 3 · founded 1 · ownership 1
  • Status changed to active
  • Leendert Burgers appointed director
  • Arjen Huijs appointed director
  • Edwin Dick van der Reijden appointed director
  • Registered as MERRILD KAFFE NEWCO ApS
  • MERRILD KAFFE ApS registered as owner (100%)

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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.

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