Dethlefsen & Balk GmbH

We regularly travel to different plantations around the world. Today we would like to show you some impressions from our latest trip to #Thailand. Located between the Indian Ocean in the West and the Pacific in the East, Thailand borders on Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia in its North as well as Malaysia in the South. Tea cultivation takes place in the north of the country, at altitudes above 1,000 m. Since the 1980s, tea cultivation was pushed and financially accelerated by the popular King Bhumibo with the goal to turn the farmers and their families away from the cultivation of opium and help them build a secure future income. As a supporting measure, selected tea plants of first rate were imported from Taiwan in the 1990s and integrated in teagardens in even the most remote mountain villages. Thailand is still a young tea country, but it will surely soon make a lasting impression on the tea world map. You can find our selected teas from Thailand here, along with additional information about each plantation: https://lnkd.in/dyuH3T-w

November 2004 saw the birth of our in-house roastery with the roasting of green coffee into our prestigious roast coffee brand “Café Cult®”. We have been able to place both rarities from the countries of origin and trends on the market without neglecting our standard assortment, which by now counts over 100 selected coffee specialities. These are available in wholesale packaging as well as consumer packages. What’s more, we roast exclusive client blends as well as diverse coffee specialities for a wide number of our customers and we are happy to offer private labelling services on top. Finally, our coffee has revolutionised the specialised teashop concept and it is impossible to imagine both our business and that of many tea shops without this successful product segment.

Learn more about our Café Cult premium coffee creations ☕️

Our tea tasters only acquire raw materials of highest quality. The teas undergo continuous quality controls, also during their transportation, to ensure that their freshness and quality are not impaired during this time. Our teas are refined exclusively in Hamburg. Here, we can rely on a team of dependable and experienced tea tasters, who produce the best qualities thanks to their enthusiasm and longstanding expert knowledge. The combination of quality aspiration, intensive and longstanding business contacts, extensive know-how and the sensitivity with respect to handling the raw materials ensures a continuous and excellent quality of teas. When refining our teas with flavours and other ingredients, we focus not only on the best qualities, but ensure a performance standard following international quality standards.

Drink or eat: Discover our delicious Tea Bears! 🐻 Our Tea Bears are uniquely versatile and very popular! To prepare a hot drink, stir one to two bears in a mug of hot water. Alternatively, the Tea Bears can also be enjoyed as a particularly flavoursome fruit gum! Elderberry rhubarb, raspberry vanilla, strawberry, red fruit jelly and Turkish apple are perfect for a relaxing day in the garden, on the balcony or as a snack on the go! On warmer days, the fruity and tangy varieties Mango n' Friends, Bitter Lemonade, Peach and Lemon, Cloud Slider and Piña Colada are refreshing. When it gets cooler outside again, we look forward to the warmth of the spicy winter bears with the ginger-lemon, fairground almond and cinnamon-orange varieties... and of course mulled wine! By the way: All our Tea Bears are gluten-free and come with declaration labels. We supply the bears in 1 kg containers so that you can fill and mix them yourself for your customers. We also offer various displays, advent calendars and gift sets with pre-packaged and labeled varieties. The pre-packaged solutions are ideal for quick sales and eye-catchers on the counter. Try them for yourself - ask your sales advisor for samples! And yes – we also offer some vegan varieties! 🍹 Discover our selection here: https://lnkd.in/dpVm9e2V

Head of Coffee Department (m/w/d) wanted ☕️ Werde Teil unserer weltoffenen Unternehmenskultur: Mit mehr als 185 Jahren Erfahrung im Handel von hochwertigen Waren haben wir mit unserem internationalen Team aus über 150 Mitarbeitenden bereits Geschichte geschrieben. Jetzt suchen wir dich, um gemeinsam die Zukunft zu gestalten: Als Kaffee-Spezialist (m/w/d) stellst du die hohe Qualität unserer Premium-Röstkaffees sicher und kreierst unser einzigartiges Kaffeesortiment. Deine Aufgaben: • Disposition und Einkauf von Rohkaffees • Sicherstellung der Lieferfähigkeit aller von uns angebotenen Röstkaffees • Erstellung von Röstprofilen • Qualitätskontrolle der gerösteten Kaffees • Durchführung von Kundenverkostungen • Teilnahme an Messen, Lieferanten- und Kundenbesuche Klingt spannend? Weitere Infos und unser Bewerbungsformular findest du hier: https://lnkd.in/dNKm4mAA

Come and meet us this summer ☀️ We are looking forward to meeting you at two trade fairs: from July 6th to 8th 2024 we will be at the #Trendset in Munich – Hall B2, Stand C39. At the end of the same month you can find us in Hamburg at the #Nordstil, from July 27th to 29th in Hall B1.EG, Stand A50.   In addition to some top sellers from the tea, coffee, confectionery and accessories areas, we will be bringing along many exciting new products from our upcoming main catalogue, which will be published at the end of August. We hope you will be enchanted by our new teas and accessories, exquisite coffees and some new products in our confectionery range.    We are very much looking forward to these two trade fairs! If you have any further questions, please contact us directly - our sales team will be happy to assist you. You can also find our entire trade fair guide here: https://lnkd.in/djGrnwew

Our quality management team prefers to be on the safe side when it comes to maintaining quality standards and product safety. Whether we are talking about raw materials or finished goods, declarations or application safety, all of the product characteristics are double-checked independently from supplier information before the goods are sent out to the client. Since 2015, we have been using a modern plant, which filters and removes foreign objects from purchased raw materials. Without these quality assurance measures, the goods are not released for further processing and refining. The traceability of the goods with our batch number system guarantees a complete traceability back to the raw materials. Of course, our products are also examined in accordance with the currently valid EU directives by independent and accredited laboratories. We are also proud to have obtained optimal results in various audits. Apart from the selfevident HACCP and IFS certification, we are constantly striving for further certifications. We are “surely” on the right track. Learn more about our certificates: https://lnkd.in/dxAGNQGZ

There are very few foods and beverages, which have as many facets as #tea. It is one of the most important beverages, which manages the balancing act of combining modernity and tradition. The resulting responsibility dictates the way we handle our teas. For instance, the quality of the tea is only one determining factor for the purchasing decision of our tea tasters. Longstanding contacts to plantation managers, the cultivation conditions of the teas as well as the social conditions on the plantations lead to a trustful cooperation with our partners and the product. The consideration and worship of all these facets is the guarantor for first class quality teas and the preservation of a continuous and high-performing cultivation of tea.   #dethlefsenbalk #teacultivation #teataster

Discover our Personal Teafilter and enjoy one of the easiest ways to brew a cup of tea: These convenient non-woven filters make it easy to brew tea directly in your cup or mug. Simply unfold the hanging tabs and hang the filter over the rim of the drinking vessel. Fill the filter with your favorite tea and pour hot / boiling water over it. The hanging tabs provide stability and assure a comfortable brewing process. This item is ideally suited for all mugs and cups with a maximum diameter of 11 cm. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/du7rp8vc #premiumtea #finetastesince1836 #teafilter #personalteafilter Video by adP Photostudios/Norbert Schulz & Stefan Korff