Schamong Kaffee

The history of the Schamong coffee roasters

On September 1st, 1949, our shop was opened on Venloer Straße. It was then that the more than 50-year-old tradition of the family business began. Initially, Josef Schamong ran the business as a branch of the “Lülsdorff Kaffee” roasting plant in the southern part of Cologne. In 1960 he took over the branch, acquired a Probat roasting machine from Emmerich / Rhein, and founded the SCHAMONG KAFFEE brand. The aim was to bring special quality coffee to the people of Cologne. In the following years, the coffee roasting company established itself and at the same time became known beyond the city limits of Cologne. The beginning was made and an important foundation was laid for the coming decades. After 35 years, on January 1, 1995, Josef Schamong handed over the coffee roasting business to his eldest son, Fred Schamong, for reasons of age. This led the traditional brand successfully into 2008.

THE ORIGIN OF OUR COFFEE

THE SELECTION OF A LATER TOP-CLASS COFFEE BEGINS ALREADY WITH THE GROWING

At Schamong, we believe in quality over quantity. That is why we rely on long-term relationships with experienced coffee farmers and pickers who only select ripely and the best coffee niches. In this way, we already ensure the highest level of quality when selecting green coffee, which we only get through our many years of experience and love/passion for coffee.

DIRECT TRADE - SUSTAINABILITY IN OUR PHILOSOPHY

As a member of the German Roaster Guild, we are committed to buying only raw coffee at fair prices and of the highest quality. In this way, we secure the described process “from cultivation to packaging” and support coffee farmers and their families with permanently high purchase prices and with a self-determined and secure lifestyle. 

The focus is on people

In the coffee trade value chain, people are the focus. A good bean is the result of hard, manual work. The coffee product can only be as good as the people who grew, harvested, and refined it. The better the conditions under which the coffee is produced, the better the result. For both customers and producers. Only in this way can coffee be traded and distributed on an equal footing in the future. We are firmly convinced that consistently sustainable action not only enables better products but also a better life.