Corporate Accountability
Walter Zwald, Honorary President of the Swiss Coffee Trade Association and a 50-year veteran of the global coffee trade, has told the SCTA board he will step down unless the association adopts mandatory sustainability criteria. His letter also raises unresolved questions about Nestlé's continued sourcing from Neumann Kaffee Gruppe and the conduct of European coffee trade associations.
CTJ Editorial
Jun 30, 2026
Corporate Accountability
Coffee and Chocolate as Products of Exploitation – Companies Profit from the Inactivity of Governments, Authorities, and Associations in Switzerland. The press avoids reporting on the various scandals like the devil avoids holy water. It is understandable, but neither justified nor excusable, that the media focus more on their advertisers’ ads than on pouring pure wine for the public. The Hamburg Neumann Kaffee Gruppe (NKG) – represented by three companies in Zug is directly involved in one of the most serious cases of land grabbing in Uganda.
CTJ Editorial
Jun 24, 2026
Corporate Accountability
Polish Coffee Corporation sp. z o.o. (Gdynia, Poland) is the injured party in this case. This site was established to create a permanent, documented, public record of the default, the arbitration ruling, the ECF blacklisting, and the Hamburg court judgment. Walter Zwald, honorary member of the Swiss Coffee Federation and a highly respected figure in the international coffee trade, independently reviewed this case and stepped in to support Polish Coffee Corporation in its pursuit of justice. We also invite others who have had similar experiences with JJ Darboven to come forward.
CTJ Editorial
Jun 24, 2026