Susanne Gans is the laboratory manager at Speick, where she is in charge of developing new products. The natural cosmetics manufacturer is one of Nordmann’s long time customers.

The Kolo Nafaso project for purchasing shea kernels is helping Nordmann partner AAK create trust in many directions: with local women’s groups in West Africa, with the company’s customers and with consumers.

For some, coffee is a pick-me-up and a lifestyle drink. For Alejandro Franco of the Danish scale-up Kaffe Bueno, it’s the start of a new recycling phase. Together with two former university buddies, he uses the leftovers from brewed coffee to make new cosmetic and food products.