Who are we?

It all began in 1949 at the heart of Europe, in the shadow of Strasbourg’s cathedral … Our family business, run by Mr Henri, came into being at 31 rue des Hallebardes. The shop is the birthplace of Cafés Henri, and continues to be our main sales outlet. 1963: roasting operations were moved to Oberhausbergen, to a facility better suited to the growing business. 1980: the company was taken over by the current Chairman, Mr Frédéric Steiner. Roasting was fully automated; today this means we can produce 750 kg of coffee per hour. The company has grown steadily, adapted to changes in the business environment by modernising its production plant and diversified its activity of roasting and selling coffee through different retailing networks: direct sales to hotels and the catering industry (2000 customers in the 7 eastern departments of France) retail sales with a chain of 10 shops and coffee rooms in Alsace sales to reselling wholesalers and restaurant chains (national and export markets) sales to retailing chains operating a base of over 600 vending machines in the Alsace-Lorraine region. 1992: a new business was started up, selling and hiring coffee machines to business users through the company CADIMA. 1997: the trademarks Cafés Stanislas and Cafés Grillon, which are common brands in Lorraine, were taken over. 2000: an online sales shop was set up. 2006: new premises, larger and more functional, were built in Hoerdt. 2007: a Factory Outlet was set up to sell directly to businesses and individuals from the Hoerdt factory. 2008: a new business, corporate gift sales, was set up. 2009: a second factory outlet was opened on the Oberhausbergen site. Thanks to our professional approach and skills, Cafés Henri is one of the leading companies in the business in eastern France. The total volume is about 600 tonnes of roasted coffee per year, with a turnover of €8 million, making us one of the 30 largest roasters in France. The policy of Cafés Henri is essentially driven by quality and great care goes into the selection of green coffee. Before the coffee is bought, it is always tasted by the master roaster and the top manager himself.

 

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