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Jacobs Douwe Egberts BG Ltd.

2026

Q1 · 2026

Increasing roasting process efficiency

Goal: Reach 68% efficiency in coffee roasting and grinding in Q1, towards the annual 2026 target of 73%.

Main result: Work progressed towards the 68% Q1 efficiency target and established the improvement plan towards 73% GE.

Q2 · 2026

Q2 2026 – Improvement Project

Goal: Increase coffee roasting and grinding efficiency (GE) by eliminating production losses and increasing capacity.

Main result: Overall efficiency (GE) rose from 66% to 70.1%, reaching the target.

Q3 · 2026

Q3 2026 – Improvement Project

Goal: Reduce coffee roasting losses to 11.00% or less while maintaining product colour and moisture requirements.

Main result: Average roasting losses fell from 11.14% to 10.97%, reaching the Q3 target.