Julius Meinl International ( German : Julius Meinl AG , Meinl-Gruppe ), also known simply as Julius Meinl , is a manufacturer and retailer of coffee , gourmet foods and other grocery products. The company is based in Vienna , Austria. It is named after its founders Julius Meinl I and Julius Meinl II.
7-402: Julius Meinl I was the founder of a new category, selling ready roasted coffee for the first time in 1862. Julius Meinl III ceded control of the company to his son in 1987. The retail division of the group, except the high-profile flagship store in downtown Vienna, was sold to Rewe by Julius Meinl V in 1998–1999. Later the company's name was changed to Ragusa Beteiligungen , and the company
14-835: A poem. This campaign started in Bucharest at "Les Bourgeois", a very nice place in Old Town. Julius Meinl formerly operated two coffee shops in the U.S., both on the North Side of Chicago , Illinois , before closing its final location in 2022. Julius Meinl operates one location in North Geelong, Victoria, Australia . Christina Meinl was appointed president of the Global Specialty Coffee Association in February 2020. Meinl aims to boost
21-596: The colonial period. This initiative has not indicated that they used the pre-redesign version of the logo, which led to criticism of the initiative itself. This article on an Austrian company is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . REWE Rewe (stylized as REWE ; German pronunciation: [ˈʁeːvə] ) is a supermarket chain in Germany and the main brand of Rewe Group headquartered in Cologne . The name originated from an abbreviation of
28-1024: The original name " Re visionsverband der We stkauf-Genossenschaften" (Audit union for Westkauf-Cooperatives). With about 3,300 stores, Rewe is the second largest food retailer in Germany behind EDEKA . In 2011, the company started a delivery service with a test run in Frankfurt am Main, which was gradually expanded to locations throughout Germany. With this approach, Rewe was a pioneer in online grocery delivery within Germany. As of 2015, they have publicised plans for investing more heavily in their online presence. Their own store brand products are branded " ja! " (German for "yes", discounter price), " REWE Beste Wahl " (German for "best choice, "normal" price), " REWE Feine Welt " (German for "fine world", high price, special items), " REWE Bio " (Organic), " REWE Bio + vegan " (Organic and vegan), " REWE frei von " (German for "free of", allergen-free), " REWE Regional " and " REWE to go ". The Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln
35-493: The silhouette of a boy has remained its core part. In 2004, Italian designer Matteo Thun performed a redesign of the logo, making him look upright and using a single colour for the whole logo, effectively eliminating the boy's dark skin colour. In 2007, an initiative called Mein Julius (English: "My Julius") started using the original version of the logo to protest against racist stereotypes and misinterpretations of Africa and
42-460: The sustainable specialty coffee agenda, expand the SCA's global network supporting local communities, and increase diversity within the organisation. The first logo of the company was designed in 1924 by Joseph Binder, a Viennese graphic designer. The logo depicted a dark-skinned boy with a red fez on his head, as a hint to the origin of the coffee. The design has changed significantly over the years, but
49-588: Was delisted from the Vienna Stock Exchange in February 2007. Today Julius Meinl is a leading coffee company in Austria, Central and Eastern Europe and selling coffees and teas in more than 70 countries. The motto of the company is "How may I serve you?" Fifth generation family members are still working in the business. Its "Pay with a Poem" campaign has been running since 2014, inspiring people worldwide to pay for their coffee or tea worldwide with
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