www.paulig.com

Paulig’s new coffee roastery has been inaugurated

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:45:00 GMT

The newly completed coffee roastery of Finland’s leading coffee company, Gustav Paulig Ltd, was inaugurated today. With state-of-the-art technology, the roastery was built with long-lasting materials, is environmentally friendly and of high architectural standards. The value of the investment was almost 120 million euros. The new unit is in the Vuosaari harbour business park in Helsinki and it will complete roughly 100 million coffee packages a year for Finland and the export market.

Paulig today celebrated the inauguration of the new roastery in a festive atmosphere. The biggest industrial investment in the company’s history, the almost 120 million euro project has reached completion after more than ten years in planning. The timetable and budget held, in spite of an overall increase in building costs. The new roastery is one of the largest in Europe. The company’s previous roastery in the centre of Vuosaari was in service for more than 40 years.

“The substantial investment indicates our faith in the future. We planned the construction of the new roastery for a long time and we prepared for the project with care. We now have excellent prospects for continuing the production of quality coffee with our professionals in Finland – close to Finnish coffee-drinkers,” says Executive Chairman Bertel Paulig.

Sustainable values were emphasised in the construction

Paulig’s new roastery and offices are in the same building. The building was designed by Tommila Architects Ltd and Lemcon Ltd operated as a main contractor. The modern, enjoyable, efficient and environmentally friendly coffee roastery also looks like a roastery. The roasters are visible through a glass wall as you enter the building, and the rust-brown Cor-Ten cladding will darken over the years into a beautiful coffee-brown. Particular care has also been taken over the interior design. The entire building’s interiors, including the manufacturing facilities, were designed by Studio Bergroth.

“In this project, the guiding concept has been to use more intelligence than iron. Solutions have been thought through carefully from the perspectives of efficiency, on-the-job wellbeing and environmental friendliness. For example, the preheated roasters conserve energy substantially,” says Production Director Minna Forsström, who directed the roastery project from the outset.

The newly completed building houses the roastery and office premises in one building. The roastery is the workplace for about 200 employees. It will produce coffee not only for Finland but also for the Russian and Baltic market. The new roastery’s premises will accommodate, in addition to Gustav Paulig Ltd, the Group parent company Paulig Ltd, Santa Maria Finland Ltd and parts of Puljonki Oy.

Paulig’s new roastery won the Steel Structure of the Year award for 2009 in November that year.

Industry important for the capital city

The location next to Vuosaari harbour is convenient for Paulig, but it was not self-evident. The question of staying in Helsinki was weighed up carefully. Vuosaari is logistically an excellent location, as Paulig gets the green coffee for its new roastery straight from the harbour without road transport. Some 55 million kilos or more than 2,500 containers of coffee will be brought to the roastery per year.

Mayor Jussi Pajunen, who gave a speech at the inauguration of the roastery, was pleased that Paulig had stayed in the vicinity.

“It is excellent that a company which has operated for decades in our city will remain a citizen of Helsinki and the industrial tradition will continue. This has great importance both for the capital city and for its business. Paulig and the city of Helsinki have long engaged in constructive cooperation, particularly in developing Vuosaari. As a Finn I also value products made to match Finnish tastes.”

Further information:

Gustav Paulig Ltd

Production Director Minna Forsström, +358 40 702 9896,

Communications Manager Leena Miettinen, +358 40 562 7302,

Related background information, video footage and stills can be downloaded from www.paulig.fi/uusipaahtimo.

Paulig Group

The Paulig Group is a corporation, noted for its high-quality brand products, which focuses on seasonings, international food concepts and coffees. It operates in 12 countries in Northern and Western Europe, the Baltic countries, and Russia and its neighbouring regions. Its net sales are close to 700 million euros and the company has roughly 2,000 employees.

The Group's coffee business is the responsibility of Gustav Paulig Ltd. The company is the market leader in Finland and the Baltic countries, and in Russia it is the second-biggest supplier of roasted coffee. Paulig supplies its products and services to the retail trade, the Horeca sector and to offices. Paulig handles coffee vending machine services through its subsidiary the Vendor Group. In Finland, Paulig's best-known brand products are Juhla Mokka, Presidentti, Brazil and Paulig Mundo as well as the cold coffee beverage Frezza and the hot chocolate drink Tazza. Among the favourites on the Russian and Baltic markets are Paulig Classic and Paulig President coffee blends and Paulig espresso products. The company's newly opened coffee roastery and head office are in the Vuosaari district of Helsinki. The roastery produces annually roughly 100 million coffee packages or approximately 45 million kilos of coffee.

Business related to seasonings and international food concepts is the responsibility of the Paulig Group's subsidiary Santa Maria AB. Santa Maria, which has dynamically expanded its operations in Europe in recent years, is the leading seasonings brand in the Nordic and Baltic countries and it is Europe 's leading manufacturer of Tex-Mex products. The company's products are sold in more than 30 countries.

21 January 2010

Elisa Markula to head Paulig Group Coffee Business

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:00:00 GMT

MSc (Econ.) Elisa Markula (1966) has been appointed as Director of Paulig Group Coffee Business and Managing Director of Gustav Paulig Ltd as of February 1^st 2010. She will be also a member of Paulig Group Board of Directors. Managing Director Pekka Pirinen will retire in the end of January after a long and prosperous Paulig career.

“Elisa Markula will be handed over a profitable, strongly developing business area. Her versatile experience on brand product business as well as Baltic and Russian markets combined with extensive language skills give a strong basis for managing our coffee business”, says CEO Jaana Tuominen.

Further information

Gustav Paulig Ltd, Communications Manager Leena Miettinen, Tel. +358 40 562 7302

8 January 2010

Santa Maria has joined the Paulig Group

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:53:00 GMT

Santa Maria AB, which is noted for its high-quality spices and its international food concepts, officially joined the Paulig Group in the beginning of 2010. Paulig Group, which already had an 81 per cent holding in the company, also gained a majority in voting rights. The Paulig Group, which is known for its coffees, has expanded its holdings in the Swedish company far-sightedly since 1989. The net sales of Paulig and Santa Maria for last year were roughly 700 million euros and their combined personnel number almost 2,000.

For Paulig, Santa Maria joining the Group is a major step on the company’s path to internationalisation and growth, as Santa Maria has rapidly expanded in Western Europe through acquisitions in recent years. The unit now formed is one of Europe's leading corporations focusing on taste sensations and it operates in 12 countries. The Group’s net sales will grow from 300 million to 700 million, of which Tex-Mex products generate almost half, coffee more than a third, and spices a fifth.

“Paulig and Santa Maria together comprise a significant corporate family focused on taste sensations, with a wide range of products and services and nearly 2,000 employees. Although the business areas will continue to operate independently in their own subsectors, the new Group will provide plenty of opportunities for collaboration in different markets. The expanded corporation will also be more attractive from the personnel’s viewpoint,” comments CEO Jaana Tuominen.

“The change looks big in figures, but in-house it’s moderate because Santa Maria has been part of our business operations for years. On the Group level, for instance, Paulig and Santa Maria have a joint Management Team,” says Jaana Tuominen of the background.

Santa Maria’s head office, spice plant and taco factory are in Gothenburg, Sweden. A modern tortilla plant was completed in Landskrona in 2008. The company also has production plants in Estonia, Belgium and the UK. Santa Maria is Europe's largest supplier of Tex-Mex products and it is the market leader for seasonings in the Nordic and Baltic countries. In addition to seasonings and Tex-Mex, the product concepts also include BBQ, Thai and Indian flavours. The company’s products are sold in more than 30 countries.

Paulig Group’s coffee business is managed by Gustav Paulig Ltd. The company is the market leader for the coffee sector in Finland and the Baltic countries as well as the second biggest player in the Russian market for roasted coffee. The company has just completed a new roastery in Helsinki and another roastery will be completed in the Russian city of Tver in 2011.

The Group also includes the Industrial Flavorings Division, which serves the food industry in several markets. Its products are made in state-of-the-art production facilities in Saue, Estonia. A separate division, especially valued by the Horeca sector, is comprised by Oscar-Puljonki, which makes stocks and sauces and has production plants in Denmark and Finland.

BULLETIN 7.1.2010

Further information:

Paulig Ltd, CEO and Managing Director Jaana Tuominen, +358 40 506 2339

www.pauliggroup.com, www.santamariaworld.com

Vendor and Paulig join forces in machine and office coffee services

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:00:00 GMT

Gustav Paulig Ltd and Oy Vendor Group Ab are intensifying their collaboration in the provision of machine and office coffee services, starting in the beginning of 2010. In a targeted share issue, Gustav Paulig is subscribing a 51% holding in Vendor Group, which will become a Paulig Group company. Vendor Group's Managing Director Erik Wiljanen will retain a 49% holding and he will continue in his post. Paulig's office coffee services and coffee equipment business will be transferred to Vendor Group at the same time.

Vendor Group will become the leading enterprise in the sector in Finland. It will also rise to be the market leader in Estonia. Implementing the transaction will require the approval of the Estonian competition authorities. The merger will permit future deployments in other Baltic countries and the Nordic region as well. In all, the Vendor Group will have roughly 180 employees and net sales of about 20 million euros.

“The sector has good growth prospects. For the past few years, Paulig has actively developed its workplace coffee services, for instance, through acquisitions in Finland and the Baltic countries. Combining forces with the Vendor Group is a natural continuation of this and it provides a good basis for reinforcing our market position in this sector. In addition to natural growth, we are also prepared to boost growth through new acquisitions,” Gustav Paulig Ltd's Managing Director Pekka Pirinen notes.

“We have achieved the market leadership position in Finland by acting as one of the most innovative and diverse service providers in the sector. The corporate reorganisation permits the continuation of Vendor's long-term, strong growth as well as the development of Vendor's international operations,” says the Vendor Group's Managing Director Erik Wiljanen.

30 November 2009

VENDOR GROUP

Founded in 1969, Oy Vendor Group Ab is a Finnish family company whose business principle is "Good Coffee Out of Home". Vendor provides coffee-making equipment and services for professional applications. The company's main target groups are the HoReCa (Hotel, Restaurant & Catering) sector as well as offices and workplaces. Vendor's equipment is found in almost half of the cafés and restaurants, and one in four of the coffee dispensers supplied to offices is from Vendor. The company supplies more than 3,000 coffee makers annually.

Vendor has operations in eight municipalities in Finland and its head office is in the Roihupelto district of Helsinki. Vendor also has operations in Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia as well as Sweden.

Gustav Paulig Ltd

Founded in 1876, Gustav Paulig Ltd is a company in the coffee sector, noted for its high-quality brand products. The company's recently completed roastery and offices are in the Vuosaari district of Helsinki. The company supplies its products and services to retailers as well as the HoReCa sector and office customers. The company's best-known brand products are the coffee blends Juhla Mokka and Presidentti. Finland's leasing coffee company also operates in the Baltic and Russian markets. Gustav Paulig Ltd is part of the Paulig Group.

Paulig builds a coffee roastery in Tver

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 09:00:00 GMT

High quality coffee production to be started in Russia

The Finnish coffee company Paulig has started to build a coffee roastery in Borovlevo, Tver. The foundation stone of the factory was laid down in October 8. The roastery is planned to be operational in the first half of 2011 and it will serve the Russian and in the future also other CIS-markets. The value of the whole investment is about 20 million euros.

The construction of the coffee roastery in Borovlevo industrial area was started at the end of September. The main constructor is ZAO Haka Moscow and the building has been designed by the Finnish KVA Architects Ltd. The factory’s production capacity is 6000 tonnes annually and it will employ 60 persons at first. The capacity will be sufficient for the next few years and possibilities for an extension will be figured into the construction. Paulig bought the plot of land for the factory in 2008.

– Demand of high quality natural coffee is increasing in Russia despite the economy crisis. We see Russia as a market of great opportunities. Construction during a recession is financially logical and it will give us a good basis to go ahead at full speed when the economic upswing gets under way again. The Russian roastery will substantially improve our competitiveness in Russia, as there is high import duty on finished goods. It will improve our service level and increase flexibility. Exports to the CIS countries will also become competitive, declares Pekka Pirinen, Gustav Paulig Ltd’s Managing Director.

– Paulig will also in future keep focus on producing premium products of Paulig brand. The local production in Tver allows production of quality coffee to mainstream and economy price segments. Besides our own products we can offer private label production services in future, says Denis Smirnov, General Director of Paulig Rus Ltd.

– We have planned several years to open a roastery in Russia and have been looking for a good place to operate. Food industry sets special requirements to the location and environment. In Tver we have found excellent prerequisites for our operations and have received from Tver administration a very positive reception. Until now everything has gone smoothly, thanks Bertel Paulig, Paulig Group Chairman of the Board.

Backround information

Paulig in Russia

Paulig has operated in the Russian markets since 1992 and established sales and marketing company OOO Paulig Coffee in 2008. The company is selling high quality natural coffee product. Sales volume of Paulig coffee is approximately 3000 tonnes per year. The company’s market share is in natural coffee segment 17% in modern retail chains (ACNielsen).

Paulig’s roastery project in Russia in nutshell

In Paulig’s coffee roastery project, both production and needed office facilities are being built in, and operations will start in 2011. The roastery’s production capacity will be of 6 million kilos or over 12 million packets of coffee a year. If demand increases, capacity can be boosted by expanding the production process and extending the building. The production plant will serve the Russian and CIS markets. The main designer is Finnish KVA Architects Ltd. The construction is the responsibility of the Russian ZAO HAKA Moscow. The investment is valued approximately EUR 20 million.

Paulig’s main roastery and head office are located in Helsinki, Finland and they have lately moved to new premises.

Technical details of Paulig Tver roastery

Area of the site 7.5 hectares

The dimensions and premises of the building:

- Surface area approx. 5 040 square metres

- Coffee production facilities 3 350 square meters

- Technical facilities 580 square meters

- Office and social facilities1 110 square meters

- Production volume roughly 51 600 cubic metres

Further information:

Managing Director Denis Smirnov, OOO Paulig Coffee

Managing Director Pekka Pirinen, Gustav Paulig Ltd

Mobile phone +358 400 215433,

Communications Manager Leena Miettinen, Gustav Paulig Ltd

Mobile phone +358 40 562 7302,

www.paulig.ru

8 October 2009

Coffee consumption rising worldwide and holding steady in Finland

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:00:00 GMT

Coffee sector deploying in sustainable development projects

International demand for coffee is continuing to grow, particularly in new coffee-drinking countries such as China and India. Production and consumption of coffee are well balanced. Production has increased, particularly in Brazil and Vietnam. In Finland, coffee consumption has held steady.

Annual output of green coffee continues to rise. According to the International Coffee Organisation (ICO), which keeps statistics on output figures, exports of coffee were up by 2.6 on the previous year.

At Paulig’s annual Coffee Seminar on Wednesday 7 October, the latest world market conditions and industry trends were spotlighted. According to the international coffee trading house ECOM Coffee Group Chief Executive Edward A. Esteve, consumers worldwide are increasingly interested in the origin of coffee.

“Growers in the countries of origin are being supported more and more often with responsibility projects aiming to improve the growers’ social and financial position and to forecast the environmental problems caused by climate change. Our long-term goal is economically sustainable development ensuring both the growers and the coffee firms the best possible return and high-quality products. Our target for the future is to be able to trace every batch of coffee we buy back to the plantation,” Esteve declares.

“Coffee growers have reported things like abnormal changes in rainfall and rainy seasons. We are running a number of projects with the future of coffee plantations in mind. For instance, we are working together with the World Bank on carbon-neutral coffee production. We are also developing coffee varieties that will do better and yield greater harvests in changing climatic conditions,” reports Managing Director for Kenya and Tanzania Justin Archer of the ECOM Coffee Group.

Coffee harvest expected to break records

In July this year, exports reached almost 8 million 60 kilogram sacks of coffee and total exports of green coffee grew last year by 2.6 per cent.

In terms of quantity produced, the biggest coffee variety is arabica, of which a little under 63 million sacks were produced between August 2008 and July 2009. The second most popular coffee variety is robusta, of which 35.08 million sacks were produced in the same period.

“The next coffee harvest will be a record high, as weather conditions in Brazil and other places have been favourable,” Esteve predicts.

Paulig investing in Russia

Although many purchases are postponed during a recession, the enjoyment of coffee is still an important part of Finns’ everyday life and their moments of pampering. The level of coffee consumption has held steady. In Russia, the overall market for coffee has declined in the economic downturn, but sales of roasted coffee have risen.

“Paulig aims for growth in the Baltic and Russian markets and we have started building a roastery in Russia. The foundation stone of the roastery, in Tver, Borovlevo, will be laid on Thursday 8 October and the new roastery will be completed towards the end of next year,” says Gustav Paulig’s Managing Director Pekka Pirinen.

“Paulig’s roots are firmly in Finland. The modern and energy-efficient roastery in Vuosaari completed this summer will employ many of the top professionals in the business. In other words, Finns will be able to continue to enjoy quality coffee roasted in their own country,” Pirinen points out.

Further information:

Leena Miettinen, Communications Manager, Gustav Paulig Ltd, Tel. +358 9 319 8364

ICP: www.coffee-partners.org

7 October 2009

Paulig’s coffee roastery project in Russia takes a step forwards

Tue, 26 May 2009 12:33:00 GMT

Roast and ground coffee company Paulig has lately decided to build the coffee roastery it has scheduled in Tver, Russia, the implementation of which was postponed late last autumn due to uncertain economic conditions. The plans for the implementation of the project are complete and the transaction for the plot of land has been effected. The project can be started up when the construction permits have been received. It is estimated that the roastery will be operational in the first half of 2011.

“We have good reasons to get construction started. I believe that availability of constructors and materials has improved and prices have become to more realistic level. When the economic upswing gets under way we will have a good basis to go ahead at full speed. A local roastery will substantially improve our competitiveness in Russia and the CIS, which we see as very potential future markets,” says Gustav Paulig’s Managing Director Pekka Pirinen.

Gustav Paulig Ltd’s new roastery in Finland will be completed in autumn 2009.

More information

Managing Director Denis Smirnov, OOO Paulig Coffee (Russia), tel.+7 495 662 3960

Managing Director Pekka Pirinen, Gustav Paulig Ltd, tel + 358 93198 247 (Finland)

26 May 2009

Paulig’s new roastery is now at roof height

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:40:00 GMT

Paulig’s roastery project, which is large in scale not only by Finnish standards but also globally, is moving ahead on schedule. The topping-out party for the building under construction in Vuosaari harbour business park will be held on Wednesday 18 June. The exterior of the building is already taking shape. The most striking part, the green coffee silos, will form a landmark 40 metres high above sea level.

Paulig’s new roastery, scheduled to go into production in 2009, is a major investment in Finland and the Helsinki region. It guarantees that Finns will continue to drink high-quality coffee, roasted in Finland, that matches their flavour preferences. In addition to Finland, coffee from the Vuosaari roastery will be exported to countries including Russia and the Baltic region, growing markets for Paulig.

“The decision on building a new roastery and its location in Finland was taken in summer 2006. Crucial factors in the decision were both our skilled personnel in Vuosaari and the excellent logistical location of the harbour. The new roastery will uphold the traditions of Finnish coffee-drinking with state-of-the-art methods,” says Managing Director Pekka Pirinen ofGustav Paulig Ltd.

A unique project

Minna Forsström of Gustav Paulig Ltd, who has led the project from the drawing-board stage, is happy with the progress on schedule of a construction project. “At the end of last year, we signed contracts for the largest process equipment procurements, including the roasting machinery, and the procurements for the packaging room are now on the home straight. The largest single section of the building, the green coffee silos, is currently reaching completion. All in all, roasteries are not built very often, and as far as I know, our job is today the largest in the world,” says Project Director Forsström.

The new roastery will turn out more than 100 million packets of coffee a year. The building will also provide offices for the personnel of Gustav Paulig Ltd, Paulig Pro Ltd, Paulig Ltd and Santa Maria Finland Ltd – more than 200 people. The personnel will move into the new facilities in autumn 2009, when the present roastery will be wound up. Paulig, along with the City of Helsinki and local associations, has scheduled planning permission for seaside residential estates in the area.

Further information:

Project Director Minna Forsström, Gustav Paulig Ltd

+358 40 702 9896,

Communications Manager Leena Miettinen, Gustav Paulig Ltd

+358 40 562 7302,

Background material and photos for the press release can be downloaded from www.paulig.fi/uusipaahtimo.

Senior appointments at Paulig 1.4.2008

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 08:55:00 GMT

Ms Jaana Tuominen, M.Sc. Eng., (born 1960) is appointed Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Paulig Ltd commencing 1.4.2008.

Jaana Tuominen comes to Paulig from GE Healthcare, where she was Managing Director for GE Healthcare Finland Oy and General Manager in the global patient monitoring business.

Rauno Paajanen (born 1949) retires from his position at Paulig Ltd, continuing however in the capacity of Senior Advisor at least until end 2009. He will also retain responsibility for the operative activities of the Paulig family investment company Oy The English Tearoom Ab.

Bertel Paulig (born 1947) will also retire from his position as Executive Chairman of Paulig Ltd, but has been requested to continue his chairmanship in a non-executive capacity. Furthermore he will have certain responsibilities relating to Paulig’s strategic interests in the associated companies Fuchs Gewürze GmbH and Santa Maria AB.

All directors responsible for the business units, as well as the Group Finance Director and Legal Counsel will report to the new Chief Executive Officer effective 1.4.2008.

Further information

Executive Chairman Bertel Paulig

Tel +358 9 319 8397 or +358 40 545 2210

Paulig signs preliminary contract for purchase of plot for roastery in Russia

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:20:00 GMT

Today Paulig signed a preliminary contract for the purchase of a plot comprising roughly five hectares of land in Borovlevo, Tver. The final contract will be signed within a few months. At the same occasion, Paulig signed a letter of intent with the Tver authorities to ensure that the regional administration supports the implementation of the plan. Tver is about 170 kilometres from Moscow in the direction of St Petersburg along good transport links.

If all goes according to plan, the Russian roastery will be completed during 2009. The value of the first phase of the investment is roughly 12 million euros. The roastery will provide about 60 jobs initially.

“The construction of a roastery in Russia will be important for our competitiveness. Roasting in Russia is worthwhile, as there is high import duty on ready-made coffee products. A local roastery will make deliveries more flexible and speed up the turnaround of products. Exports to the CIS countries will also become competitive,” Pekka Pirinen declares.

“We are currently building a new roastery in Finland. This will serve primarily Finland and the Baltic countries but also the market in the rest of the EU. The construction of the Russian roastery will not affect the need for personnel at the Vuosaari roastery.”

Further information:

Managing Director Pekka Pirinen, Gustav Paulig Ltd, Tel. +358 400 215433

The Tver region (Тверь) is at the confluence of the Volga and Tvertsa Rivers about 170 kilometres north of Moscow. The city has a population of roughly 450,000, some of whom are Tver Karelians. From 1931 until 1990 Tver was known by the name Kalinin.

The Paulig Group

The Paulig Group, founded in 1876, is a corporation noted for its brand products and focuses on coffee, seasonings and international food, and it operates in the markets of Northern Europe, the Baltic countries, and Russia and its neighbouring regions. The Group’s net sales are roughly 262 million euros and it has 570 employees.

Coffee business is the responsibility of Gustav Paulig Ltd, Finland’s leading company in the coffee sector. Its brand products in Finland include Juhla Mokka, Presidentti, Brazil and Paulig Mundo as well as the cold coffee beverage Frezza and the chocolate drink Tazza. The coffee brands in Russia and the Baltic countries include Paulig Classic and Paulig President. The Paulig Speciality Coffee range, embracing espresso products, is sold in all countries.

The Group’s brand for seasonings and international food is Santa Maria, the force behind which is Paulig’s Swedish associated company, Santa Maria AB. Santa Maria is Europe’s foremost manufacturer of Mexican food and the leading seasonings company in the Nordic and Baltic countries.

23.1.2008

Paulig extends its range of responsibility certified coffees

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:36:00 GMT

Paulig Espresso Originale is now roasted with UTZ CERTIFIED beans

There is now a responsibility certified option also for espresso-lovers. From now on, Gustav Paulig Ltd will make Paulig Espresso Originale coffee from coffee beans certified by the UTZ CERTIFIED organisation. Certification will enable consumers to be assured that their coffee has been responsibly produced. The coffee beans used in UTZ certified products can be traced to the plantation using the Paulig website (www.paulig.fi).

High-quality, soft Paulig Espresso Originale is roasted with sweet Brazilian and selected Central American and Asia coffees. A pinch of Robusta gives the flavour of Espresso Originale body and strength.

The Paulig Institute's Barista Trainer Kimmo Nieminen believes that the soft taste of Paulig Espresso Originale coffee makes it easily approachable. Its flavour is a perfect balance of coffee acidity, bitterness and sweetness.

Paulig’s other responsibility certified product is Paulig Mundo coffee. This is a full-flavoured filter coffee suited to Finnish tastes.

UTZ CERTIFIED – welfare, professional skills and transparency

UTZ CERTIFIED is a worldwide, independently monitored certification programme – the only one of its kind specialising exclusively in coffee – which checks and verifies the responsible production of coffee. The plantations in the worldwide programme are committed to taking good care of the people working on them and their families, the environment, and the quality of the coffee. You can find further information on the UTZ CERTIFIED programme on the website www.utzcertified.org

UTZ CERTIFIED was previously known as Utz Kapeh. The retained part of the old name, UTZ, is Mayan and it means good.

Further information

Susanna Ikäheimonen	Leena Miettinen
Brand Manager, Gustav Paulig Ltd	Communications Manager, Paulig Ltd
Tel. +358 9 319 8248	Tel. +358 9 319 8364

5.12.2007

Paulig acquires Coffee Please Suomi Oy

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:35:00 GMT

Gustav Paulig Ltd’s subsidiary Paulig Pro Ltd has acquired the issued stock of Coffee Please Suomi Oy. Coffeeplease’s business sector is to sell coffee and other grocery items related to the coffee sector as well as selling and leasing coffee-making equipment, accessories and peripherals to corporate clients. The company also provides design and training services for the café and restaurant business. Coffeeplease’s turnover in the financial year ending in September 2007 was 6 million euros and it had 45 employees. The business newspaper Kauppalehti Optio listed Coffeeplease as Finland’s 8^th most profitable growth company in November.

By this transaction, Paulig aims to underpin its position on the growing market for speciality coffees and workplace coffee provision. According to Managing Director Pekka Pirinen of Gustav Paulig Ltd, Coffeeplease will considerably boost Paulig’s offering. “The company will be able to provide our customers with coffee-making equipment or even with a total coffee provision service if preferred.”

The founders of the company will stay with it to develop operations. Jani Penttilä, who is continuing as Managing Director, is happy with the arrival of a strong player in the coffee sector. ”By leveraging Gustav Paulig Ltd’s resources and customer contacts, Coffeeplease will have the opportunity to strengthen its market position in Finland and expand operations to the Nordic countries and Russia."

Further information:

Gustav Paulig Ltd, Managing Director Pekka Pirinen, Tel. +358 400 215 433

Coffee Please Suomi Oy, Managing Director Jani Penttilä, Tel. +358 41 541 5558

4.12.2007

Coffee consumption growing globally

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:36:00 GMT

More coffee is being drunk in traditional coffee countries and by tea-drinking nations alike. The global output of green coffee this year will be approximately 118 million sacks and consumption will total roughly 125 million sacks. Of the coffee producer countries, Brazil has retained its leading place, and the Asian countries are rapidly stepping up their percentages. Production regions and conditions in them may undergo major upheavals in the near future due to climate change.

This information was revealed at Paulig’s annual Coffee Seminar, held on 6 November, where the main speaker was Managing Director Jan Lühmann of the international coffee firm VOLCAFE Switzerland Ltd. According to Lühmann, the major producers like Brazil and the African countries are now consuming more coffee than before. The countries of Eastern Europe, like Russia and Ukraine, are also forecast to become big consumers of coffee. Eastern Europe currently consumes about 8.7% of the global coffee output.

“Coffee has become a consumer commodity for the whole world, not just the Western Hemisphere. For example, the Japanese and Koreans, who are seen as tea drinkers, are coming over to coffee,” Lühmann reports.

Of coffee grades, output of Robusta has grown. Cheaper Robusta is used in instant and some other coffees and it is mostly grown in Asian countries.

“The changeover to coffee very often takes place through instant coffee. Consumption of this has grown in the so-called new coffee-drinking countries. This partly explains the expansion in sales of Robusta. Arabica is still the variety for high-quality coffees. Roughly sixty per cent of the coffee produced in the world is Arabica,” Lühmann sums up.

Speciality coffees, takeaway coffees and advances in home coffee-makers have become rising trends in the world of coffee. Consumers are calling more loudly for coffee of high quality, so flavour and quality are top factors in the choice of coffee. Lühmann forecasts that so-called medium-quality coffees will fade away and high-quality roasters like Paulig will fare better than before.

Paulig’s position has strengthened on the Finnish retail market. Paulig is also dynamically expanding its operations into neighbouring markets. Exports to the Baltic countries and Russia account for roughly one sixth of the company’s output and the quantitative growth on the previous year is 15%. In the Baltic countries and Russia, Paulig holds second place in the roasted coffee market in terms of volume of sales. Paulig’s share of Finland’s coffee exports in 2006 was 83%.

Coffee-growing regions may undergo radical upheaval due to climate change in the decades ahead. Higher-quality coffees thrive best in highland regions, where the climate ranges from subtropical to temperate and the temperature 15-25 degrees. The most favourable growing zone is forecast to rise in altitude by about 38 centimetres per year´.

“Torrential rain and hurricanes will erode the soil more than before. Conditions of coffee growers may deteriorate with more and more unpredictable weather. Also, coffee cultivation may be threatened in the future by an increase in the output of energy biomass,” Lühmann observed.

One way to support sustainable development is to use responsibility certified coffees. Paulig launched its first UTZ certified coffee brand, Paulig Mundo, a year ago. Now Paulig Espresso Originale coffee is also made from UTZ certified beans. UTZ CERTIFIED is a global, non-aligned and independently monitored coffee certification programme which ensures and verifies the responsible production of coffee. Rapidly growing UTZ Certified is already in use in several European countries and the United States.

UTZ certified green coffee is obtainable not only from small plantations but also from large coffee estates and all the production regions in which Paulig buys its green coffee. We are now achieving sufficiently large quantities of green coffee and ensuring the high quality of coffee blends as well as their suitability to the consumers’ tastes.

Other responsibility certifications in use in the world include Fair Trade, Rainforest Alliance and 4C. For further information on certifications, see Jan Lühmann’s talk at www.paulig.fi/kahviseminaari/.

Further information

Pekka Pirinen, Managing Director

Gustav Paulig Ltd

Tel. +358 9 3198 247

6.11.2007

Foundation stone of Paulig’s new coffee roastery laid

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:16:00 GMT

Foundation stone of Paulig’s new coffee roastery laid

The foundation stone for Paulig’s coffee roastery, scheduled for completion in 2009, was laid today in the Vuosaari district of Helsinki. The most important industrial investment in the company’s history secures the retention of manufacturing work in Finland. The coffee roastery, which is being built next to the new Vuosaari harbour, will serve both Finland and the export markets. The roastery will send out more than 100 million packets of coffee a year.

The construction of the coffee roastery in the Vuosaari harbour business park got under way in July and is now in full swing. Paulig’s coffee roastery, which is exceptionally large even by global standards, will be completed in 2009. The building is designed by Tommila Architects Ltd and the main contractor is Lemcon Ltd.

“The roastery investment proves that Paulig is confident of the survival of the coffeedrinking culture in Finland and in its strong growth in neighbouring regions. The new building will secure the best possible facilities and working conditions for our skilled personnel, and Vuosaari harbour provides an excellent logistical location for efficient roastery operations,” reports Paulig Group’s Executive Chairman Bertel Paulig.

The quality goals for the almost EUR 120 million project have been set high. “The assessment and advance planning for various alternatives have been performed unusually carefully, the process is energy-efficient and environmental aspects have been figured into all the solutions. It’s also essential that the roastery has the look and feel of modern Paulig,” says Project Director Minna Forsström.

The roastery’s output capacity is over 40 million kilos a year, and if demand increases it easily can be boosted by expanding the production process and extending the building. The building will also provide office facilities for the personnel of Gustav Paulig Ltd, Paulig Ltd and Santa Maria Finland Ltd – more than 200 people.

Of the EUR 120 million total costs of the project, the Paulig Group will finance the production process and the owner family’s investment company (Oy The English Tearoom Ab) will finance the actual building. The plot of the present roastery will be freed up for residential construction after the move.

130-year-old Paulig has been a Helsinki-based firm from the start. After many years in the Katajanokka district of Helsinki, the coffee roastery moved to Vuosaari 40 years ago in 1967. The partnership between Paulig and Helsinki goes back a long way.

“I’m happy that, after operating in Helsinki for so long, Paulig will be able to stay here in the future. This is important both for the capital city’s image and for its business enterprise. The people in Vuosaari also have an important stake in continuing business operations and keeping jobs,” said Helsinki’s Mayor Jussi Pajunen, who made a speech at the ceremony of the laying of the foundation stone.

Further information:

Project Director Minna Forsström, Gustav Paulig Ltd, +358 40 702 9896,

Communications Manager Leena Miettinen, Paulig Ltd, +358 40 562 7302,

You can download the release as well as background information and images related to the subject from the website www.paulig.fi/uusipaahtimo.

20.9.2007

Paulig’s roastery project

In Paulig’s coffee roastery project, both production and office facilities are being built at Vuosaari harbour, and operations will move into these in 2009. In the manufacturing stage, the roastery’s capacity will be in excess of 40 million kilos or over 100 million packets of coffee a year. If demand increases, capacity can be boosted by expanding the production process and extending the building. The production plant will serve the Finnish and export markets. The main designers are Tommila Architects Ltd and Pöyry Engineering Oy, the construction is the responsibility of the Lemminkäinen Group company Lemcon Ltd, and the interior is being designed by Studio Bergroth & ABBD. The investment is valued at almost EUR 120 million.

The Paulig Group

The Paulig Group, which was founded in 1876, is a company noted for its brand products and specialised in coffee, seasonings and international food, operating in the markets of Northern Europe, the Baltic countries, and Russia and its neighbouring regions. The Group’s net sales are over EUR 650 million and it has roughly 1,700 employees.

The Group’s coffee company, Gustav Paulig Ltd, is Finland’s leading company in the coffee business, with brand products which include Juhla Mokka, Presidentti, Brazil and Mundo coffee blends, the cold coffee drink and the drinking chocolate Tazza. Paulig is Finland’s leading coffee roaster and more than 60% of the coffee drunk in Finland is made at the roastery in Vuosaari. The company’s brands in the Russian and Baltic markets include Paulig Classic and Paulig President. Also, Paulig Speciality Coffee products, which include espresso products, are marketed in all markets.

Within the Group, the brand name for seasonings and international food is Santa Maria, the force behind which is Paulig’s associated company Santa Maria AB of Sweden. Santa Maria is the leading seasonings brand in the Nordic and Baltic countries and Europe’s leading manufacturer of Mexican food.

New certification system for responsibly produced coffee comes to Finland

Fri, 11 May 2007 13:38:00 GMT

The first coffees verified by the UTZ CERTIFIED organisation are now available to Finnish consumers. “The certification programme helps farmers to become professionals in coffee cultivation and to produce quality coffee. The plantations also take good care of people and the environment,” reports the organisation’s agronomist, Kamau Kuria from Kenya.

UTZ CERTIFIED was started in 2002 and responsibly produced coffee certified by the organisation is already being drunk in several European countries, the USA and Japan.

“UTZ aims for long-term improvement in coffee production methods in terms of both quality and responsibility. By complying with the strict guidelines required for certification, the grower is able to improve the quality and quantity of his coffee harvest. Quality coffee commands a higher price on the market and the grower also receives a payment for certification. For the consumers, certification is a guarantee of quality coffee which has been produced responsibly and with growers they can easily trace on the internet. The rapid expansion of UTZ shows the programme is working,” says UTZ CERTIFIED’s Manager Marketing & Communications Business Support Henrike Offeringa.

Agronomist Kamau Kuria, who represents the organisation in Africa and India, sees how certification benefits growers every day. “A better harvest means a better income for the growers and an opportunity to improve living conditions for the entire community. The transparent system gives growers a chance to find out who buys their coffee and what kind of production methods are expected of them. The understanding brought by the knowledge of how important their input is to the coffee production chain boosts desire to commit to our programme, which nurtures quality, the environment and the community. When a grower earns certification, his pride also increases in his product. Committed and successful UTZ certified growers have become good and encouraging examples in their own areas.”

“Consumers understand about good coffee. In addition to good flavour, more and more of them are also interested in responsible production. UTZ CERTIFIED is a good partner for verifying this," say Ruokakesko’s Purchasing Manager Matti Saastamoinen and Brand Manager Anna Sirkiä from Paulig.

Further information:

Manager Marketing & Communications Business Support Henrike Offeringa, UTZ CERTIFIED, Tel. +31 20 530 6390

Field Representative Kamau Kuria, UTZ CERTIFIED, Tel. +254 202 735171

Purchasing Manager Matti Saastamoinen, Ruokakesko Oy, Tel. +358 1053 22858

Product Group Manager Anna Sirkiä, Gustav Paulig Ltd, Tel. +358 40 7007 230

UTZ CERTIFIED is a global, independently monitored certification programme. It is based on demanding operational guidelines aimed at the welfare of people and the environment, and it assists growers to become professionals in coffee cultivation. The certification proves that the beans used to make the coffee are produced responsibly and with care for people and the environment.

You can read more about the UTZ CERTIFIED programme on the website www.utzcertified.org.

UTZ CERTIFIED’s Manager Marketing & Communications Business Support Henrike Offeringa and Field Representative Kamau Kuria visited Finland in May.

Photographer Elina Ketola, photo taken at Restaurant Linna.

11.5.2007