80 years of premium
coffee culture

In the 1930s, the small colonial goods store on Münster’s Geiststraße sold coffee, chocolate, cocoa, sugar and other luxuries that were still brought to Bremen or Hamburg on white ocean liners. Even to this day, our logo shows the silhouette of an ocean liner as a reminder of this time. Owner Heinrich Vollmer roasted the coffee freshly by hand. Following this, the coffee specialities were delivered – not just to Münster and the surrounding area but as far as the Sauerland region. In the early years, goods were delivered to customers by bicycle or train. The number of regular customers who were willing to pay for top quality increased rapidly. Following the war years, the company’s customer base expanded as it served a wider and wider area. Before long, Vollmer had established itself as a byword for premium coffee.

Since the 1950s, the striped packaging has been a calling card for the brand’s peerless quality. In the 1990s, Vollmer needed more room to expand its production activities and moved to nearby Altenberge. Longstanding employee Matthias Peters took over the company from the founding Vollmer family – and continued the expert tradition of roasting by hand. Peters broadened the roasters’ understanding of quality to include key values such as sustainability and customer orientation. Today, Vollmer supplies partners all over Germany, including many high-profile names such as Miele, Café Extrablatt and Bäckerei Terbuyken. All of our customers have great esteem for the coffee culture that has evolved under the Vollmer name. Vollmer is large enough to meet the needs of even the most discerning customers yet is small enough to retain the unique artisanal quality that distinguished the company in its early years. This unique blend is central to the success of the private roastery in Altenberge.