Team & vacancies

We want to give people the power to participate in the transition towards a world where every resource is used to its fullest potential. Our ultimate goal is to become the world’s largest biorefinery for coffee waste. With our interdisciplinary team and complementary personalities we are dedicated to make a change for the better; starting with your daily cup of coffee. We are not merely recycling coffee waste, we create value. We make products that fit your customers conscious lifestyle.

Our values are:

We offer high quality natural coffee based products

We take care by making the most of what nature offers, closing resource loops and making sure our internal processes are environmental friendly.

Our team is passionately driven to change the world for the better. We are continuously working on improving our products and services, without compromising.

Vacancies

Marketing Internship

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Business Development Manager

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Process Operator

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Our Team

Marie Claire Zernitz

CEO

With Caffe Inc., everything came together for Marie Claire. A start-up, a motivated team, a business related to coffee and making a positive impact made Caffe Inc. a great opportunity for her. Marie Claire has gained a lot of experience working for Unilever and NS Stations, as well as running her own sustainable snacks start-up.

With her background and commercial skills, we look forward to taking Caffe Inc. to the next level with Marie Claire as CEO!

Evaluna Marquez

CTO

For Evaluna Caffe Inc. is much more than developing a great idea. It is about becoming pioneers on waste valorization and demonstrating that nowadays waste equals value. Evaluna is determined to share this great circular solution with the world!

Evaluna is a dedicated scientist and entrepreneur who is passionate about the bio-based economy. In 2018, the idea of making printing ink out of coffee waste started. Evaluna brings her expertise in Chemistry and Environmental Sciences to the team. Due to her analytical thinking and experience in the laboratory she manages the development of the CaffeInc technology.

Nicola Lai

Operational Plant Manager

Nicola is here to take Caffe inc. to the next level by ensuring regular and high-quality production of upcycled coffee oil from waste grounds.

With a background in Sustainable Technology and Process engineering and industrial chemical engineering, Nicola has experience as a bioprocess engineer in a startup environment. With his passion for sustainability and extroverted nature, Nicola has found a special place in Amsterdam. With Nicola as our Operational Plant Manager, Caffe inc is ready to grow to its full potential.

Nageshvar Patel

R&D Director

As R&D Director, Nageshvar's visionary approach ensures that Caffe Inc. remains at the forefront of innovation, delivering exceptional coffee oils with the highest standards of quality.

Bringing a wealth of expertise to our team, Nageshvar has a distinguished background encompassing six years of experience in developing rapid and non-destructive analytical solutions, for food quality and safety analysis, Nageshvar is a true innovator in his field. His focus on enhancing plant and dairy protein, lipids, and meat quality demonstrates his commitment to excellence.

Elena Benfield

Administration, Operation and communication

Elena ensures that our workspace reflects Caffe Inc.'s dedication to positive change and innovation.

Elena manages Administration and Operations at Caffe Inc., she harnesses her academic background in Sustainability Science and a recent Masters in 'Sustainable Business and Innovation' from Utrecht University to infuse our office operations with purpose-driven practices. With an innate passion for sustainability, she ensures Caffe Inc. sticks to our core values, and communicate these goals to our external audience.

Elvisona Gjonaj

Quality Control support

Elvisona is here to ensure the coffee oils produced by Caffe inc. are always especially high quality.

Elvisona was born in Albania and raised in Greece where she obtained her bachelor degree in chemistry. With her passion for environmental and social justice, and her background in analytical chemistry, she ensures that high quality ingredients are sent to the market by executing the analyses for quality control. She works with Caffe Inc. alongside her masters in energy and sustainability.

Susana He Wu

R&D Intern

Originally from Aruba, Susana plays a key role in expanding our product portfolio by analyzing methods of novel product extraction from spent coffee grounds.

She is a final year student at Utrecht University of Applied Sciences with her degree in chemistry. Her experience as a R&D analyst in her previous role at BASF shines when planning and conducting research independently.

Mykola Dmytruk

R&D intern

Mykola plays a pivotal role in affirming the value of our product within the Food and Beverage industry.

Currently in his fourth year at The Hague University of Applied Sciences, specializing in Process Engineering and Food Technology, he is undertaking the research focused on the application of our coffee flour in bakery items. With a solid background as an Application Technologist, Mykola brings valuable experience from his work with meat substitutes, enriching our R&D team's expertise and driving innovation in our product development.

Alberto Franken

R&D Intern

Alberto, alongside Mykola, will be validating Caffe Inc.'s food grade products and finding value within the Food and Bevarage industry.

As a final year Process & Food Technology student at THUAS, he will utilize his experience in improving recipe for vegan ice-cream and producing biogas from organic waste.

Elfrieke van Galen

Board member

Elfrieke van Galen is a sustainability and business expert. She has a legal background and extensive management experience in the logistics and service industries. She has over 20 years of experience in the aviation industry as Managing Director of KLM Cityhopper, KLM's UK CEO, Senior Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Communication at KLM. Currently, Elfrieke is partner at TheRockGroup and full fills several non- executive roles.

Daphne Truijens

Board member

Daphne Truijens has an academic background in law and philosophy and has 7 years of experience in research-driven innovation. She scouts (academic) research and translates it into accessible information and useful tools, in co-creation with governments and businesses, and empowers the next generation of researchers to do the same! Former positions include: project manager of the Valorisation Program Rotterdam, project manager Erasmus Centre for Entrepreneurship, Founder of THRIVE PhD Academy, Lead Circular Economy and Healthcare Innovation at SMO.

Jobs

Team & Vacancies

Our values are:

We offer high quality natural coffee based products

We take care by making the most of what nature offers, closing resource loops and making sure our internal processes are environmental friendly.

Our team is passionately driven to change the world for the better. We are continuously working on improving our products and services, without compromising.

Vacancies

Marketing Internship

Business Development Manager

Process Operator

Our Team

Marie Claire Zernitz

CEO

Evaluna Marquez

CTO

Nicola Lai

Operational Plant Manager

Nageshvar Patel

R&D Director

Elena Benfield

Administration, Operation and communication

Elvisona Gjonaj

Quality Control support

Susana He Wu

R&D Intern

Mykola Dmytruk

R&D intern

Alberto Franken

R&D Intern

Elfrieke van Galen

Board member

Daphne Truijens

Board member

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Jobs

Team & Vacancies

Our values are:

We offer high quality natural coffee based products

We take care by making the most of what nature offers, closing resource loops and making sure our internal processes are environmental friendly.

Our team is passionately driven to change the world for the better. We are continuously working on improving our products and services, without compromising.

Vacancies

Marketing Internship

Business Development Manager

Process Operator

Our Team

Marie Claire Zernitz

CEO

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Evaluna Marquez

CTO

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Nicola Lai

Operational Plant Manager

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Nageshvar Patel

R&D Director

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Elena Benfield

Administration, Operation and communication

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Elvisona Gjonaj

Quality Control support

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Susana He Wu

R&D Intern

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Mykola Dmytruk

R&D intern

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Alberto Franken

R&D Intern

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Elfrieke van Galen

Board member

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Daphne Truijens

Board member

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