OUR PhilosophY
We’re setting new standards at dean&david
For real change and a better future.
Since our company was founded in 2007, it has been our mission to make the world a little bit better – by enabling more people to eat fresh, healthy and natural food while on the run. No flavour enhancers, colourings or preservatives.
Instead, we focus on healthy food and high-quality ingredients
for sustainable nutrition!
We stand for food and drinks,
› that not only taste great, but also feel great.
› that are made lovingly by hand – and that, on request, can be made exactly the way the customer wants it.
› that were created with the environment in mind and with the smallest-possible carbon footprint.
› that have been transported via the shortest possible distances and with maximum freshness.
› that place veganism and vegetarianism firmly in the spotlight.
› that are packaged in an environmentally friendly manner.
This is what we strive for. Every day. Every meal.
Real change for a better future.
CHANGE FOR BETTER.
OUR PhilosophY
We’re setting new standards at dean&david
For real change and a better future.
Since our company was founded in 2007, it has been our mission to make the world a little bit better – by enabling more people to eat fresh, healthy and natural food while on the run. No flavour enhancers, colourings or preservatives.
Instead, we focus on healthy food and high-quality ingredients
for sustainable nutrition!
We stand for food and drinks,
› that not only taste great, but also feel great.
› that are made lovingly by hand – and that, on request, can be made exactly the way the customer wants it.
› that were created with the environment in mind and with the smallest-possible carbon footprint.
› that have been transported via the shortest possible distances and with maximum freshness.
› that place veganism and vegetarianism firmly in the spotlight.
› that are packaged in an environmentally friendly manner.
This is what we strive for. Every day. Every meal.
Real change for a better future.
CHANGE FOR BETTER.
OUR STORY
With this philosophy, dean&david was launched by David Baumgartner in Munich in 2007 – a success story made in Germany. On a six-month trip around the world after graduating from university, David was inspired by his various favorite places: modern salad bars in New York, fresh juice and smoothie stores in Australia, or cookshops on the streets of Southeast Asia.
Back in Munich, David redefined fast food: healthy, fresh, sustainable. Starting in a small fresh food factory behind Munich’s university, dean&david is now known beyond the borders of German-speaking countries.
OUR STORY
With this philosophy, dean&david was launched by David Baumgartner in Munich in 2007 – a success story made in Germany. On a six-month trip around the world after graduating from university, David was inspired by his various favorite places: modern salad bars in New York, fresh juice and smoothie stores in Australia, or cookshops on the streets of Southeast Asia.
Back in Munich, David redefined fast food: healthy, fresh, sustainable. Starting in a small fresh food factory behind Munich’s university, dean&david is now known beyond the borders of German-speaking countries.
FOR A BETTER TOMORROW
At dean&david, we stand not only for uncompromising freshness but also for sustainable handling of raw materials, food and our environment.
We want to make the world a better place and have therefore been addressing the issue of sustainability in our company for years.
HOW WE HELP YOU TO CHANGE FOR BETTER
SUSTAINABILITY IN OUR STORES
THE DEAN&DAVID REUSABLE BOX
Since 2007 you can enjoy your salad or bowl in our sustainable reusable box at dean&david. And the best thing: with every visit with our reusable box, a Basic Extra of your choice goes on us
SUSTAINABLE DEAN&DAVID SHOPPER
Plastic bags are for losers. Recycled Plastic bags are for winners!
Get our new shopper now, 100% made from recycled raw materials, produced in a water and energy saving way and without additional chemicals
NO PLASTIC CUPS
For many years now, you can enjoy our delicious juices, smoothies and coffees in 100% compostable paper cups or – in many stores – in reusable cups for a deposit.
NO TOGO PLASTIC CUTLERY
Many years before the ban on giving out single-use plastic, we banned plastic straws as well as cutlery from our stores and switched to a sustainable alternative made of wood for the latter.
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY DELIVERY
We also make our deliveries as sustainable as possible. That’s why we usually deliver your order environmentally friendly by bike or e-car.
SUSTAINABLE WORKWEAR
Sustainability is just as important to our employees as it is to us, which is why we equip all of our employees with recycled aprons, for example – and are gradually converting all of our workwear.
CHANGE FOR …
… A BETTER WORLD
WITH DEAN&DAVID CARE TRADE COFFEE
In a male-dominated coffee world, women work hard, but mostly in dependency. In the La Morena project in Guatemala, everything is done by women, from picking the beans to running the farm. Cup by cup, we ensure real participation and social security for the women and their families.
… MORE ENLIGHTENMENT
We are a sponsor of Klasse2000 and enable elementary school children in Germany to learn what they can do themselves to stay healthy and feel good. This includes a healthy diet, exercise, but also violence and addiction prevention.
… LESS FOOD WASTE
Together with our partner TOO GOOD TO GO, we could already save over 312.000 “Suprise- Bags” by 2023. In this way, we are tackling the problem of food waste together and you will also benefit from this.
You can easily order the “Magic Bags” via the TOO GOOD TO GO app.
… LESS FOOD WASTE
Together with our partner TOO GOOD TO GO, we could already save 100,000 “Magic Bags” by 2020. In this way, we are tackling the problem of food waste together and you will also benefit from this.
You can easily order the “Magic Bags” via the TOO GOOD TO GO app.
… LESS PACKAGING WASTE
With RECUP as a partner, we have been offering you an innovative and sustainable deposit system for your drinks in many of our stores for years. So you can enjoy your juice, smoothie or coffee even more sustainably.
… LESS PACKAGING WASTE
With RECUP as a partner, we have been offering you an innovative and sustainable deposit system for your drinks in many of our stores for years. So you can enjoy your juice, smoothie or coffee even more sustainably.
… THE PROTECTION OF OUR FORESTS
As a WWF sponsor for rainforest protection in Indonesia, we help WWF: reforest destroyed forest with native trees, designate protected areas for orangutans, carry out on-site environmental education measures and train conservation rangers.
… MORE ANIMAL WELFARE
At dean&david, we only use Grass-fed Beef.
… MORE ANIMAL WELFARE
At dean&david, we only use Grass-fed Beef.
… SPECIES APPROPRIATE ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
EUROPEAN BROILER INITIATIVE 2026
In addition, we have joined the European Broiler Chicken Initiative. Thereby we would like to stand up for more species-appropriate husbandry and improve ourselves continuously in this respect. Currently we are looking for production partners who meet our requirements.
… LESS MEAT CONSUMPTION
FOUR PAWS ATLAS CHALLENGE
True to our motto ‘we care, you eat’, we are enthusiastically part of the FOUR PAWS Atlas Challenge, committing to reducing meat and fish in our stores by 2024 and further expanding our plant-based nutrition offering.
… LESS MEAT CONSUMPTION
FOUR PAWS ATLAS CHALLENGE
True to our motto ‘we care, you eat’, we are enthusiastically part of the FOUR PAWS Atlas Challenge, committing to reducing meat and fish in our stores by 2024 and further expanding our plant-based nutrition offering.
ANIMAL WELFARE IS A MATTER OF HUSBANDRY.
Because for us at dean&david, species-appropriate husbandry is not just an obligation, but our social responsibility towards our environment and the animals. That’s why we have been campaigning for better ways of keeping animals for years and are constantly on the lookout for new ways to continue to improve.
before 2021
2026
- Our chicken fulfills at least the level 2 of the Initiative Animal Welfare
2022
No more fish outside Europe
UNTIL 2026
- Commitment according to thecriteria of the european broiler chicken initative
TODAY
Our beef is grass-feed.
Our chicken meets at least the level 2 of the Initiative Animal Welfare
2022
No more fish outside Europe
UNTIL 2026
Commitment according to thecriteria of the european broiler chicken initative
COMMITMENTS OF THE EUROPEAN BROILER INITIATIVE
1. compliance with European animal welfare legislation
2. maximum stocking density 30 kg/m² or less.
3. use of breeds that meet increased animal welfare criteria
4. compliance with improved husbandry conditions
5. stunning in controlled atmosphere
6. proof of compliance with the above standards
OUR AWARDS
