The branches of Coma consumer market place great emphasis on fresh produce.
In 1962 Theodor Cordes as a young man opened a 16m ² small grocery store. In 1977 Theodor Cordes with his brother John Cordes open the first Coma market in Haselünne.
In 2007 celebrated the 30th anniversary of his family. As the brothers want to continue the family business in family hands, already the successor Ute Cordes and Carsten have been integrated into the operations. Today there are over Germany 37 Coma markets with a total 16,000 employees.