Coffee Holding

What Coffee Holding does

Coffee Holding Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: JVA) is an integrated wholesale coffee roaster and dealer headquartered in Staten Island, New York, operating since 1971/1972 under three generations of Gordon family leadership. The company operates across three product categories: Wholesale Green Coffee (specialty beans sold to roasters and other coffee companies), Private Label Coffee (custom blends and packaging supplied to retailers and wholesalers), and Branded Coffee (Cafe Caribe, Cafe Supremo, Via Roma, Premier Roasters, S&W Premium, and HealthWise K-Cups). It also manufactures and sells commercial coffee roasting equipment through its Sonofresco subsidiary and sources Certified Organic and Fair Trade green coffee through its Organic Products Trading Company (OPTCO) subsidiary.

The company's revenue model is transaction-based across all three categories, with quote-based pricing negotiated individually for wholesale and private-label customers and a Shopify-based e-commerce channel for branded retail products. It sells to four principal customer segments: specialty and institutional roasters, supermarkets and wholesalers, food service operators, and individually owned and multi-unit retail customers — distributed across the United States, Canada, and international markets. Operational footprint spans manufacturing facilities in La Junta, Colorado and Port Chester, New York (Second Empire), equipment operations in Burlington, Washington, and OPTCO offices in Vancouver, Washington.

Coffee Holding derives competitive positioning from its vertically integrated model covering importing, roasting, blending, and private-label manufacturing; a 40+ origin specialty green coffee portfolio with Organic, Fair Trade, and Rainforest Alliance certifications; SQF and OK Kosher facility and product certifications; and patented Harmony Bay packaging. Major supply relationships include Rothfos Corporation (a key green coffee supplier with related-party governance overlap through director Daniel Dwyer) and the Daterra Estate partnership in Brazil.

Name

Coffee Holding

Legal name

Coffee Holding Company, Inc.

Website

https://coffeeholding.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Coffee Holding (NASDAQ: JVA) is an integrated wholesale coffee roaster and dealer selling wholesale green coffee, private-label, and branded coffee products (Cafe Caribe, S&W Premium, Premier Roasters, Via Roma) to supermarkets, wholesalers, food service operators, and retailers across the US, Canada, and abroad.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wholesale Coffee Roasting and Distribution

NAICS

Coffee and Tea Manufacturing (311920)

SIC

Beverages (2080)

akta.pro primary industry

Coffee (Roasted, Ground, Whole Bean) (CRADAHAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Coffee & Tea Beverage Co-Packing (RTD Coffee/Tea, Cold Brew) (AFAFAIAD), Bulk Beverage & Coffee/Tea Supply Stores (Retail + Wholesale) (CRAHAMAH)

Keywords

• Wholesale coffee roasting
• Private label coffee
• Green coffee trading
• Branded coffee products
• Specialty coffee sourcing

Headquarters

HQ city

Staten Island

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Wholesale Green Coffee: Sale of specialty green coffee beans to roasters and other coffee companies
2. Private Label Coffee: Custom coffee solutions for retailers and wholesalers under their own brands
3. Branded Coffee: Sale of company's own branded coffee products including Cafe Caribe, Cafe Supremo, Via Roma, Premier Roasters, S&W Premium, and HealthWise K-Cups
4. Equipment Sales (Sonofresco): Sale of commercial coffee roasting equipment and parts through subsidiary Sonofresco

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Coffee Holding Company operates as an integrated wholesale coffee roaster and dealer, importing specialty green coffee beans, roasting and blending coffee products, manufacturing private label coffee for retailers and wholesalers, and selling its own branded coffee lines. The company serves supermarkets, wholesalers, roasters, food service operators, and retail customers across the United States, Canada, and abroad, with manufacturing operations in New York, Colorado, and Washington state.

Product overview

Coffee Holding Company operates as an integrated wholesale coffee roaster and dealer offering a broad array of coffee products across three core categories: Wholesale Green Coffee, Private Label Coffee, and Branded Coffee. The company's product portfolio includes branded coffee lines (Cafe Caribe, Cafe Supremo, Via Roma, Premier Roasters, S&W Premium), specialty green coffee sourced from global origins, and services including private label solutions, food service programs, and custom blending. The company also owns subsidiaries Sonofresco (coffee roasting equipment), Harmony Bay (ground coffees), and Organic Products Trading Company (specialty green coffee sourcing).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cafe Caribe: Dark roast espresso blended with Latino taste in mind, available in regular and decaf
• Cafe Supremo
• Via Roma
• Premier Roasters
• S&W Premium
• Harmony Bay
• Sonofresco
• Organic Products Trading Company (OPTCO)

Products and services

• Cafe Caribe

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Steep & Brew CoffeecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 March 2026Acquisition of Steep & Brew Coffee, expanding Coffee Holding's specialty coffee portfolio and production capabilities.
• Second EmpirecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSecond Empire facility in Port Chester, New York serving as the consolidated manufacturing location following closure of Comfort Foods facility.
• Rothfos CorporationcoreOthersMajor green coffee bean supplier; Daniel Dwyer, Director, serves as CEO of Rothfos. Coffee Holding paid approximately $31.9 million, $31.2 million, and $17.5 million for green coffee purchases in fiscal years 2012, 2013, and 2014 respectively.
• Daterra EstatecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Daterra estate in Brazil's Cerrado-Minas Gerais region for premium coffee offerings including Villa, Sweet Yellow, Sweet Collection, Bourbon Collection, and other specialty lots.
• Fair Trade USAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for fair trade certified coffee products supporting coffee producers and cooperatives.
• Rainforest AllianceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Rainforest Alliance certified coffee supporting sustainable farming practices.
• Swiss WaterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Swiss Water decaffeination process providing chemical-free decaf coffee options.
• Cup for EducationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit partnership giving back to coffee growers, their families, and communities.
• Café Femenino FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership supporting women's coffee cooperatives through the Café Femenino Program.
• Specialty Coffee Association (SCA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding member of the Specialty Coffee Association of America (now SCA) with involvement since the organization's inception.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Royal Cup Coffee: Royal Cup is a family-owned specialty coffee roaster supplying foodservice, private label, and direct-trade green coffee — comparable to Coffee Holding across all three core revenue streams (wholesale green, private label, branded).
• S&D Coffee: S&D Coffee is one of the largest US private-label and foodservice coffee roasters, directly comparable to Coffee Holding's private-label and foodservice programs including equipment and custom blending.
• Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA: Massimo Zanetti is a major global coffee roaster with significant US operations covering private-label and branded coffee — a clear competitor to Coffee Holding in supermarket private-label programs.
• Farmer Brothers: Farmer Brothers is a US-based publicly traded coffee roaster, wholesaler, and foodservice supplier — the closest direct competitor to Coffee Holding in terms of integrated roasting, private-label, and direct-sales distribution model.

Broad incumbents

• Keurig Dr Pepper: Keurig Dr Pepper owns Green Mountain and the Keurig single-serve platform — Coffee Holding produces K-cups under HealthWise and via private label, making KDP both a customer ecosystem and a competitive incumbent in the branded coffee and single-serve segments.
• Tata Consumer Products (Eight O'Clock): Tata Consumer Products owns Eight O'Clock Coffee, a mainstream US coffee brand — competes with Coffee Holding's branded portfolio and has greater international sourcing scale as a broader incumbent.
• J.M. Smucker (Folgers): J.M. Smucker owns Folgers and other mass-market coffee brands; competes with Coffee Holding's S&W Premium and Cafe Caribe in mainstream grocery shelves and in private-label supply relationships.

Emerging players

• Death Wish Coffee: Death Wish Coffee is an emerging specialty/DTC coffee brand competing in the higher-end retail segment that overlaps with Coffee Holding's Premier Roasters and S&W Premium lines.

Regional players

• Cafe de Coral (foodservice comparison): Cafe de Coral is a large Asian foodservice operator — relevant as a customer-segment comparable to Coffee Holding's foodservice program, but operating in a different geography (Asia vs US).

Others

• Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee Company: Swiss Water is a strategic decaffeination process partner of Coffee Holding and an enabling infrastructure provider in the specialty decaf niche — comparable as an ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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