Coffee Holding (Nasdaq: JVA) grows sales 23% but profit declines in 2025
Coffee Holding Co., Inc. (JVA) reports higher sales but lower profit for the year ended October 31, 2025. Net sales rose 23% to $96.3 million, driven by growth from legacy customers and several significant new accounts in the second half of the year.
Cost of sales increased faster than revenue, lifting the cost ratio to 84% of sales and cutting gross margin from 20% to 16%, largely due to higher tariffs, packaging costs and salaries. Net income declined to $1.4 million from $2.2 million, even though coffee hedging produced about $1.8 million of gains.
Strategically, the company acquired the assets of Empire Coffee for $800,000 and consolidated East Coast production into its Second Empire facility while closing the Comfort Foods plant. It also invested $850,000 for a minority stake in The Ryl Company LLC and declared a $0.08 per share cash dividend, reflecting continued commitment to shareholders.
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Strong sales growth offset by margin pressure and strategic restructuring.
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The company is reshaping its footprint, closing the Comfort Foods facility and shifting production to the Second Empire site acquired with the
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| PART I | 1 | ||
| ITEM 1. | BUSINESS | 1 | |
| ITEM 1A. | RISK FACTORS | 8 | |
| ITEM 1B. | UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS | 18 | |
| ITEM 1C. | CYBERSECURITY | 18 | |
| ITEM 2. | PROPERTIES | 19 | |
| ITEM 3. | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS | 19 | |
| ITEM 4. | MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES | 19 | |
| PART II | 19 | ||
| ITEM 5. | MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES | 19 | |
| ITEM 6. | RESERVED | 20 | |
| ITEM 7. | MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS | 20 | |
| ITEM 7A. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK | 24 | |
| ITEM 8. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA | 24 | |
| ITEM 9. | CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE | 24 | |
| ITEM 9A. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES | 24 | |
| ITEM 9B. | OTHER INFORMATION | 25 | |
| ITEM 9C. | DISCLOSURES REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS | 25 | |
| PART III | 25 | ||
| ITEM 10. | DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 25 | |
| ITEM 11. | EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION | 30 | |
| ITEM 12. | SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS | 36 | |
| ITEM 13. | CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE | 37 | |
| ITEM 14. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES | 37 | |
| PART IV | 38 | ||
| ITEM 15. | EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES | 38 | |
| ITEM 16 | FORM 10-K SUMMARY | 40 | |
| SIGNATURES | 41 | ||
| INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | F-1 | ||
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PART I
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
All references in this Annual Report to “JVA,” the “Company,” “Coffee Holding,” “we,” “us,” or “our” mean Coffee Holding Co., Inc. and its subsidiaries unless stated otherwise or the context otherwise indicates.
General Overview
Products and Operations. We are an integrated wholesale coffee roaster and dealer located in the United States. Our core products can be divided into three categories:
| ● | Wholesale Green Coffee: unroasted raw beans imported from around the world and sold to large and small roasters and coffee shop operators; | |
| ● | Private Label Coffee: coffee roasted, blended, packaged and sold under the specifications and names of others, including supermarkets that want to have their own brand name on coffee to compete with national brands; and | |
| ● | Branded Coffee: coffee roasted and blended to our own specifications and packaged and sold under our eight proprietary and licensed brand names in different segments of the market. |
Our private label and branded coffee products are sold throughout the United States and certain countries in Asia to supermarkets, wholesalers, and individually owned and multi-unit retail customers. Our unprocessed green coffee, which includes over 90 specialty coffee offerings, is primarily sold to specialty gourmet roasters in the United States, Canada and multiple international countries.
We conduct our operations in accordance with strict freshness and quality standards. All of our private label and branded coffees are produced from high quality coffee beans that are deep roasted for full flavor using a slow roasting process that has been perfected utilizing almost 50 years of experience in the coffee industry. In order to ensure freshness, our products are delivered to our customers within 72 hours of roasting. We believe that our long history has enabled us to develop a loyal customer base.
Corporate History
We were incorporated on October 9, 1995 under the laws of the State of Nevada under the name Transpacific International Group Corp (“Transpacific”). On April 16, 1998, Transpacific completed a merger with Coffee Holding Co., Inc., a New York corporation. Upon the consummation of the merger, Coffee Holding Co., Inc. was merged into Transpacific and Transpacific changed its name to Coffee Holding Co., Inc.
In June 2016, we acquired substantially all of the assets of Coffee Kinetics LLC (doing business as Sonofresco) through our wholly-owned subsidiary Sonofresco, LLC (“Sonofresco” or “SONO”), including equipment, inventory, customer lists, relationships and accounts payable. In addition to our wholesale green coffee, private label coffee and branded coffee product offerings, we currently sell tabletop coffee roasting equipment to our customers through Sonofresco.
On February 23, 2017, we purchased all the outstanding common stock of Comfort Foods, Inc. (“CFI”). CFI is a medium sized regional roaster, manufacturing both branded and private label coffee for retail and foodservice customers located predominantly in the northeast United States marketplace.
On October 7, 2025, the Company announced its plan to close its Comfort Foods manufacturing facility located in North Andover, Massachusetts (the “Comfort Foods facility”). The closure of the Comfort Foods facility was completed by the end of October 2025. The Company originally acquired the Comfort Foods business in 2017, which included the related Harmony Bay brand and the operations conducted at this facility.
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The decision to cease operations was based on the continued decline in sales of certain regional brands and the shift by major retailers toward national branded products, which reduced the profitability of the Comfort Foods facility. In connection with this closure, production activities previously performed at the Comfort Foods facility will be transitioned to the Company’s Second Empire, LLC (“Second Empire”) facility located in Port Chester, New York. The Company expects that consolidating manufacturing operations into a single East Coast production hub will enhance operational efficiency and reduce duplicative overhead costs.
On September 29, 2022, the Company entered into a Merger and Share Exchange Agreement (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, Delta Corp Holdings Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Pubco”), Delta Corp Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales (“Delta”), CHC Merger Sub Inc., a Nevada corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Pubco (“Merger Sub”), and each of the holders of ordinary shares of Delta as named therein. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub would merge with and into the Company, with the Company surviving as a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Pubco (the “Merger”). As a result of the Merger, each issued and outstanding share of the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share, would be cancelled and converted for the right of the holder thereof to receive one ordinary share, par value $0.0001 of Pubco. There was a shareholder vote in April 2024 on the Merger Agreement that did not pass. On June 21, 2024, the Company terminated the Merger Agreement. No early termination penalties were payable by the Company upon termination of the Merger Agreement.
On November 11, 2024, the Company purchased all of the assets of Empire Coffee Company (“Empire Coffee”) for $800,000 in a Uniform Commercial Code (“UCC”) Chapter 9 sale (the “Second Empire Acquisition”). The assets purchased consisted of accounts receivable, inventory, equipment, the customer list and all intellectual property. To facilitate the purchase, Coffee Holding created a new wholly owned subsidiary named Second Empire, LLC. Operations will be conducted by Second Empire. The operations of Second Empire will include roasting and packing for current Coffee Holding customers as well as customers of Empire Coffee.
In connection with this transaction, the Company entered into a four-year lease with 21 Grace Church Street Realty LLC for the existing property at 21 Grace Church Street, Port Chester, NY 10573 where Empire Coffee had its offices and production facility.
Our corporate offices are located at 3475 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, New York 10314. Our telephone number is (718) 832-0800 and our website address is www.coffeeholding.com. On our website, investors can obtain, free of charge, a copy of our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, Code of Conduct and Business Ethics, including disclosure related to any amendments or waivers thereto, other reports and any amendments thereto filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as soon as reasonably practicable after we file such material electronically with, or furnish it to, the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC. None of the information posted on our website is incorporated by reference into this Annual Report. The SEC also maintains a website at https://www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding us and other companies that file materials with the SEC electronically.
Recent Developments
In December 2025, the Company invested $850,000 in The Ryl Company LLC pursuant to a subscription agreement in exchange for a non-controlling minority interest. The investment is passive in nature, and the Company does not participate in management or operations of The Ryl Company LLC.
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Our Competitive Strengths
To achieve our growth objectives described below, we intend to leverage the following competitive strengths:
Positioned to Profitably Grow Through Varying Cycles of the Coffee Market. We believe that we are one of the few coffee companies to offer a broad array of branded and private label roasted ground coffees and wholesale green coffee across the spectrum of consumer tastes, preferences and price points. While many of our competitors engage in distinct segments of the coffee business, we sell products in each of the following areas:
| ● | Retail branded coffee; | |
| ● | Mainstream retail private label coffee; | |
| ● | Specialty retail coffees both private label and branded; | |
| ● | Wholesale specialty green and gourmet whole bean coffees; | |
| ● | Single cup coffee pods; | |
| ● | Food service; | |
| ● | Instant coffees; | |
| ● | Tea; and | |
| ● | Tabletop coffee roasting equipment. |
Our branded and private label roasted ground coffees are sold at competitive and value price levels, while some of our other branded and specialty coffees are sold predominantly at premium price levels. Premium price level coffee is high-quality gourmet coffee, such as AA Arabica coffee, which sell at a substantial premium over traditional retail canned coffee, while competitive and value price level coffee is mainstream or traditional canned coffee. Because of this diversification, we believe that our profitability is not dependent on any one area of the coffee industry and, therefore, is less sensitive than our competition to potential coffee commodity price and overall economic volatility.
Wholesale Green Coffee Market Presence. As a large roaster-dealer of green coffee, we believe that we are favorably positioned to increase our specialty coffee sales. Since 1998, we have increased the number of our wholesale green coffee customers, including coffee houses, single store operators, mall coffee stores and mail order sellers. We are a charter member of the Specialty Coffee Association of America and one of the largest distributors of Swiss Water Processed Decaffeinated Coffees and Dattera specialty Brazil coffees in the United States. Our almost 50 years of experience as a roaster and a dealer of green coffee allows us to provide our roasting experience as a value-added service to our gourmet roaster customers. The assistance we provide to our customers includes training, coffee blending and market identification. We believe that our relationships with wholesale green coffee customers and our focus on selling green coffee as a wholesaler has enabled us to participate in the growth of the specialty coffee market while mitigating the risks associated with the competitive retail specialty coffee environment.
Diverse Portfolio of Differentiated Branded Coffees. We have amassed a portfolio of eight proprietary name brands that are sold to supermarkets, wholesalers and individually owned stores in the United States, including brands for specialty espresso, Latin espresso, Italian espresso, 100% Colombian coffee and blended and flavored coffees. In addition, we have entered into a licensing agreement with Del Monte Corporation for the exclusive right to use the S&W trademark in the United States and other countries approved by Del Monte Corporation in connection with the production, manufacture and sale of roasted whole bean and ground coffee for distribution to retail customers. Our existing portfolio of differentiated brands combined with our management expertise serve as a platform for us to add additional name brands through acquisition or licensing agreements, which target product niches and segments that do not compete with our existing brands.
Management Has Extensive Experience in the Coffee Industry. Andrew Gordon, our President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and David Gordon, our Executive Vice President – Operations, have worked with Coffee Holding for 44 and 46 years, respectively. During this period, the Company has successfully navigated varying cycles in both the coffee industry and macro economy. David Gordon is an original member of the Specialty Coffee Association of America. We believe that our employees and management are dedicated to our vision and mission, which is to produce high quality products, as well as to provide quality and responsive service to our customers.
Our Growth Strategy
We believe that significant growth opportunities exist by selectively pursuing strategic acquisitions and alliances, increasing penetration with existing customers by adding new products, developing our Harmony Bay brand and increasing the number of our wholesale green coffee customers. By capitalizing on this strategy, we hope to continue to grow our business with our commitment to quality and personalized service to our customers. We do not intend to compete on price alone, nor do we intend to expand sales at the expense of profitability.
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Selectively Pursue Strategic Acquisitions and Alliances. We have expanded our operations by acquiring coffee companies, entering into strategic alliances and acquiring or licensing brands, which complement our business objectives. We intend to continue to seek such opportunities.
Grow Our Cafe Caribe and Cafe Supremo Products. We believe the Latin population in the United States is the fastest growing and now represents the largest minority demographic in the United States. We believe there is significant opportunity for our Café Caribe and Café Supremo brands to gain market share among Latin consumers in the United States. Café Caribe, which has historically been our leading brand by poundage, is a specialty espresso coffee that targets espresso coffee drinkers and, in particular, Latin consumers. Café Supremo is a specialty espresso coffee which is priced for the more price sensitive Latin espresso coffee drinker.
Further Market Penetration of Our Niche Products. We intend to capture additional market share through our existing distribution channels by selectively adding or introducing new brand names and products across multiple price points, including:
| ● | New licensing agreements; | |
| ● | Specialty blends and foodservice opportunities; and | |
| ● | Sales of our tabletop coffee roasting equipment. |
Our Core Products
Our core products can be divided into three categories:
| ● | Wholesale Green Coffee: unroasted raw beans imported from around the world and sold to large, medium and small roasters and coffee shop operators; | |
| ● | Private Label Coffee: coffee roasted, blended, packaged and sold under the specifications and names of others, including supermarkets that want to have their own brand name on coffee to compete with national brands; and | |
| ● | Branded Coffee: coffee roasted and blended to our own specifications and packaged and sold under our eight proprietary and licensed brand names in different segments of the market. |
Wholesale Green Coffee. The specialty coffee market remains the fastest growing area of our industry. The number of gourmet coffee houses have been increasing in all areas of the United States. The growth in specialty coffee sales has created a marketplace for higher quality and differentiated products, which can be priced at a premium in the marketplace. As a large roaster-dealer of green coffee, we are favorably positioned to increase our specialty coffee sales. We sell green coffee beans to small roasters and coffee shop operators located throughout the United States and carry over approximately 90 different varieties. Specialty green coffee beans are sold unroasted, direct from warehouses to small roasters and gourmet coffee shop operators, which then roast the beans themselves. We sell from as little as one bag (132 pounds) to a full truckload (44,000 pounds) of specialty green coffee beans, depending on the size and need of the customer. We believe that we can increase sales of wholesale green coffee without an increase in infrastructure and without venturing into the highly competitive retail specialty coffee environment. We believe that by utilizing our current strategy we can be as profitable as, or more profitable than, our competitors in this segment by selling “one bag at a time” rather than “one cup at a time.”
Private Label Coffee. We roast, blend, package and sell coffee under private labels for companies throughout the United States and Canada. Our private label coffee is sold in cans, brick packages and instants in a variety of sizes. We produce private label coffee for customers who desire to sell coffee under their own name but do not want to engage in the manufacturing process. Our private label customers seek a quality similar to the national brands at a lower cost, which represents a better value for the consumer.
Branded Coffee. We roast and blend our branded coffee according to our own recipes and package the coffee at our facilities in La Junta, Colorado. We then sell the packaged coffee under our brand labels to supermarkets, wholesalers and individually-owned stores throughout the United States.
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We hold trademarks for each of our proprietary name brands and have the exclusive right to use the S&W, IL CLASSICO brand names in the United States in connection with the production, manufacture and sale of roasted whole bean and ground coffee for distribution at the retail level. For further information regarding our trademark rights, see “Business—Trademarks.”
Each of our name brands is directed at a particular segment of the coffee market. Our branded coffees are:
Cafe Caribe, a specialty espresso coffee that targets espresso coffee drinkers and, in particular, the Latin consumer market;
Don Manuel, is produced from the finest 100% Colombian coffee beans. Don Manuel is an upscale quality product which commands a substantial premium compared to the more traditional brown coffee blends. We also use this known trademark in our food service business because of the high brand quality;
S&W, an upscale canned coffee established in 1921 and includes Premium, Premium Decaf, French Roast, Colombian, Colombian Decaf, Swiss Water Decaf, Kona, Mellow’d Roast and IL CLASSICO lines;
Cafe Supremo, a specialty espresso that targets espresso drinkers of all backgrounds and tastes. It is designed to introduce coffee drinkers to the tastes of dark roasted coffee;
Via Roma, an Italian espresso targeted at the more traditional espresso drinker;
Premier Roasters, a line of high-quality Arabica coffees packed in composite cans and poly bags and single serve;
Harmony Bay, an upscale line of flavored beans in 11oz and 40oz bags, along with single serve offerings in a multitude of unique flavor profiles; and
Café Femenino Coffee, coffee beans produced from around the world from 100% women-owned coffee cooperative.
Other Products
We also offer several niche products, including:
| ● | tea; and | |
| ● | table-top coffee roasters and grinders. |
Raw Materials
Coffee is a commodity traded on the Commodities and Futures Exchange subject to price fluctuations. Over the past five years, the average price per pound of coffee beans ranged from approximately $0.9270 to $3.4835. The price for coffee beans on the commodities market as of October 31, 2025, and 2024 was $3.92 and $2.46 per pound, respectively. Specialty green coffee, unlike most coffee, is not tied directly to the commodities cash markets. Instead, it tends to trade on a negotiated basis at a substantial premium over commodity coffee pricing, depending on the origin, supply and demand at the time of purchase. We are a licensed Fair Trade dealer for Fair Trade certified coffee. Fair Trade certified coffee helps small coffee farmers to increase their incomes and improve the prospects of their communities and families by guaranteeing farmers a minimum price of ten cents above the current market price. Our North Andover plant that is operated by our Comfort Foods division is certified organic by the Organic Crop Improvement Association (OCIA). All of our specialty green coffees, as well as all of the other coffees we import for roasting, are subject to multiple levels of quality control.
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We purchase our green coffee from dealers located primarily within the United States. The dealers supply us with coffee beans from many countries, including Colombia, Mexico, Kenya, Indonesia, Brazil and Uganda. We do not have any formalized, material agreements or long-term contracts with any of these suppliers. Rather, our purchases are typically made pursuant to individual purchase orders. We do not believe that the loss of any one supplier would have a material adverse effect on our operations due to the availability of alternate suppliers.
The supply and price of coffee beans are subject to volatility and are influenced by numerous factors which are beyond our control. Supply and price can be affected by factors such as weather, politics, tariffs, currency fluctuations and economics within the countries that export coffee. Increases in the cost of coffee beans can, to a certain extent, be passed on to our customers in the form of higher prices for coffee beans and processed coffee. Drastic or prolonged increases in coffee prices may also adversely impact our business as it could lead to a decline in overall consumption of coffee. Similarly, rapid decreases in the cost of coffee beans may force us to lower our sale prices before realizing cost reductions in our purchases.
We subject all of our private unroasted green coffee to both a pre-shipment sample approval and an additional sample approval upon arrival into the United States. Once the arrival sample is approved, we then bring the coffee to one of our facilities to roast and blend according to our own strict specifications. During the roasting and blending process, samples are pulled off the production line and tested on an hourly basis to ensure that each batch roasted is consistent with the others and meets the strict quality standards demanded by our customers and us.
Our Use of Derivatives
The supply and price of coffee beans are subject to volatility and are influenced by numerous factors which are beyond our control. Historically, we have used, and intend to continue to use in a limited capacity, short-term coffee futures and options contracts primarily for the purpose of partially hedging the effects of changing green coffee prices and to reduce our costs of sales. In addition, we acquired, and expect to continue to acquire, futures contracts with longer terms, generally three to four months, primarily for the purpose of guaranteeing an adequate supply of green coffee. Realized and unrealized gains or losses on options and futures contracts are reflected in our cost of sales. Gains on options and futures contracts reduce our cost of sales and losses on options and futures contracts increase our cost of sales. The use of these derivative financial instruments has generally enabled us to mitigate the effect of changing prices. We believe that, in normal economic times, our hedging policies remain a vital element of our business model not only in controlling our cost of sales, but also giving us the flexibility to obtain the inventory necessary to continue to grow our sales while trying to minimize margin compression during a time of high coffee prices. However, no strategy can entirely eliminate pricing risks and we generally remain exposed to losses on futures contracts when prices decline significantly in a short period of time, and we would generally remain exposed to supply risk in the event of non-performance by the counterparties in any one of our physical contracts. Although we have had net gains on options and futures contracts in the past, we have incurred significant losses on options and futures contracts during some reporting periods. In these cases, our cost of sales has increased, resulting in a decrease in our profitability or increase our losses. Such losses have and could in the future materially increase our cost of sales and materially decrease our profitability and adversely affect our stock price. See “Item 1A – Risk Factors - If our hedging policy is not effective, we may not be able to control our coffee costs, we may be forced to pay greater than market value for green coffee and our profitability may be reduced.” Failure to properly design and implement an effective hedging strategy may materially adversely affect our business and operating results. If the hedges that we enter do not adequately offset the risks of coffee bean price volatility or our hedges result in losses, our cost of sales may increase, resulting in a decrease in profitability or increased losses. As previously announced, as a result of the volatile nature of the commodities markets, we have and are continuing to scale back our use of hedging and short-term trading of coffee futures and options contracts, and intend to continue to use these practices in a limited capacity going forward. See “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk—Commodity Price Risks.”
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Trademarks and Tradename
We hold trademarks, registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, for all eight of our proprietary coffee brands and an exclusive license for S&W brands for sale in the United States. Trademark registrations are subject to periodic renewal and we anticipate maintaining our registrations. We believe that our brands are recognizable in the marketplace and that brand recognition is important to the success of our branded coffee business.
Customers
We sell our private label and our branded coffee to some of the largest retail and wholesale customers in the United States.
Although our agreements with wholesale customers generally contain only pricing terms, our contracts with certain customers also contain minimum and maximum purchase obligations at fixed prices. Because our profits on a fixed-price contract could decline if coffee prices increased, we acquire futures contracts with longer terms (generally three to four months) primarily for the purpose of guaranteeing an adequate supply of green coffee at favorable prices. Although the use of these derivative financial instruments has generally enabled us to mitigate the effect of changing prices, no strategy can entirely eliminate pricing risks or increased losses and we generally remain exposed to losses on futures contracts when prices decline significantly in a short period of time, and we would generally remain exposed to supply risk in the event of non-performance by the counterparties to any futures contracts. See “Our Use of Derivatives.”
Marketing
We market our private label and wholesale coffee through trade shows, industry publications, face-to-face contact and through the use of our internal sales force and non-exclusive independent food and beverage sales brokers. We also use our web site (www.coffeeholding.com) as a method of marketing our coffee products and ourselves.
For our private label and branded coffees, we will, from time to time in conjunction with retailers and with wholesalers, conduct in-store promotions, such as product demonstrations, coupons, price reductions, two-for-one sales and new product launches to capture changing consumer taste preferences for upscale canned, bagged and single cup coffees.
We evaluate opportunities for growth consistent with our business objectives. In addition, we have established relationships with independent sales brokers to market our products across the United States, in areas of the country where we have not had a high penetration of sales, and in Canada. We utilize our in-house sales personnel to market our private label brands. We intend to capture additional market share in our existing distribution channels by selectively adding or introducing new brand names and products across multiple price points, including niche specialty blends, private label “value” blends and tea and our own brands, filter packages and peripheral products.
Competition
The coffee market is highly competitive. We compete in the following areas:
Wholesale Green Coffee. There are many green coffee dealers throughout the United States. Many of these dealers have greater financial resources than we do. However, we believe that we have both the knowledge and the capability to assist small specialty gourmet coffee roasters with developing and growing their businesses. Our over 40 years of experience as a roaster and a dealer of green coffee allows us to provide our roasting experience as a value added service to our gourmet roaster customers. While other coffee merchants may be able to offer lower prices for coffee beans, we market ourselves as a value-added supplier to small roasters, with the ability to help them market their specialty coffee products and develop a customer base. The assistance we provide our customers includes training, coffee blending and market identification. Because specialty green coffee beans are sold unroasted to small coffee shops and roasters that market their products to local gourmet customers, we do not believe that our specialty green coffee customers compete with our private label or branded coffee lines of business. We believe that the addition of Organic Products Trading Company, LLC (“OPTCO”), Sonofresco, CFI as well as our external green coffee salespeople allows us to compete more effectively throughout the country and Canada.
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Private Label Competition. There are several major producers of coffee for private label sales in the United States. Many other companies produce coffee for sale on a regional basis. Our main competitor is the Massimo Zanetti Beverage Company. The Massimo Zanetti Beverage Company is larger and has more financial and other resources than we do and, therefore, is able to devote more resources to product development and marketing. We believe that we remain competitive by providing a higher level of quality and customer service. This service includes ensuring that the coffee produced for each label maintains a consistent taste and is delivered on time and in the proper quantities.
Branded Competition. Our proprietary brand coffees compete with many other brands that are sold in supermarkets and specialty stores, primarily in the Northeastern United States. The branded coffee market in both the Northeast and elsewhere is dominated by two large companies: Kraft Foods, Inc. (owner of the Maxwell House brand), and J.M. Smucker Co. (owner of the Folgers and Café Bustelo brands). Our large competitors have greater access to capital and a greater ability to conduct marketing and promotions. We believe that, while our competitors’ brands may be more nationally recognizable, our Café Caribe and Café Supremo brands are competitive in the fast-growing Latin demographic, our Harmony Bay has a strong regional presence in the northeast and our S&W brand has been a recognizable brand on the west coast for over 80 years.
Government Regulation
Our coffee roasting operations are subject to various governmental laws and regulations, which require us to obtain licenses relating to customs, health and safety, building and land use and environmental protection. Our roasting facility is subject to state and local air-quality and emissions regulation. If we encounter difficulties in obtaining any necessary licenses or if we have difficulty complying with these laws and regulations, then we could be subject to fines and penalties, which could have a material adverse effect on our profitability. In addition, our product offerings could be limited, thereby reducing our revenues.
We believe that we are in compliance in all material respects with all such laws and regulations and that we have obtained all material licenses and permits that are required for the operation of our business. We are not aware of any environmental regulations that have or that we believe will have a material adverse effect on our operations.
Employees
We have 92 full-time employees. None of our employees are represented by unions or collective bargaining agreements. Our management believes that we maintain good working relationships with our employees. To supplement our internal sales staff, we sometimes engage independent national and regional sales brokers as independent contractors who work on a commission basis.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
An investment in our common stock is subject to risks inherent in our business. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below together with all of the other information included in this Annual Report. In addition to the risks and uncertainties described below, other risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. The value or market price of our common stock could decline due to any of these identified or other risks, and you could lose all of your investment.
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Risks Related to our Company
Because our business is highly dependent upon a single commodity, coffee, any decrease in demand for coffee could materially adversely affect our revenues and profitability.
Our business is centered on essentially one commodity: coffee. Our operations have primarily focused on the following areas of the coffee industry:
| ● | the roasting, blending, packaging and distribution of private label coffee; | |
| ● | the roasting, blending, packaging and distribution of proprietary branded coffee; and | |
| ● | the sale of wholesale specialty green coffee. |
Demand for our products is affected by:
| ● | consumer tastes and preferences; | |
| ● | global economic conditions; | |
| ● | demographic trends; and | |
| ● | the type, number and location of competing products. |
Because we rely on a single commodity, any decrease in demand for coffee would harm our business more than if we had more diversified product offerings and could materially adversely affect our revenues and operating results.
Adverse global conditions, including tariffs and economic uncertainty, may negatively impact our financial results.
Global conditions, dislocations in the financial markets, any negative financial impacts affecting United States corporations operating on a global basis as a result of tax reform. tariffs, or changes to existing trade agreements or tax conventions, or inflation, could adversely impact our business in a number of ways, including longer sales cycles, lower prices for our products, reduced licensing renewals, customer disruption or foreign currency fluctuations.
In addition, the global macroeconomic environment could be negatively affected by, among other things, the COVID-19 pandemic or other epidemics, instability in global economic markets, increased U.S. trade tariffs and trade disputes with other countries, instability in the global credit markets, supply chain weaknesses, instability in the geopolitical environment as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the resulting prolonged conflict and other political tensions, and foreign governmental debt concerns. Such challenges have caused, and may continue to cause, uncertainty and instability in local economies and in global financial markets.
If we are unable to geographically expand our branded and private label products, our growth will be impeded which could result in reduced sales and profitability.
Our business strategy emphasizes, among other things, the geographic expansion of our branded and private label products as opportunities arise. We may not be able to implement successfully this portion of our business strategy. Our ability to implement this portion of our business strategy is dependent on our ability to:
| ● | market our products on a national scale; | |
| ● | increase our brand recognition on a national scale; | |
| ● | enter into distribution and other strategic arrangements with third party retailers; and | |
| ● | manage growth in administrative overhead and distribution costs likely to result from the planned expansion of our distribution channels. |
Our sales and profitability may be adversely affected if we fail to successfully expand the geographic distribution of our branded and private label products. In addition, our expenses could increase and our profits could decrease as we implement our growth strategy.
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If our hedging policy is not effective, we may not be able to control our coffee costs, we may be forced to pay greater than market value for green coffee and our profitability may be reduced.
The supply and price of coffee beans are subject to volatility and are influenced by numerous factors which are beyond our control. We have used and expect to continue to use to a lesser extent short-term coffee futures and options contracts for the purpose of hedging the effects of changing green coffee prices. In addition, we have acquired and expect to continue to acquire to a lesser extent futures contracts with longer terms, generally three to four months, for the purpose of guaranteeing an adequate supply of green coffee. Realized and unrealized gains or losses on options and futures contracts are reflected in our cost of sales. Gains on options and futures contracts reduce our cost of sales and losses on options and futures contracts increase our cost of sales.
The use of these derivative financial instruments has generally enabled us to mitigate the effect of changing prices. However, no strategy can entirely eliminate pricing risks and we generally remain exposed to losses on futures contracts when prices decline significantly in a short period of time, and we would generally remain exposed to supply risk in the event of non-performance by the counterparties in any one of our physical contracts. Historically, we generally have been able to pass green coffee price increases through to customers, thereby maintaining our gross profits, however, we may not be able to pass price increases through to our customers in the future. Failure to properly design and implement an effective hedging strategy may materially adversely affect our business and operating results. If the hedges that we enter do not adequately offset the risks of coffee bean price volatility or our hedging results in losses, our cost of sales may increase, resulting in a decrease in profitability or an increase in losses. Although we have had net gains on options and futures contracts in the past, we have incurred losses on options and futures contracts during some reporting periods. In these cases, our cost of sales has increased, resulting in a decrease in our profitability or an increase in losses. Such losses have and could in the future materially increase our cost of sales and materially decrease our profitability or increase losses and adversely affect our stock price.
Any inability to successfully implement our strategy of growth through selective acquisitions, licensing arrangements and other strategic alliances, including joint ventures, could materially affect our revenues and profitability.
Part of our growth strategy utilizes the selective acquisition of coffee companies, the selective acquisition or licensing of additional coffee brands and other strategic alliances including joint ventures, presents risks that could result in increased expenditures and could materially adversely affect our revenues and profitability, including:
| ● | such acquisitions, licensing arrangements or other strategic alliances may divert our management’s attention from our existing operations; | |
| ● | we may not be able to successfully integrate any acquired coffee companies or new coffee brands into our existing business; | |
| ● | we may not be able to manage the contingent risks associated with the past operations of, and other unanticipated problems arising in, any acquired coffee company; and | |
| ● | we may not be able to control unanticipated costs associated with such acquisitions, licensing arrangements or strategic alliances. |
In addition, any such acquisitions, licensing arrangements or strategic alliances may result in:
| ● | potentially dilutive issuances of our equity securities; | |
| ● | the incurrence of additional debt; | |
| ● | restructuring charges; and | |
| ● | the recognition of significant charges for depreciation and amortization related to intangible assets. |
As has been our practice in the past, we will continuously evaluate any such acquisitions, licensing opportunities or strategic alliances as they arise. However, we have not reached any new agreements or arrangements with respect to any such acquisition, licensing opportunity or strategic alliance (other than those described herein) at this time and we may not be able to consummate any acquisitions, licensing arrangements or strategic alliances on terms favorable to us or at all. The failure to consummate any such acquisitions, licensing arrangements or strategic alliances may reduce our growth and expansion. In addition, if these acquisitions, licensing opportunities or strategic alliances are not successful, our earnings could be materially adversely affected by increased expenses and decreased revenues.
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Our revenues and profitability could be adversely affected if our joint ventures or acquisitions are not successful.
We have historically utilized joint ventures and acquisitions to grow our business and we intend to continue to seek opportunities for new joint ventures and acquisitions that will be complimentary to our business. While we believe that our joint ventures will be successful, losses in our joint ventures or any future joint ventures would hurt our profitability. In addition, we generally will not be in a position to exercise sole decision-making authority regarding our joint ventures. Investments in joint ventures may, under certain circumstances, involve risks not present when a third party is not involved, including the possibility that joint venture partners might become bankrupt or fail to fund their share of the required capital contributions. Joint venture partners may also have business interests, strategies or goals that are inconsistent with our business interests, strategies or goals and may be, in cases where we have a minority interest, in a position to take actions contrary to our policies, strategies or objectives. Any disputes that may arise between us and our joint venture partners may result in litigation or arbitration that could increase our expenses and could prevent our officers and/or directors from focusing their time and effort exclusively on our business strategies. In addition, we may, in certain circumstances, be liable for the actions of our third-party joint venture partners.
Acquisitions including strategic investments or alliances entail numerous risks, which may include:
| ● | difficulties in integrating acquired operations or products, including the loss of key employees from, or customers of, acquired businesses; | |
| ● | diversion of management’s attention from our existing businesses; | |
| ● | adverse effects on existing business relationships with suppliers and customers; | |
| ● | adverse impacts of margin and product cost structures different from those of our current mix of business; and | |
| ● | risks of entering distribution channels, categories or markets in which we have limited or no prior experience. |
Our failure to successfully complete the integration of any acquired business, and any adverse consequences associated with our acquisition activities, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results.
The loss of any of our key customers, could negatively affect our revenues and decrease our earnings.
We had one customer that accounted for greater than 10% of our net sales during each of the 2025 and 2024 fiscal years, and such customer was the same in both periods. We generally do not enter long-term contracts with most of our customers. Accordingly, some of our customers can stop purchasing our products at any time without penalty and are free to purchase products from our competitors. The loss of, or reduction in sales to any of our customers to which we sell a significant amount of our products or any material adverse change in the financial condition of such customers would negatively affect our revenues and decrease our earnings.
If we lose our key personnel, including Andrew Gordon and David Gordon, our revenues and profitability could suffer.
Our success depends to a large degree upon the services of Andrew Gordon, our President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and David Gordon, our Executive Vice President – Operations and Secretary. We also depend to a large degree on the expertise of our coffee roasters. We do not have employment contracts with our coffee roasters. Our ability to source and purchase a sufficient supply of high quality coffee beans and to roast coffee beans consistent with our quality standards could suffer if we lose the services of any of these individuals. As a result, our business and operating results would be adversely affected. We may not be successful in obtaining and retaining a replacement for either Andrew Gordon or David Gordon if they elect to stop working for us. In addition, we do not have key-person insurance on the lives of Andrew Gordon or David Gordon.
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Our indebtedness may adversely affect our ability to obtain additional funds and may increase our vulnerability to economic or business downturns.
From time to time, we utilize borrowings under our credit facility in connection with operations. All amounts under this line of credit will become due on June 28, 2026. There is no assurance that it will be renewed. Outstanding debt could have significant negative consequences to the holders of our securities, including the following:
| ● | a portion of our cash flow from operations will be needed to pay debt service and will not be available to fund future operations; | |
| ● | having increased vulnerability to adverse general economic and coffee industry conditions; | |
| ● | we may be vulnerable to higher interest rates because interest expense on borrowings under our revolving line of credit is based on variable rates; and | |
| ● | we may be subject to covenants that could restrict our operations. |
Our ability to make payments on our indebtedness and to fund our operations depends on our ability to generate cash in the future. Our future operating performance is subject to market conditions and business factors that are beyond our control. If we are unable to make payments on our debt, we may have to reduce or delay capital expenditures, sell assets, seek additional capital or restructure or refinance our debt.
There can be no assurance that we will be able to extend our line of credit or complete any financing transaction in a timely manner or on acceptable terms or otherwise. If we are not successful to extend our line of credit or to raise additional cash, we may be forced to suspend or curtail planned programs or cease operations altogether.
If we fail to promote, enhance and maintain our brands, the value of our brands could decrease and our revenues and profitability could be adversely affected.
We believe that promoting and enhancing our brands is critical to our success. If our brand-building strategy is unsuccessful, these expenses may never be recovered, and we may be unable to increase awareness of our brands or protect the value of our brands. If we are unable to achieve these goals, our revenues and ability to implement our business strategy could be adversely affected.
Our success in promoting and enhancing our brands will also depend on our ability to provide customers with high quality products and service. Although we take measures to ensure that we sell only fresh roasted coffee, we have no control over our roasted coffee products once they are purchased by our customers. Accordingly, wholesale customers may store our coffee for longer periods of time or resell our coffee without our consent, in each case, potentially affecting the quality of the coffee prepared from our products. Although we believe we are less susceptible to quality control problems than many of our competitors because our products are processed in-house under strict quality control guidelines which have been in place for more than 40 years, if consumers do not perceive our products and service to be of high quality, then the value of our brands may be diminished and, consequently, our operating results and ability to implement our business strategy may be adversely affected.
Our roasting methods are not proprietary, so competitors may be able to duplicate them, which could harm our competitive position. If our competitive position is weakened, our revenues and profitability could be materially adversely affected.
We consider our roasting methods essential to the flavor and richness of our roasted coffee and, therefore, essential to our brands of coffee. Because we do not hold any patents for our roasting methods, it may be difficult for us to prevent competitors from copying our roasting methods if such methods become known. If our competitors copy our roasting methods, the value of our coffee brands may be diminished, and we may lose customers to our competitors. In addition, competitors may be able to develop roasting methods that are more advanced than our roasting methods, which may also harm our competitive position.
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The success of our brand also depends in part on our intellectual property. We rely on a combination of trademarks, copyrights, service marks, trade secrets and similar rights to protect our intellectual property. The success of our growth strategy depends on our continued ability to use our existing trademarks and service marks in order to increase brand awareness and further develop our brand in both domestic and international markets. If our efforts to protect our intellectual property are not adequate, or if any third party misappropriates or infringes on our intellectual property, the value of our brand may be harmed, which could have a material adverse effect on our business. We may become engaged in litigation to protect our intellectual property, which could result in substantial costs to us as well as diversion of management attention.
Since we rely heavily on common carriers to ship our coffee on a daily basis, any disruption in their services or increase in shipping costs could adversely affect our relationship with our customers, which could result in reduced revenues, increased operating expenses, a loss of customers or reduced profitability.
We rely on a number of common carriers to deliver coffee to our customers and to deliver coffee beans to us. We have no control over these common carriers and the services provided by them may be interrupted as a result of labor shortages, contract disputes and other factors. If we experience an interruption in these services, we may be unable to ship our coffee in a timely manner, which could reduce our revenues and adversely affect our relationship with our customers. In addition, a delay in shipping could require us to contract with alternative, and possibly more expensive, common carriers and could cause orders to be cancelled or receipt of goods to be refused. Any significant increase in shipping costs could lower our profit margins or force us to raise prices, which could cause our revenue and profits to suffer.
If there was a significant interruption in the operation of our Colorado or New York facilities, we may not have the capacity to service all of our customers and we may not be able to service our customers in a timely manner, thereby reducing our revenues and earnings.
We are dependent on the continued operations of our Colorado and New York coffee roasting and distribution facilities. Our operations depend on our ability to maintain our computer and telecommunications equipment in effective working order and to protect against damage from fire, natural disaster, power loss, telecommunications failure or similar events. In addition, growth of our customer base may strain or exceed the capacity of our systems and lead to degradations in performance or systems failure. Although we continually review and consider upgrades to our order fulfillment infrastructure and provide for system redundancies to limit the likelihood of systems overload or failure, substantial damage to our systems or a systems failure that causes interruptions for a number of days could adversely affect our business. Additionally, if we are unsuccessful in updating and expanding our order fulfillment infrastructure, our ability to grow may be constrained. As a result, our revenues and earnings could be materially adversely affected.
There may be limitations on the effectiveness of our internal controls, and a failure of our control systems to prevent error or fraud may materially harm our company.
We are required, pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, to furnish a report by our management on, among other things, the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. This assessment includes disclosure of any material weaknesses identified by our management in our internal control over financial reporting. A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
Effective internal control over financial reporting is necessary for us to provide reliable and timely financial reports and, together with adequate disclosure controls and procedures, are designed to reasonably detect and prevent fraud. Any failure to implement required new or improved controls, or difficulties encountered in their implementation could cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations. Undetected material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting could lead to financial statement restatements and require us to incur the expense of remediation.
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Moreover, we do not expect that disclosure controls or internal control over financial reporting will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected. Failure of our control systems to detect or prevent error or fraud could materially adversely impact us.
The failure of our suppliers or customers to adhere to the quality standards that we set for our products could lead to investigations, litigation, write-offs, recalls or boycotts of our products, which could damage our reputation and our brand, increase our costs, and otherwise adversely affect our business. Unfavorable allegations, government investigations and legal actions surrounding our products and/or our business could harm our reputation, impair our ability to grow or sustain our business, and adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results.
We do not control the operations of our suppliers or customers, and we cannot guarantee that our suppliers or customers will comply with applicable laws and regulations or operate in a legal, ethical and responsible manner. Additionally, it is possible that we may not be able to identify noncompliance by our suppliers or customers notwithstanding any precautionary measures we implement. Violation of applicable laws and regulations by our suppliers or customers, or their failure to operate in a legal, ethical or responsible manner, could expose us to legal risks, cause us to violate laws and regulations and reduce demand for our products if, as a result of such violation or failure, we attract negative publicity. In addition, the failure of our suppliers and customers to adhere to the quality standards that we set for our products could lead to government investigations, litigation, write-offs and recalls, which could damage our reputation and our brand, increase our costs, and otherwise adversely affect our business.
We rely on our reputation for offering great value, superior service and a broad assortment of high-quality, safe products. If we become subject to unfavorable allegations, government investigations or legal actions involving our products or us, such circumstances could harm our reputation and our brand and adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results. If this negative impact is significant, our ability to grow or sustain our business could be jeopardized.
Negative publicity surrounding product matters, including publicity about other retailers, may harm our reputation and affect the demand for our products. In addition, if more stringent laws or regulations are adopted in the future, we may have difficulty complying with the new requirements imposed by such laws and regulations, and in turn, our business, financial condition, and operating results could be adversely affected. Moreover, regardless of whether any such changes are adopted, we may become subject to claims or governmental investigations alleging violations of applicable laws and regulations. Any such matter may subject us to fines, penalties, and/or litigation. Any one of these results could negatively affect our business, financial condition, and operating results and impair our ability to grow or sustain our business.
Risks Related to the Coffee Industry
Increases in the cost of high quality Arabica or Robusta coffee beans could reduce our gross margin and profit.
Green coffee is our largest single cost of sales. Coffee is a traded commodity and, in general, its price can fluctuate depending on:
| ● | outside speculative influences such as indexed and algorithmic commodity funds; | |
| ● | weather patterns in coffee-producing countries; | |
| ● | economic and political conditions affecting coffee-producing countries, including acts of terrorism in such countries; | |
| ● | foreign currency fluctuations; | |
| ● | disruptions in our supply chain; and | |
| ● | trade regulations and restrictions (like tariffs) between coffee-producing countries and the United States. |
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If the cost of wholesale green coffee increases due to any of these factors, our margins could decrease and our profitability could suffer accordingly. It is expected that coffee prices will remain volatile in the coming years. Although we have historically attempted to raise the selling prices of our products in response to increases in the price of wholesale green coffee, when wholesale green coffee prices increase rapidly or to significantly higher than normal levels, we are not always able to pass the price increases through to our customers on a timely basis, if at all, which adversely affects our operating margins and cash flow. We may not be able to recover any future increases in the cost of wholesale green coffee. Even if we are able to recover future increases, our operating margins and results of operations may still be materially and adversely affected by time delays in the implementation of price increases.
Uncertainty over global tariffs, or the financial impact of tariffs, may negatively affect our results.
Our business is impacted by international or cross-border trade, including the import and export of products and goods into and out of the United States and trade tensions among nations. For example, U.S. domestic and global tariff frameworks have increased our costs of producing goods and resulted in additional risks to our supply chain. More tariff changes are also possible. We have developed strategies to mitigate, in part, previously implemented and, in some cases, proposed tariff increases, but there is no assurance we will be able to continue to mitigate the materially adverse impact of tariff increases on our financial and operating results. Further, uncertainties about future tariff changes could result in mitigation actions undertaken by us that could prove to be detrimental to our business and our relationships with our customers and suppliers. The scope of the tariffs and the rates at which they are implemented may continue to fluctuate and change in an unpredictable manner that further complicates our ability to implement mitigation actions.
Disruptions in the supply of green coffee could result in a deterioration of our relationship with our customers, decreased revenues or could impair our ability to grow our business.
Green coffee is a commodity and its supply is subject to volatility beyond our control. Supply is affected by many factors in the coffee growing countries including weather, pest damage, economic conditions, acts of terrorism, as well as efforts by coffee growers to expand or form cartels or associations. In addition, the political situation in many of the Arabica coffee growing regions, including Africa, Indonesia, and Central and South America, can be unstable, and such instability could affect our ability to purchase coffee from those regions. If Arabica coffee beans from a region become unavailable or prohibitively expensive, we could be forced to discontinue particular coffee types and blends or substitute coffee beans from other regions in our blends. Frequent substitutions and changes in our coffee product lines could lead to cost increases, customer alienation and fluctuations in our gross margins.
Some of the Arabica coffee beans of the quality we purchase do not trade directly on the commodity markets. Rather, we purchase the high-end Arabica coffee beans that we use on a negotiated basis. We depend on our relationships with coffee brokers, exporters and growers for the supply of our primary raw material, high quality Arabica coffee beans. If any of our relationships with coffee brokers, exporters or growers deteriorate, we may be unable to procure a sufficient quantity of high quality coffee beans at prices acceptable to us or at all. In such case, we may not be able to fulfill the demand of our existing customers, supply new retail stores or expand other channels of distribution. A raw material shortage could result in a deterioration of our relationship with our customers, decreased revenues or could impair our ability to expand our business.
Increases in shipping costs, long lead times, supply shortages, and supply changes could disrupt our supply chain and factors such as wage rate increases and inflation can have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and operating results.
We may experience supply delays and shortages due to a variety of macroeconomic factors, including disruptions on the global supply chain. We have been able to make alternative delivery arrangements for limited quantities of goods, at increased cost.
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While we have not yet experienced material shortages in supply as a result of these disruptions and our alternative delivery arrangements, if they were to be prolonged or expanded in scope, there could be resulting supply shortages that could impact our ability to deliver our products to our customers. Accordingly, such supply shortages and delivery limitations could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.
Furthermore, increases in compensation, wage pressure, and other expenses for our employees and the employees of our suppliers, may adversely affect our profitability. These cost increases may be the result of inflationary pressures that could further reduce our sales or profitability. Increases in other operating costs, including changes in energy prices and lease and utility costs, may increase our cost of products sold or selling, general, and administrative expenses. Our competitive price model and pricing pressures in the industry may inhibit our ability to reflect these increased costs in the prices of our products, in which case such increased costs could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Increased severe weather patterns may increase commodity costs, damage our facilities and disrupt our production capabilities and supply chain.
There is increasing concern that a gradual increase in global average temperatures due to increased concentration of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have caused and will continue to cause significant changes in weather patterns around the globe and an increase in the frequency and severity of extreme weather events. Major weather phenomena are dramatically affecting coffee growing countries. The wet and dry seasons are becoming unpredictable in timing and duration, causing improper development of the coffee cherries. Decreased agricultural productivity in certain regions as a result of changing weather patterns may affect the quality, limit the availability or increase the cost of key agricultural commodities, which are important ingredients for our business. Increased frequency or duration of extreme weather conditions could damage our facilities, impair production capabilities, disrupt our supply chain or impact demand for our products. As a result, the effects of climate change could have a long-term adverse impact on our business and results of operations.
The coffee industry is highly competitive and if we cannot compete successfully, we may lose our customers or experience reduced sales and profitability.
The coffee markets in which we do business are highly competitive and competition in these markets could become increasingly more intense due to the increasing popularity and growth of the coffee industry. The industry in which we compete is particularly sensitive to price pressure, as well as quality, reputation and viability for wholesale and brand loyalty for retail. To the extent that one or more of our competitors becomes more successful with respect to any key competitive factor, our ability to attract and retain customers could be materially adversely affected. Our private label and branded coffee products compete with other manufacturers of private label coffee and branded coffees. These competitors, such as Kraft Foods, Inc. (owner of the Maxwell House brand), and J.M. Smucker Co. (owner of the Folgers and Café Bustelo brands), have much greater financial, marketing, distribution, management and other resources than we do for marketing, promotions and geographic and market expansion. In addition, there are a growing number of specialty coffee companies who provide specialty green coffee and roasted coffee for retail sale. If we are unable to compete successfully against existing and new competitors, we may lose our customers or experience reduced sales and profitability.
Besides coffee, we face exposure to other commodity cost fluctuations, which could impair our profitability.
In addition to the increase in coffee costs, we are exposed to cost fluctuation in other commodities, including, in particular, steel, natural gas and gasoline. In addition, an increase in the cost of fuel could indirectly lead to higher electricity costs, transportation costs and other commodity costs. Much like coffee costs, the costs of these commodities depend on various factors beyond our control, including economic and political conditions, foreign currency fluctuations, and global weather patterns. To the extent we are unable to pass along such costs to our customers through price increases, our margins and profitability will decrease.
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Adverse public or medical opinion about caffeine may harm our business.
Coffee contains caffeine and other active compounds, the health effects of some of which are not fully understood. A number of research studies conclude or suggest that excessive consumption of caffeine may lead to increased heart rate, nausea and vomiting, restlessness and anxiety, depression, headaches, tremors, sleeplessness and other adverse health effects. An unfavorable report on the health effects of caffeine or other compounds present in coffee could significantly reduce the demand for coffee, which could harm our business and reduce our sales and profits. In addition, we could become subject to litigation relating to the existence of such compounds in our coffee; litigation that could be costly and could divert management attention.
Risks Related to our Common Stock
Our operating results may fluctuate significantly, which makes our results of operations difficult to predict and could cause our results of operations to fall short of expectations.
Our operating results may fluctuate from quarter to quarter and year to year as a result of a number of factors, many of which are outside of our control. These fluctuations could be caused by a number of factors including:
| ● | fluctuations in purchase prices and supply of green coffee; | |
| ● | fluctuations in the selling prices of our products; | |
| ● | the level of marketing and pricing competition from existing or new competitors in the coffee industry; | |
| ● | the success of our hedging strategy; | |
| ● | our ability to retain existing customers and attract new customers; and | |
| ● | our ability to manage inventory and fulfillment operations and maintain gross margins. |
As a result of the foregoing, period-to-period comparisons of our operating results may not necessarily be meaningful and those comparisons should not be relied upon as indicators of future performance. Accordingly, our operating results in future quarters may be below market expectations. In this event, the price of our common stock may decline.
The Gordon family has the ability to influence action requiring stockholder approval.
Members of the Gordon family, including Andrew Gordon, our President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and David Gordon, our Executive Vice President and Secretary, own, in the aggregate, approximately 23.1% of our outstanding shares of common stock. As a result, the Gordon family is able to influence the actions that require stockholder approval, including:
| ● | the election of our directors; | |
| ● | the amendment of our charter documents; and | |
| ● | the approval of mergers, sales of assets or other corporate transactions or matters submitted for stockholder approval. |
As a result, our other stockholders may have reduced influence over matters submitted for stockholder approval. In addition, the Gordon family’s influence could preclude any unsolicited acquisition of us and consequently materially adversely affect the price of our common stock.
The market price of our common stock has been volatile over the year and may continue to be volatile.
The market price and trading volume of our common stock has been volatile over the past year, and it may continue to be volatile. Over the past fiscal year, our common stock has traded as low as $2.75 and as high as $9.93 per share. We cannot predict the price at which our common stock will trade in the future, and the price of our common stock may decline. The price at which our common stock trades may fluctuate significantly and may be influenced by many factors, including our financial results, developments generally affecting the coffee industry, general economic, industry and market conditions, the depth and liquidity of the market for our common stock, fluctuations in coffee prices, investor perceptions of our business, reports by industry analysts, negative announcements by our customers, competitors or suppliers regarding their own performances, and the impact of other “Risk Factors” discussed in this Annual Report.
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Provisions in our articles of incorporation, bylaws and of Nevada law have anti-takeover effects that could prevent a change in control that could be beneficial to our stockholders, which could depress the market price of shares of our common stock.
Our articles of incorporation, bylaws and Nevada corporate law contain provisions that could delay, defer or prevent a change in control of us or our management that could be beneficial to our stockholders. These provisions could also discourage proxy contests and make it more difficult for our stockholders to elect directors and take other corporate actions. These provisions might also discourage a potential acquisition proposal or tender offer, even if the acquisition proposal or tender offer is at a price above the then-current market price for shares of our common stock. These provisions:
| ● | provide that directors may only be removed upon a vote of at least eighty percent of the shares outstanding; | |
| ● | establish advance notice requirements for nominating directors and proposing matters to be voted on by stockholders at stockholder meetings; | |
| ● | limit the right of our stockholders to call a special meeting of stockholders; | |
| ● | authorize our board of directors to issue preferred stock and to determine the rights and preferences of those shares, which would be senior to our common stock, without prior stockholder approval; | |
| ● | require amendments to our articles of incorporation to be approved by the holders of at least eighty percent of our outstanding shares of common stock; | |
| ● | a classified board of directors with three-year staggered terms, which may delay the ability of stockholders to change the membership of a majority of our board of directors; and | |
| ● | provide a prohibition on stockholder action by written consent, thereby only permitting stockholder action to be taken at an annual or special meeting of our stockholders. |
We are also subject to certain anti-takeover provisions under Nevada law. Under Nevada law, a corporation may not, in general, engage in a business combination with any “interested stockholder” for two (2) years after the date the person first became an interested stockholder, unless the combination meets all of the requirements of our articles of incorporation and (i) the purchase of shares by the interested stockholder is approved by our board of directors before that date or (ii) the combination is approved by our board of directors and, at or after that time, the combination is approved at an annual or special meeting of our stockholders, and not by written consent, by the affirmative vote of the holders of stock representing at least sixty percent (60%) of our outstanding voting power not beneficially owned by the interested stockholder or the affiliates or associates of the interested stockholder.
ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None.
ITEM 1C. CYBERSECURITY
Despite our efforts, we cannot eliminate all risks from cybersecurity threats or provide assurances that we have not experienced an undetected cybersecurity incident.
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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
We are headquartered at 3475 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, New York, where we lease office and warehouse space. We pay annual rent ranging from $118,381 to $133,237 under the terms of the lease, which expires on April 30, 2029.
During the year, we leased production, warehouse and office space in North Andover, MA and paid annual rent of approximately $250,000. In October 2025, we ceased operations of our Comfort Foods manufacturing subsidiary and exited the leased production, warehouse, and office facility located at 25 Commerce Way, North Andover, Massachusetts.
We lease production, warehouse and office space in Burlington, Washington. We pay an annual rent of approximately $55,000 under the terms of a lease, which expires in December 2026.
We own a 50,000 square foot facility located at 27700 Frontage Road in La Junta, Colorado used for office and warehouse space.
In connection with the acquisition of Empire Coffee on November 6, 2024, we entered into a lease located at 21 Grace Church Street, Port Chester, New York. We pay an annual rent of approximately $840,000 under the terms of the lease which expires November 2028.
We also use a variety of independent, bonded commercial warehouses to store our green coffee beans. The Company pays for these warehouses based on the specific square footage used and can adjust depending on storage needs. Our management believes that our facilities are adequate for our current operations and for our contemplated operations in the foreseeable future.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
To the knowledge of our management team, there is no litigation currently pending or contemplated against us, any of our officers or directors in their capacity as such, or against any of our property.
ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
Principal Market
Our common stock trades on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “JVA.” To date, we have not paid cash dividends on our common stock. However, our board of directors has declared that it intends to issue a dividend on or about February 26, 2026 of $0.08 per share to shareholders of record as of February 10, 2026.
As of January 22, 2026, we had 156 holders of record.
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Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
There were no sales of unregistered equity securities in the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025.
Repurchase of Securities
The Company did not purchase any shares of its common stock during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025.
Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
See “Item 11. Executive Compensation” for information regarding shares of our common stock authorized for issuance under our stock compensation plans, which information is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 6. [RESERVED]
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Cautionary Note on Forward-Looking Statements
Some of the matters discussed under the caption “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation,” “Business,” “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Annual Report include forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We have based these forward-looking statements upon information available to management as of the date of this Annual Report and management’s expectations and projections about future events, including, among other things:
| ● | our dependency on a single commodity could affect our revenues and profitability; | |
| ● | our success in expanding our market presence in new geographic regions; | |
| ● | the effectiveness of our hedging policy may impact our profitability; | |
| ● | the success of our joint ventures; | |
| ● | our success in implementing our business strategy or introducing new products; | |
| ● | our ability to attract and retain customers; | |
| ● | our ability to obtain additional financing; | |
| ● | our ability to comply with the restrictive covenants we are subject to under our current financing; | |
| ● | the effects of competition from other coffee manufacturers and other beverage alternatives; | |
| ● | the impact to the operations of our Colorado facility; | |
| ● | general economic conditions and conditions which affect the market for coffee; | |
| ● | the macro global economic environment; | |
| ● | our ability to maintain and develop our brand recognition; | |
| ● | the impact of rapid or persistent fluctuations in the price of coffee beans; | |
| ● | fluctuations in the supply of coffee beans; | |
| ● | the volatility of our common stock; and | |
| ● | other risks which we identify in future filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). |
In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “future,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “estimate” and similar expressions (or the negative of such expressions). Any or all of our forward looking statements in this annual report and in any other public statements we make may turn out to be wrong. They can be affected by inaccurate assumptions we might make or by known or unknown risks and uncertainties. Consequently, no forward-looking statement can be guaranteed. In addition, we undertake no responsibility to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances, that occur after the date of this annual report.
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Overview
We are an integrated wholesale coffee roaster and dealer in the United States and one of the few coffee companies that offers a broad array of coffee products across the entire spectrum of consumer tastes, preferences and price points. As a result, we believe that we are well-positioned to increase our profitability and endure potential coffee price volatility throughout varying cycles of the coffee market and economic conditions.
Our operations have primarily focused on the following areas of the coffee industry:
| ● | the sale of wholesale specialty green coffee; | |
| ● | the roasting, blending, packaging and sale of private label coffee; and | |
| ● | the roasting, blending, packaging and sale of our eight brands of coffee; and sales of our tabletop coffee roasting equipment. |
Our operating results are affected by a number of factors including:
| ● | the level of marketing and pricing competition from existing or new competitors in the coffee industry; | |
| ● | our ability to retain existing customers and attract new customers; | |
| ● | our hedging policy; | |
| ● | fluctuations in purchase prices and supply of green coffee and in the selling prices of our products; and | |
| ● | our ability to manage inventory and fulfillment operations and maintain gross margins. |
Our net sales are driven primarily by the success of our sales and marketing efforts and our ability to retain existing customers and attract new customers. For this reason, we have made, and will continue to evaluate, strategic decisions to invest in measures that are expected to increase net sales. These transactions include our acquisition of Premier Roasters, LLC, including equipment and a roasting facility in La Junta, Colorado, the addition of a west coast sales manager to increase sales of our private label and branded coffees to new customers and the transaction with OPTCO. On June 29, 2016, we purchased substantially all the assets, including equipment, inventory, customer lists and relationships of Coffee Kinetics, LLC., a Washington limited liability company. On February 24, 2017, we acquired 100% of the capital stock of Comfort Foods, Inc. (“CFI”), a Massachusetts based medium sized coffee roaster, manufacturing both branded and private label coffee for retail and foodservice customers. On November 11, 2024, we acquired substantially all of the assets of Empire Coffee, a NY based long-running private-label roaster.
Our net sales are affected by the price of green coffee. We purchase our green coffee from dealers located primarily within the United States. The dealers supply us with coffee beans from many countries, including Colombia, Mexico, Kenya, Indonesia, Brazil and Uganda. The supply and price of coffee beans are subject to volatility and are influenced by numerous factors which are beyond our control. For example, in Brazil, which produces approximately 40% of the world’s green coffee, the coffee crops are historically susceptible to frost in June and July and drought in September, October and November. However, because we purchase coffee from a number of countries and are able to freely substitute one country’s coffee for another in our products, price fluctuations in one country generally have not had a material impact on the price we pay for coffee. Accordingly, price fluctuations in one country generally have not had a material effect on our results of operations, liquidity and capital resources. Historically, because we generally have been able to pass green coffee price increases through to customers, increased prices of green coffee generally result in increased net sales, irrespective of sales volume.
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The supply and price of coffee beans are subject to volatility and are influenced by numerous factors which are beyond our control. Historically, we have used, and intend to continue to use in a limited capacity, short-term coffee futures and options contracts primarily for the purpose of partially hedging the effects of changing green coffee prices, as further explained in Note 2 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report. In addition, we acquired, and expect to continue to acquire, futures contracts with longer terms, generally three to four months, primarily for the purpose of guaranteeing an adequate supply of green coffee. Realized and unrealized gains or losses on options and futures contracts are reflected in our cost of sales. Gains on options and futures contracts reduce our cost of sales and losses on options and futures contracts increase our cost of sales. The use of these derivative financial instruments has generally enabled us to mitigate the effect of changing prices. We believe that, in normal economic times, our hedging policies remain a vital element to our business model not only in controlling our cost of sales, but also giving us the flexibility to obtain the inventory necessary to continue to grow our sales while trying to minimize margin compression during a time of historically high coffee prices. However, no strategy can entirely eliminate pricing risks and we generally remain exposed to losses on futures contracts when prices decline significantly in a short period of time, and we would generally remain exposed to supply risk in the event of non-performance by the counterparties to any of our futures contracts. Although we have had net gains on options and futures contracts in the past, we have incurred significant losses on options and futures contracts during some recent reporting periods. In these cases, our cost of sales has increased, resulting in a decrease in our profitability or increase our losses. Such losses have and could in the future materially increase our cost of sales and materially decrease our profitability and adversely affect our stock price. See “Item 1A – Risk Factors - If our hedging policy is not effective, we may not be able to control our coffee costs, we may be forced to pay greater than market value for green coffee and our profitability may be reduced.” Failure to properly design and implement an effective hedging strategy may materially adversely affect our business and operating results. If the hedges that we enter do not adequately offset the risks of coffee bean price volatility or our hedges result in losses, our cost of sales may increase, resulting in a decrease in profitability or increased losses. As previously announced, as a result of the volatile nature of the commodities markets, we have and are continuing to scale back our use of hedging and short-term trading of coffee futures and options contracts, and intend to continue to use these practices in a limited capacity going forward.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”). Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to our consolidated financial statements attached hereto. We believe the following critical accounting policies involve the most significant judgements and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.
Revenue is recognized when control of goods transfers to the customer at an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to receive. Applying ASC 606 requires judgment in identifying performance obligations, determining the transaction price, and estimating variable consideration such as rebates, discounts, and returns. These estimates are based on historical experience, current contractual terms, and expectations of future outcomes, and changes in these assumptions could impact the timing and amount of revenue recognized.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Year Ended October 31, 2025 (Fiscal Year 2025) Compared to the Year Ended October 31, 2024 (Fiscal Year 2024)
Net Sales. Net sales totaled $96,283,547 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, an increase of $17,721,249, or 23%, from $78,562,298 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2024. The increase in net sales was due to an increase of sales to our legacy customers along with incremental sales to several significant new customers during the second half of the year.
Cost of Sales. Cost of sales for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025 was 80,868,881, or 84% of net sales, as compared to $62,520,529, or 80% of net sales, for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2024. Cost of sales consists primarily of the cost of green coffee and packaging materials and realized and unrealized gains or losses on hedging activity. For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, the net result of our hedging activities resulted in a gain of approximately $1.8 million, and for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2024, the net result of our hedging activities resulted in a gain of approximately $1.6 million. The increase in cost of sales was due to higher sales volume, increased salaries, higher packaging material costs, and the impact of tariffs, partially offset by the hedging activities discussed above.
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Gross Profit. Gross profit for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025 was $15,414,666, a decrease of $627,103 from $16,041,769 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2024. Gross profit as a percentage of net sales decreased to 16% for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, from 20% for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2024. The decrease in gross profit percentage was attributable to tariff costs in the current year.
Operating Expenses. Total operating expenses increased by $184,095 to $13,262,306 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, from $13,078,211 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2024. Selling and administrative expenses decreased from $12,457,268 for the year ended October 31, 2024, to $12,418,640 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025. Overall operating expenses remained consistent year over year.
Other Income (Expense). Other income (expense) for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025 was $(231,232), a decrease of $335,573 from other income of $104,341 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2024. The decrease in other income of $335,573 was attributable to the gain recognized on the extinguishment of the lease in the prior year.
Income Before Provision For Income Taxes. We had an income of $1,921,128 before income taxes for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025 compared to income of $3,067,899 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2024, resulting in a net change of $1,146,771 for the year ended October 31, 2025. The decrease was primarily attributable to increased costs associated with tariffs on imported goods, which negatively impacted margins during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, as well as operating losses incurred by Second Empire following its acquisition in November 2024.
Income Taxes. Our expense for income taxes for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025 totaled $517,689, compared to an expense of $849,885 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2024. The change was attributable to the difference in the income for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025 versus the fiscal year ended October 31, 2024.
Net Income. We had net income of $1,403,439, or $0.25 of per share basic and diluted, for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025 compared to net income of $2,218,014, or $0.39 per share basic and diluted, for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2024. The change in net income was due to our results of operations as described above.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of October 31, 2025, we had working capital of $22,633,292, which represented a $1,106,309 increase from our working capital of $21,526,983 as of October 31, 2024. Our working capital increase was primarily due to the increase in inventories and accounts receivable.
On April 25, 2017, we and OPTCO (together with us, collectively referred to herein as the “Borrowers”) entered into an Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (the “A&R Loan Agreement”) and Amended and Restated Loan Facility (the “A&R Loan Facility”) with Sterling National Bank (“Sterling”), which was later acquired by Webster Financial Corp. (“Webster”), which consolidated (i) the financing agreement between us and Sterling, dated February 17, 2009, as modified, (the “Company Financing Agreement”) and (ii) the financing agreement between us, as guarantor, OPTCO and Sterling, dated March 10, 2015 (the “OPTCO Financing Agreement”), amongst other things.
On March 17, 2022, we reached an agreement for a new loan modification agreement and credit facility which extended the maturity date to June 29, 2022. All other terms of the A&R Loan Agreement and A&R Loan Facility remained the same.
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On June 28, 2022, we reached an agreement for a new loan modification agreement and credit facility with Webster. The terms of the new agreement, among other things: (i) provided for a new maturity date of June 30, 2024, and (ii) changed the interest rate per annum to SOFR plus 1.75% (with such interest rate not to be lower than 3.50%). All other terms of the A&R Loan Agreement and A&R Loan Facility remained the same.
On June 27, 2024, we reached an agreement for a new loan modification agreement with Webster which (i) provided for a new loan maturity date of June 29, 2025, (ii) provided that the applicable margin requirement for any revolving loan outstanding under the A&R Loan Agreement to 2.25%, (iii) provided that the maximum facility amount shall be $10,000,000 and (iv) to adjusted certain definitions and terms related to the borrowing base and leverage ratios applicable to the A&R Loan Agreement.
On April 17, 2025, the Borrowers entered into the Eleventh Loan Modification Agreement with Webster which (i) amended the A&R Loan Agreement to provide for a new loan maturity date of June 28, 2026 and (ii) provided limited consent for the Company to declare dividends to shareholders for its fiscal year ending October 31, 2025.
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, our operating activities used net cash of $5,018,989 as compared to the fiscal year ended October 31, 2024 when operating activities provided net cash of $5,431,211. The decrease primarily relates to increases to inventory and accounts receivable.
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, our investing activities used net cash of $1,710,162 as compared to the fiscal year ended October 31, 2024 when net cash provided by investing activities was $2,843,069. The change is primarily attributable to capital expenditures related to leasehold improvements at the Second Empire location, as well as equipment purchases and the acquisition of Second Empire.
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025 our financing activities had net cash used of $6,050,000 compared to net cash used in financing activities of $9,627,234 for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2024. The year-over-year change in cash flows from financing activities was primarily attributable to activity on the Company’s line of credit.
We expect to fund our operations, including paying our liabilities, funding capital expenditures and making required payments on our indebtedness, through October 31, 2026 with cash provided by operating activities and the use of our credit facility.
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Not applicable.
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
See pages F-1 through F-22 following the Exhibit Index of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Management, which includes our President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report. Based upon that evaluation, our President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective due to the existence of material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting.
Management Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over our financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, our executive management and effected by our board of directors, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparations of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Based on this assessment, our management has determined that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of October 31, 2025 and the periods covered under this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Material Weakness Over Financial Reporting
We determined that there were inappropriate system access controls over the financial reporting system. These controls were not designed to prevent or detect unauthorized changes to source information or implement an appropriate level of segregation of duties. Accordingly, management has determined that this control deficiency constituted a material weakness.
We also concluded that we lacked adequate controls with respect to recording year end accruals for vendor liabilities. Accordingly, management has determined that this control deficiency constituted a material weakness.
Notwithstanding such material weaknesses, we believe the financial information presented herein is materially correct and fairly presents the financial position and operating results for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025 in conformity with U.S. GAAP for interim financial information and in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC.
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Remediation Plan for the Material Weakness
To remediate the material weaknesses identified above, we are initiating controls and procedures in order to:
| ● | Enhance system access controls and segregation of duties through role-based access restrictions and periodic user access reviews. | |
| ● | Strengthen year-end financial close and review procedures, including formalized controls over vendor accruals. |
The material weaknesses identified above will not be considered remediated until our remediation efforts have been fully implemented and we have concluded that these controls are operating effectively.
Management does not expect that our internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control systems are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, no evaluation of internal control over financial reporting can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been or will be detected.
Changes in Control Over Financial Reporting. Based on the evaluation of our management and except as described above, we believe that there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended October 31, 2025 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Attestation Report of the Registered Public Accounting Firm. This annual report does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our registered public accounting firm pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Protection Act that permits us to provide only management’s report in this annual report.
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 9C. DISCLOSURES REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS
Not applicable.
PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Information About our Board of Directors and Management
| Name | Age(1) | Term Expires | Position(s) Held With Coffee Holding | Director Since | ||||||||||
| Andrew Gordon | 64 | 2027 | President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Director | 1997 | ||||||||||
| Daniel Dwyer | 69 | 2027 | Director | 1998 | ||||||||||
| Barry Knepper | 75 | 2027 | Director | 2005 | ||||||||||
| Gerard DeCapua | 64 | 2028 | Director | 1997 | ||||||||||
| George F. Thomas | 77 | 2028 | Director | 2016 | ||||||||||
| David Gordon | 60 | 2026 | Executive Vice President — Operations, Secretary and Director | 1995 | ||||||||||
| John Rotelli | 67 | 2026 | Director | 2005 | ||||||||||
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(1) As of January 22, 2026
The principal occupation and business experience of each director are set forth below. Unless otherwise indicated, each of the following persons has held his present position for at least the last five years.
Andrew Gordon has been the Chief Executive Officer, President, Treasurer and a director of Coffee Holding since 1997 and its Chief Financial Officer since November 2004. He is responsible for managing Coffee Holding’s overall business and has worked for Coffee Holding for over 38 years, previously as a Vice President from 1993 to 1997. Mr. Gordon has worked in all capacities of Coffee Holding’s business and serves as the direct contact with its major private label accounts. Mr. Gordon received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Emory University. He is the brother of David Gordon. Through his experience as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, as well as his over 38 years of service with the Company, Mr. Gordon has demonstrated the requisite qualifications and skills necessary to serve as an effective director. We believe Mr. Gordon’s extensive experience with, and institutional knowledge of, Coffee Holding and the industry is an integral contribution to Coffee Holding’s current successes and its ability to grow and flourish in the industry.
Daniel Dwyer has served as a director of Coffee Holding since 1998. Mr. Dwyer was the Chief Executive Officer at Rothfos Corporation, a green coffee bean supplier, and prior to that, had been a senior coffee trader at Rothfos, since 1995. Mr. Dwyer was responsible for our account with Rothfos. We believe that Mr. Dwyer’s experience with the coffee industry will enable him to provide the Board with beneficial insight for Coffee Holding’s business development and strategy.
Barry Knepper has served as a director of Coffee Holding since 2005. From July 2004 to the present, Mr. Knepper has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of Royalty Recovery Group, Inc., management consultant and auditors. Mr. Knepper was the Chief Financial Officer for TruFoods Corporation, a growth oriented franchise management company from April 2001 through December 2004. From January 2000 through March 2001, he was the Chief Financial Officer of Offline Entertainment, an early stage television and motion picture production company. From 1982 through 1999, he served as the Chief Financial Officer of Unitel Video, Inc., a formerly publicly-traded nationwide high tech service company in the television, film and new media fields. We believe that Mr. Knepper’s diversified financial, accounting and business expertise provide him with the qualifications and skills to serve as a director.
Gerard DeCapua has served as a director of Coffee Holding since 1997. Mr. DeCapua has had his own law practice in Rockville Centre, New York since 1986. Mr. DeCapua received his law degree from Pace University. We believe that Mr. DeCapua’s legal experience brings significant knowledge regarding the legal issues Coffee Holding faces and provide him with the skills and qualifications to serve as a director.
George F. Thomas has served as a director of Coffee Holding since 2016. Mr. Thomas has over 38 years of domestic and international corporate business experience in top management positions. Since February 2007, Mr. Thomas has served as a Principal at Radix Consulting Corporation, a consulting firm which provides specialized advice in the field of electronic payments. From 1981 through 2007, Mr. Thomas served in a number of positions at The Clearing House Payments Company L.L.C., a limited liability company which operates electronic payment systems, including such positions as Executive Vice President of the Payments Services Division, President of the Electronic Payments Network, Senior Vice President of Business Development and Information Technology and Vice President of Technical Services and Systems Development. Since 2007, Mr. Thomas has served as a director of eGistics, Inc., a provider of cloud-based document and data management solutions which was acquired by Top Image Systems, Ltd. in 2014. We believe that Mr. Thomas’ financial and business experience provide him with the qualifications and skills to serve as a director.
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David Gordon has been the Executive Vice President — Operations, Secretary and a director of Coffee Holding since 1995. He is responsible for managing all aspects of Coffee Holding’s roasting and blending operations, including quality control, and has worked for Coffee Holding for 40 years, previously as an Operating Manager from 1989 to 1995. He is a charter member of the Specialty Coffee Association of America, or SCAA. Mr. Gordon attended Baruch College in New York City. He is the brother of Andrew Gordon. Through his 39 years of service with the Company, Mr. Gordon has demonstrated the requisite qualifications and skills necessary to serve as an effective director. We believe Mr. Gordon’s extensive institutional knowledge and leadership are invaluable to Coffee Holding’s current and future successes. Mr. Gordon’s leadership, as demonstrated by the launch of the Specialty Green segment of the business as well as the founding of the SCAA, is a valuable resource for Coffee Holding’s business development and future strategy.
John Rotelli has served as a director of Coffee Holding since 2005. Mr. Rotelli has over 40 years of experience in the green coffee industry business consisting of procurement from growing countries, every aspect of traffic and warehousing, quality analysis, and knowledge of both suppliers and competitors. Mr. Rotelli is currently the Vice President of L.J. Cooper Company, one of the largest green coffee brokers and agents in North America. He also formerly served as a director of the Green Coffee Association. Mr. Rotelli’s industry and business experience provides the Board with valuable expertise within the coffee industry as well as beneficial relationships that can help form new beneficial relationships for Coffee Holding.
Family Relationships
Andrew Gordon and David Gordon are brothers. Other than Messrs. Gordon, there are no family relationships among any of the directors or executive officers.
Corporate Governance
The Board oversees our business and monitors the performance of our management. In accordance with our corporate governance procedures, the Board does not involve itself in the day-to-day operations of Coffee Holding. Our executive officers and management oversee our day-to-day operations. Our directors fulfill their duties and responsibilities by attending meetings of the Board, which are usually held on a quarterly basis. Our directors also discuss business and other matters with other key executives and our principal external advisers (legal counsel, auditors, financial advisors and other consultants).
The Board held one meeting during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025. Except as set forth below, each director serving during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025 attended at least 75 percent of the meetings of the Board, plus meetings of committees on which each such director served during the respective fiscal years.
Coffee Holding is committed to establishing and maintaining high standards of corporate governance. Our executive officers and the Board have worked together to construct a comprehensive set of corporate governance initiatives that we believe will serve the long-term interests of our stockholders and employees. We believe these initiatives comply fully with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations of the SEC adopted thereunder. In addition, we believe our corporate governance initiatives fully comply with the rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”). The Board will continue to evaluate, and improve upon as appropriate, our corporate governance principles and policies.
Board Leadership Structure and Role in Risk Oversight
Andrew Gordon serves as both our principal executive officer and chairman at the pleasure of the Board. The directors have determined that Mr. Gordon’s experience in our industry and in corporate transactions, and his personal commitment to Coffee Holding as an investor and employee, make him uniquely qualified to supervise our operations and to execute our business strategies. The Board is also cognizant of Coffee Holding’s relatively small size compared to its publicly traded competitors. We do not have a lead independent director. Management’s activities are monitored by standing committees of the Board, principally the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Each of these committees is comprised solely of independent directors. For these reasons, the Board deems this leadership structure appropriate for us.
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Code of Ethics
The Board has adopted a Code of Conduct and Ethics that applies to each of our directors, officers and employees. The Code of Conduct and Ethics sets forth our policies and expectations on a number of topics, including:
| ● | Acceptance of gifts; | |
| ● | Financial responsibility regarding both personal and business affairs, including transactions with Coffee Holding; | |
| ● | Personal conduct, including ethical behavior and outside employment and other activities; | |
| ● | Affiliated transactions, including separate identities and usurpation of corporate opportunities; | |
| ● | Preservation and accuracy of Coffee Holding’s records; | |
| ● | Compliance with laws, including insider trading compliance; | |
| ● | Preservation of confidential information relating to our business and that of our clients; | |
| ● | Conflicts of interest; | |
| ● | The safeguarding and proper use of our assets and institutional property; | |
| ● | Code administration and enforcement; | |
| ● | Reporting, investigating and resolving of all code violations; and | |
| ● | Code-related training, certification of compliance and maintenance of code-related records. |
The Audit Committee of our Board reviews the Code of Conduct and Ethics on a regular basis, and will propose or adopt additions or amendments to the Code of Conduct and Ethics as appropriate. The Code of Conduct and Ethics is available on our website at www.coffeeholding.com under “Investor Relations - Corporate Governance.” A copy of the Code of Conduct and Ethics may also be obtained free of charge by sending a written request to:
David
Gordon, Secretary
Coffee Holding Co., Inc.
3475 Victory Boulevard
Staten Island, NY 10314
We intend to satisfy the disclosure requirement under Section 5.05(c) of Form 8-K regarding an amendment to, or waiver from, a provision of our Code of Ethics by posting such information on our website.
Independent Directors
Our Board currently consists of seven directors, four of whom our Board has determined are independent directors. The standards relied on by the Board in affirmatively determining whether a director is “independent,” in compliance with Nasdaq’s rules, are comprised of those objective standards set forth in the rules promulgated by Nasdaq. The Board is responsible for ensuring that independent directors do not have a relationship that, in the opinion of the Board, would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director.
The Board has determined that Gerard DeCapua, Barry Knepper, John Rotelli and George F. Thomas, comprising a majority of the Board, are “independent” directors under Nasdaq’s rules.
Nasdaq’s rules, as well as SEC rules, impose additional independence requirements for all members of the Audit Committee. Specifically, in addition to the “independence” requirements discussed above, “independent” audit committee members must: (1) not accept, directly or indirectly, any consulting, advisory, or other compensatory fees from Coffee Holding or any subsidiary of Coffee Holding other than in the member’s capacity as a member of the Board and any Board committee; (2) not be an affiliated person of Coffee Holding or any subsidiary of Coffee Holding; and (3) not have participated in the preparation of the financial statements of Coffee Holding or any current subsidiary of Coffee Holding at any time during the past three years. In addition, Nasdaq’s rules require that all audit committee members be able to read and understand fundamental financial statements, including Coffee Holding’s balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement. The Board believes that the current members of the Audit Committee meet these additional standards.
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Furthermore, at least one member of the Audit Committee must be financially sophisticated, in that he or she has past employment experience in finance or accounting, requisite professional certification in accounting, or any other comparable experience or background which results in the individual’s financial sophistication, including but not limited to being or having been a chief executive officer, chief financial officer, other senior officer with financial oversight responsibilities. Additionally, the SEC requires that Coffee Holding disclose whether the Audit Committee has, and will continue to have, at least one member who is a “financial expert.” The Board has determined that Barry Knepper meets the SEC’s definition of an audit committee financial expert.
Committees of the Board
The Board of Coffee Holding has established the following committees:
Audit Committee. The Audit Committee oversees and monitors our financial reporting process and internal control system, reviews and evaluates the audit performed by our registered independent public accountants and reports to the Board any substantive issues found during the audit. The Audit Committee is directly responsible for the appointment, compensation and oversight of the work of our registered independent public accountants. The Audit Committee reviews and approves all transactions with affiliated parties. The Board has adopted a written charter for the Audit Committee, which is available on our website at www.coffeeholding.com under “Investor Relations - Corporate Governance.” All members of the Audit Committee are independent directors as defined under Nasdaq’s listing standards. Gerard DeCapua, Barry Knepper and George F. Thomas serve as members of the Audit Committee with Barry Knepper serving as its chairman. The Board has determined that Barry Knepper qualifies as an audit committee financial expert as that term is defined by SEC regulations. The Audit Committee held four meetings during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, and acted by written consent on one occasion.
Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee provides advice and makes recommendations to the Board in the areas of employee salaries, benefit programs and director compensation. The Compensation Committee also reviews the compensation of the President and Chief Executive Officer of Coffee Holding and makes recommendations in that regard to the Board as a whole. The Board has adopted a written charter for the Compensation Committee, which is available on our website at www.coffeeholding.com under “Investor Relations - Corporate Governance.” All members of the Compensation Committee are independent directors as defined under Nasdaq’s listing standards. Barry Knepper, John Rotelli and George F. Thomas serve as members of the Compensation Committee, with John Rotelli serving as its chairman. The Compensation Committee held one meeting during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, and acted by written consent one time.
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee nominates individuals to be elected to the full Board by our stockholders. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee considers recommendations from stockholders if submitted in a timely manner in accordance with the procedures set forth in Article II, Section 11 of our Bylaws and applies the same criteria to all persons being considered. All members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee are independent directors as defined under the Nasdaq listing standards. Gerard DeCapua, John Rotelli and George F. Thomas serve as members of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, with Gerard DeCapua serving as its chairman. The Board has adopted a written charter for the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, which is available on our website at www.coffeeholding.com under “Investor Relations – Corporate Governance.” The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee held one meeting during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025, and acted by written consent one time.
There are no minimum qualifications that must be met by a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee-recommended nominee. It is the policy of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee to recommend individuals as director nominees who have the highest personal and professional integrity, who have demonstrated exceptional ability and judgment and who will be most effective, in conjunction with the other members of the Board, in collectively serving the long-term interests of our stockholders.
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Stockholder Communication with the Board of Directors and Attendance at Annual Meetings
The Board maintains a process for stockholders to communicate with the Board and its committees. Stockholders of Coffee Holding and other interested persons may communicate with the Board or the chairperson of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee or Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee by writing to the Secretary of Coffee Holding at 3475 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, NY 10314. All communications that relate to matters that are within the scope of the responsibilities of the Board will be presented to the Board no later than the next regularly scheduled meeting. Communications that relate to matters that are within the responsibility of one of the Board committees will be forwarded to the chairperson of the appropriate committee. Communications that relate to ordinary business matters that are not within the scope of the Board’s responsibilities, such as customer complaints, will be forwarded to the appropriate officer. Solicitations, junk mail and obviously frivolous or inappropriate communications will not be forwarded, but will be made available to any director who wishes to review them.
Directors are expected to prepare themselves for and attend all Board meetings, the Annual Meeting of Stockholders and the meetings of the committees on which they serve, with the understanding that, on occasion, a director may be unable to attend a meeting.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The summary compensation table below summarizes information concerning compensation for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2025 and 2024 of the individuals who served as President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Andrew Gordon) and Executive Vice President — Operations and Secretary (David Gordon). We refer to these individuals as the “Named Executive Officers.”
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
The following table sets forth information with respect to the compensation of our Named Executive Officers for services in all capacities to us and our subsidiaries.
| Name and Principal Position | Year | Salary(1) | Bonus | Stock Option Awards | Non-Equity Incentive Compensation | Deferred Compensation Earning | All Other Compensation (2) | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Gordon, President, Chief Executive Officer | 2025 | $ | 391,000 | $ | 9,000 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 36,432 | $ | 436,432 | |||||||||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | 2024 | $ | 288,000 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 36,432 | $ | 324,432 | |||||||||||||||
| David Gordon, Executive Vice President – | 2025 | $ | 265,000 | $ | 9,000 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 69,684 | $ | 343,684 | |||||||||||||||
| Operations and Secretary | 2024 | $ | 268,000 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 69,684 | $ | 337,684 | |||||||||||||||
(1) The figures shown represent amounts earned for the fiscal year, whether or not actually paid during such year.
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(2) The Named Executive Officers participate in certain group life, health, disability insurance and medical reimbursement plans, not disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table, that are generally available to salaried employees and do not discriminate in scope, terms and operation. The figures shown for Andrew Gordon include $15,751 and $10,996 in employer contributions to the 401(k) plan for 2025 and 2024, respectively, and health insurance premiums of $15,940 and $25,436 for 2025 and 2024, respectively. The figures shown for David Gordon include $9,372 and $9,554 for business car expenses in 2025 and 2024, respectively; $10,039 and $7,951 in employer contributions to the 401(k) plan for 2025 and 2024, respectively, and health insurance premiums of $32,645 and $52,179 for 2025 and 2024, respectively.
Narrative to Summary Compensation Table
Overview
Our Compensation Committee has responsibility for establishing, implementing and monitoring adherence with our compensation philosophy. In that regard, the Compensation Committee provides advice and makes recommendations to the Board in the areas of employee salaries and benefit programs. The Compensation Committee ensures that the total compensation paid to our executive leadership team is fair and reasonable. Generally, the types of compensation and benefits provided to members of the executive leadership team, including the Named Executive Officers, are similar to those provided to our other officers and employees.
Compensation Components
Our compensation program for Named Executive Officers consists generally of base salary, annual bonuses and equity-based incentive compensation. These elements are intended to provide an overall compensation package that is commensurate with our financial resources, that is appropriate to assure the retention of experienced management personnel, and that aligns their financial interests with those of our stockholders. We pay our Named Executive Officers commensurate with their experience and responsibilities.
Base Salary. Each of our Named Executive Officers receives a base salary to compensate him for services performed during the year. The base salaries of our Named Executive Officers are established annually by the Board upon recommendation by the Compensation Committee. When determining the base salary for each of our Named Executive Officers, the Compensation Committee considers the performance of the Named Executive Officer, the duties of the Named Executive Officer, the experience of the Named Executive Officer in his position and salary levels of the companies in our peer group. Salary levels are also intended to reflect our financial performance. We have entered into employment agreements with each of the Named Executive Officers that provide for minimum annual base salaries. The Named Executive Officers are eligible for annual increases in their base salaries as a result of company performance, individual performance and any added responsibility since their last salary increase.
Annual Bonus. Our Named Executive Officers are eligible to receive annual cash bonuses. These bonuses are intended to reward the achievement of corporate goals and individual performance objectives. The bonus levels are intended to be competitive with those typically paid by the companies in our peer group and commensurate with the Named Executive Officers’ successful execution of duties and responsibilities.
Equity Compensation. At the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, our stockholders approved the 2013 Equity Compensation Plan. Through the 2013 Equity Compensation Plan, we provide our employees, including our Named Executive Officers, with equity incentives that help align their interests with those of our stockholders by tying the value delivered to our Named Executive Officers to the value of our shares of common stock. We also believe that stock option grants to our Named Executive Officers provide them with long-term incentives that will aid in retaining executive talent by providing opportunities to be compensated through the Company’s performance and rewarding executives for creating shareholder value over the long-term.
As the 2013 Equity Compensation Plan does not allow for grants to be made after the 10 anniversary of the plan, no new grants have been permitted since February 2023 and, therefore, during the years ended October 31, 2025, and October 31, 2024 we did not grant any stock option awards to the Named Executive Officers.
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Implementation for Fiscal Year 2025
For the 2025 fiscal year, Andrew Gordon initially received a base salary of $274,000. Effective March 1, 2025, his base salary was increased to $450,000. Andrew Gordon received an annual bonus of $9,000. David Gordon received a base salary of $265,000 and an annual bonus of $9,000. For the 2024 fiscal year, Andrew Gordon received a base salary of $288,000 and an annual bonus of $0. David Gordon received a base salary of $268,000 and an annual bonus of $0.
Compensation Decision-Making Policies and Procedures
Decision-Making and Policy-Making. As a Nasdaq listed company, we must observe governance standards that require executive officer compensation decisions to be made by the independent director members of our Board or by a committee of independent directors. Consistent with these requirements, our Board has established a Compensation Committee which is comprised entirely of independent directors.
The Compensation Committee provides advice and makes recommendations to our Board in the areas of employee salaries and benefit programs. Compensation may consist of three components: (1) base salary; (2) bonuses; and (3) long-term incentives (e.g., deferred compensation and fringe benefits).
The Compensation Committee generally meets at least once each year or acts by written consent. It considers the expectations of the Chief Executive Officer with respect to his own compensation and his recommendations with respect to the compensation of more junior executive officers, as well as empirical data on compensation practices at peer group companies. The Compensation Committee does not delegate its duties to others.
Employment Agreements
We have entered into employment agreements with Andrew Gordon to secure his continued service as President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (the “Andrew Gordon Employment Agreement”) and with David Gordon to secure his continued service as Executive Vice President — Operations and Secretary (the “David Gordon Employment Agreement”, and together with the Andrew Gordon Employment Agreement, the “Employment Agreements”). These Employment Agreements have rolling five-year terms that each began on May 6, 2005. The term of the Employment Agreements may be converted to a fixed five-year term by the decision of our Board or the applicable executive. The Employment Agreements provide for minimum annual salaries, discretionary cash bonuses, and participation on generally applicable terms and conditions in other compensation and fringe benefit plans for the executive. The Employment Agreements also guarantee customary corporate indemnification and errors and omissions insurance coverage for the executives throughout the employment term and thereafter for so long as the executives are subject to liability for such service as an executive, to the extent permissible by the Nevada Revised Statutes.
The terms of the Employment Agreements provide that each executive will be entitled to severance benefits if his employment is terminated without “cause” or if he resigns for “good reason” or following a “change in control” (as such terms will be defined in the Employment Agreements) equal to the value of the cash compensation and fringe benefits that he would have received if he had continued working for the remaining unexpired term of the agreement. The Employment Agreements also provide the executives with uninsured disability benefits. During the term of the Employment Agreements and, in case of discharge of such executive with “cause” or resignation by such executive without “good reason,” for a period of one year thereafter, the executives are subject to (1) restrictions on competition with us; and (2) restrictions on the solicitation of our customers and employees. For all periods during and after the term of the employment agreements, the executives are subject to nondisclosure and restrictions relating to our confidential information and trade secrets.
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The Employment Agreements provide that in the event an executive’s employment is terminated in connection with a change in control under circumstances entitling him to severance benefits, and it is determined that the executive would be subject to a 20% excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code which applies to certain “excess parachute payments” (the “Excise Tax”), we will pay the executive a “Tax Indemnity Payment” such that the net amount received by the executive after payment of such Excise Tax, and any federal, Medicare and state and local income taxes and Excise Tax upon the Tax Indemnity Payment, will be equal to the payments the executive would have retained had there been no Excise Tax. The effect of this provision is that we, and not the executives, bear the financial cost of the Excise Tax. In accordance with Section 280G of the Code, we cannot claim a federal income tax deduction for payments subject to the Excise Tax, including the Tax Indemnity Payment.
Potential Payments Upon a Change of Control
Under the 2013 Equity Compensation Plan, in the event of a change in control (as defined in the 2013 Equity Compensation Plan), the Compensation Committee may, at the time of the grant of an award provide for, among other things, the (i) accelerating or extending the time periods for exercising, vesting in, or realizing gain from any award, (ii) eliminating or modifying the performance or other conditions of an award, or (iii) providing for the cash settlement of an award for an equivalent cash value, as determined by the Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee may, in its discretion and without the need for the consent of any recipient of an award, also take one or more of the following actions contingent upon the occurrence of a change in control: (a) cause any or all outstanding options and stock appreciation rights to become immediately exercisable, in whole or in part; (b) cause any other awards to become non-forfeitable, in whole or in part; (c) cancel any option or stock appreciation right in exchange for a substitute option; (d) cancel any award of restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance shares or performance units in exchange for a similar award of the capital stock of any successor corporation; (e) redeem any restricted stock, restricted stock unit, performance share or performance unit for cash and/or other substitute consideration with a value equal to the fair market value of an unrestricted share of our common stock on the date of the change in control; (f) cancel any option or stock appreciation right in exchange for cash and/or other substitute consideration based on the value of our common stock on the date of the change in control, and cancel any option or stock appreciation right without any payment if its exercise price exceeds the value of our common stock on the date of the change in control; or (g) make such other modifications, adjustments or amendments to outstanding awards as the Compensation Committee deems necessary or appropriate. To date, there have been 689,000 options granted under the 2013 Equity Compensation Plan to the Named Executive Officers.
Other than the severance benefits described under “Employment Agreements” and the potential payments described under “Potential Payments Upon a Change of Control” above, we do not maintain contracts, agreements, plans or arrangements that provide for payments to the Named Executive Officers at, following, or in connection with any termination of employment.
Deferred Compensation Plan for Executive Officers
In January 2005, we established the Coffee Holding Co., Inc. Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan for Named Executive Officers. Currently, Andrew Gordon is the only participant in the plan. Each Named Executive Officer who participates in the plan may defer receipt of all or a portion of his annual cash compensation received from Coffee Holding. The deferred amounts are allocated to a deferral account and credited with interest according to the investment classifications made available by the Board. The plan is an unfunded, non-qualified plan that provides for distribution of the amounts deferred to participants or their designated beneficiaries upon the occurrence of certain events. The amounts deferred, and related investment earnings, are held in a corporate account for the benefit of participating Named Executive Officers until such amounts are distributed pursuant to the terms of the plan.
The deferred compensation payable represents the liability due to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The amounts were $129,646 and $121,386 as of October 31, 2025, and October 31, 2024, respectively, and are included in Deposits and other assets in the accompanying balance sheets.
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Other Compensation and Benefits
Retirement Savings, Health, and Welfare Benefits
The Company has a 401(k) Retirement Plan, which covers all the full-time employees who have completed one year of service and have reached their 21st birthday. The Company matches 100% of the aggregate salary reduction contribution up to the first 3% of compensation and 50% of aggregate contribution of the next 2% of compensation.
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
The following table sets forth information regarding outstanding stock options awarded to each of our Named Executive Officers as of October 31, 2025.
| Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options | Option exercise | Option expiration | ||||||||||||
| Name | Exercisable | Unexercisable | price | date | ||||||||||
| Andrew Gordon | 349,000 | (1) | - | $ | 5.43 | 4/18/2029 | ||||||||
| David Gordon | 281,000 | (1) | - | $ | 5.43 | 4/18/2029 | ||||||||
(1) Represents outstanding stock options granted to current or former employees and directors of the Company pursuant to its 2013 Equity Compensation Plan.
Equity Compensation Plan Information
The following table sets forth information regarding outstanding stock options and rights and shares reserved for future issuance under our existing equity compensation plans as of October 31, 2025.
| Plan Category | Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights | Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights | Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in column(a)) | |||||||||
| (a) | (b) | (c) | ||||||||||
| Equity compensation plans approved by stockholders | 921,000 | $ | 5.43 | - | ||||||||
| Equity compensation plans not approved by stockholders | - | $ | - | - | ||||||||
| Total | 921,000 | $ | 5.43 | - | ||||||||
*During the years ended October 31, 2025 and 2024, employees forfeited 0 and 79,000 stock options, respectively.
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DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
Non-employee directors receive $800 per Board meeting and committee meeting attended in person and $400 per each Board meeting and committee meeting attended telephonically. Non-employee directors are also reimbursed for travel expenses and other out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection with attendance at Board and committee meetings.
Total directors’ meeting and committee fees for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2025 and 2024, were $9,600 and $13,600, respectively. We do not compensate our employee directors for service as directors. Directors are also entitled to the protection of certain indemnification provisions in our Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws.
The following table sets forth information regarding compensation earned by our non-employee directors during the 2025 fiscal year.
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION TABLE
| Name | Fees Earned or Paid in Cash (1) ($) | Stock Options(2) | All Other Compensation ($) | Total ($) | ||||||||||||
| Gerard DeCapua | $ | 3,200 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 3,200 | ||||||||
| Daniel Dwyer | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||||
| Barry Knepper | $ | 3,200 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 3,200 | ||||||||
| John Rotelli | $ | 800 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 800 | ||||||||
| George F. Thomas | $ | 2,400 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 2,400 | ||||||||
(1) Meeting fees earned during the fiscal year, whether such fees were paid currently or deferred.
(2) The total number of shares of common stock covered by stock options held by each non-employee director at October 31, 2025 were as follows:
| No. of Shares | ||||
| Gerard DeCapua | 100 | |||
| Daniel Dwyer | 5,900 | |||
| Barry Knepper | 22,172 | |||
| John Rotelli | 6,548 | |||
| George F. Thomas | 5,000 | |||
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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
The following table shows the number of shares of Coffee Holding’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, beneficially owned by (i) each person known to be the owner of 5% or more of our common stock, (ii) each director, (iii) the Named Executive Officers and (iv) all directors and executive officers of Coffee Holding as a group, as of January 22, 2026. The percent of common stock outstanding was based on a total of 5,708,599 shares of Coffee Holding’s common stock outstanding as of January 22, 2026. Except as otherwise indicated, each person shown in the table has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares of common stock listed next to his name. The address for each person shown in the table is c/o Coffee Holding Co., Inc., 3475 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, New York 10314, unless otherwise indicated.
| Name | Position | Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership | Percent of Common Stock Outstanding (%)(1) | |||||||
| Directors and Executive Officers | ||||||||||
| Andrew Gordon | President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Director | 661,750 | (2) | 11.6 | % | |||||
| David Gordon | Executive Vice President — Operations, Secretary and Director | 655,037 | (3) | 11.5 | % | |||||
| Gerard DeCapua | Director | 14,100 | (4) | * | ||||||
| Daniel Dwyer | Director | 19,900 | (5) | * | ||||||
| Barry Knepper | Director | 36,172 | (6) | * | ||||||
| John Rotelli | Director | 20,548 | (7) | * | ||||||
| George F. Thomas | Director | 8,600 | (8) | * | ||||||
| All directors and executive officers as a group (7 persons) | 1,416,107 | 24.4 | % | |||||||
| 5% or More Holders | ||||||||||
| Renaissance Technologies LLC | 443,764 | (9) | 5.5 | % | ||||||
* Less than 1%
(1) Beneficial ownership includes shares of common stock as to which a person or group has sole or shared voting power or investment power. Shares of common stock subject to stock options that are exercisable currently or within 60 days of January 22, 2026, are deemed outstanding for purposes of computing the number of shares beneficially owned and percentage ownership of the person or group holding such stock options, warrants or convertible securities, but are not deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of any other person.
(2) Includes 39,000 shares owned by Mr. A. Gordon directly, a stock option to purchase 349,000 shares held directly by Mr. A Gordon, and 273,750 shares owned indirectly by Mr. A. Gordon through A. Gordon Family Ventures LLC.
(3) Includes 374,037 shares of common stock owned by Mr. D. Gordon directly, and a stock option to purchase 281,000 shares of common stock owned directly by Mr. D. Gordon.
(4) Includes 100 shares of common stock and an option to purchase 14,000 shares owned directly by Mr. DeCapua.
(5) Includes 5,900 shares of common stock and an option to purchase 14,000 shares of common stock owned directly by Mr. Dwyer.
(6) Includes 22,172 shares of common stock and an option to purchase 14,000 shares of common stock owned directly by Mr. Knepper.
(7) Includes 6,548 shares of common stock and an option to purchase 14,000 shares of common stock owned directly by Mr. Rotelli.
(8) Includes 5,000 shares of common stock owned by Mr. Thomas directly, an option to purchase 3,000 shares of common stock owned by Mr. Thomas directly, and 600 shares owned by Mr. Thomas’ wife.
(9) Includes shares of common stock beneficially owned by Renaissance Technologies Holdings Corporation (“RTHC”) because of RTHC’s majority ownership of Renaissance Technologies LLC (“RTC”). The principal business address of both RTHC and RTC is 800 Third Avenue, New York, New York 10022. All information regarding RTHC is based on information disclosed in a statement on Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on November 13, 2025.
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ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
The following is a summary of transactions since November 1, 2023 and all currently proposed transactions, to which JVA has been a participant, in which:
| ● | The amounts exceeded or will exceed the lesser of $120,000 or one percent of the average of JVA’s total assets at year-end for the last two completed fiscal years; and |
| ● | Any of the directors, executive officer or holders of more than 5% of our common stock, or any member of the immediate family of the foregoing persons, had or will have a direct or indirect material interest. |
Director Independence
See Part III, Item 10. “Corporate Governance.”
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
Fees Billed to the Company in fiscal years 2025 and 2024
The following table summarizes the fees for professional services rendered by CBIZ CPAs P.C. and Marcum LLP (collectively, “Auditors”), which have been the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. On November 1, 2024, CBIZ CPAs P.C. acquired the non-attest business of Marcum LLP.
| Fiscal Year | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Audit Fees (1) | $ | 403,000 | 265,000 | |||||
| Tax Fees | - | 40,000 | ||||||
| All Other Fees | - | 50,000 | ||||||
| Total | $ | 403,000 | 355,000 | |||||
(1) Audit fees consisted of work performed in connection with the audit of the consolidated financial statements as well as work generally only the independent auditors can reasonably be expected to provide, such as quarterly reviews and review of our Annual Reports on Form 10-K.
Audit Committee Pre-Approval Policy
The Audit Committee, or a designated member of the Audit Committee, shall preapprove all auditing services and permitted non-audit services (including the fees and terms) to be performed for Coffee Holding by our registered independent public accountants, subject to the de minimis exceptions for non-audit services that are approved by the Audit Committee prior to completion of the audit, provided that: (1) the aggregate amount of all such services provided constitutes no more than five percent of the total amount of revenues paid by Coffee Holding to its registered independent public accountant during the fiscal year in which the services are provided; (2) such services were not recognized by Coffee Holding at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services; and (3) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Audit Committee and approved prior to the completion of the audit by the Audit Committee or by one or more members of the Audit Committee who are members of the Board to whom authority to grant such approvals has been delegated by the Audit Committee. All of the services set forth in the table above were preapproved by the Audit Committee.
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PART IV
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a) List of Documents filed as part of this Annual Report
(1) Financial Statements
The financial statements and related notes, together with the reports of CBIZ CPAs P.C. and “Marcum LLP” appear at pages F-1 through F-22 following the Exhibit List as required by Part II, Item 8 “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” of this Form 10-K.
(2) Financial Statement Schedules
None.
(3) List of Exhibits
(a) Exhibits
The Company has filed with this report or incorporated by reference herein certain exhibits as specified below. Exhibits incorporated by reference can be inspected on the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 2.1 | Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated October 31, 1997, by and among Transpacific International Group Corp. and Coffee Holding Co., Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed on November 10, 1997. | |
| 2.2 | Asset Purchase Agreement, dated February 4, 2004, by and between Coffee Holding Co., Inc. and Premier Roasters LLC (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 20, 2004. | |
| 3.1 | Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on May 2, 2005. | |
| 3.2 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 20, 2023). | |
| 4.1 | Form of Stock Certificate of the Company (incorporated herein by reference to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed on June 24, 2004. | |
| 4.2 | Description of Capital Stock (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 9, 2024). | |
| 10.1 | Trademark License Agreement, dated February 4, 2004, between Del Monte Corporation and Coffee Holding Co., Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB/A for the quarter ended April 30, 2004 filed on August 26, 2004. |
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| 10.2 | First Amendment to Trademark License Agreement, dated January 4, 2013, by and between Del Monte Corporation and Coffee Holding Co., Inc. Certain portions of Exhibit 10.4 were omitted based upon approval of the Company’s request for confidential treatment. The omitted portions were filed separately with the SEC on a confidential basis (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2012 filed on January 28, 2013. | |
| 10.3 | Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated April 11, 2008, by and between Coffee Holding Co., Inc. and Andrew Gordon (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.14 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 16, 2008. | |
| 10.4 | Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated April 11, 2008, by and between Coffee Holding Co., Inc. and David Gordon (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.15 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 16, 2008. | |
| 10.5 | Coffee Holding Co., Inc. Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.19 of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB filed on June 14, 2005. | |
| 10.6 | 2013 Equity Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Annex A of the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed on February 28, 2013. | |
| 10.7 | Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated April 25, 2017, by and among Coffee Holding Co., Inc., Organic Products Trading Company LLC and Sterling National Bank (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 28, 2017). | |
| 10.8 | Guaranty Agreement, dated April 25, 2017, made by each of Sonofresco, LLC and Comfort Foods, Inc in favor of Sterling National Bank (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 28, 2017). | |
| 10.9 | Loan Modification Agreement and Waiver, dated March 23, 2018, by and among Coffee Holding Co., Inc., Organic Products Trading Company LLC and Sterling National Bank (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 27, 2018). | |
| 10.10 | Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement to the Company’s 2013 Equity Compensation Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on June 29, 2019). | |
| 10.11 | Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Award Agreement to the Company’s 2013 Equity Compensation Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on June 29, 2019). | |
| 10.12 | Loan Modification Agreement and Waiver, dated March 13, 2020, by and among Coffee Holding Co., Inc., Organic Products Trading Company LLC and Sterling National Bank (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on March 16, 2020). | |
| 10.13 | Lease, dated September 22, 2021, by and among Coffee Holding Co., Inc. and Our Two Buddies, LLC, TANJ Properties, LLC and VGM Realty Services, LLC (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.26 (listed as Exhibit 10.6) to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on January 31, 2022). |
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| 10.14 | Loan Modification Agreement, dated June 28, 2022, by and among Coffee Holding Co., Inc., Organic Products Trading Company LLC and Webster Bank (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.27 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 9, 2024). | |
| 10.15 | Loan Modification Agreement, dated March 15, 2023, by and among Coffee Holding Co., Inc., Organic Products Trading Company LLC and Webster Bank (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.28 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 9, 2024). | |
| 10.16 | Loan Modification Agreement, dated June 27, 2024, by and among Coffee Holding Co., Inc., Organic Products Trading Company LLC and Webster Bank (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 2, 2024). | |
| 10.17 | Eleventh Loan Modification Agreement and Limited Consent, dated April 17, 2025, by and among Coffee Holding Co., Inc., Organic Products Trading Company LLC and Webster Bank, National Association (incorporated herein by referent to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on June 13, 2025). | |
| 10.18 | Lease, dated November 7, 2024, by and between Coffee Holding Co., Inc. and 21 Grace Church Street Realty LLC (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on January 31, 2025) | |
| 10.19 | Commencement Date Agreement, dated November 7, 2024, by and between Coffee Holding Co., Inc. and 21 Grace Church Street Realty LLC. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.22 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on January 31, 2025) | |
| 10.20 | Secured Creditor Sale Agreement, dated November 6, 2024, by and between Second Empire, LLC and Bridge Business Credit, LLC. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on January 31, 2025) | |
| 21.1 | List of Significant Subsidiaries (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 21.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on January 31, 2025) | |
| 23.1 | Consent of CBIZ CPAs P.C.* | |
| 23.2 | Consent of Marcum LLP* | |
| 31.1 | Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer’s Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.* | |
| 32.1 | Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer’s Certification furnished pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.** | |
| 97 | Coffee Holding Co., Inc. Compensation Recovery Plan (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 97 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 9, 2024). | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
* Filed herewith
**Furnished herewith
ITEM 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY
None.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on January 28, 2026.
| COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Andrew Gordon | |
| Andrew Gordon | ||
| President, Chief Executive Officer | ||
Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
| Signature | Title | Date | ||
| /s/ Andrew Gordon | President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Director | January 28, 2026 | ||
| Andrew Gordon | (principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer) | |||
| /s/ David Gordon | Executive Vice President – Operations, Secretary and Director | January 28, 2026 | ||
| David Gordon | ||||
| /s/ Gerard DeCapua | Director | January 28, 2026 | ||
| Gerard DeCapua | ||||
| /s/ Daniel Dwyer | Director | January 28, 2026 | ||
| Daniel Dwyer | ||||
| /s/ Barry Knepper | Director | January 28, 2026 | ||
| Barry Knepper | ||||
| /s/ John Rotelli | Director | January 28, 2026 | ||
| John Rotelli | ||||
| /s/ George Thomas | Director | January 28, 2026 | ||
| George Thomas |
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COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
| PAGE | ||
| FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: | ||
| REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM – CBIZ CPA’S P.C. (PCAOB Number |
F-2 | |
| REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM – MARCUM LLP (PCAOB Number |
F-3 | |
| CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2025 AND 2024 | F-4 | |
| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2025 AND 2024 | F-5 | |
| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY - YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2025 AND 2024 | F-6 | |
| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2025 AND 20234 | F-7 | |
| NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | F-8 |
| F-1 |
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Stockholders and Board of Directors of
Coffee Holding Co., Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matters
Critical audit matters are matters arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. We determined that there are no critical audit matters.
/s/
CBIZ CPAs P.C.
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2013 to 2021 and subsequently reappointed in 2022 (such date takes into account the acquisition of the attest business of Marcum LLP by CBIZ CPAs P.C. effective November 1, 2024).
January 28, 2026
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Stockholders and Board of Directors of
Coffee Holding Co., Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Coffee Holding Co., Inc. (the “Company”) as of October 31, 2024, the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the year ended October 31, 2024, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, based on our audit, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of October 31, 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year ended October 31, 2024, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
/s/
Marcum LLP
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2013 to 2021 and subsequently reappointed in 2022 through February 2025.
January 31, 2025
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COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
OCTOBER 31, 2025 AND 2024
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| CURRENT ASSETS: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | ||||||
| Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $ | ||||||||
| Inventories | ||||||||
| Due from broker | ||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | ||||||||
| Prepaid and refundable income taxes | ||||||||
| TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||||
| Building, machinery, and equipment, net | ||||||||
| Customer list and relationships, net of accumulated amortization of $ | ||||||||
| Trademarks and tradenames | ||||||||
| Equity method investments | ||||||||
| Right of use asset | ||||||||
| Deferred income tax assets - net | ||||||||
| Deposits and other assets | ||||||||
| TOTAL ASSETS | $ | $ | ||||||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
| CURRENT LIABILITIES: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | $ | ||||||
| Line of credit | - | |||||||
| Due to broker | ||||||||
| Lease liabilities - current portion | ||||||||
| TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||||||
| Lease liabilities - long term | ||||||||
| Deferred compensation payable | ||||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES | ||||||||
| Commitments and Contingencies (Note 9) | - | |||||||
| STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY: | ||||||||
| Coffee Holding Co., Inc. stockholders’ equity: | ||||||||
| Preferred stock, par value $ | - | $ | - | |||||
| Common stock, par value $ | ||||||||
| Additional paid in capital | ||||||||
| Retained earnings | ||||||||
| Less: common stock held in treasury, at cost; | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | $ | $ | ||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | $ | $ | ||||||
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2025 AND 2024
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| NET SALES | ||||||||
| COST OF SALES | ||||||||
| GROSS PROFIT | $ | |||||||
| OPERATING EXPENSES: | ||||||||
| Selling and administrative | ||||||||
| Officers’ salaries | ||||||||
| TOTAL | ||||||||
| INCOME FROM OPERATIONS | ||||||||
| OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE): | ||||||||
| Interest income | ||||||||
| Gain on extinguishment of lease | - | |||||||
| Other income | ||||||||
| Interest expense | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| TOTAL | ( | ) | ||||||
| INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX | ||||||||
| Income Tax Provision | ||||||||
| NET INCOME | ||||||||
| Basic and diluted income per share | ||||||||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding: | ||||||||
| Basic and diluted | ||||||||
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
| F-5 |
COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2025 AND 2024
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Earnings | Interest | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | Treasury Stock | Additional Paid-in | Retained | Non-controlling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Earnings | Interest | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance October 31, 2023 | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Write off of investment in Generations | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, October 31, 2024 | ( | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance | ( | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, October 31, 2025 | ( | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance | ( | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
| F-6 |
COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2025 AND 2024
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
| Net income | ||||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ||||||||
| Unrealized loss on commodities – net | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Loss on equity method investments | - | |||||||
| Loss on impairment of ROU asset | - | |||||||
| Gain on extinguishment of lease liability | - | ( | ) | |||||
| Amortization of right-of-use asset | ||||||||
| Bad debt expense | - | |||||||
| Write off in Investment in Generations | - | ( | ) | |||||
| Deferred income taxes | ||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Inventories | ( | ) | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | ( | ) | ||||||
| Prepaid and refundable income taxes | ||||||||
| Deposits and other assets | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expense | ( | ) | ||||||
| Change in lease liabilities | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Deferred compensation payable | - | |||||||
| NET CASH (USED IN) PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES | ( | ) | ||||||
| INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
| Acquisition of Second Empire | ( | ) | - | |||||
| Cash paid for leasehold improvements | ( | ) | - | |||||
| Purchases of building, machinery and equipment | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from sale of investment | - | |||||||
| NET CASH (USED IN) PROVIDED BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES | ( | ) | ||||||
| FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
| Proceeds from bank line of credit | - | |||||||
| Principal payments under bank line of credit | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Principal payments on note payable | - | ( | ) | |||||
| NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES | ( | ) | ||||||
| NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF YEAR | ||||||||
| CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF YEAR | ||||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW DATA: | ||||||||
| Cash paid for income taxes | - | |||||||
| Interest paid | ||||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||||
| Initial recognition of operating lease right-of-use asset | ||||||||
| Initial recognition of operating lease liabilities | ||||||||
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
| F-7 |
NOTE 1 - BUSINESS ACTIVITIES:
Coffee Holding Co., Inc. (the “Company”) conducts wholesale coffee operations, including manufacturing, roasting, packaging, marketing and distributing roasted and blended coffees for private labeled accounts and its own brands, and it sells green coffee. The Company also manufactures and sells coffee roasters. The Company’s core product, coffee, can be summarized and divided into three product categories (“product lines”) as follows:
Wholesale Green Coffee: unroasted raw beans imported from around the world and sold to large and small roasters and coffee shop operators;
Private Label Coffee: coffee roasted, blended, packaged and sold under the specifications and names of others, including supermarkets that want to have their own brand name on coffee to compete with national brands; and,
Branded Coffee: coffee roasted and blended to the Company’s own specifications and packaged and sold under the Company’s eight proprietary and licensed brand names in different segments of the market.
The Company’s private label and branded coffee sales are primarily to customers that are located throughout the United States with limited sales in Canada and certain countries in Asia. Such customers include supermarkets, wholesalers, and individually-owned and multi-unit retailers. The Company’s unprocessed green coffee, which includes over 90 specialty coffee offerings, is sold primarily to specialty gourmet roasters and to coffee shop operators in the United States with limited sales in Australia and Canada.
The Company’s wholesale green, private label, and branded coffee product categories generate revenues and cost of sales individually but incur selling, general and administrative expenses in the aggregate. There are no individual product managers and discrete financial information is not available for any of the product lines. The Company’s product portfolio is used in one business and it operates and competes in one business activity and economic environment. In addition, the three product lines share customers, manufacturing resources, sales channels, and marketing support. Thus, the Company considers the three product lines to be one single reporting segment.
On
September 29, 2022, the Company entered into a Merger and Share Exchange Agreement (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among
the Company, Delta Corp Holdings Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Pubco”), Delta Corp Holdings Limited, a company
incorporated in England and Wales (“Delta”), CHC Merger Sub Inc., a Nevada corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Pubco
(“Merger Sub”), and each of the holders of ordinary shares of Delta as named therein. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth in the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub would merge with and into the Company, with the Company surviving as a direct, wholly-owned
subsidiary of Pubco (the “Merger”). As a result of the Merger, each issued and outstanding share of the Company’s common
stock, $
Liquidity
The
Company’s line of credit will become due June 28, 2026 (see Note 7). The agreement requires the Company to maintain compliance
with certain financial covenants computed on a quarterly and annual basis. As of October 31, 2025, the Company is in compliance with
those financial covenants. The Company is in a net income position for the year ended October 31, 2025 of $
| F-8 |
NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
BASIS OF PRESENTATION:
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, Organic Products Trading Company, LLC (“OPTCO”), Sonofresco LLC (“SONO”), Comfort Foods, Inc. (“CFI”), which closed its manufacturing facility in October 2025, and Second Empire, LLC (“Second Empire”). All inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and comply with SEC reporting requirements.
USE OF ESTIMATES:
The preparation of the Company’s financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts and disclosures. Significant estimates include depreciable lives for long-lived assets, and valuation of indefinitely lived intangible assets impairment testing. These estimates may be adjusted as more current information becomes available, and any adjustment could have a significant impact on recorded amounts.
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:
Cash and cash equivalents consists primarily of unrestricted cash on deposits and securities with an original maturity of 3 months or less at financial institutions and brokerage firms.
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE:
Trade accounts receivable is stated at the amount the Company expects to collect. The Company maintains allowances for credit losses for estimated losses resulting from the inability of its customers to make required payments. Management considers the following factors when determining the collectability of specific customer accounts: customer credit-worthiness, past transaction history with the customer, current customer conditions, reasonable forecasts, current economic industry trends, and changes in customer payment terms. Past due balances over 60 days and other higher risk amounts are reviewed individually for collectability. If the financial condition of the Company’s customers were to deteriorate, adversely affecting their ability to make payments, additional allowances would be required. Based on management’s assessment, the Company provides for estimated credit losses through a charge to earnings and a credit to a valuation allowance. Balances that remain outstanding after the Company has used reasonable collection efforts are written off through a charge to the valuation allowance and a credit to accounts receivable.
The reserve for sales discounts represents the estimated discount that customers will take upon payment. The reserve for other allowances represents the estimated amount of returns, slotting fees and volume based discounts estimated to be incurred by the Company from its customers. The allowances are summarized as follows:
SCHEDULE OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Allowance for credit losses | ||||||||
| Reserve for other allowances | ||||||||
| Reserve for sales discounts | ||||||||
| Totals | ||||||||
| F-9 |
INVENTORIES:
Inventories
are stated at the lower of cost (first in, first out basis) or net realizable value, including provisions for obsolescence commensurate
with known or estimated exposures. There are
BUILDING, MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT:
Building, machinery and equipment are recorded at cost and depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Purchases of buildings, machinery and equipment and additions and betterments which substantially extend the useful life of an asset are capitalized at cost. Expenditures which do not materially prolong the normal useful life of an asset are charged to operations as incurred. The Company also provides for amortization of leasehold improvements which are depreciated over the shorter of the useful life of the improvement or the lease term.
COMMODITIES HELD BY BROKER:
The commodities held at broker represent the market value of the Company’s trading account, which consists of option and future contracts for coffee held with a brokerage firm. The Company uses options and futures contracts, which are not designated or qualifying as hedging instruments, to partially hedge the effects of fluctuations in the price of green coffee beans. Options and futures contracts are level 1 investments recognized at fair value in the consolidated financial statements with current recognition of gains and losses on such positions. The Company’s accounting for options and futures contracts may impact earnings volatility in any particular period. We record all open contract positions on our consolidated balance sheets at fair value in the due from and due to broker line items and typically do not offset these assets and liabilities.
The Company classifies its options and future contracts as trading securities and accordingly, unrealized holding gains and losses are included in the statement of operations as a component of cost of sales.
The Company recorded realized and unrealized gains and losses on these contracts as follows. Both realized and unrealized gains and losses are included in cost of goods sold in the accompanying financial statements.
SCHEDULE OF REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAINS AND LOSSES ON CONTRACTS
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Year Ended October 31, | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Gross realized gains | ||||||||
| Gross realized losses | ( | ) | ( | ) | ||||
| Unrealized gains (losses), net | ( | ) | ||||||
| Total | ||||||||
| F-10 |
CUSTOMER LIST AND RELATIONSHIPS:
Customer
list and relationships consist of a specific customer lists and customer contracts obtained by the Company in the acquisition of OPTCO,
Comfort Foods and Sonofresco which are being amortized on the straight-line method over their estimated useful life of
TRADEMARKS:
The Company has determined that its trademarks, which consist of product lines, trade names and packaging designs have indefinite useful lives. Trademarks are tested for impairment at least annually or when circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the trademarks exceed fair value. The Company performs its annual impairment test on October 31 of each year by first performing a qualitative assessment to determine if it is more likely than not that the carrying amounts exceed the fair values. Depending on the outcome of our qualitative assessment, we may perform a quantitative assessment to determine if the carrying amounts exceed the fair values on the assessment date.
During the years ended October 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company’s management concluded that no impairment charge was necessary during the years then ended.
IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS:
The Company assesses the impairment of long-lived assets used in operations, primarily buildings, machinery and equipment as well as intangible assets subject to amortization, when events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value amounts of these assets might not be recoverable. For purposes of evaluating the recoverability of buildings, machinery and equipment and amortizable intangible assets, the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are compared to the carrying amounts of those assets. If and when the carrying amounts of the assets exceed the undiscounted cashflows, then the related assets will be written down to fair value, if less.
During
the year ended October 31, 2025, the Company recorded an impairment charge related to the Comfort lease as the Company vacated the facility
prior to the end of the lease term and expects to incur approximately $
ADVERTISING:
The
Company expenses the cost of advertising and promotion as incurred. Advertising costs charged to operations totaled $
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INCOME TAXES:
The Company accounts for income taxes pursuant to the asset and liability method which requires deferred income tax assets and liabilities to be computed for temporary differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities that will result in taxable or deductible amounts in the future based on enacted tax laws and rates applicable to the periods in which the differences are expected to affect taxable income. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. The income tax provision or benefit is the tax incurred for the period plus or minus the change during the period in deferred tax assets and liabilities.
EARNINGS PER SHARE:
Basic
(loss) earnings per common share was computed by dividing net income (loss) by the sum of the weighted-average number of common shares
outstanding. Diluted (loss) earnings per common share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) by the weighted-average number of
common shares outstanding plus the dilutive effect of common shares issuable upon exercise of potential sources of dilution. The Company
has
The
weighted average common shares outstanding used in the computation of basic and diluted (loss) earnings per share were
FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS:
The carrying amounts of cash, accounts receivable, notes due to/(from) broker and accounts payable approximate fair value because of the short-term nature of these instruments. The carrying amount of the bank line of credit approximates fair value because the debt is based on current rates at which the Company could borrow funds with similar remaining maturities. Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time, based on relevant market information about the financial instruments when available. These estimates are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment and therefore, cannot be determined with precision. Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the estimates.
The Company measures fair value as required by Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” (“ASC Topic 820”). ASC Topic 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework and gives guidance regarding the methods used for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. ASC Topic 820 clarifies that fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, there exists a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:
| ● | A) Level 1 – unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access as of the measurement date. | |
| ● | B) Level 2 – inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are directly observable for the asset or liability or indirectly observable through corroboration with observable market data. | |
| ● | C) Level 3 – unobservable inputs for the asset or liability only used when there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date. |
The hierarchy requires the Company to use observable market data, when available, and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs when determining fair value.
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REVENUE RECOGNITION:
The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with the five-step model as prescribed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606 (“ASC 606”) in which the Company evaluates the transfer of promised goods or services and recognizes revenue when its customer obtains control of promised goods or services in an amount that reflects the consideration which the Company expects to be entitled to receive in exchange for those goods or services. To determine revenue recognition for the arrangements that the Company determines are within the scope of ASC 606, the Company performs the following five steps: (1) identify the contract(s) with a customer, (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract, (3) determine the transaction price, (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract and (5) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation.
The following table presents revenues by product line for the years ended October 31, 2025 and 2024.
SCHEDULE OF REVENUE
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Green | ||||||||
| Packed | ||||||||
| Totals | ||||||||
| Revenues | ||||||||
Revenue for these product lines is recognized upon shipment to the customer.
SHIPPING AND HANDLING FEES AND COSTS:
Revenue
earned from shipping and handling fees is reflected in net sales. Costs associated with shipping product to customers aggregating approximately
$
CONCENTRATION OF RISK:
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash deposits at financial institutions and brokerage firms.
Accounts
at each institution are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) up to certain limits. At October 31, 2025 and 2024,
the Company had approximately $
The
accounts at the brokerage firm contain cash and securities. Balances are insured up to $
EQUITY METHOD OF ACCOUNTING:
Investee
companies that are not consolidated, but over which the Company exercises significant influence, are accounted for under the equity method
of accounting. Whether or not the Company exercises significant influence with respect to an
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The Company’s equity method investments consist of the following:
(1)
LEASES:
Leases are accounted for under ASC 842. The Company determines if an arrangement is or contains a lease at inception. The Company’s operating lease arrangements are comprised of real estate and facility leases. Right of use assets represent the Company’s right to use the underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Right of use assets and lease liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of the lease payments over the lease term. As the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate and the implicit rate is not readily determinable, the Company estimates its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the measurement date in determining the present value of the lease payments. Right of use assets also exclude lease incentives.
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUCEMENTS -ADOPTED:
The Company follows the FASB Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2016-13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326).” This guidance requires entities to use a current expected credit loss impairment model rather than incurred losses. The Company considers factors such as credit quality, age of balances, historical experience and current and future economic conditions that may affect the Company’s expectation of collectability in determining the allowance for credit losses. The adoption of this new guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. ASU 2023-07, which is applicable to entities with a single reportable segment, primarily requires enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses and enhanced disclosures in interim periods. The guidance in ASU 2023-07 was effective for annual reporting periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023 and interim reporting periods in fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2024. The Company adopted the guidance in ASU 2023-07 on October 1, 2024, and it is being applied retrospectively to its consolidated financial statement disclosures.
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUCEMENTS -NOT YET ADOPTED:
In October 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-06, “Disclosure Improvements – Codification Amendments in Response to the SEC’s Disclosure Update and Simplification Initiative.” This standard affects a wide variety of Topics in the Codification. The effective date for each amendment will be the date on which the SEC’s removal of that related disclosure from Regulation S-X or Regulation S-K becomes effective. Early adoption is prohibited. The Company does not expect the adoption of this standard to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. ASU 2023-09 is intended to improve income tax disclosure requirements by requiring (1) consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information in the rate reconciliation and (2) the disaggregation of income taxes paid by jurisdiction. The guidance makes several other changes to the income tax disclosure requirements. The guidance in ASU 2023-09 will be effective for annual reporting periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of ASU 2023-09 will have on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
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In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income-Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, which is intended to provide more detailed information about specified categories of expenses (purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation and amortization) included in certain expense captions presented on the consolidated statement of operations. The guidance in this ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The amendments may be applied either (1) prospectively to financial statements issued for periods after the effective date of this ASU or (2) retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the consolidated financial statements. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of ASU 2024-03 will have on its consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
NOTE 3 - BUSINESS COMBINATION:
On
November 6, 2024, the Company (through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Second Empire) purchased the remaining assets of Empire Coffee Company
for $
The
Company has accounted for the Second Empire Acquisition as a business combination using the acquisition method of accounting, whereby
the total purchase price was allocated to the acquired identifiable net assets purchased in the Second Empire Acquisition based on assessments
of their respective fair values. The assets purchased consisted of equipment, accounts receivable and inventories. The Company has determined
that no portion of the purchase price is allocated to intangible assets as there were no acquired intangibles that are considered identifiable
under ASC 805. Based on a fair value assessment, all value has been attributed to tangible assets. Second Empire will operate as a
SCHEDULE OF BUSINESS COMBINATION
| Accounts Receivable | ||||
| Inventory | ||||
| Total purchase price |
The
acquired business contributed revenues of $
In
connection with this transaction, the Company entered into a
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NOTE 4 - INVENTORIES:
Inventories at October 31, 2025 and 2024 consisted of the following:
SCHEDULE OF INVENTORIES
| October 31, 2025 | October 31, 2024 | |||||||
| Packed coffee | $ | $ | ||||||
| Green coffee | $ | |||||||
| Roasters and parts | $ | |||||||
| Packaging supplies | $ | |||||||
| Totals | $ | $ | ||||||
| Inventories | $ | $ | ||||||
NOTE 5 – BUILDING, MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT:
Building machinery and equipment at October 31, 2025 and 2024 consisted of the following:
SCHEDULE OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT
| Estimated Useful Life | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||
| Improvements | ||||||||||
| Building | ||||||||||
| Machinery and equipment | ||||||||||
| Furniture and fixtures | ||||||||||
| Property plant and equipment gross | ||||||||||
| Less: accumulated depreciation | ||||||||||
| Property plant and equipment net | ||||||||||
Depreciation
expense totaled $
NOTE 6 – ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses at October 31, 2025 and 2024 consisted of the following:
SCHEDULE OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Accounts payable | ||||||||
| Purchase accruals | ||||||||
| Other accruals | ||||||||
| Totals | ||||||||
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NOTE 7 - LINE OF CREDIT:
On
June 27, 2024, the Organic Trading Products Trading Company, LLC (“OPTCO” and together with us, collectively referred to
herein as the “Borrowers”) entered into the Tenth Loan Modification Agreement with Webster Financial Corp. (“Webster”)
which amended the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (“A&R Loan Agreement”) to, among other things: (i)
provide for a new loan maturity date of
On April 17, 2025, the Borrowers entered into the Eleventh Loan Modification Agreement with Webster which, among other things, amended the A&R Loan Agreement to provide for a new loan maturity date of June 28, 2026.
Each
of the A&R Loan Facility and A&R Loan Agreement contains covenants, subject to certain exceptions, that place annual restrictions
on the Borrowers’ operations, including covenants relating to debt restrictions, capital expenditures, indebtedness, minimum deposit
restrictions, tangible net worth, net profit, leverage, employee loan restrictions, dividend and repurchase restrictions (common stock
and preferred stock), and restrictions on intercompany transactions. The outstanding balance on the Company’s line of credit was
$
NOTE 8 - INCOME TAXES:
The Company’s provision for income taxes in 2025 and 2024 consisted of the following:
SCHEDULE OF PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Current: | ||||||||
| Federal | ||||||||
| State and local | ||||||||
| Total | ||||||||
| Deferred: | ||||||||
| Federal | ||||||||
| State and local | ||||||||
| Total | ||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | ||||||||
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A reconciliation of the difference between the expected income tax rate using the statutory U.S. federal tax rate and the Company’s effective tax rate is as follows:
SCHEDULE OF EFFECTIVE INCOME TAX RATE
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Expense (Benefit) from for tax at the federal statutory rate | ||||||||
| Other permanent differences | ||||||||
| Return to provision | ||||||||
| Deferred Tax change in effective rate | ||||||||
| State and local tax, net of federal | ||||||||
| Expense (Benefit from) income taxes | ||||||||
| Effective income tax rate | % | % | ||||||
The tax effects of the temporary differences that give rise to the deferred tax assets and liabilities as of October 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:
SCHEDULE OF DEFERRED TAX ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Deferred tax assets: | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable | ||||||||
| Unrealized loss | - | |||||||
| Deferred rent | ||||||||
| Deferred compensation | ||||||||
| Net operating loss | - | |||||||
| Stock-based compensation | ||||||||
| Inventory | ||||||||
| Total deferred tax asset | ||||||||
| Deferred tax liabilities: | ||||||||
| Intangible assets acquired | ||||||||
| Unrealized gain | - | |||||||
| Buildings, machinery and equipment | ||||||||
| Total deferred tax liabilities | ||||||||
| Net deferred tax asset | ||||||||
A valuation allowance was not provided at October 31, 2025 or 2024. In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment.
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Based upon the level of historical taxable income and projections for future taxable income over the periods in which the deferred tax assets are expected to be deductible, management believes it is more likely than not the Company will realize the benefits of these deductible differences. The amount of the deferred tax asset considered realizable, however, could be reduced in the near term if estimates of future taxable income are reduced.
As
of October 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company did
The Company files a U.S. federal income tax return and California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Massachusetts, Montana, New Jersey, New York, New York City, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia state tax returns. The Company’s federal income tax return is no longer subject to examination by the federal taxing authority for years before fiscal 2022. The Company’s California, Colorado and New Jersey and Texas income tax returns are no longer subject to examination by their respective taxing authorities for the years before fiscal 2022. The Company’s Oregon, New York, Kansas, South Carolina, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Michigan income tax returns are no longer subject to examination by their respective taxing authorities for the years before fiscal 2022.
As
of October 31, 2025, and 2024, the Company had cumulative net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $
On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”) was signed into law, extending key provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act including, but not limited to, deductions for domestic research and development expenditures. The Company is currently evaluating OBBBA; however, the Company does not expect OBBBA to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 9 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:
NOTE 10 - LEASES:
The following summarizes the Company’s operating leases:
SCHEDULE OF OPERATING LEASES
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Right-of-use operating lease assets | ||||||||
| Current lease liability | ||||||||
| Non-current lease liability | ||||||||
| Total lease liability | ||||||||
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The
amortization of the right-of-use asset for the years ended October 31, 2025 and 2024 was $
| Weighted average remaining lease term | ||||
| Weighted average discount rate | % |
Maturities of lease liabilities by year for our operating leases are as follows:
SCHEDULE OF MATURITY LEASE LIABILITY
| 2026 | ||||
| 2027 | ||||
| 2028 | ||||
| 2029 | ||||
| Thereafter | - | |||
| Total lease payments | ||||
| Less: imputed interest | ( | ) | ||
| Present value of operating lease liabilities |
The
aggregate cash payments under these leasing agreements were $
Variable
lease payments were $
In
May 2024, the Company modified its existing lease agreement pertaining to a portion of its office facility. The Company wrote off $
In
November 2024, the Company entered into a new lease in connection with the Second Empire Acquisition. As a result, the Company recognized
a right-of-use asset and lease liability of $
In
October 2025, the Company ceased operations of its Comfort Foods manufacturing subsidiary and exited the leased facility located in North
Andover, Massachusetts. The lease for this facility was scheduled to expire on May 31, 2028. Upon the closure of Comfort Foods, the Company
determined that the right-of-use asset associated with the lease was fully impaired, as the facility would no longer be utilized in the
Company’s operations. As a result, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $
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NOTE 11 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:
In
January 2005, the Company established the “Coffee Holding Co., Inc. Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan.” Currently,
there is only one participant in the plan: the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Within the plan guidelines, this employee is
deferring a portion of his current salary and bonus. The assets are held in a separate trust. The deferred compensation payable represents
the liability due to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The assets were $
NOTE 12 - STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
a. Treasury Stock. The Company utilizes the cost method of accounting for treasury stock. The cost of reissued shares is determined under the last-in, first-out method. The Company did not purchase any shares during the years ended October 31, 2025 and 2024.
b.
Stock Options. The Company has an incentive stock plan, the 2013 Equity Compensation Plan (the “2013 Plan”), and on April
19, 2019, has granted
The
Company recorded
NOTE 13 – CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK:
The
Company had one customer in fiscal year 2025 that individually exceeded 10% of consolidated net sales. Net sales to this one customer
were approximately
NOTE 14 – SEGMENT INFORMATION:
ASC Topic 280, “Segment Reporting,” establishes standards for companies to report in their financial statement information about operating segments, products, services, geographic areas, and major customers. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is available that is regularly evaluated by the Company’s chief operating decision maker, or group, in deciding how to allocate resources and assess performance.
The
Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) is Andrew Gordon, President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial
Officer, and Director. The Company has
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The coffee segment derives revenue from the sale of wholesale green coffee, private label coffee and branded coffee. Revenue for these product lines is recognized upon shipment to the customer. The CODM assesses performance for the coffee segment and decides how to allocate resources based on operating income that also is reported on statement of operations as consolidated income (loss) from operations. The measure of segment assets is reported on the consolidated balance sheet as total consolidated assets.
When evaluating the Company’s performance and making key decisions regarding resource allocation the CODM reviews the Trading Profit and Operating income table below:
SCHEDULE OF SEGMENT INFORMATION
| 10/31/2025 | 10/31/2024 | |||||||
| Statement of operations | ||||||||
| For the years ended | ||||||||
| 10/31/2025 | 10/31/2024 | |||||||
| Net sales | ||||||||
| Cost of Goods Sold (1) | ||||||||
| Gross Profit | ||||||||
| Trading Profit (1) | ||||||||
| Overhead (2) | ||||||||
| Operating income | ||||||||
| (1) |
| (2) |
The CODM uses operating income (loss) to evaluate income generated from segment assets (return on assets) in deciding whether to reinvest profits into the coffee segment or into other parts of the entity such as for acquisitions or to pay dividends. Intra-entity sales and cash transfers are eliminated in operating income (loss) used by the CODM.
NOTE 15 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS:
In
December 2025, the Company invested $
On
January 28th, 2026, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a cash dividend of $
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