Coffee Holding Co., Inc. to Expand Partnership with Smart & Final

Staten Island, NY, July 31, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Coffee Holding Co., Inc. (the "Company")  JVA today announced the extension of the Company's partnership with Smart & Final for all of their Private Label coffee products. Smart & Final is an upscale chain of 260 stores in California with another 63 Smart Foodservice Warehouse stores operating out of Portland, Oregon.

"We are pleased to continue our mutually beneficial partnership with Smart & Final," said Andrew Gordon, President and CEO of Coffee Holding Co., Inc. "We look forward to continuing to build our respective businesses with Smart & Final and developing new areas in which to sell product over the next few years. Since the onset of our initial engagement back in 2016, we have now added a Private Label Cold Brew as well as our Café Caribe Espresso coffee into their store sets and we believe we can continue to build upon our mutually successful partnership in the years to come," continued Mr. Gordon.

About Coffee Holding

Coffee Holding Co., Inc. is a leading 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. Coffee Holding has been a family-operated business for three generations and has remained profitable through varying cycles in the coffee industry and the economy. The Company's private label and branded coffee products are sold throughout the United States, Canada and abroad to supermarkets, wholesalers, and individually owned and multi-unit retail customers.

Forward Looking Statements

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Company Contact
Coffee Holding Co., Inc.
Andrew Gordon
President & CEO
718-832-0800