COFFEE HOLDING CO INC

This proxy statement (“Proxy Statement”) contains information related to the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Coffee Holding Co., Inc. (the “Company”, “JVA”, “us”, “we” or “our”) to be held on October 28, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time, or at such other time and place to which the Annual Meeting may be adjourned or postponed. This year’s meeting will be a virtual meeting via live webcast on the Internet. You will be able to attend our Annual Meeting, vote and submit your questions by visiting https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/go/jva2026agm.You will not be able to attend the Annual Meeting in person.

The enclosed proxy is solicited by our Board of Directors (the “Board”). The proxy materials relating to the Annual Meeting are being mailed to stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting on or about September 15, 2026. A list of record holders of our Common Stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting will be available for examination by any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the Annual Meeting, at the offices of Lowenstein Sandler, LLP, the Company’s outside counsel, at 1251 Avenue of the Americas, 17 th Floor, New York, NY 10020, during normal business hours for ten days prior to the Annual Meeting (the “Stockholder List”) and available during the Annual Meeting for examination by the stockholders during the Annual Meeting at https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/go/jva2026agm.

IMPORTANT NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON OCTOBER 28, 2026

**Our proxy materials including our Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting, our Annual Report for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2025 (“Annual Report”) and proxy card are available on the Internet at https://www.iproxydirect.com/JVA.**Under Securities and Exchange Commission rules, we are providing access to our proxy materials by notifying you of the availability of our proxy materials on the Internet.