UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 26, 2026

COFFEE HOLDING CO., INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada

001-32491

11-2238111

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

3475 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, New York		10314
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (718) 832-0800

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class:		Trading Symbol		Name of each exchange on which registered:
Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 Per Share		JVA		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On February 26, 2026, with the approval of its board of directors, Coffee Holding Co., Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), entered into an amendment to its Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (the “Amendment”), dated April 11, 2008, between the Company and Andrew Gordon, the Company’s President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.

Under the Amendment, (i) Mr. Gordon agreed to a reduction in his base salary from $325,000 to $80,000 per annum, (ii) Mr. Gordon was granted a right to receive an incentive bonus of $1.6 million if he remains employed with the Company until January 1, 2030 (such bonus to be paid by March 16, 2030) and (iii) Mr. Gordon will be required to enter into a general release in order to receive severance benefits.

The foregoing description does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the Amendment, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibit
10.1		Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of February 26, 2026, by and between Andrew Gordon and Coffee Holding Co., Inc.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Coffee Holding Co., Inc.

	By:	/s/ Andrew Gordon
	Name:	Andrew Gordon
	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: February 27, 2026

Coffee Holding Co. Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Financial Statements and Exhibits