Coffee Holdings Co., Inc. Issues Business Update Following 2023 Annual Meeting - Seite 2

Coffee prices also remain at elevated levels on an historic basis, with smaller crops last year and remaining supply chain issues combining to keep nearby supplies tight. We have always recorded better results when similar conditions persisted in the past and it is our belief that will also be the scenario heading into our next fiscal year. 

Finally, I want to address our rationale behind the proposed merger with Delta and why we view this as the best course for the future of the Company and return for our shareholders. Although we believe that our business is on a more stable footing, several challenges persist. Financing costs are high, a situation that appears poised to continue for several years to come and capital market access has been restrictive for small companies such as ours even before the recent rise in interest rates. In addition, most other publicly traded coffee companies, other than retail coffee companies, have both underperformed and have gone relatively unnoticed in the public markets over the last several years and our company is no exception. To execute our growth initiatives, improve margins, and reduce our overhead and capital costs, it is the view of myself and the Company’s board of directors that an increase in scale will be in our interests and that our Company and its shareholders would benefit from combining with a much larger enterprise such Delta.

Delta is a global logistics company with a broad interest across commodities, industrials, and agricultural industries. It has experienced significant growth since its founding with revenues of over $620 million last year and today has over 400 employees in 17 countries. Delta’s business lines are headed by experienced management teams and combining with Delta we believe will give us the scale and efficiency to execute our strategy. It is our belief that this will be the catalyst for setting the possibility of improved stock performance once we consummate the proposed merger.

We are in the process of remaining stages in the review of our proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission and expect to mail our proxy statement to our stockholders by year end and to hold our special meeting in the first quarter of 2024. Again, I want to thank our stockholders for your patience and your continued support,” concluded Mr. Gordon.

About Coffee Holding 

Founded in 1971, Coffee Holding 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’s product offerings consist of eight proprietary brands, each targeting a different segment of the consumer coffee market as well as roasting and blending coffees for major wholesalers and retailers throughout the United States who want to have products under their own names to compete with national brands. In addition to selling roasted coffee, Coffee Holding also imports green coffee beans from around the world which it resells to smaller regional roasters and coffee shops throughout the United States and Canada.