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<DESCRIPTION>CEO CERTIFICATION
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                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

               Statement Furnished Pursuant to Section 906 of the
               Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

      The  undersigned,  Andrew  Gordon is the  President  and  Chief  Executive
Officer of Coffee Holding Co., Inc. (the "Company").

      This  statement is being  furnished in  connection  with the filing by the
Company of the Company's  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-QSB for the periods ended
July 31, 2002 (the "Report").

      By execution of this statement, I certify that:

            A)    the Report fully  complies  with the  requirements  of Section
                  13(a)  or  15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934 (15
                  U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d)) and

            B)    the information  contained in the Report fairly  presents,  in
                  all material respects,  the financial condition and results of
                  operations  of the Company as of the dates and for the periods
                  covered by the Report.

      This statement is authorized to be attached as an exhibit to the Report so
that this  statement  will  accompany  the  Report at such time as the Report is
filed with the  Securities and Exchange  Commission,  pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C.  Section 1350. It is not intended that
this statement be deemed to be filed for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended.

Dated:  September 13, 2002        /s/ Andrew Gordon
                                  -----------------------------------
                                  Andrew Gordon

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