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11. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS	6 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2015
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
11. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS	The Company has engaged its 40% partner in GCC as an outside contractor (the “Partner”). Included in contract labor expense are expenses incurred from the Partner during the three and six months ended April 30, 2015 of $130,796 and $216,035, respectively, for the processing of finished goods. An employee of one of the top four vendors is a director of the Company. Purchases from that vendor totaled approximately $14,900,000 and $9,100,000 for the six and three months ended April 30, 2015 and $9,100,000 and $4,100,000 for the six and three months ended April 30, 2014. The corresponding accounts payable balance to this vendor was approximately $469,000 and $569,000 at April 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. In January 2005, the Company established the “Coffee Holding Co., Inc. Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan.” Currently, there is only one participant in the plan: Andrew Gordon, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Within the plan guidelines, this employee is deferring a portion of his current salary and bonus. The assets are held in a separate trust. The deferred compensation payable represents the liability due to an officer of the Company. The assets are included in the Deposits and other assets in the accompanying balance sheets. The deferred compensation asset and liability at April 30, 2015 and October 31, 2014 were $525,727 and $515,549, respectively.

11. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2015

The Company has engaged its 40% partner in GCC as an outside contractor (the “Partner”). Included in contract labor expense are expenses incurred from the Partner during the three and six months ended April 30, 2015 of $130,796 and $216,035, respectively, for the processing of finished goods.

An employee of one of the top four vendors is a director of the Company. Purchases from that vendor totaled approximately $14,900,000 and $9,100,000 for the six and three months ended April 30, 2015 and $9,100,000 and $4,100,000 for the six and three months ended April 30, 2014. The corresponding accounts payable balance to this vendor was approximately $469,000 and $569,000 at April 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

In January 2005, the Company established the “Coffee Holding Co., Inc. Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan.” Currently, there is only one participant in the plan: Andrew Gordon, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Within the plan guidelines, this employee is deferring a portion of his current salary and bonus. The assets are held in a separate trust. The deferred compensation payable represents the liability due to an officer of the Company. The assets are included in the Deposits and other assets in the accompanying balance sheets. The deferred compensation asset and liability at April 30, 2015 and October 31, 2014 were $525,727 and $515,549, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates.

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