World Coffee Day
On October 1st, Germany celebrates “International Coffee Day”. The German Coffee Day was introduced by the German Coffee Association in 2006. This day is intended to educate people about the history, benefits and importance of coffee and to recognize the hard work involved in coffee production.
Coffee Day is celebrated on different dates around the world, with most events taking place in late September. The name "International Coffee Day" was first used at the Southern Food and Beverage Museum press conference in 2009 to announce the first New Orleans Coffee Festival.
On Coffee Day: Facts you probably didn’t know
International Coffee Day: Meaning
World Coffee Day is not just about celebrating and enjoying coffee as a popular hot drink. Of course, the day is also intended to draw attention to the not always fair conditions in coffee production and in the coffee trade and to the plight of coffee farmers.
On these days the world celebrates Coffee Day
| Date of World Coffee Day | Country countries |
| January 3 | Mongolia |
| 14 April | Portugal |
| May 6 | Denmark |
| 24 May | Brazil |
| 27 June | Colombia |
| August 22nd | Peru |
| second Friday in September | Costa Rica |
| 28 September | Switzerland |
| 29 September | Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Ethiopia, Hungary, Iceland, India (Chikmagalur, Bengaluru), Indonesia, Norway, Philippines, Romania, South Africa, Sweden, Taiwan, United States, Pakistan, Karachi, Poland |
| October 1 | Germany , Honduras, Ireland, Slovakia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Sri Lanka, England |
The history of World Coffee Day
The International Coffee Organization (ICO) decided to declare International Coffee Day in 2014. The first official World Coffee Day was celebrated in Milan in 2015. Events celebrating coffee have existed before. The ICO in China celebrated coffee for the first time in 1997, and Taiwan honored coffee with its own holiday for the first time in 2009. The exact origin of International Coffee Day is unknown, however.
ICO International Coffee Organization
What does ICO stand for?
The ICO stands for "International Coffee Organization". The organization was founded in London in 1963 under the leadership of the United Nations. The reason was the great economic importance of coffee. It manages the International Coffee Agreement (ICA), an important instrument of development cooperation.
The mission of the ICO is to bring together governments of exporting and importing countries to improve global coffee trade through international cooperation. The 49 members of the global ICO represent 98% of producing countries (export) and 67% of importing countries. The ICO does important work to develop a global sustainable coffee trade and to reduce poverty in developing countries.
