The International Coffee Organisation (ICO), established in London in 1963, first declared the occasion of International Coffee Day on 1 October, 2015. However, the idea of an entire day dedicated to coffee goes long back.
The All Japan Coffee Association also promoted an event similar to International Coffee Day in 1983. The International Coffee Association also marked International Coffee Day in China in 1997. Countries such as Nepal and Taiwan also observed the day before 2015, with even the United States declaring a National Coffee Day in 2005.
The Southern Food and Beverage Museum first used the term ‘International Coffee Day’ at a press conference in 2009 to announce details about the first New Orleans Coffee Festival.
However, it was only after the ICO’s declaration in 2015 that the day began to be celebrated unanimously across the world.
