All of our products have what is called a code date . Maxwell House International Café coffees have a Best When Used By Code Date or a Julian Code date. This coding information can be found on the bottom of the coffee tin.

A sample Best When Used By code date would be: 19 JUL 2006 J 14:19

Best When Used By July 19th, 2006

J=plant
14:19=production time (military)

The product should be consumed by this date.  We cannot assure freshness after that date because the taste and texture may have deteriorated.

A sample Julian code date would be: 4023S 12:16  

Produced on January 23, 2004 at Plant S at 12:16 p.m.

FIRST DIGIT:     YEAR
NEXT 3 DIGITS:   DAY OF THE YEAR
LETTER C:        PLANT (C or S)
LAST 4 DIGITS:   TIME (MILITARY)

We recommend using this product by within 12 months of the date of production

EXCEPT CHAI LATTE:

We recommend using this product within 6 months of the date of production