Java Original Coffee

java original® coffee has a long history. in 1840, during the dutch colonial era of indonesia, peter william hofland purchased the pamanoekan and tjiasem lands (also known as p & t lands) near subang (west java) from charles forbes, the owner of forbes & co of bombay (british india). the pamanoekan and tjiasem lands, one of the most extensive freehold properties in indonesia, were given special autonomy rights to manage and establish its own independent government. hofland was born on september 2, 1802 in jagannadhapuram (daatijeroon) (cocanada) godavery, madras (british india). compelled by the british colonial government, he moved to java, where, in 1833, he received a lucrative contract from the dutch colonial government to cultivate sugar in surabaya (east java). hofland was considered a charitable landowner who providing adequate wages to indigenous people who wanted to work on plantations (traditionally called 'coffee gardens') owned by pamanoekan and tjiasem lands. being the