Although the labels like "Coffee," "Coffee beverage," and so on, had not been defined for some time, the trade organization laid down manufacturing rules in 1977 and classified the products into the three types below according to "Bibliography and links" officially announced by Japan Fair Trade Commission later.
「コーヒー」「コーヒー飲料」などの表示の定義はしばらく存在しなかったが、1977年業界団体は製造規約を制定、のちに公正取引委員会が正式に告示した『参考文献・リンク』に基づき次の3種類に区分された。