It seems like plain unflavored coffee does not need a kosher certification.
Does flavored drip/ground coffee require a hechsher?
Answer
From The Chicago Rabbinical Council website
A general rule in kashrus is that any item which is flavored requires kosher certification whether the flavor is labeled as natural or artificial, and flavored coffee is no exception to the rule.
And from the Star-K -The Kashrus of Coffee
Flavors are complex chemical products which contain various ingredients, some natural and others artificial. There are more than three thousand flavor ingredients to choose from in formulating a flavor. Some are clearly not kosher. To complicate matters further, food labels are only required to mention that flavors were added without listing the specific flavor. Based on this it is easy to see why all flavored coffees must be kosher certified.
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