Nestlé Professional: Storage and Shelf Life

Wednesday, March 05, 2025

If you are looking to know the shelf life of a closed product Nestlé Professional product, follow these steps:

  1.  Go to https://www.nestleprofessional.ca/ 
  2.  Select the product
  3. The Shelf Life will be found under the storage tab

If the product has been opened, you will need the date code and a Julian Calendar (which is a number consisting of the last digit of the year of production, a 3 digit day-of-year number and the plant code. Note weather or not it is a leap year).



For Example:

SKU 12233221 Nescafe Classico Instant Coffee

Date code: 11796653 (found on packaging):

  • (1) Last digit of the year of production
  • (179) Julian date of production > June 28, 2021
  • (6653) Plant code

To determine the expiry date:

For this example, according to the website, the shelf life for this item is 540 days which means expiry date for the opened product would be 12/20/2022

If you are having troubles or have any questions, one of our Consumer Ambassadors would be happy to help you.