Membership

Invest in the future of coffee.
We are 200+ companies in 29 countries coming together to create a more resilient and sustainable coffee industry.

Your Support

Why invest in the future of coffee?

The challenges facing coffee are bigger than any one company can solve alone. Through collective investment in agricultural R&D, World Coffee Research creates new varieties that address multiple business and sustainability risks to ensure a vibrant coffee sector. Every coffee business—large and small alike—is called to do their part and invest in creating the future of our industry.

Address the climate crisis and improve farmer livelihoods.

Variety development is one of the most powerful tools we have to help farmers adapt to climate change and reduce carbon emissions from coffee farming.

Mitigate business and sustainability risks.

Variety development is an auditor-approved CRSD/ESG strategy to assure supply and business continuity and sustain origin diversity, quality, and market differentiation.

Ensure the future of high-quality coffee.

Through research, we can create more resilient plants and ensure a future where naturally grown coffee is not only available and accessible but meets roasters' needs for quality.

Become a Member

Two ways to join.

Membership is open to any company whose business depends on or involves coffee and whose membership is consistent with WCR’s mission. Membership fees support all of WCR’s vital research activities.

Checkoff Program


Contribution tied to coffee purchasing volumes.


For companies that purchase or trade coffee and want their WCR contribution built into the cost of coffee.


Annual Contribution


A fixed contribution amount each year.


Works for any kind of company (roasters, retailers, allied, etc.) funding across departments (R&D, marketing, sustainability).


Support Calculator

Not sure which membership is right for your business? Use our support calculator to best determine your investment level. New members can start at a lower amount and gradually step up over a three-year period to reach the target fee indicated here. Please contact us to discuss in more detail, and ways we can help build internal stakeholder support.

Checkoff Program

Annual Contribution

Fixed Value

Helpful Documents

Learn more about membership.

FAQ

Common Questions

World Coffee Research unites the global coffee industry to drive science-based agricultural solutions to urgently secure a diverse and sustainable supply of quality coffee today and for generations to come.

The primary return on investment for member companies is the mitigation of key business and sustainability risks. Our collective investment model provides multiple advantages, including:

Pooling resources to accomplish variety development at a scale that would be prohibitive for most individual companies to invest in alone;

Delivering an industry-driven, product-focused research agenda;

Joining forces with peers to unlock public investment aligned with industry priorities, and

Ensuring benefit to farmers, producing countries, and coffee companies.

Member benefits are the ways in which World Coffee Research engages companies in its research so that members can steward investment in alignment with their specific interests, including members-only education and connection opportunities, communications support, content packages, participation in cupping new varieties and advocacy, in addition to recognition. For example, our new member portal provides a fantastic, centralized repository of resources that anyone working for a member company is eligible to access. Please see our member benefits document above and contact us for more information.

World Coffee Research is a 501(c)(5) nonprofit agricultural organization. As such, WCR is exempt from U.S. federal income tax. In the U.S., contributions to WCR may be tax-deductible as trade or business expenses. WCR is not a 501c3, therefore contributions are not tax deductible for individuals. Please consult your tax advisor to determine whether and to the extent to which your donation may be deductible.

We offer a simple membership fee structure with four (4) primary categories for industry stakeholders to partner with us: brand roasters/manufacturers/retailers, business-to-business roasters/manufacturers, green coffee suppliers/traders/decaffeinators, and allied companies in the coffee value chain (including equipment, flavoring, food, producers, and consulting). If you don’t see that your business fits into these categories but are interested in becoming a member, please contact us and we will be happy to discuss options with you.

Placement in volume/revenue bands is made using current-year figures, to determine membership rate for the following year. WCR membership will be on a calendar year basis. If a member company’s green coffee volume or volume-equivalent increases such that the company would move into a higher membership band, the member will have two years to reach the new target level. At the time of annual renewal, members can also change between the Fixed Rate annual contributions and Checkoff options.

Companies are encouraged to become members of WCR at their appropriate level, and new membership provides for a three-year period of increasing investment to meet this target. Making a financial contribution to WCR at a lower amount is possible, but does not come with member benefits. Please contact us to discuss further.

Our Members

Industry-driven, collaborative, and global.

Our members—companies large and small—come together to collectively invest in coffee research and create new varieties that establish a critical foundation for a vibrant and sustainable coffee sector in diverse coffee origins. Join us!

Members

Thank you to all the companies who generously support our work and make it possible.

$1,000 to $9,999

  1. Ally Coffee
  2. AREA 51 Coffee Roasters
  3. Asahi Quality & Innovations
  4. Atkinsons Coffee Roasters
  5. Atlas Coffee Importers
  6. Bäckerei Happ GmbH & Co.
  7. Bagavathi Organogenic Molecular Mineralised Coffee
  8. Barrie House Coffee
  9. Beck Flavors
  10. Bell Lane Coffee
  11. Bettr Coffee
  12. Black Oak Coffee Roasters
  13. Black Subtle Notes Coffee
  14. Blossom Coffee Roasters
  15. Bodum
  16. Bontain Coffee Co.
  17. Boomtown Coffee
  18. Boxcar Coffee Roasters
  19. Bulavity
  20. BUNA
  21. Cafcom Trading
  22. Cafe Imports
  23. Cafe Virtuoso
  24. CafeTracker
  25. Calendar Coffee
  26. Camber Coffee
  27. Campbell & Syme Coffee Roasters
  28. Caravan Coffee
  29. Caravela Coffee USA
  30. Ceremony Coffee Roasters
  31. Coffee Bros.
  32. Coffee Libre
  33. Coffee Nexus
  34. Coffee Unified
  35. Coffeebar
  36. Covoya Ltd.
  37. Craft House Coffee
  38. Crankhouse Coffee
  39. Cumpa
  40. CUPRIMA
  41. Curve Coffee Roasters
  42. Dark Woods Coffee
  43. Dear Green Coffee Roasters
  44. Demus S.p.A.
  45. Descamex
  46. Driftaway Coffee
  47. DRWakefield
  48. Dunn Brothers Coffee
  49. ECRE
  50. Equator Coffees
  51. Espanola Coffee Roasters
  52. Excelco Trading
  53. Exhale Coffee
  54. Falcon Coffees Peru
  55. FiXX Coffee
  56. Flores Island Coffee
  57. Forecast Coffee Company
  58. Fuglen Coffee Roasters Oslo
  59. Fulcrum Coffee
  60. Horiguchi Coffee Research Institute
  61. Hormozi Coffee
  62. Huckleberry Roasters
  63. I & M Smith
  64. Imbibe Coffee Roasters
  65. InterAmerican Coffee/Neumann Gruppe USA
  66. Intercontinental Coffee Trading
  67. iO Coffee
  68. Irving Farm New York
  69. Izaki Coffee Co.
  70. Java City
  71. Kaldi Coffee Farm Online Store
  72. Kaldi's Coffee
  73. Kelachandra Coffee
  74. Kerchanshe Trading PLC
  75. KIM House Roaster
  76. KIM House Roaster
  77. Kiss the Hippo Coffee
  78. Klatch Coffee
  79. Kua Coffee
  80. Kurasu LLC
  81. La Baia Coffee Supply
  82. Limini Coffee
  83. List + Beisler
  84. Little Waves Coffee Roasters
  85. Madcap Coffee Company
  86. Market Lane Coffee
  87. Marubeni Foods
  88. Melbourne Coffee Merchants
  89. Mercon Coffee Group
  90. Metric Coffee
  91. Moon Roast
  92. Moplaco Trading PLC
  93. Mr. Espresso
  94. Murnauer Kaffeerösterei
  95. Nylon Coffee
  96. Ome by Spacebar Coffee
  97. One Village Coffee
  98. Origin Coffee Roasters
  99. OutIn
  100. Ozo Coffee Roasters
  101. Pacific Espresso
  102. Passenger Coffee & Tea
  103. Philippine Coffee and Barista Insitute
  104. Polyplants
  105. PROBAT
  106. Prometheus Coffee Roasters
  107. Rave Coffee
  108. Raw Bean Limited
  109. RGC Coffee
  110. Rimini Coffee
  111. Ringtons Ltd.
  112. River Coffee Roasters
  113. Roast House Coffee
  114. Rumble Coffee Roasters
  115. S. Ishimitsu & Co.
  116. Sarutahiko Coffee, Inc.
  117. SC Foods, Co. Ltd
  118. SCS Global Services
  119. SEY COFFEE
  120. Single O
  121. Solberg & Hansen
  122. South India Coffee Company
  123. South Texas Coffee Initiative
  124. Specialty Grade Coffee
  125. Square Mile Coffee Roasters
  126. Steim
  127. Stitch Coffee
  128. StoneX Specialty Coffee
  129. Supremo Coffee
  130. Sustainable Harvest
  131. Sweet Maria's Coffee Inc.
  132. Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee Company
  133. Taf Coffee
  134. Tata Coffee Limited
  135. Temecula Coffee Roasters
  136. Temple Coffee Roasters
  137. TERAROSA (Haksan Co.Ltd)
  138. The Gentlemen Baristas
  139. The Roastery
  140. The Seed
  141. This Side Up Coffee
  142. Toa Coffee Co. Ltd.
  143. Tony's Coffee
  144. Trabocca
  145. Transcend Coffee
  146. True Stone Coffee Roasters
  147. Vides58Coffees
  148. Walker Coffee Trading
  149. WDF
  150. Whittard of Chelsea
  151. Wonderstate Coffee

Up to $999

  1. 1740 Coffee Genesis
  2. 1Cup Coffee Roasters
  3. 7000 Coffee Trees
  4. Apex Coffee
  5. Artisan Java Tea
  6. Barclay Bean
  7. Beans n Dough Cookie Company
  8. Beanstock Coffee Roasters
  9. Bennachie Coffee
  10. Black Kat Cafe Company
  11. BlendIn Coffee Club
  12. Blume Coffee Traders
  13. Bolt Coffee Company
  14. Bontain Coffee Co.
  15. Boon Boona Coffee
  16. Brew and Click
  17. Brew the Blend
  18. Brewpoint Coffee
  19. Bridazul
  20. Bridge Coffee Co.
  21. Buddha Java Inc.
  22. Bun Coffee Byron Bay
  23. Café Tenango
  24. Cafeshi
  25. Cafetales de Venezuela
  26. Camino Real Coffee Roasters
  27. Casa Espresso
  28. Cerebrew
  29. Ceremony Coffee Roasters
  30. Chouette Torréfacteur Laboratoire
  31. Coastal Coffee Traders
  32. Coffee Aside
  33. Coffee Crops Labs
  34. Coffee Cube
  35. Coffee Editor
  36. Coffee Friend
  37. Coffee Traders
  38. Coldblow Coffee Company
  39. Colour Coffee Roasting
  40. CuBa BIOTEC
  41. Cultivar Coffee South Africa
  42. Cumbre Coffee LLC
  43. Cumbre Coffee, LLC
  44. Cup north
  45. Cup of Courage Coffee
  46. Cuppers Choice
  47. Cwtch Coffee
  48. Cyesha Coffee Ltd.
  49. Dancing Goats Coffee
  50. Dave's Koffiebranderij
  51. Demus S.p.A.
  52. Dispatch Coffee
  53. Don Alberto Coffee Co
  54. Driply
  55. Electric Coffee Lab
  56. Established Coffee
  57. Exchange Alley Coffee House
  58. Firsthand Coffee
  59. Forecast Coffee Company
  60. Forest Coffee USA
  61. Fort Findlay Coffee & Doughnut Shoppe
  62. Fortitude Coffee Roasters
  63. Friday Coffee Roasters
  64. Fuglen Coffee Roasters Tokyo
  65. Full City Rooster
  66. Future Seed Colombia
  67. Gaia Artisan Coffee
  68. Good Good Coffee
  69. Green Coffee Collective
  70. Greenway Coffee Company
  71. Halvo Coffee Roasters
  72. Hansa Coffee
  73. Harbor Coffee
  74. Hardhat Coffee Co.
  75. Heart and Graft Coffee
  76. Hessian Coffee Limited
  77. High Vibration Coffee
  78. Honey Coffee
  79. Horsham Coffee Roaster
  80. Hound House Coffee
  81. Ickle Coffee
  82. IRC (Instituto Regional del Café)
  83. Iron Brew Coffee
  84. Iron Soldiers Coffee Company
  85. Johann Jacobs Haus
  86. Junker's Café-Rösterei
  87. Killashops Gourmet Coffee
  88. Kittel Coffee
  89. Klatch Coffee
  90. Kona Kaffeerösterei
  91. Kurasu LLC
  92. Laila Jade Coffee Company
  93. Landmark Specialty Coffee
  94. Lüna Coffee
  95. Mahogany Queen Coffee
  96. Mantra Coffee Beans
  97. Marigold Coffee
  98. Mastodon Coffee
  99. Method Coffee Roasters
  100. Molesci & Matesci
  101. Monastery Coffee
  102. Monster Buck Coffee
  103. MoonGoat Coffee
  104. Mount Sunzu Coffee Ltd
  105. Mr. Bean Coffee Ltd.
  106. Mundo Novo Coffee
  107. Myracle Kitchen
  108. Necesitas Cafe
  109. Nemesis Coffee
  110. Nincomsoup
  111. Nyakiyumbu Community Coffee Pulping and Wash Station
  112. Old Spike Roastery
  113. Olisipo Coffee Roasters
  114. Orbital Coffee Roasters
  115. Origin Coffee Lab
  116. Osito Coffee
  117. Overview Coffee Japan
  118. Peak Coffee Co
  119. Peekskill Coffee
  120. Prufrock Training & Consulting
  121. Quaffee
  122. Rabbit Hole Roasters
  123. Rebel Dog Coffee
  124. Rescue Pup Coffee Co.
  125. Rio Coffee
  126. Riposo Coffee Roasters
  127. Ritual Coffee Roasters Tasmania
  128. River City Coffee
  129. Roastwolf
  130. Rose N Crantz Roasting Co.
  131. Rose Park Roasters
  132. Ross Street Roasting
  133. Roundtable Coffee Works
  134. Sailors Coffee Company
  135. Saint Henri - Micro Torrefacteur
  136. Samadool Coffee
  137. Sample Coffee Roasters
  138. Satoru Coffee
  139. SEY
  140. Shedlight Coffee Roasters
  141. Sheepdog Coffee Ltd
  142. SipSation Coffee Co.
  143. Small Planes Coffee
  144. Specialty Grade Coffee
  145. Spyhouse Coffee Roasting Co.
  146. Square One Coffee Roasters
  147. Structure Coffee Roasters
  148. Supremo
  149. TBD Coffee Co
  150. The Artisanal Bean
  151. The Heavenly Coffee Company Ltd
  152. The Mental Bar Coffee Company
  153. The Old Captain
  154. The Pawfect Brew
  155. The Steam Engine
  156. The Tired Teacher Coffee
  157. Tobias Coffee
  158. Torque Coffees
  159. Tropic X
  160. Vagabond Coffee Roaster
  161. WB Coffee
  162. West Cork Coffee Roastery
  163. Wise Consultants
  164. Wonder Waves
  165. Workshop Coffee
  166. World Coffee Research
  167. Wrangler Coffee Company
  168. Zephyr Green Coffee

Checkoff Program

Thank you to all the roasters, retailers and suppliers that make this program possible

Participating Roasters & Retailers

  1. 1Cup Coffee Roasters
  2. Allegro Coffee Company
  3. Bäckerei Happ GmbH & Co.
  4. Barrie House Coffee
  5. Beanstock Coffee Roasters
  6. Black Oak Coffee Roasters
  7. Blume Coffee Traders
  8. Bodum
  9. Bolt Coffee Company
  10. Boxcar Coffee Roasters
  11. Brewpoint Coffee
  12. Cafe do Capitao
  13. Cafe Virtuoso
  14. Calendar Coffee
  15. Camino Real Coffee Roasters
  16. Caravan Coffee
  17. Chameleon Cold-Brew
  18. Coldblow Coffee Company
  19. Colour Coffee Roasting
  20. Covenant Coffee
  21. Cuppers Choice
  22. Curve Coffee Roasters
  23. Dancing Goats Coffee
  24. Dark Woods Coffee
  25. Dave's Koffiebranderij
  26. Dear Green Coffee Roasters
  27. Dunn Brothers Coffee
  28. ECRE
  29. Equator Coffees
  30. Fortitude Coffee Roasters
  31. Full City Rooster
  32. Greenway Coffee Company
  33. Heart and Graft Coffee
  34. Horsham Coffee Roaster
  35. Huckleberry Roasters
  36. Ickle Coffee
  37. Intelligentsia Coffee
  38. Irving Farm New York
  39. Java City
  40. Johann Jacobs Haus
  41. Junker's Café-Rösterei
  42. Kaldi's Coffee
  43. Kittel Coffee
  44. Kona Kaffeerösterei
  45. Landmark Specialty Coffee
  46. Limini Coffee
  47. Marigold Coffee
  48. Market Lane Coffee
  49. Monastery Coffee
  50. MoonGoat Coffee
  51. Mr. Espresso
  52. National DCP / Dunkin'
  53. Olisipo Coffee Roasters
  54. Origin Coffee Roasters
  55. Philz Coffee
  56. Quaffee
  57. Rabbit Hole Roasters
  58. Rave Coffee
  59. Red Bank Coffee Roasters
  60. Rimini Coffee
  61. Ringtons Ltd.
  62. River City Coffee
  63. Roast House Coffee
  64. Rose N Crantz Roasting Co.
  65. Rose Park Roasters
  66. Roundtable Coffee Works
  67. Saint Henri - Micro Torrefacteur
  68. Small Planes Coffee
  69. Spyhouse Coffee Roasting Co.
  70. Square Mile Coffee Roasters
  71. Square One Coffee Roasters
  72. Stitch Coffee
  73. Structure Coffee Roasters
  74. Taylors of Harrogate
  75. Temecula Coffee Roasters
  76. Temple Coffee Roasters
  77. The Artisanal Bean
  78. The Roastery
  79. True Stone Coffee Roasters
  80. Vagabond Coffee Roaster
  81. West Cork Coffee Roastery
  82. Wonderstate Coffee