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On a new episode of the Keys to the Shop podcast, we discuss the work of World Coffee Research and what retail cafes can do to promote sustainable coffee. The Keys to the Shop is a podcast hosted by Chris Deferio dedicated to the success of coffee shops and the professionals that make them work.

An animated video from the Washington Post profiles the work of World Coffee Research. "America's favorite beverage is under attack from climate change and other woes. Science may offer a solution."

For the second edition of the coffee lexicon, 24 new references that substantially expand the global applicability of the lexicon have been added. The new references are pharmaceutical grade, shelf-stable, food-safe, and globally flavor capsules, available from FlavorActiV.

This International Coffee Day, the Specialty Coffee Association and World Coffee Research are calling on the coffee community around the globe to support innovation in coffee science.

The coffee supply chain begins before the farm—with the seed itself. WCR Verified is the first global standard to certify that coffee seed producers and plant nurseries are producing healthy and genetically pure plants. It is designed to provide independent, science-based quality control and assurance at the start of the coffee supply chain.