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Where to find us in Atlanta this week

As communications director for World Coffee Research, I have weekly conversations with people—from roasters to producers to bankers to everyone in between—about what the organization does. Almost uniformly, people are curious about our work, and express a sense of its importance, but few seem to feel as if they truly understand what we do.

Christophe Montagnon, a world renowned coffee geneticist, has been named Scientific Director for World Coffee Research.

Compass Group, the world’s largest foodservice company, along with Foodbuy (their procurement arm) is the first foodservice company to commit to a sustainable future for coffee where coffee begins—with the seed. Foodbuy is the newest member and the only foodservice sector supporter of World Coffee Research.

An article in Global Coffee Report talks about the forthcoming World Coffee Research Sensory Lexicon.