The Coffee Science Foundation supports scientific research and connects the coffee community with resources that help address the challenges facing coffee today and in the future.

We aim to understand coffee and secure its future through research, knowledge building, and outreach.

What’s in the hopper?

LEXICON & FLAVOUR WHEEL

A Common Language for Coffee

Developing a consistent ad science-based coffee lexicon and flavour wheel to better describe and communicate coffee quality.

PREFERENCE MAPPING - CONSUMERS

What Consumers Like

Mapping consumer preferences to understand how different coffee attributes drive liking across diverse markets and audineces.

PREFERENCE MAPPING - EXPERTS

How Experts Perceive Coffee

Mapping expert sensory evaluations to identify key quality attributes and build a shared understanding of coffee quality.

What’s Brewing?

Discover where the Coffee Science Foundation is connecting with the global coffee community. Explore upcoming events, lectures, and presentations where researchers and industry professionals come together to share the latest developments in coffee science.