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Smart Owl Coffee combines science and flavor for coffee lovers | Community Voices

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Beatrice Bonner

Published March 16, 2023 at 5:00 PM CDT

Smart Owl Coffee owners Faith Valenti and Dr. Sean Valenti speak to Community Voices.

Smart Owl Coffee is a local, family-run company that provides supplement-infused, ethically sourced, organic coffee blends. Faith Valenti and Dr. Sean Valenti spoke to Community Voices about how the company launched and the science behind caffeine and L-theanine. They also spoke about the company's new venture Smart OWLchemy Red Drops.