"She smiled and said, 'Well done, so far. I'm so proud of you,'" he said. "That coffee wasn’t perfect, but it was the best ...

Nobuki Shimode of Japan. Shimode won with his Blooming Yuzu Espresso creation and will help develop a new worldwide beverage.

Starbucks crowned Nobuki as its first Global Barista Champion during the 2025 Leadership Experience event in Las Vegas.

Nobuki Shimode, who manages one of the company's stores in Japan, won the coveted title this week in Las Vegas, beating out ...

The first-ever Starbucks Global Barista Championship will feature 12 elite competitors who will face off in Las Vegas from ...

The competition, which takes place during the Starbucks Leadership Experience conference, will be livestreamed on YouTube ...

Starbucks is creating a competition where ... U.S. and Canada will compete to become the first ever North America Barista Champion. Barista Championships have been taking place in international ...

Starbucks took the Gold Cards out of stores ... In London, the current World Barista Champion, Gwilym Davies, has started a disloyalty coffee card. He makes a free coffee for cardholders who ...

Japan’s Nobuki Shimoide has been named Starbucks’ inaugural Global Barista Champion following the final in Las Vegas ...

By day, the 22-year-old Starbucks barista crafts lattes and mochas at ... Starbucks named one champion for each of its six regions (North America, China, Japan, Asia Pacific, Latin America and ...

They will be judged on their coffee crafting skills, Starbucks knowledge and principles and their original signature beverage. One winner will be named the North America Barista Champion and will ...