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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 ...

Leader Brian Niccol took over as CEO in September with a plan to return the chain to its coffeehouse roots, focusing on the in-store experience.

The Starbucks Global Barista Champion will co-create a beverage to be sold at stores across the U.S. in the "near future." ...

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

The first-ever Starbucks Global Barista Championship will feature 12 elite competitors who will face off in Las Vegas from Monday, June 9 to Wednesday, June 11. From 84,000 baristas worldwide, only a ...

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

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 ...

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 ...