Starbucks has crowned its first Global Barista Champion: Nobuki Shimode of Japan. Shimode won with his Blooming Yuzu Espresso creation and will help develop a new worldwide beverage.

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Starbucks crowned Nobuki as its first Global Barista Champion during the 2025 Leadership Experience event in Las Vegas. During the three day competition, Nobuki showcased coffee skill, craft, and ...

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

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

Starbucks is set to host its first global barista championship the week of June 9 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 11 others in an intense three-day competition.

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 ...

That experience influenced Shimode’s performance at Starbucks’ inaugural Global Barista Championship ... storytelling and more for the chance to be crowned champion. Shimode said he wanted to create a ...

Even after I drank it, something stayed with me.” That experience influenced Shimode’s performance at Starbucks’ inaugural Global Barista Championship, a three-day competition in Las Vegas where 12 ...