During the Starbucks Leadership Experience in Las Vegas, Sumayyah, the Global Barista Championship runner-up, showcased a ...

Starbucks has long hosted regional barista face-offs, but in going global, it's hoping to "pump up" its struggling brand by capitalizing on a growing trend.

Chain’s first global championship supercharged an already cutthroat competitive circuit; 14,000 fans go wild for ‘Blooming ...

From over 84,000 baristas to one crowned champion, Starbucks hosted its first-ever Global Barista Championship in Las Vegas, ...

Starbucks first global barista championship tested baristas on coffee knowledge, technical skills and customer connection.

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

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

That experience influenced Shimode’s performance at Starbucks’ inaugural Global Barista Championship, a three-day competition in Las Vegas where 12 employees from around the world showed off ...

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

Twelve baristas from around the world will come to Las Vegas for the Starbucks Global Barista Championship on June 9-11.