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

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

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

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

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

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

Starbucks hosted the inaugural Global Barista Championship in Las Vegas featuring baristas from around the world.

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

By putting their people first, Starbucks is making an investment that should pay off over time.

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 ...