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

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

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.

In her off hours, she reads coffee books ... and their own signature beverages. The competition will showcase the winners of Starbucks' regional and Reserve Roastery championships, which ...