Meet Fiona, representing the UAE

All around Europe, the Middle East and Africa, there is a tangible buzz of anticipation as the 2024 EMEA Barista Championships prepare to take centre stage. This year’s competition promises to be a landmark event, featuring a record-breaking number of national winners competing for the coveted purple apron, only one of which is awarded each […]

Starbucks UK and Harry Kane Foundation invite the nation to ‘kick off a conversation over a coffee’ “This initiative will get more human connections going, creating special moments through something we all love, whether it is football or a good cup of coffee!”  – Harry Kane As human beings, we naturally thrive on being social […]

The aroma of freshly roasted beans filled a room at the Starbucks EMEA Support Centre in London as seven exceptional barista champions entered, not as competitors, but as collaborators. Their reunion wasn’t for another adrenaline-fueled showdown, but for a far more fulfilling purpose: a beverage development session and a reflection on their career journey as […]