{"id":67085,"date":"2024-10-01T14:21:48","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T13:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stories.starbucks.com\/emea\/?post_type=story&#038;p=67085"},"modified":"2025-06-06T13:29:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T12:29:08","slug":"sumayyah-eid-our-2024-starbucks-emea-barista-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stories.starbucks.com\/emea\/stories\/2024\/sumayyah-eid-our-2024-starbucks-emea-barista-champion\/","title":{"rendered":"Sumayyah, Our 2024 Starbucks EMEA Barista Champion!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"sbx-page-header-featured alignfull has-large-flow-space requires-no-top-page-spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"sbx-page-header-featured__inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sbx-page-header-featured__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sbx-page-header-featured__top-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stories.starbucks.com\/emea\/stories\/category\/news\/\" class=\"sbux-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>News<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h1\t\t\t\tclass=\"sbx-page-header-featured__title is-style-display-sm\"\n\t\t\t\titemprop=\"headline\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tSumayyah, Our 2024 Starbucks EMEA Barista Champion!\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sbx-page-header-featured__bottom-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sbux-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sbux-meta__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\titemprop=\"datePublished\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdatetime=\"2024-10-01T14:21:48+01:00\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 1, 2024\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sbx-page-header-featured__media\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"--x: 0.5; --y: 0.5\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"956\" src=\"https:\/\/about.starbucks.com\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/10\/Barista_Day_4_844-e1727788842412.jpg\" class=\"sbx-page-header-featured__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 300px, (max-width: 586px) 480px, (max-width: 864px) 768px, 1280px\" loading=\"eager\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<!-- endif -->\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"sbux-share-post alignleft\">\n\t\n\t\t\t<li class=\"sbux-share-post__item\">\n\t\t\t<a\tclass=\"sbux-icon-button sbux-site-header__action\"\n\ttarget=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/stories.starbucks.com\/emea\/stories\/2024\/sumayyah-eid-our-2024-starbucks-emea-barista-champion\/\">\n\t<span class=\"sbux-icon-button__circle\">\n\t\t<span class=\"sbux-icon-button__icon-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sbux-icon-button__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg\n\taria-hidden=\"true\"\n\tfill=\"none\"\n\tfocusable=\"false\"\n\theight=\"24\"\n\tviewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"\n\twidth=\"24\"\n\txmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"\n>\n\t<path\n\t\td=\"M9.2 13.52V21h4.07v-7.48h3.04l.63-3.44h-3.67V8.87c0-1.82.71-2.52 2.56-2.52.57 0 1.03.02 1.3.05V3.28c-.5-.14-1.74-.28-2.45-.28C10.93 3 9.2 4.78 9.2 8.6v1.48H6.87v3.44H9.2Z\"\n\t\tfill=\"currentColor\"\n\t\/>\n<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<svg\n\taria-hidden=\"true\"\n\tfill=\"none\"\n\tfocusable=\"false\"\n\theight=\"24\"\n\tviewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"\n\twidth=\"24\"\n\txmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"\n>\n\t<path\n\t\td=\"M9.2 13.52V21h4.07v-7.48h3.04l.63-3.44h-3.67V8.87c0-1.82.71-2.52 2.56-2.52.57 0 1.03.02 1.3.05V3.28c-.5-.14-1.74-.28-2.45-.28C10.93 3 9.2 4.78 9.2 8.6v1.48H6.87v3.44H9.2Z\"\n\t\tfill=\"currentColor\"\n\t\/>\n<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/span>\n\t<span class=\"sbux-icon-button__label visually-hidden\">Share this post on Facebook<\/span>\n\t<span class=\"sbux-icon-button__backdrop\"><\/span>\n<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n\t\t\t<li class=\"sbux-share-post__item\">\n\t\t\t<a\tclass=\"sbux-icon-button sbux-site-header__action\"\n\ttarget=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/intent\/post?text=Let us introduce to you to our 2024 Starbucks EMEA Barista Champion, Sumayyah! 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her first Barista Championships and has been working with Starbucks since she was 15, when she started as a part-time barista.<\/p>\n<\/body>\n\n<body><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Straight after her win, Sumayyah said: \u201cOh my gosh! That is all I can really say. I haven\u2019t processed this yet, you could pinch me \u2013 the emotions are overwhelming, in a good way.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/body>\n\n<body><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year, the EMEA Barista Championship was open to 55,000 partners from 42 markets, with 37 of the most talented baristas showcasing the passion that goes into creating the perfect cup of coffee in last week\u2019s final. Their skills were tested across several different rounds, including presenting a coffee tasting, creating picture perfect latte art, inventing their very own signature drink and, for the first time this year, taking part in a \u2018store rush\u2019. Dubbed the contestants favourite round, store rush recreates the everyday coffee rush, but the only difference being that the champions were timed and marked on how well they perfect the \u2018customer\u2019 order.<\/p>\n<\/body>\n\n<body><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The purple apron was presented to Sumayyah by Vaso Papastamatiou, last year\u2019s Champion, who also helped to judge the competition.<\/p>\n<\/body>\n\n<body><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt has meant so much to me to compete this year, and I would encourage every single partner across the globe to take part as it is an amazing experience, regardless of winning the purple apron,\u201d Sumayyah continued. \u201cI want every partner to be as excited as I am. 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