Hudsons Coffee names its 'Barista Champions' for 2016

Hudsons Coffee has crowned the winner of the ‘Alchemy 2016 Hudsons Coffee Barista Championships’, sponsored by Alchemy Cordials.

This year the Championship Finals were held at Zentveld’s Coffee Plantation, a family based plantation found in the hills behind Byron Bay, NSW.

With more than 450 baristas in the Hudsons Coffee network, the final was battled out between just two teams: Greenslopes Private Hospital in Queensland led by team captain Nikki Dormer and Franchise Partner Adam de Vries, and Launceston CBD in Tasmania, led by team captain Celeste Pihan and Franchise Partner Ray Heald.

For the second time, the team from Greenslopes Private Hospital in Queensland has been crowned ‘Hudsons Coffee Barista Champions’ for 2016.

Hudsons Coffee Franchise Partner at Greenslopes Private Hospital Adam de Vries, said: "After the extremely exciting Queensland heats in which staff members Nikki, the team captain, Ana, Nadine and Chloe competed, we were all thrilled to be told that our store had made it through to the Hudsons Coffee National Barista Championship finals in Byron Bay."

“We are thrilled to be a part of such a dynamic and exciting competition once again this year. Both Allison, my wife and business partner, and I are so proud of the wonderful effort the team had put into this competition prior to the win against a very worthy adversary in Ray and the team at Hudsons Coffee Launceston CBD.”

The judging panel consisted of one technical and three sensory judges, including:

Michael Bishop - founder of Alchemy Cordials
Deb Knight – Managing Director of Knight Mattingly Coffee Roasters (KMCR)
Jason Gorgioski – National Operations Manager of Emirates Leisure Retail Australia (ELRA) (ELRA is a subsidiary of the Emirates Group, owners of Hudsons Coffee)
Tania Joyce - ELRA Learning & Development Manager.

Adam Summerville, Managing Director, Emirates Leisure Retail Australia said: “This year’s championship finals are a testament to the teams’ commitment, dedication and passion for their job and we are excited to see the Greenslopes Private Hospital team compete in the upcoming Australian Coffee Chain Challenge (ACCC) in November.”

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