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Bewley’s Trainer Retains
Latte Art Title OVER THE YEARS BEWLEY’S HAVE BUILT A REPUTATION AS ‘THE EXPERTS’ AND AS A COMPANY THAT SETS THE STANDARD IN PROVIDING BEST IN CLASS HOT BEVERAGE SOLUTIONS TO THE FOODSERVICE INDUSTRY.
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t this year’s Dublin Coffee & Tea Festival, Bewley’s training team proved their expertise in latte art with Bewley’s barista, Seivijus Matiejunas (a.k.a. ‘Elvis’) awarded the top honour and named Irish Latte
Art Champion 2016 in the Irish Latte Art Championship competition. Elvis will now go on to compete for the title of World Latte Art Champion at the Fine Food Expo in Shanghai in March 2016. The top six places at the Irish national championships were awarded to baristas from the industry that were trained at Bewley’s Barista Academy. There is an ethos among the Bewley’s training team that the difference between a good cup of coffee and a great cup is repeat business. That is why Elvis and the Bewley’s training team travel the country educating foodservice operators on how to produce a consistent, high quality coffee. The team demonstrate best practice in espresso brewing, milk steaming, and latte art and equipment maintenance, which are all key factors in producing a great tasting cup of coffee. According to Elvis, ‘taste and quality are the number one drivers of choice for consumers and most foodservice operators know this now. There is lots of competition on the high street. Consumers will pass by those hotels, restaurants and cafés that don’t serve a great
cup of coffee all the time. In locations where baristas are preparing coffees and teas it is essential that they are given some form of coffee training. Baristas need to feel confident and motivated to delight their customers with great tasting coffee, no matter what time of day it is. Bewley’s training programmes aim to do just this. In some cases, a sales lift of 5% to 10% has been recorded in outlets where baristas have undergone extensive training.” Below, Elvis outlines some of the key topics in Bewley’s dedicated barista training programmes: CHOOSING THE PERFECT BLEND It goes without saying, but the most important step in making a perfect cup of coffee is the first one - choosing the best quality espresso blend. At the Bewley’s training academy in Dublin, operators and their baristas are invited to a tasting to choose the perfect espresso blend for their establishment. Elvis tells us that a great espresso is more than just taste. It is about a great body, a caramel coloured oily thickness, and a natural sweetness undercutting the
Seivijus Matiejunas a.k.a. ‘Elvis’
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