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Editor’s

Welcome

Welcome to the March & April edition
of the BSA’s eMagazine Something’s
Brewing.

It was tremendous to be invited to
the Stokes Barista Championship held
at The Lawn in Lincoln, just before
Easter. I had the opportunity to meet
many people working within the

industry to ensure that hot drink
standards remain high and push the
barriers to create new coffee-based
drinks too.

The team at Stokes created an
evening of fun for all the competitors
and the audience too. Everybody who
took part in the competition had
worked very hard to ensure that they
worked at the highest level on the
night. The overall winner was Adam,
representing the Grain Store. You can

read the full story on page 35.

It is positive to read that the offering in Looking short-term, the industry needs to
the bean-to-cup market continues to focus more on encouraging young people to
develop and innovate. Many hospitality believe that hospitality is a long-term career.
outlets want to offer the same high- Possibly, Caber Coffee’s Barista Championship
quality drinks as top-rated cafes, on page 7 is a positive step forward for guiding
however, this may not be possible due to school-age children towards a brilliant
space and challenges with staff. This occupation.
issue can - possibly - be answered by Remember that we welcome articles and
investing in a super-automatic machine. MARCH/APRIL. 2024 | ISSUE 35
However, there is a high cost element stories from BSA members and supporters,
and these can be sent to me at
and in his article, Angus McKenzie has

talked to several machine manufacturers bulletin@beveragestandardsassociation.co.uk.
in this field to demystify the challenges. Martyn Herriott

bulletin@beveragestandardsassociation.co.uk

www.beveragestandardsassociation.co.uk