BINASCO, Milan (Italy) – La Cimbali, a sub brand of Cimbali Group, announces its sponsorship for the third time in a row of the SCA UK Barista Championship 2024, the UK’s premier coffee competition which brings together 52 of the country’s best industry professionals.
The search for the UK’s top barista begins with the competition kicking off and evolving with the following appointments:
- Glasgow – 17th Jan – St Lukes, 17 Bain Street (Next door to Barrowlands), Calton, G40 2JZ
- Manchester – 22nd-23rd Jan – Foundation Coffee, 48 – 50 Whitworth Street, Manchester, M1 6LS
- Bristol – 27th Jan – Extract Coffee Roasters, Unit 1 New Gatton Rd, St Werburgh’s, Bristol BS2 9SH
- London – 2nd-3rd Feb – Cimbali UK. 280 Centennial Park, Elstree, Herts, WD6 3ST
Semi Final & Final 22nd – 23rd March – TBC
Baristas will need to craft two espresso, two milk beverages, and two Signature Beverages as part of the requirements.
The reintroduction of the signature beverage in this season’s UKBC heats aims to better equip baristas for the semi-finals and finals, leading to the ultimate challenge of the World Barista Final.
The victor of the 2024 UKBC will proceed to represent the UK at the World Barista Championship in Busan, South Korea, scheduled for May 2024.
As official gold sponsor, La Cimbali will provide 4 x M200 GT1 for competing baristas to use, during the UKBC.
Louise Felton, Cimbali Group Regional Director, UK & Ireland, commented: “We are tirelessly working behind the scenes at La Cimbali to ensure we are ‘competition ready,’ tackling the logistics to guarantee our M200 GT1 machines are set up flawlessly for every heat. Our highly efficient support team, who come with a fantastic range of technical and competition experience, will contribute to the smooth running of events from the heats through to the finals. So the competitors and the SCA can rest assured they will be in very safe hands with La Cimbali’s top talented UKBC support team.”
Alexx McKendry, SCA UK National Coordinator, added: “Having La Cimbali on-board for another UK Barista Championship season means our competition standards continue to be industry-leading and our competitors are working on quality equipment that they can depend on. The La Cimbali M200 GT1 is a fantastic machine to have at heart of the competitions – and is enhanced by the generous support of the La Cimbali UK team who are invaluable to the smooth running of the competition season.”
About Gruppo Cimbali
Gruppo Cimbali is one of the leading manufacturers of professional coffee and milk-based beverage machines and cafe equipment.
The Group, which includes the brands La Cimbali, Faema, Slayer, and Casadio, operates through three production facilities in Italy and one in the United States (in Seattle, where Slayer-branded machines are manufactured), employing approximately 700 people in total.
The Group’s commitment to promoting espresso coffee culture and valuing the territory materialized in 2012 with the founding of MUMAC – the Museum of the Espresso Coffee Machine, the first and largest permanent exhibition dedicated to the history, world, and culture of espresso coffee machines, located within the Gruppo Cimbali headquarters in Binasco. MUMAC hosts the MUMAC Academy, Gruppo Cimbali’s coffee machine academy, a center for training, dissemination, and research.
