Rachel Parker, a farmer’s daughter from Garstang in Lancashire and Philip Halhead, a farmer from Lancaster (UK), who both supply milk to Arla Foods, are being put through their paces by Cravendale ambassador, coffee expert and familiar face at the annual event, Paul Meikle-Janney. Their aim is to make it all the way to the final of the UK Barista Championships 2012 in spring next year.
The UK Barista Championship 2012 aims to drive the quality of coffee served throughout the country by making people more aware of just how good their daily cup can be with a little more care. The competition provides a spotlight for top professional baristas, giving each one a 15 minute performance where they are required to make a series of superb coffee based drinks for the judges to evaluate.
Cravendale found two budding baristas to enter into the competition as part of its Milk Matters campaign. Both candidates are members of Arla Foods’ Milk Partnership (AFMP), a group of farmers who supply milk directly to Arla Foods, the company behind Cravendale milk.
Liz Fletcher, assistant brand manager for Cravendale, said: “We’re proud of the fact that Cravendale makes the best cup of coffee and coffee shops are a key part of our business focus. That’s why we felt it was important to show our support among up and coming baristas.
“We believe Cravendale makes the best cup of coffee because of the way the milk froths, making frothier coffee than its competitors. We hope that Cravendale milk will help Rachel and Philip go all the way in this year’s championships and we wish them the best of luck!”
The training kicked off at Paul Meikle-Janney’s barista training centre and café consultancy, Coffee Community in Huddersfield (UK), where the candidates immersed themselves in the world of coffee, learning new skills such as latte art, foaming and texturing milk and are even going to visit some local roasters.
Source: Cravendale
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