barista
noun
ba·ris·ta
bə-ˈrē-stə 
bä-ˈrē-stä
: a person who makes and serves coffee (such as espresso) to the public
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In-Store Environment: Back To Starbucks Starbucks is working on improving its in-store experience and customer interactions with baristas.
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Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Personalized Drink Messages: Earlier this year, policies changed and baristas were encouraged to write personalized messages on drinks, enhancing customer engagement and adding a personal touch to orders.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
The United States is nowhere near the point of robotic baristas.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
The coffee giant is now limiting app orders to just 12 items to ease barista pressure and speed up service.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2025
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Shelley E. Kohan, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Personalized Drink Messages: Earlier this year, policies changed and baristas were encouraged to write personalized messages on drinks, enhancing customer engagement and adding a personal touch to orders.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
The United States is nowhere near the point of robotic baristas.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
The coffee giant is now limiting app orders to just 12 items to ease barista pressure and speed up service.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Barista.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barista. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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