Starbucks store employees will have to attend a three-hour training session later this month as the coffee chain's new CEO attempts to revitalize it. ... shut down stores for 3-hour barista training.

Starbucks is set to host its first global barista championship the week of June 9 in Las Vegas. ... It’s all part of her training for the inaugural Starbucks Global Barista Championship, ...

Starbucks store employees will have to attend a three-hour training session later this month as the coffee chain's new CEO attempts to revitalize it. ... shut down stores for 3-hour barista training.

One barista even told The Wall Street Journal that she thought Narasimhan’s in-store training was more akin to a photo opportunity than an opportunity to learn anything substantial.