Welcome to the 2026 Competitions!
This year we had 9 competition categories.
- Barista Skills Challenge
- Best Burger Challenge
- NEW: Breakfast Challenge
- Chefs' Challenge
- Love British Food Challenge
- Mixology Competition
- Sandwich Challenge
- Seafood Skills Challenge
- Vegan Challenge
We are delighted to announce our 2026 results:
BARISTA SKILLS CHALLENGE
Best In Class
Nicolas Martin - UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
Best Signature Coffee
Ana Dobre - UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
Latte Art Smackdown Winner
Milly Dakin - Loughborough University
Gold
Bethan Norton - UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
Nicolas Martin - UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
Keegan Walker - UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
Silver
Milly Dakin - LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY
Lily Waghorn - NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY
Bronze
Cam Reynolds - HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY
Francisco Ramon - UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
BEST BURGER CHALLENGE
Gold & Best In Class
Szczepan Swierkosz - UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS
Silver
Ethan Matthews - ROYAL HOLLOWAY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
Caleb Stahlmann - ST MARY’S UNIVERSITY
Christos Mavrozoumis - UNIVERSITY OF READING
Bronze
Edidiong Umotong - IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON
Maddie Selley - KING’S COLLEGE LONDON
Nathanael Ozanne - MID KENT COLLEGE
Daniel Petrie - UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
Monica Dragan - UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW
Ryan Dare - UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
Ibrahim Daim - UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
BREAKFAST CHALLENGE
Best In Class
Federica Laudani - UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
Silver
Christopher McDowell - ST MARY’S UNIVERSITY
Federica Laudani - UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
Bronze
Ieuan Phipps-Jones - LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY
Peter Baren - UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD
Lucy Stokes - UNIVERSITY OF READING
CHEFS' CHALLENGE
Best In Class
Nick Denning & Janet Janet Szypillo - UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
Gold
Lewis Huggins & Chris Bowes - UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
Rob Hargreaves & Andy Wareing - UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS
Joseph Latham & Ashley Podgers - UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER
Gary Griffiths & Robert Bates - UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
Nick Denning & Janet Szypillo - UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
Silver
Stuart Palmer & Rafal Pietrzak - UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
Bronze
Lewis Linley & Maddie Selley - KING’S COLLEGE LONDON
Mathew O'Connor & Matthew Howe - UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL
Patrick Gordon & Robert McQueen - UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE
Doug Shewan & Ryan Cheyne - UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN
LOVE BRITISH FOOD CHALLENGE
Best In Class
Kevin Whitcher - UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
Gold
Geoffrey Clarke - HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY
Kevin Whitcher - UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON
Silver
Nathan Weale - UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
Mathew O'Connor - UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL
Nick Trela - UNIVERSITY OF READING
Robert McQueen - UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE
Bronze
Edidiong Umotong - IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON
Daniel Walker - UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE
MIXOLOGY COMPETITION
Best In Class
Harrison Wena - IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON
Best Signature Cocktail
Allan Brown - UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
Gold
Declan Sloan - AYRSHIRE COLLEGE
Harrison Wena - IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON
Silver
Ffion Chambers - AYRSHIRE COLLEGE
Lisandra Amaral - IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON
Bharath Kumar - KING’S COLLEGE LONDON
Bronze
Chloe Drew - UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
Allan Brown - UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
SANDWICH CHALLENGE
Best In Class
Nicky Stanbury - UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
Silver
Nicky Stanbury - UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
Szczepan Swierkosz - UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS
Bronze
Joanne Passmore - MID KENT COLLEGE
SEAFOOD CHALLENGE
Best In Class
Doug Shewan - UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN
Gold
Doug Shewan - UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN
Ally MacDonald - UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
Silver
Federica Laudani - UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
Bronze
Thang Mac - KING’S COLLEGE LONDON
Filomena Urbano - UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL
Christina Kalogeri - UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM
VEGAN CHALLENGE
Best In Class
Mark Pilling - UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
Gold
Mark Pilling - UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
Silver
Francesca Sicuso - UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL
Nicky Stanbury - UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
Bronze
Thang Mac - KING’S COLLEGE LONDON
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