Meet our ambassadors,
baristas and chefs
![Van Houten Ambassadors](https://www.barry-callebaut.com/sites/default/files/styles/paragraph_page_intro_responsive/public/2024-08/VH-Ambassadors-Banner-grey_14.jpg?itok=J8Romsld)
Meet our ambassadors,
baristas and chefs
Meet those who creatively push the boundaries of cacao and chocolate mixing. Those looking ahead to make their mark and contribute to the everlasting craft that is chocolate drinks.
Being a barista is an almost intimate profession. You start as a total stranger when you first serve someone. But with every cup you offer them you learn more. With every cup you serve, the boundaries fade. The most interesting conversations come out of those encounters.
Anthony Nguyen
![Dhan Tamang](/sites/default/files/styles/paragraph_text_and_image_top_bottom/public/2024-07/van-houten-ambassadors-dhan-tamang-1110x640.jpg?itok=Nl5yo0uk)
![Anthony Nguyen](/sites/default/files/styles/paragraph_text_and_image_top_bottom/public/2024-07/van-houten-ambassadors-anthony-nguyen-1110x640.jpg?itok=dG-I5UvR)
![Davide Spinelli](/sites/default/files/styles/paragraph_text_and_image_top_bottom/public/2024-08/VH-web-davide-spirelli-profilepicture_0.jpg?itok=vP9Pinu2)
![Nir Chouchana](/sites/default/files/styles/paragraph_text_and_image_top_bottom/public/2024-08/van-houten-ambassadors-nir-chouchana-1110x640.jpg?itok=rRFP7Ij1)
Nir Chouchana
International Acting Mixologist, Champion de France Barista Coffee & Good Spirit 2014
![Pere Montserrat](/sites/default/files/styles/paragraph_text_and_image_top_bottom/public/2024-07/Pere-Montserrat-web-1110x640_0.jpg?itok=Il8aSeXk)
![Ulli Niess](/sites/default/files/styles/paragraph_text_and_image_top_bottom/public/2024-07/Ulli-Niess-Web-1110x640.jpg?itok=TRkE9OFy)
![Nicole Battefeld](/sites/default/files/styles/paragraph_text_and_image_top_bottom/public/2024-07/van-houten-ambassadors-nicole-battefeld-1110x640_1.jpg?itok=5UK876Dc)
Nicole Battefeld
German Brewers Cup Champion 2021, German Coffee in Good Spirits Champion 2019, German Barista Champion 2018, Founder ‘Female Barista Society’ & Podcast host ‘She’s The Barista’
![Hernan Marcovecchio](/sites/default/files/styles/paragraph_text_and_image_top_bottom/public/2024-07/VH-web-Hernan-Marcovecchio-profilepicture_0.jpg?itok=edbQ822t)
Hernán Marcovecchio
BC Business Development Manager, SCA Barista Professional Beverage Hospitality Chains & Coffee roasters WE
![Julie Sharp](/sites/default/files/styles/paragraph_text_and_image_top_bottom/public/2024-07/Julie-Sharp-Web-1110x640.jpg?itok=-8N8lxF1)
Julie Sharp
Pastry Chef of the Year & Head of Barry Callebaut Chocolate Academy UK and Ireland