About Online Barista Training

Coffee education has evolved immensely in the past two decades and Bellissimo has been at the forefront every step of the way. Using our 25+ years of Specialty Coffee experience we developed a consistent and professional training resource for baristas and retailers all around the world.

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Meet Our Team

Matt Milletto

Co - Founder

Matt has worked in specialty coffee steadily for over twenty five years, in management, consulting and ownership of retail and roasting operations. He has helped hundreds of small and large coffee businesses open up and succeed around the world. Working with Bellissimo Coffee Advisors/Coffee Business, Matt transformed a legacy training and consulting business into the digital era, developing the industry’s first Digital Coffee Resource and Online Barista Training platform. Matt is Co-Founder also of Water Avenue Coffee, a roastery and retail operations in Portland, OR and helped grow the company to over $3M in annual revenue. He founded Barista Exchange in 2006, the industry’s first online focused community and social network, with over 18k members.

He also has founded Vehicle Mushrooms, a functional coffee and chocolate CPG company born out of the pandemic. Being in the CPG and direct to consumer business in a growing sector of the market allows for Matt to work with clients on a real life level, navigating the ups and downs of the markets!

Matt is a past President of the Oregon Coffee Board, a board member of Dollar For and is on the Headwaters Council of the Freshwater Trust.

Bruce Milletto

Co - Founder

Bruce is recognized by the press and the coffee industry internationally as the voice of the specialty coffee industry. He has been interviewed by, or quoted in: the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, Newsweek, 60 Minutes, Kiplinger’s, Starbucks Annual Report, Forbes, the Economist, Harvard Management Update, Crain’s Business Review, the Seattle Times, the Washington Post, Business Week and Entrepreneur.

The Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) named Bruce Milletto one of its 20 “Coffee Luminaries,” and he appeared in Gourmet Retailer’s 25th anniversary issue on the list of the 25 individuals who helped shape the specialty coffee industry.

Bruce wrote a column for many years for Fresh Cup magazine, the specialty coffee industry’s leading publication. He continues to frequently author articles for the magazine as well as provide articles and interviews for such trade publications as Fancy Food, Gourmet Retailer, Coffee and Beverage Euro Coffee and Coffeenet.

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