Andrew Tolley

Andrew has worked as a barista, trainer, cafe manager, multi-site cafe owner, green buyer, and head of coffee. He was a co-founder of 2 of London's early specialty cafe businesses - Taylor St Baristas and Harris+Hoole, with 55+ sites between them at their height. Andrew oversaw the training program for both businesses where over 1000 baristas were trained to professional standards. He was also a part of the leadership team in each business, responsible for strategy and business development in all the areas relating to coffee.

In 2015, he won the UK cup tasting championship, and placed 2nd in the world tea brewing championships. Andrew has trained his own curriculum in foundation and intermediate barista skills at the London School of Coffee. As a founding member of the SCA Barista Guild, he was Chair during 2018 and on the SCA Board of Directors representing the Guild. Since 2020 he have worked with the team at the Simonelli Group to develop the Coffee Knowledge Hub. He supported the development and teaching of courses, platform development, content development and communications.

Starting January 2021, Andrew has joined the Board of the SCA for a 2 year term. He has been elected as 2nd VP of the Board and will President in 2026. In 2023, Andrew became an Authorised Tea Certifier with the European Specialty Tea Association. Outside of coffee and tea, Andrew does a bit of running.