restaurants genre coffee house founded seattle washington 2009 founder barry henthorn headquarters seattle washington u.s. number of locations 11 key people barry henthorn ceo ; troy scott steciw president products coffee flavored coffee ice cream pastries italian sodas services coffee website baristas.tv baristas corporation is an american costume coffee company and coffeehouse chain based in seattle washington . it s known for primarily hiring young attractive women to run the stores and serve coffee and for the sexy costumes they wear . 1 the company was recently voted the best coffee company in the usa by the coffee stand mapping service ibikinicoffee . 2 contents 1 franchise 2 reality show 3 ice cream product 4 tully s auction 5 nasdaq 6 locations 7 references franchise edit baristas began offering franchises in its home state of washington in 2013 3 and then all 50 u.s. states by the end of 2013 . 4 on march 11 2014 baristas announced that it has begun its initial phase of national advertising specifically intended to highlight the success of the company s business model and the opportunities for franchising . the marketing push entails various forms of media including local and national tv radio print and digital . some of the confirmed outlets are forbes wsj usa today ny times cnbc all business business news journal entrepreneur business insider and numerous business reference sites . 5 the company was featured in the march issue of inc. magazine in an article entitled fast growing franchises lead industry into 2015 and was voted best opportunity value by the magazine s franchise and license resource guide . 6 reality show edit on january 27 2012 baristas contracted meredith walusek the star of the tampa mj morning show to open audition for a reality show . 7 baristas then hired m & m productions founded by mark mayer and produced a promotional video for a reality television show . the reality show has not yet been picked up by a television station . ice cream product edit on april 4 2012 baristas announced a distribution agreement with a major new york city based ice cream distribution company calip dairies . 8 by the summer of 2012 many new york retail stores began to stock the baristas brand ice cream . tully s auction edit in january 2013 baristas starbucks and patrick dempsey bid in auction for ownership of the tully s chain of coffee houses . 9 patrick dempsey outbid both baristas and starbucks and was the winner of the auction . not long after the auction dempsey backed out which resulted in a lawsuit with partners avenatti . 10 nasdaq edit on march 6 2013 baristas announced that it has completed all requirements and that its application to receive a symbol to be traded on the nasdaq capital market has been approved . the symbol issued to baristas coffee company is nasdaq bapi . baristas is continuing to trade under the symbol otcpk bcci throughout the application process . 11 locations edit state name address arizona fountain hills 17257 e. shea blvd. fountain hills az arizona tempe 1845 e. university drive tempe az 85281 florida tampa 3601 west gandy blvd. tampa fl 33611 florida cape coral 403 cape coral parkway cape coral florida 33904 montana montana 5601 e. harrier dr. missoula montana washington tacoma 1 10004 pacific avenue tacoma wa 98444 washington tacoma 2 716 puyallup ave. tacoma wa 98421 washington auburn 1 2102 auburn way north auburn wa 98002 washington shoreline 1 16053 aurora ave n shoreline wa 98133 washington flagship store 411 washington ave. n. kent wa 98032 washington seattle 6185 4th ave s seattle wa 98108 references edit bikini clad baristas to serve top notch coffee nbc 2 . com wbbh news for fort myers cape coral & naples florida . nbc 2 . com . 2013 06 21 . retrieved 2014 08 23 . baristas voted best coffee company in the usa by ibikinicoffee press release . seattle wa globe newswire . february 3 2015 . retrieved february 3 2015 . baristas files franchise documents to become registered in washington state . . reuters . 2013 03 20 . retrieved 2014 08 23 . http www.nationalfranchisecenterinc.com wp content uploads 2011 10 brochure baristas franchise.pdf baristas kicks off national franchise marketing including forbes usa today ny times cnbc business news journal entrepreneur and other national media pink sheets bcci . globenewswire.com . retrieved 2014 08 23 . baristas heralded in inc. magazine s fast growing franchise article and voted best opportunity value press release . seattle washington globe newswire . 2015 02 12 . retrieved 2015 02 12 . baristas coffee company reality show casting in tampa seattle jan. 27 2012 prnewswire . prnewswire.com . retrieved 2014 08 23 . baristas coffee company signs distribution agreement with major new york city based ice ... seattle . prnewswire.com . 2012 04 04 . retrieved 2014 08 23 . http articles.latimes.com 2013 jan 03 business la fi mo starbucks dempsey baristas tully 20130103 starbucks corp 2013 08 27 . patrick 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