Briazz

Briazz was a Seattle based sandwich restaurant chain founded in 1995. At one time its stores reached across America as far as Chicago and Los Angeles. [cite news|url=http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/208030_retail15.html|title=Retail Notebook: Eastsider launches into lunch wars|author=Kristen Millares Bolt|publisher=Seattle P-I|date=2005-01-15|accessdate=2007-06-06]

In June, 2004, Briazz filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. [cite news|url=http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/176932_briazz09.html|title=Briazz cafe chain files for bankruptcy protection|author=Christine Frey|publisher=Seattle P-I|date=2004-06-09|accessdate=2007-06-06] Then in April, 2005, Organic To Go won an auction to buy most of Briazz's assets for $1.35 million. Organic To Go was to replace the Briazz brand with its own at 12 out of the 15 existing Briazz locations. [cite news|url=http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/217503_briazz25.html|title=Bankrupt Briazz chain may go Organic|author=Dan Richman|publisher=Seattle P-I|date=2005-03-25|accessdate=2007-06-06]

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