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• Dutch Bros Inc. (NYSE: BROS; the “Company” or “Dutch Bros”) one of the fastest-growing brands in the quick service beverage industry in the United States by location count, today announced it intends to expand operations at its Phoenix, Arizona office.
• These roles are primarily strategic in nature and those that support day-to-day operations, a portion of which are already based in Arizona.
• Expanding operations in Arizona positions the Company’s support center closer to its center of gravity as the brand expands across the country.
• The Company expects to maintain a significant presence in Grants Pass, including its roasting facility and several support operations.

• The locations are the newest to open under Stine Enterprises as two of the 75 Hawaiian Bros' restaurants developed under their recent franchisee agreement.
• Since signing their franchise agreement with Hawaiian Bros in early 2023, Stine Enterprises has opened two ghost kitchens in Arizona, and will expand to their tenth market, with two new Hawaiian Bros locations in North Texas.
• These new restaurants are a part of the Stines agreement to open 75 Hawaiian Bros locations to bring island-inspired food to Arizona and North Texas.
• "Texas has been an ideal state to expand the Hawaiian Bros brands," said Adam Stine, President and Owner of Stine Enterprises.

• My guess is that some of you – perhaps more than would admit it – would pick a romantic comedy.
• Over the years the romcom has been designated as “chick flick”, dismissed at awards ceremonies (the best picture Oscar primarily goes to drama films) and frequently panned by critics.
• A 2013 article from the New York Times found that the romcom was one of the genres most likely to divide audience and critical opinion.
• Like many other things that are classified as “women’s things”, the romcom is often spoken of as a “guilty pleasure”.

The perfect romcom

• So what are the ingredients for a perfect romcom?
• Within a romcom, there typically has to be miscommunication – and lots of it.
• In Hallmark Christmas films (their own sub-genre of the romcom) like Just In Time for Christmas (2015), women often have to choose between their career and their relationship, a common recurrence for the Christmas sub-genre especially.
• In a moment where definitions and understandings of identity are shifting, the romcom provides an ideal place to think through these issues in a comforting way.
• Although there may be classics and new challengers emerging for the title of the best, the perfect romcom is one that shows that, despite all the challenges life may throw at us, there is sometimes a happy ending.

• Investors have until May 1, 2023 to apply to the Court to be appointed as lead plaintiff in the lawsuit.
• Dutch Bros operates and franchises drive-thru coffee shops.
• The Company also sells and distributes coffee and coffee-related products and accessories.
• Defendant Ricci further explained: “we did not perceive the speed and magnitude of cost escalation within the quarter.