The Bad Ass Coffee Company™ first opened its doors in July of 1989 in the beautifully lush valleys of Kona, Hawaii. This flagship location is a free-standing store, right in the heart of Kona’s rich coffee-belt country. The company now has nine franchise stores operating on three of the Hawaiian Islands, over forty stores in the U.S, one in Japan, and plans to open in Korea in the next year with more franchise locations opening every month.
The Bad Ass Coffee Company™ has become one of the largest sellers of Kona coffee in the world. In 1995, Michael Bilanzich of Salt Lake City, Utah, purchased the Royal Aloha Coffee, Tea & Spice Company and the Bad Ass Coffee Company™. The first Bad Ass Coffee Company™ franchise store location in the continental U.S. opened in Salt Lake City in May of 1995. Since then, the company has continued to grow and show rapid expansion for the near future, with numerous shops opening in Hawaii, throughout the continental United States and internationally.
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