Caribou Coffee Company, Inc. (Caribou) is a specialty retailer of coffees, teas, bakery goods and related merchandise. The Company is a majority-owned subsidiary of Caribou Holding Company Limited. As of December 28, 2008, the Company had 511 coffeehouses, including 97 franchised locations, located in Minnesota, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, North Carolina, Georgia, Maryland, Wisconsin, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas, Missouri, Nevada, Indiana, Nebraska, Washington, D.C and international markets. Caribou focuses on offering its customers gourmet coffee and espresso-based beverages, as well as specialty teas baked goods, whole bean coffee, branded merchandise and related products. Additionally, it sells its whole bean and ground coffee to grocery stores, mass merchandisers, office coffee providers, airlines, hotels, sports and entertainment venues, college campuses and on-line customers.