85°C Bakery Cafe began in 2004 in Taiwan and quickly spread across Asia, revolutionizing the coffee industry with its iced sea salt coffee, balancing out an appealing sweet and salty taste. The brand now operates more than 1,000 stores worldwide, with expansion in the US 2008 as a major market focus through a greater demand for more varied flavors and food offerings. The requests for its uniquely flavored beverages has been so popular that the brand estimates that it has served more than two million cups of sea salt coffee in US outlets over the past few years. The delicious and innovatively flavored coffee and tea drinks are a cornerstone of its offering. The bakery brings exciting Asian and European influenced tastes to North America, incorporating taro, squid ink, coconut, coffee milk butter, tuna, and ham and cheese ingredients into various recipes.Each 85°C Bakery Cafe offers 60 types of bread, cakes, and beverages, from a selection of coffee and Boba tea, to slushes, smoothies and blended coffee drinks. Designed around a fast-casual concept, customers can help themselves to a self-serve bread and pastry section where they can pick from a selection items made fresh each hour.For