Cosi Initiates Consulting Agreement With Brad Blum

Così, Inc.

and Brad Blum, owner of BLUM Growth Fund, today entered into an agreement for Blum to provide consulting services related to branding, product development, merchandising and marketing in a collaborative effort to maximize long-term shareholder value. This comes on the heels of Carin Stutz's appointment as the new President and CEO of Così, and is part of her aggressive plan to drive sales and profitability.