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| Starbucks loses out to TV's 'McDreamy' in Seattle coffeehouse auction | Starbucks loses out to TV's 'McDreamy' in Seattle coffeehouse auction |
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| Patrick Dempsey, star of television medical drama Grey's Anatomy, has rescued a Seattle-based coffee company from bankruptcy and the clutches of its omnipresent city rival. | Patrick Dempsey, star of television medical drama Grey's Anatomy, has rescued a Seattle-based coffee company from bankruptcy and the clutches of its omnipresent city rival. |
| Dempsey's company paid $9.15m for Tully's Coffee, beating several other bids including one from the global coffee giant Starbucks. In an interview with CNN, wearing a cap sporting the Tully's logo, Dempsey said he saw little conflict between being an actor and running the chain, and said that he wanted to take a hands-on role. | Dempsey's company paid $9.15m for Tully's Coffee, beating several other bids including one from the global coffee giant Starbucks. In an interview with CNN, wearing a cap sporting the Tully's logo, Dempsey said he saw little conflict between being an actor and running the chain, and said that he wanted to take a hands-on role. |
| "It is very important to be involved in the management of this company and turning it around," he said, outlining plans to stabilise Tully's Coffee and then expand overseas. "I like that challenge. I am in show business. It is a business. And this is one more extension of doing business, which I love doing." | "It is very important to be involved in the management of this company and turning it around," he said, outlining plans to stabilise Tully's Coffee and then expand overseas. "I like that challenge. I am in show business. It is a business. And this is one more extension of doing business, which I love doing." |
| Dempsey is becoming a fixture on the Seattle scene. In hit medical show Grey's Anatomy, which is set in the north-western city, he plays Derek Shepherd, also known as "McDreamy". | Dempsey is becoming a fixture on the Seattle scene. In hit medical show Grey's Anatomy, which is set in the north-western city, he plays Derek Shepherd, also known as "McDreamy". |
| Dempsey said he believed he had saved some 500 jobs that might have been under threat if Starbucks had won with a slightly higher bid. Starbucks had said that many Tully's workers would have to re-apply for their jobs. "It was a brand that needed to be preserved," Dempsey said. "There were 500 jobs at stake and it just felt right." | Dempsey said he believed he had saved some 500 jobs that might have been under threat if Starbucks had won with a slightly higher bid. Starbucks had said that many Tully's workers would have to re-apply for their jobs. "It was a brand that needed to be preserved," Dempsey said. "There were 500 jobs at stake and it just felt right." |
| On Twitter, Dempsey took a jab at his corporate rival, referring to Starbucks' famous green mermaid logo in a message that stated: "We met the green monster, looked her in the eye, and...SHE BLINKED! We got it! Thank you Seattle!" | On Twitter, Dempsey took a jab at his corporate rival, referring to Starbucks' famous green mermaid logo in a message that stated: "We met the green monster, looked her in the eye, and...SHE BLINKED! We got it! Thank you Seattle!" |
| However, the deal is not quite done. Dempsey's bid is currently the winner, but a bankruptcy court is set to make a final ruling next week. | However, the deal is not quite done. Dempsey's bid is currently the winner, but a bankruptcy court is set to make a final ruling next week. |
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