Opening of Bottoms Up Espresso, which serves coffee with bikini-clad staff, protested by resident in California

2018-09-04 17:21 Last Updated At：17:21

Who wants a coffee here?

Coffee shops are everywhere but how can one stand out from the crowd? The American chain coffee shop "Bottoms Up Espresso" hires women to wear sexy clothes to serve customers to make itself special.

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Now the business has become bigger and bigger. Recently, it is preparing to open a branch in Chico, California, but it has been strongly protested by the local people, thinking the coffee shop will send some bad message to children.

Bottoms Up Espresso is famous for having hot girls at the shop to serve coffees and some of the drinks on the menu are named with some sexually suggestive words, such as " The Big O, Sweet Cheeks, etc.

Although the coffee shop has not been officially opened in Chico City, it has been strongly protested by local residents. A female teacher who started a dance class in the local area said that there are more than 300 children attending her classes every week, and she couldn't imagine such a coffee shop going to be open next to her working place.

While the coffee names are full of puns sexually suggestive words. The teacher worried, "If the children ask me what they are, how can I answer them?"

As the protests of the residents grew louder and louder, Nate Wilson, the founder of Bottoms Up Espresso, responded that although the company advertises that the shop assistant are all sexy women, they are most concerned about the quality of service and the beverage, but not the their clothing. He also emphaized there are strict rules for the workers to achieve "elegance but not embarrassment."

He said that the women's body is exposed to a lesser extent than those on the beach or in the pool.

Mayor Sean Morgan said that since there is no illegality in this store, the authorities have no way to stop their opening, but the public can choose the coffee shop they want to consume. He believes that according to the standard of Chico's public, the concept of the store will not be accepted.

Billionaire says $2.3 billion Banamex stake signals confidence in Mexico's economy

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A day after Citigroup announced it would sell a 25% stake in Banamex to billionaire Fernando Chico Pardo, the Mexican businessman said his $2.3 billion investment should be read as a sign of confidence in Mexico’s government and economic potential.

The sale, which is expected to be completed next year after Mexican regulators sign off, comes after Citigroup announced in January 2022 that it was moving away from retail banking in Latin America.

Mexico’s then-President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said at the time “we would like this bank to be Mexicanized,” contending that foreign bankers often take profits abroad rather than re-invest them in Mexico.

Chico Pardo said Thursday that he only got fully into negotiations with the U.S. financial behemoth six months ago.

“I believe that the foreign investment which is so necessary for our country must complement domestic investment,” he said.

Citigroup originally acquired Banamex, one of Mexico’s largest banks, in 2001. Under Citigroup, Banamex had grown to Mexico’s fourth-largest banking company, with 1,300 branches and 13 million customers.

Chico Pardo is currently chairman of the board of ASUR, which operates nine airports in southeast Mexico, the main airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and six airports in Colombia.

He is also president and CEO of Promecap, a private equity firm. He previously founded and ran a brokerage firm.

The plan is eventually to go public with the remainder of Banamex, but Chico Pardo would remain as the principal shareholder.

Opening of Bottoms Up Espresso, which serves coffee with bikini-clad staff, protested by resident in California