EXHIBIT 10.33

FORM OF  SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY AGREEMENT  (Trademarks)

THIS SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY AGREEMENT (the "Supplemental Trademark Agreement") is made and dated this 3rd day of September, 2002 by and between DIEDRICH
COFFEE, INC., a Delaware corporation ("Borrower") and BANK OF THE WEST, doing business as UNITED CALIFORNIA BANK (the "Lender") with respect to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of even
date herewith by and between the Borrower and the Lender (as amended, extended and replaced from time to time, the "Credit Agreement" and with all capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein used
with the meaning given such terms in the Credit Agreement).

RECITALS

A.    Pursuant
to that certain Security Agreement dated as of even date herewith between Borrower and the Lender (as amended from time to time, the "Security Agreement"),
Borrower has granted to the Lender a first priority perfected security interest in certain assets of Borrower, including, without limitation, all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names,
copyrights, goodwill, licenses and other intellectual property owned by Borrower or used in Borrower's business.

B.    The
parties hereto desire to supplement the Security Agreement as it relates to certain of such intellectual property consisting generally of trademarks and to create
hereby a document appropriate for recordation in the Patent and Trademark Office of the United States (the "PTO").

NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the above Recitals and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby
agree as follows:

AGREEMENT

1.Confirmation of Grant of Security Interest.Borrower hereby confirms the grant of security interest, pledge,
assignment and mortgage set forth in the Security Agreement and acknowledges that the Collateral described therein includes, without limitation, all of Borrower's right, title and interest in the
following (the "Trademark Collateral"):



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2.Additional Representation and Warranty and Covenant.In addition to all representations and warranties,
covenants and agreements set forth in the Security Agreement, Borrower hereby:



3.No Present Assignment.Neither the Security Agreement, this Supplemental Trademark Agreement nor any other
document, instrument or agreement creates or is intended to create a present assignment of the Trademark Collateral. Subject to the rights of the Lender under the Security Agreement and this
Supplemental Trademark Agreement, it is the intention of the parties hereto that Borrower continue to own the Trademark Collateral and that upon the indefeasible payment and performance in full of the
Obligations, the rights of the Lender under the Security Agreement and this Supplemental Trademark Agreement in and to the Trademark Collateral shall be released and terminated.

4.Relationship to Security Agreement.The Trademark Collateral shall constitute Collateral for all purposes of
the Security Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the Lender shall have all rights, powers and remedies with respect to the Trademark Collateral to the same extent as they have with respect to
other Collateral. Reference is hereby made to the Security Agreement, the terms and conditions of which are incorporated herein by this reference.

IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, this Supplemental Trademark Agreement is executed as of the date first written above.

| |  | DIEDRICH COFFEE, INC.,
a Delaware corporation             
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| |  | By:                                                       
| |  | Name:                                                     
| |  | Title:                                                    
| |  | By:                                                       
| |  | Name:                                                     
| |  | Title:                                                    
| |  | BANK OF THE WEST, doing business as
UNITED CALIFORNIA BANK
| |  | By:                                                       

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