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                                                                    Exhibit 10.1

                                 BRIAZZ, INC.
                                 1996 AMENDED
                               STOCK OPTION PLAN

         (Adopted effective 1/96; Amended 8/96, 10/96, 6/97 and 6/98)

     This 1996 Amended Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") provides for the grant of
options to acquire shares of common stock, without par value (the "Common
Stock"), of BRIAZZ, INC., a Washington corporation (the "Company"). Stock
options granted under this Plan that qualify under Section 422 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), are referred to in this Plan as
"Incentive Stock Options." Incentive Stock Options and stock options that do not
qualify under Section 422 of the Code ("Non-Qualified Stock Options") granted
under this Plan are referred to as "Options."

1.   PURPOSES.

     The purposes of this Plan are to retain the services of valued key
employees and consultants of the Company and such other persons as the Plan
Administrator shall select in accordance with Section 3 below, to encourage such
persons to acquire a greater proprietary interest in the Company, thereby
strengthening their incentive to achieve the objectives of the shareholders of
the Company, and to serve as an aid and inducement in the hiring of new
employees and to provide an equity incentive to consultants and other persons
selected by the Plan Administrator.

2.   ADMINISTRATION.

     (a)  This Plan shall be administered initially by the Board of Directors of
the Company (the "Board"). The Board, or any committee thereof appointed to
administer the Plan in accordance with Paragraph (b) below, is referred to
herein as the "Plan Administrator."

     (b)  At such time as the Company becomes subject to the reporting
obligations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), the Plan shall be administered by the Board if each director is a
"disinterested person" (as defined below) and, after the first meeting of
shareholders at which directors are to be elected after January 1, 1996, an
"outside director" (as defined below). If all directors are not disinterested
persons and, as applicable, outside directors, the Plan shall be administered by
a committee designated by the Board and composed of two (2) or more members of
the Board that are disinterested persons and, as applicable, outside directors,
which committee (the "Committee") may be an executive, compensation or other
committee, including a separate committee especially created for this purpose.
The term "disinterested person" shall have the meaning assigned to it under Rule
16b-3 (as amended from time to time) promulgated under the Exchange Act or any
successor rule or regulatory requirement. The term "outside director" shall have
the meaning assigned under Section 162(m) of the Code (as amended from time to
time) and the regulations (or any successor regulations) promulgated thereunder
("Section 162(m) of the Code"). The Committee shall have the powers and
authority vested in the Board hereunder (including the power and authority to
interpret any provision of this Plan or of any Option). The members of any such
Committee shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. A majority of the members of
the Committee shall constitute a quorum, and all actions of the Committee shall
be taken by a majority of the members present. Any action may be taken by a
written instrument signed by all of the members of the Committee and any action
so taken shall be fully effective as if it had been taken at a meeting.

     (c)  Subject to the provisions of this Plan, and with a view to effecting
its purpose, the Plan Administrator shall have sole authority, in its absolute
discretion, to (i) construe and interpret this Plan; (ii) define the terms used
in this Plan; (iii) prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating
to this Plan; (iv) correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any
inconsistency in this Plan; (v) grant Options under this Plan; (vi) determine
the individuals to whom Options shall be granted under this Plan and whether the
Option is an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option;
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(vii) determine the time or times at which Options shall be granted under this
Plan; (viii) determine the number of shares of Common Stock subject to each
Option, the exercise price of each Option, the duration of each Option and the
times at which each Option shall become exercisable; (ix) determine all other
terms and conditions of Options; (x) determine the fair market value of the
common stock as of a given date, consistent with the terms of this plan; and
(xi) make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration
of this Plan. All decisions, determinations and interpretations made by the Plan
Administrator shall be binding and conclusive on all participants in this Plan
and on their legal representatives, heirs and beneficiaries.

     (d)  The fair market value of the common stock shall be determined as
follows: (i) if the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or
a national market system, including without limitation the National Market of
the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation System
("Nasdaq"), its fair market value shall be the closing sales price for such
stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such system
or exchange, or, if there is more than one such system or exchange, the system
or exchange with the greatest volume of trading in Common Stock for the last
market trading day prior to the time of determination, as reported in The Wall
Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable; (ii) if
the Common Stock is quoted on the Nasdaq (but not on the National Market
thereof) or regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling
prices are not reported, its fair market value shall be the mean between the
high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock for the last market trading
day prior to the time of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal
or such other source as the Administrator deems reliable; or (iii) in the
absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the fair market value
thereof shall be determined in good faith by the Plan Administrator.

     (e)  The Board or the Committee may delegate to one or more executive
officers of the Company the authority to grant Options under this Plan to
employees of the Company who, on the Date of Grant, are not subjected to Section
16(b) of the Exchange Act with respect to the Common Stock ("Non-Insiders"), and
are not "covered employees" as such term is defined for purposes of Section
162(m) of the Code ("Non-Covered Employees"), and in connection therewith the
authority to determine: (i) the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such
Option; (ii) the duration of the Option; (iii) the vesting schedule for
determining the times at which such Option shall become exercisable; and (iv)
all other terms and conditions of such Options. The exercise price for any
Option granted by action of an executive officer or officers pursuant to such
delegation of authority shall not be less than the fair market value per share
of the Common Stock on the Date of Grant. Unless expressly approved in advance
by the Board or the Committee, such delegation of authority shall not include
the authority to accelerate the vesting, extend the period for exercise or
otherwise alter the terms of outstanding Options. The term "Plan Administrator"
when used in any provision of this Plan other than Sections 2, 5(m), 5(n) and 11
shall be deemed to refer to the Board or the Committee, as the case may be, and
an executive officer who has been authorized to grant Options pursuant thereto,
insofar as such provisions may be applied to persons that are Non-Insiders and
Non-Covered Employees and Options granted to such persons.

3.   ELIGIBILITY.

     Incentive Stock Options may be granted to any individual who, at the time
the Option is granted, is an employee of the Company or any Related Corporation
(as defined below), including employees who are directors of the Company
("Employees"). Non-Qualified Stock Options may be granted to Employees and to
such other persons as the Plan Administrator shall select. Options may be
granted in substitution for outstanding Options of another corporation in
connection with the merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock or
other reorganization between such other corporation and the Company or any
subsidiary of the Company. Options also may be granted in exchange for
outstanding Options. Any person to whom an Option is granted under this Plan is
referred to as an "Optionee." Any person who is the owner of an Option is
referred to as a "Holder."

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     As used in this Plan, the term "Related Corporation" shall mean any
corporation (other than the Company) that is a "Parent Corporation" of the
Company or "Subsidiary Corporation" of the Company, as those terms are defined
in Sections 424(e) and 424(f) respectively, of the Code (or any successor
provisions), and the regulations thereunder (as amended from time to time).

4.   STOCK.

     The Plan Administrator is authorized to grant Options to acquire up to a
total of six million (6,000,000) shares of the Company's authorized but
unissued, or reacquired, Common Stock. The number of shares with respect to
which Options may be granted hereunder is subject to adjustment as set forth in
Section 5(m) hereof. In the event that any outstanding Option expires or is
terminated for any reason, the shares of Common Stock allocable to the
unexercised portion of such Option may again be subject to an Option to the same
Optionee or to a different person eligible under Section 3 of this Plan.

5.   TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS.

     Each Option granted under this Plan shall be evidenced by a written
agreement approved by the Plan Administrator (the "Agreement"). Agreements may
contain such provisions, not inconsistent with this Plan, as the Plan
Administrator in its discretion may deem advisable. All Options also shall
comply with the following requirements:

     (a)  Number of Shares and Type of Option.

     Each Agreement shall state the number of shares of Common Stock to which it
pertains and whether the Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option or a
Non-Qualified Stock Option. In the absence of action to the contrary by the Plan
Administrator in connection with the grant of an Option, all Options shall be
Non-Qualified Stock Options. The aggregate fair market value (determined at the
Date of Grant, as defined below) of the stock with respect to which Incentive
Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by the Optionee during any
calendar year (granted under this Plan and all other Incentive Stock Option
plans of the Company, a Related Corporation or a predecessor corporation) shall
not exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00), or such other limit as
may be prescribed by the Code as it may be amended from time to time. Any
portion of an Option which exceeds the annual limit shall not be void but rather
shall be a Non-Qualified Stock Option.

     (b)  Date of Grant.

     Each Agreement shall state the date the Plan Administrator has deemed to be
the effective date of the Option for purposes of this Plan (the "Date of
Grant").

     (c)  Option Price.

     Each Agreement shall state the price per share of Common Stock at which it
is exercisable. The exercise price shall be fixed by the Plan Administrator at
whatever price the Plan Administrator may determine in the exercise of its sole
discretion; provided that the per share exercise price for an Incentive Stock
Option or any Option granted to a "covered employee" as such term is defined for
purposes of Section 162(m) shall not be less than the fair market value per
share of the Common Stock at the Date of Grant as determined by the Plan
Administrator in good faith; provided further, that with respect to Incentive
Stock Options granted to greater-than-ten percent (> 10%) shareholders of the
Company (as determined with reference to Section 424(d) of the Code), the
exercise price per share shall not be less than one hundred ten percent (110%)
of the fair market value per share of the Common Stock at the Date of Grant as
determined by the Plan Administrator in good faith; and, provided further, that
Options granted in substitution for outstanding options of another corporation
in connection with the merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock
or other reorganization involving such other corporation and the Company or any
subsidiary of the Company may be granted with an exercise price equal to the
exercise price for the substituted option of the other corporation, subject to
any adjustment consistent with the terms of the transaction pursuant to which
the substitution is to occur.

     (d)  Duration of Options.

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     At the time of the grant of the Option, the Plan Administrator shall
designate, subject to paragraph 5(g) below, the expiration date of the Option,
which date shall not be later than ten (10) years from the Date of Grant in the
case of Incentive Stock Options; provided, that the expiration date of any
Incentive Stock Option granted to a greater-than-ten percent (> 10%) shareholder
of the Company (as determined with reference to Section 424(d) of the Code)
shall not be later than five (5) years from the Date of Grant. In the absence of
action to the contrary by the Plan Administrator in connection with the grant of
a particular Option, and except in the case of Incentive Stock Options as
described above, all Options granted under this Section 5 shall expire ten (10)
years from the Date of Grant.

     (e)  Vesting Schedule.

     No Option shall be exercisable until it has vested. The vesting schedule
for each Option shall be specified by the Plan Administrator at the time of
grant of the Option prior to the provision of services with respect to which
such Option is granted; provided, that if no vesting schedule is specified at
the time of grant, the Option shall vest according to the following schedule:

                 Number of Years              Percentage of Total
             Following Date of Grant             Option Vested
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                      One                            25.0%
                      Two                            50.0%
                     Three                           75.0%
                      Four                          100.0%

     The Plan Administrator may specify a vesting schedule for all or any
portion of an Option based on the achievement of performance objectives
established in advance of the commencement by the Optionee of services related
to the achievement of the performance objectives. Performance objectives shall
be expressed in terms of one or more of the following: return on equity, return
on assets, share price, market share, sales, earnings per share, costs, net
earnings, net worth, inventories, cash and cash equivalents, gross margin or the
Company's performance relative to its internal business plan. Performance
objectives may be in respect of the performance of the Company as a whole
(whether on a consolidated or unconsolidated basis), a Related Corporation, or a
subdivision, operating unit, product or product line of either of the foregoing.
Performance objectives may be absolute or relative and may be expressed in terms
of a progression or a range. An Option that is exercisable (in full or in part)
upon the achievement of one or more performance objectives may be exercised only
following written notice to the Optionee and the Company by the Plan
Administrator that the performance objective has been achieved.

     (f)  Acceleration of Vesting.

     The vesting of one or more outstanding Options may be accelerated by the
Plan Administrator at such times and in such amounts as it shall determine in
its sole discretion. The vesting of Options also shall be accelerated under the
circumstances described in Sections 5(m) and 5(n) below.

     (g)  Term of Option.

     Vested Options shall terminate, to the extent not previously exercised,
upon the occurrence of the first of the following events:  (i) the expiration of
the Option, as designated by the Plan Administrator in accordance with Section
5(d) above; (ii) the date of an Optionee's termination of employment or
contractual relationship with the Company or any Related Corporation for cause
(as determined in the sole discretion of the Plan Administrator); (iii) the
expiration of three (3) months from the date of an Optionee's termination of
employment or contractual relationship with the Company or any Related
Corporation for any reason whatsoever other than cause, death or Disability (as
defined below) unless, in the case of a Non-Qualified Stock Option, the exercise
period is extended by the Plan Administrator until a date not later than the
expiration date of the Option; or (iv) the expiration of one year from (A) the
date of death of the Optionee or (B) cessation of an Optionee's employment or
contractual relationship by reason of Disability (as defined below) unless, in
the case of a Non-Qualified Stock Option, the exercise period is extended by the
Plan

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Administrator until a date not later than the expiration date of the Option. If
an Optionee's employment or contractual relationship is terminated by death, any
Option held by the Optionee shall be exercisable only by the person or persons
to whom such Optionee's rights under such Option shall pass by the Optionee's
will or by the laws of descent and distribution of the state or county of the
Optionee's domicile at the time of death. For purposes of the Plan, unless
otherwise defined in the Agreement, "Disability" shall mean any physical, mental
or other health condition which substantially impairs the Optionee's ability to
perform his or her assigned duties for one hundred twenty (120) days or more in
any two hundred forty (240) day period or that can be expected to result in
death. The Plan Administrator shall determine whether an Optionee has incurred a
Disability on the basis of medical evidence acceptable to the Plan
Administrator. Upon making a determination of Disability, the Plan Administrator
shall, for purposes of the Plan, determine the date of an Optionee's termination
of employment or contractual relationship.

     Unless accelerated in accordance with Section 5(f) above, unvested Options
shall terminate immediately upon termination of employment of the Optionee by
the Company for any reason whatsoever, including death or Disability. For
purposes of this Plan, transfer of employment between or among the Company
and/or any Related Corporation shall not be deemed to constitute a termination
of employment with the Company or any Related Corporation. For purposes of this
subsection with respect to Incentive Stock Options, employment shall be deemed
to continue while the Optionee is on military leave, sick leave or other bona
fide leave of absence (as determined by the Plan Administrator). The foregoing
notwithstanding, employment shall not be deemed to continue beyond the first
ninety (90) days of such leave, unless the Optionee's re-employment rights are
guaranteed by statute or by contract.

     (h)  Exercise of Options.

     Options shall be exercisable, in full or in part, at any time after
vesting, until termination; provided, however, that any Optionee who is subject
to the reporting and liability provisions of Section 16 of the Exchange Act with
respect to the Common Stock ("Insider") shall be precluded from selling or
transferring any Common Stock or other security underlying an Option during the
six (6) months immediately following the grant of that Option.  If less than all
of the shares included in the vested portion of any Option are purchased, the
remainder may be purchased at any subsequent time prior to the expiration of the
Option term.  No portion of any Option for less than one hundred (100) shares
(as adjusted pursuant to Section 5(m) below) may be exercised; provided, that if
the vested portion of any Option is less than one hundred (100) shares, it may
be exercised with respect to all shares for which it is vested.  Only whole
shares may be issued pursuant to an Option, and to the extent that an Option
covers less than one (1) share, it is unexercisable.

     Options or portions thereof may be exercised by giving written notice to
the Company, which notice shall specify the number of shares to be purchased,
and be accompanied by payment in the amount of the aggregate exercise price for
the Common Stock so purchased, which payment shall be in the form specified in
Section 5(i) below.  The Company shall not be obligated to issue, transfer or
deliver a certificate of Common Stock to the Holder of any Option, until
provision has been made by the Holder, to the satisfaction of the Company, for
the payment of the aggregate exercise price for all shares for which the Option
shall have been exercised and for satisfaction of any tax withholding
obligations associated with such exercise.  During the lifetime of an Optionee,
Options are exercisable only by the Optionee or a transferee who takes title to
the Option in the manner permitted by Subsection 5(k) hereof.

     (i)  Payment upon Exercise of Option.

     Upon the exercise of any Option, the aggregate exercise price shall be paid
to the Company in cash or by certified or cashier's check.  In addition, the
Holder may pay for all or any portion of the aggregate exercise price by
complying with one or more of the following alternatives:

          (1)  with the prior approval of the Plan Administrator, by delivering
     to the Company shares of Common Stock previously held by such Holder, which
     shares of Common Stock shall have a fair market value at the date of

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     exercise (as determined by the Plan Administrator) equal to the aggregate
     exercise price to be paid by the Optionee upon such exercise;

          (2)  by delivering a properly executed exercise notice together with
     irrevocable instructions to a broker promptly to sell or margin a
     sufficient portion of the shares and deliver directly to the Company the
     amount of sale or margin loan proceeds to pay the exercise price; or

          (3)  by complying with any other payment mechanism approved by the
     Plan Administrator at the time of exercise.

     (j)  Rights as a Shareholder.

     A Holder shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to any shares
covered by an Option until such Holder becomes a record holder of such shares,
irrespective of whether such Holder has given notice of exercise.  Subject to
the provisions of Sections 5(m) and 5(n) hereof, no rights shall accrue to a
Holder and no adjustments shall be made on account of dividends (ordinary or
extraordinary, whether in cash, securities or other property) or distributions
or other rights declared on, or created in, the Common Stock for which the
record date is prior to the date the Holder becomes a record holder of the
shares of Common Stock covered by the Option, irrespective of whether such
Holder has given notice of exercise.

     (k)  Transfer of Option.

     Options granted under this Plan and the rights and privileges conferred by
this Plan may not be transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any
manner (whether by operation of law or otherwise) other than by will, by
applicable laws of descent and distribution or (except in the case of an
Incentive Stock Option) pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order, and
shall not be subject to execution, attachment or similar process; provided
however, that any Agreement may provide or be amended to provide that a Non-
Qualified Stock Option to which it relates is transferable without payment of
consideration to immediate family members of the Optionee or to trusts or
partnerships established exclusively for the benefit of the Optionee and the
Optionee's immediate family members.  Upon any attempt to transfer, assign,
pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of any Option or of any right or
privilege conferred by this Plan contrary to the provisions hereof, or upon the
sale, levy or any attachment or similar process upon the rights and privileges
conferred by this Plan, such Option shall thereupon terminate and become null
and void.

     (l)  Securities Regulation and Tax Withholding.

          (1)  Shares shall not be issued with respect to an Option unless the
exercise of such Option and the issuance and delivery of such shares shall
comply with all relevant provisions of law, including, without limitation,
Section 162(m) of the Code, any applicable state securities laws, the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, the Exchange Act, the rules and regulations thereunder
and the requirements of any stock exchange or automated interdealer quotation
system of a registered national securities association upon which such shares
may then be listed, and such issuance shall be further subject to the approval
of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance, including the
availability of an exemption from registration for the issuance and sale of such
shares. The inability of the Company to obtain from any regulatory body the
authority deemed by the Company to be necessary for the lawful issuance and sale
of any shares under this Plan, or the unavailability of an exemption from
registration for the issuance and sale of any shares under this Plan, shall
relieve the Company of any liability with respect to the non-issuance or sale of
such shares.

     As a condition to the exercise of an Option, the Plan Administrator may
require the Holder to represent and warrant in writing at the time of such
exercise that the shares are being purchased only for investment and without any
then-present intention to sell or distribute such shares.  At the option of the
Plan Administrator, a stop-transfer order against such shares may be placed on
the stock books and records of the Company, and a legend indicating that the
stock may not be pledged, sold or otherwise transferred unless an opinion of
counsel is provided stating that such transfer is not in violation of any
applicable law or regulation, may

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be stamped on the certificates representing such shares in order to assure an
exemption from registration. The Plan Administrator also may require such other
documentation as may from time to time be necessary to comply with federal and
state securities laws. The Company has no obligation to undertake registration
of options or the shares of stock issuable upon the exercise of options.

          (2)  The Holder shall pay to the Company by certified or cashier's
check, promptly upon exercise of an Option or, if later, the date that the
amount of such obligations becomes determinable, all applicable federal, state,
local and foreign withholding taxes that the Plan Administrator, in its
discretion, determines to result upon exercise of an Option or from a transfer
or other disposition of shares of Common Stock acquired upon exercise of an
Option or otherwise related to an Option or shares of Common Stock acquired in
connection with an Option.  Upon approval of the Plan Administrator, a Holder
may satisfy such obligation by complying with one or more of the following
alternatives selected by the Plan Administrator:

               (A)  by delivering to the Company shares of Common Stock
     previously held by such Holder or by the Company withholding shares of
     Common Stock otherwise deliverable pursuant to the exercise of the Option,
     which shares of Common Stock received or withheld shall have a fair market
     value at the date of exercise (as determined by the Plan Administrator)
     equal to the tax obligation to be paid by the Optionee upon such exercise;
     provided that if the Holder is an Insider or if beneficial ownership of the
     shares issuable upon exercise of the Option is attributable to an Insider
     pursuant to the regulations under Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the
     Holder will have executed, by a date not later than six (6) months prior to
     the date of exercise, an irrevocable election to satisfy its obligations
     under this Paragraph 2 through the Company withholding shares of Common
     Stock otherwise deliverable pursuant to the exercise of the Option; or

               (B)  by complying with any other payment mechanism approved by
     the Plan Administrator from time to time.

          (3)  The issuance, transfer or delivery of certificates of Common
Stock pursuant to the exercise of Options may be delayed, at the discretion of
the Plan Administrator, until the Plan Administrator is satisfied that the
applicable requirements of the federal and state securities laws and the
withholding provisions of the Code have been met.

     (m)  Stock Dividend or Reorganization.

          (1)  If (i) the Company shall at any time be involved in a transaction
described in Section 424(a) of the Code (or any successor provision) or any
"corporate transaction" described in the regulations thereunder; (ii) the
Company shall declare a dividend payable in, or shall subdivide or combine, its
Common Stock or (iii) any other event with substantially the same effect shall
occur, the Plan Administrator shall, subject to applicable law, with respect to
each outstanding Option, proportionately adjust the number of shares of Common
Stock subject to such Option and/or the exercise price per share so as to
preserve the rights of the Holder substantially proportionate to the rights of
the Holder prior to such event, and to the extent that such action shall include
an increase or decrease in the number of shares of Common Stock subject to
outstanding Options, the number of shares available under Section 4 of this Plan
shall automatically be increased or decreased, as the case may be,
proportionately, without further action on the part of the Plan Administrator,
the Company, the Company's shareholders, or any Holder.

          (2)  In the event that the presently authorized capital stock of the
Company is changed into the same number of shares with a different par value, or
without par value, the stock resulting from any such change shall be deemed to
be Common Stock within the meaning of the Plan, and each Option shall apply to
the same number of shares of such new stock as it applied to old shares
immediately prior to such change.

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          (3)  If the Company shall at any time declare an extraordinary
dividend with respect to the Common Stock, whether payable in cash or other
property, the Plan Administrator may, subject to applicable law, in the exercise
of its sole discretion and with respect to each outstanding Option,
proportionately adjust the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such
Option and/or adjust the exercise price per share so as to preserve the rights
of the Holder substantially proportionate to the rights of the Holder prior to
such event, and to the extent that such action shall include an increase or
decrease in the number of shares of Common Stock subject to outstanding Options,
the number of shares available under Section 4 of this Plan shall automatically
be increased or decreased, as the case may be, proportionately, without further
action on the part of the Plan Administrator, the Company, the Company's
shareholders, or any Holder.

          (4)  The foregoing adjustments in the shares subject to Options shall
be made by the Plan Administrator, or by any successor administrator of this
Plan, or by the applicable terms of any assumption or substitution document.

          (5)  The grant of an Option shall not affect in any way the right or
power of the Company to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations or
changes of its capital or business structure, to merge, consolidate or dissolve,
to liquidate or to sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

     (n)  Change in Control.

          (1)  Any and all Options that are outstanding under the Plan at the
time of occurrence of any of the events described in Subparagraphs (A), (B), (C)
and (D) below (each an "Eligible Option") shall become immediately vested and
fully exercisable for the periods indicated (each such exercise period referred
to as an "Acceleration Window"):

               (A)  During the period in which the Company is subject to the
     reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, for a period of forty-five (45)
     days beginning on the day on which any Person together with all Affiliates
     and Associates (as such terms are defined below) of such Person shall
     become the Beneficial Owner (as defined below) of fifty percent (50%) or
     more of the Common Stock then outstanding, but shall not include the
     Company, and subsidiary of the Company, any employee benefit plan of the
     Company or of any subsidiary of the Company, or any Person or entity
     organized, appointed or established by the Company for or pursuant to the
     terms of any such employee benefit plan;

               (B)  During the period in which the Company is subject to the
     reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, beginning on the date that a
     tender or exchange offer for Common Stock by any Person (other than the
     Company, any subsidiary of the Company, any employee benefit plan of the
     Company or of any subsidiary of the Company, or any Person or entity
     organized, appointed or established by the Company for or pursuant to the
     terms of any such employee benefit plan) is first published or sent or
     given within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act and
     continuing so long as such offer remains open (including any extensions or
     renewals of such offer), unless by the terms of such offer the offeror,
     upon consummation thereof, would be the Beneficial Owner of less than fifty
     percent (50%) of the Common Stock then outstanding;

               (C)  For a period of twenty (20) days beginning on the day on
     which the shareholders of the Company (or, if later, approval by the
     shareholders of any Person) duly approve any merger, consolidation,
     reorganization or other transaction providing for the conversion or
     exchange of more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding Common Stock
     into securities of any Person, or cash, or property, or a combination of
     any of the foregoing; or

               (D)  During the period in which the Company is subject to the
     reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, for a period of twenty (20)
     days beginning on the day on

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     which, at any meeting of the shareholders of the Company involving a
     contest for the election of directors, individuals constituting a majority
     of the Board who were not the Board's nominees for election immediately
     prior to the meeting are elected; provided, however, that with respect to
     the events specified in Subparagraphs (A), (B) and (C) above, such
     accelerated vesting shall not occur if the event that would otherwise
     trigger the accelerated vesting of Eligible Options has received the prior
     approval of a majority of all of the directors of the Company, excluding
     for such purposes the votes of directors who are directors or officers of,
     or have a material financial interest in any Person (other than the
     Company) who is a party to the event specified in Subparagraph (A), (B) or
     (C) above that otherwise would trigger acceleration of vesting and,
     provided, further, that no Option that is to be converted into an option to
     purchase Exchange Stock (as defined in Paragraph (3) below) shall be
     accelerated pursuant to this Section 5(n).

          (2)  The exercisability of any Eligible Option that remains
unexercised following expiration of an Acceleration Window shall be governed by
the vesting schedule and other terms of the Agreement representing such Option.

          (3)  If the shareholders of the Company receive shares of capital
stock of another Person ("Exchange Stock") in exchange for or in place of Common
Stock in any transaction involving any merger, consolidation, reorganization or
other transaction providing for the conversion or exchange of all or
substantially all outstanding shares of Common Stock into Exchange Stock, then,
at the closing of such transaction, all Options granted hereunder shall be
converted into options to purchase Exchange Stock unless the Company (by the
affirmative vote of a majority of all of the directors of the Company, excluding
for such purposes the votes of directors who are directors or officers of, or
have a material financial interest in the Person issuing the Exchange Stock and
any Affiliate of such Person), in its sole discretion, determines that any or
all such Options granted hereunder shall not be so converted but instead shall
terminate. The amount and price of converted Options shall be determined by
adjusting the amount and price of the Options granted hereunder in the same
proportion as used for determining the Exchange Stock received in such merger,
consolidation, reorganization or other transaction by the holders of Common
Stock. Unless altered by the Plan Administrator, the vesting schedule set forth
in the Agreement for that Option shall continue to apply to the Options granted
for Exchange Stock.

     For purposes of this Section 5(n): (i) "Person" shall include any
individual, firm, corporation, partnership or other entity; (ii) "Affiliate" and
"Associate" shall have the meanings assigned to them in Rule 12b-2 under the
Exchange Act; and (iii) "Beneficial Owner" shall have the meanings assigned to
it in Rule 16a-1 under the Exchange Act.

6.   EFFECTIVE DATE; TERM.

     This Plan shall be effective as of January 1, 1996 (the "Effective Date").
Incentive Stock Options may be granted by the Plan Administrator from time to
time on or after the Effective Date through the day immediately preceding the
tenth anniversary of the Effective Date.  Non-Qualified Stock Options may be
granted by the Plan Administrator on or after the Effective Date and until this
Plan is terminated by the Board in its sole discretion.  Termination of this
Plan shall not terminate any Option granted prior to such termination.  Any
Incentive Stock Options granted by the Plan Administrator prior to the approval
of this Plan by the shareholders of the Company in accordance with Section 422
of the Code shall be granted subject to ratification of this Plan by the
shareholders of the Company within twelve (12) months before or after the
Effective Date.  Any Option granted by the Plan Administrator to any covered
employee prior to the approval of this Plan by the shareholders of the Company
in accordance with such Code provision shall be granted subject to ratification
of this Plan by the shareholders of the Company within twelve (12) months before
or after the Effective Date.  If such shareholder ratification is sought and not
obtained, all Options granted prior thereto and thereafter shall be considered
Non-Qualified Stock Options and any Options granted to covered employees shall
not be eligible for the exclusion set forth in Section 162(m) of the Code with
respect to the

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deductibility by the Company of certain compensation.

7.   NO OBLIGATIONS TO EXERCISE OPTION.

     The grant of an Option shall impose no obligation upon the Optionee to
exercise such Option.

8.   NO RIGHT TO OPTIONS OR TO EMPLOYMENT.

     Whether or not any Options are to be granted under this Plan shall be
exclusively within the discretion of the Plan Administrator, and nothing
contained in this Plan shall be construed as giving any person any right to
participate under this Plan.  The grant of an Option shall in no way constitute
any form of agreement or understanding binding on the Company or any Related
Company, express or implied, that the Company or any Related Company will employ
or contract with an Optionee for any length of time, nor shall it interfere in
any way with the Company's or, where applicable, a Related Company's right to
terminate Optionee's employment at any time, which right is hereby reserved.

9.   APPLICATION OF FUNDS.

     The proceeds received by the Company from the sale of Common Stock issued
upon the exercise of Options shall be used for general corporate purposes,
unless otherwise directed by the Board.

10.  INDEMNIFICATION OF PLAN ADMINISTRATOR.

     In addition to all other rights of indemnification they may have as members
of the Board, members of the Plan Administrator shall be indemnified by the
Company for all reasonable expenses and liabilities of any type or nature,
including attorneys' fees, incurred in connection with any action, suit or
proceeding to which they or any of them are a party by reason of, or in
connection with, this Plan or any Option granted under this Plan, and against
all amounts paid by them in settlement thereof (provided that such settlement is
approved by independent legal counsel selected by the Company), except to the
extent that such expenses relate to matters for which it is adjudged that such
Plan Administrator member is liable for willful misconduct; provided, that
within fifteen (15) days after the institution of any such action, suit or
proceeding, the Plan Administrator member involved therein shall, in writing,
notify the Company of such action, suit or proceeding, so that the Company may
have the opportunity to make appropriate arrangements to prosecute or defend the
same.

11.  AMENDMENT OF PLAN.

     The Plan Administrator may, at any time, modify, amend or terminate this
Plan or modify or amend Options granted under this Plan, including, without
limitation, such modifications or amendments as are necessary to maintain
compliance with applicable statutes, rules or regulations; provided however, no
amendment with respect to an outstanding Option which has the effect of reducing
the benefits afforded to the Holder thereof shall be made over the objection of
such Holder; further provided, that the events triggering acceleration of
vesting of outstanding Options may be modified, expanded or eliminated without
the consent of Holders.  The Plan Administrator may condition the effectiveness
of any such amendment on the receipt of shareholder approval at such time and in
such manner as the Plan Administrator may consider necessary for the Company to
comply with or to avail the Company and/or the Optionees of the benefits of any
securities, tax, market listing or other administrative or regulatory
requirement.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Plan
Administrator may modify grants to persons who are eligible to receive Options
under this Plan who are foreign nationals or employed outside the United States
to recognize differences in local law, tax policy or custom.

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                                                                    Exhibit 10.4

                                 BRIAZZ, INC.
                       2001 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

                           ARTICLE I.  INTRODUCTION

          Section 1.01  Purpose.  The purpose of the Briazz, Inc. 2001 Employee
Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan") is to provide employees of Briazz, Inc., a
Washington corporation (the "Company"), and certain related corporations with an
opportunity to share in the ownership of the Company by providing them with a
convenient means for regular and systematic purchases of the Company's Common
Stock and thus to develop a stronger incentive to work for the continued success
of the Company.

          Section 1.02  Rules of Interpretation.  It is intended that the Plan
be an "employee stock purchase plan" as defined in Section 423(b) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and Treasury Regulations
promulgated thereunder.  Accordingly, the Plan shall be interpreted and
administered in a manner consistent therewith if so approved.  All Participants
in the Plan will have the same rights and privileges consistent with the
provisions of the Plan.

          Section 1.03  Definitions.  For purposes of the Plan, the following
terms will have the meanings set forth below:

          "Acceleration Date" means the later of the date of stockholder
     approval or approval by the Company's Board of Directors of (i) any
     consolidation or merger of the Company in which the Company is not the
     continuing or surviving corporation or pursuant to which shares of Company
     Common Stock would be converted into cash, securities or other property,
     other than a merger of the Company in which stockholders of the Company
     immediately prior to the merger have the same proportionate ownership of
     stock in the surviving corporation immediately after the merger; (ii) any
     sale, exchange or other transfer (in one transaction or a series of related
     transactions) of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; or
     (iii) any plan of liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

          "Board" means the board of directors of the Company.

          "Committee" means the committee described in Section 10.01.
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          "Common Stock" means the Company's Common Stock, no par value, as such
     stock may be adjusted for changes in the stock or the Company as
     contemplated by Article XI herein.

          "Company" means Briazz, Inc., a Washington corporation, and its
     successors by merger or consolidation as contemplated by Article XI herein.

          "Current Compensation" means all regular wage, salary, bonus, and
     commission payments paid by the Company or by a Participating Subsidiary to
     a Participant in accordance with the terms of his or her employment.

          "Fair Market Value" as of a given date means such value of the Common
     Stock as reasonably determined by the Committee, but shall not be less than
     (i) the last sale price if the Common Stock is then quoted on the Nasdaq
     National Market System, (ii) the average of the closing representative bid
     and asked prices of the Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National
     Market System on the date as of which the fair market value is being
     determined, or (iii) the closing price of the Common Stock as reported for
     composite transactions if the Common Stock is then traded on a national
     securities exchange.  If on a given date the Common Stock is not traded on
     an established securities market, the Committee shall make a good faith
     attempt to satisfy the requirements of this Section 1.03 and in connection
     therewith shall take such action as it deems necessary or advisable.

          "Participant" means a Regular Employee who is eligible to participate
     in the Plan under Section 2.01 and who has elected to participate in the
     Plan.

          "Participating Subsidiary" means a Subsidiary which has been
     designated by the Board or Committee in advance of the Purchase Period in
     question as a corporation whose eligible Regular Employees may participate
     in the Plan.

          "Plan" means the Briazz, Inc. 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as
     may be amended from time to time, the provisions of which are set forth
     herein.

          "Purchase Period" means the approximate six-month period beginning on
     each January 1st and July 1st, and ending on the last business day of June
     and December, respectively, provided, however, that the initial Purchase
     Period will commence on the effective date of the Registration Statement on
     Form S-1 for the initial public offering of the Company's Common Stock and
     will continue until December 31, 2001.  The Board of Directors of the
     Company shall have the power to change the duration of the Purchase Periods
     with respect to offerings without stockholder approval if such change is

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     announced at least five days prior to the scheduled beginning of the first
     Purchase Period to be affected.

          "Regular Employee" means an employee of the Company or a Participating
     Subsidiary as of the first day of a Purchase Period, including an officer
     or director who is also an employee, but excluding an employee whose
     customary employment is less than 20 hours per week and excluding an
     employee who is customarily employed for five months or less in a calendar
     year.

          "Stock Purchase Account" means the account maintained on the books and
     records of the Company recording the amount received from each Participant
     through payroll deductions made under the Plan.

          "Subsidiary" means any subsidiary corporation of the Company, as
     defined in Section 424(f) of the Code, whether now or hereafter acquired or
     established.

    ARTICLE II.  ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION; INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPANTS

          Section 2.01  Eligible Employees.  All Regular Employees shall be
eligible to participate in the Plan beginning on the first day of the first
Purchase Period to commence after such person becomes a Regular Employee.
Subject to the provisions of Article VI, each such employee will continue to be
eligible to participate in the Plan so long as he or she remains a Regular
Employee.  In the event an otherwise eligible Regular Employee has taken a
hardship distribution from a Company retirement plan and, as a result, Treasury
Regulation (S)1.401(k)-1(d)(2)(iv)(B)(4) applies to such Regular Employee, such
Regular Employee will not be eligible to participate in the Plan for the
applicable 12-month period.

          Section 2.02  Election to Participate.  An eligible Regular Employee
may elect to participate in the Plan for a given Purchase Period by submitting a
subscription agreement and any other required documents provided by the Company
(which authorize regular payroll deductions from Current Compensation beginning
with the first payday in that Purchase Period and continuing until the employee
withdraws from the Plan or ceases to be eligible to participate in the Plan)
with the Company's Human Resources Department, or a stock brokerage or other
financial services firm designated by the Company, no later than the fifteenth
day of the month immediately preceding the start of that Purchase Period, and in
accordance with such terms and conditions as the Committee in its sole
discretion may impose.  If such documentation is not timely submitted, the
employee will not be permitted to participate during that Purchase Period, and
participation will commence with the next following Purchase Period.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may set a later time for submission
of the subscription agreement and

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any other required documents and may provide that the subscription agreement and
any other required documents may be submitted electronically.

          Section 2.03  Limits on Stock Purchase.  No employee shall be granted
any right to purchase Common Stock hereunder if such employee, immediately after
such a right to purchase is granted, would own, directly or indirectly, within
the meaning of Section 423(b)(3) and Section 424(d) of the Code, Common Stock
possessing 5% or more of the total combined voting power or value of all the
classes of the capital stock of the Company or of all its Subsidiaries.

          Section 2.04  Voluntary Participation.  Participation in the Plan on
the part of a Participant is voluntary and such participation is not a condition
of employment nor does participation in the Plan entitle a Participant to be
retained as an employee.

                   ARTICLE III.  PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS, COMPANY
                   CONTRIBUTIONS AND STOCK PURCHASE ACCOUNT

          Section 3.01  Deduction from Pay.  A Participant may elect payroll
deductions in any whole percentage from a minimum of 2% to a maximum of 10% of
such Participant's Current Compensation for each pay period, subject to such
other limitations as the Committee in its sole discretion may impose.  A
Participant may cease making payroll deductions at any time, subject to such
limitations as the Committee in its sole discretion may impose.

          Section 3.02  Adjustments of Deduction in Pay.  Participants may
decrease or increase the rate of payroll deductions with respect to any Purchase
Period by submitting to the Company's Human Resources Department, or a stock
brokerage or other financial services firm designated by the Company, a new
subscription agreement and any other required documents no later than the
fifteenth day of the month immediately preceding the start of that Purchase
Period and in accordance with such terms and conditions as the Committee in its
sole discretion may impose.

          Section 3.03  Credit to Account.  Payroll deductions will be credited
to the Participant's Stock Purchase Account on each payday in accordance with
Articles IV and V below.

          Section 3.04  Interest.  No interest will be paid upon payroll
deductions or any amount credited to, or on deposit in, a Participant's Stock
Purchase Account.

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          Section 3.06  Nature of Account.  The Stock Purchase Account is
established solely for accounting purposes, and all amounts credited to the
Stock Purchase Account will remain part of the general assets of the Company or
the Participating Subsidiary (as the case may be).  The Company may use amounts
credited to the Stock Purchase Account for any corporate purpose, and the
Company shall not be obligated to segregate such amounts credited to the Stock
Purchase Account.

          Section 3.07  No Additional Contributions.  A Participant may not make
any payment into the Stock Purchase Account other than the payroll deductions
made pursuant to the Plan.

                     ARTICLE IV.  RIGHT TO PURCHASE SHARES

          Section 4.01  Restrictions Relating to Share Purchases.  Each
Participant will have the right to purchase on the last business day of the
Purchase Period all, but not less than all, of the largest number of whole and
fractional shares of Common Stock that can be purchased at the price specified
in Section 4.02 with the entire credit balance in the Participant's Stock
Purchase Account, subject to the limitation that, in accordance with Section
423(b)(8) of the Code, no more than $25,000 in Fair Market Value (determined at
the beginning of each Purchase Period) of Common Stock and other stock may be
purchased under the Plan and all other employee stock purchase plans (if any) of
the Company and the Subsidiaries by any one Participant for any calendar year.
If the purchases for all Participants would otherwise cause the aggregate number
of shares of Common Stock to be sold under the Plan to exceed the number
specified in Section 10.04, each Participant shall be allocated a pro rata
portion of the Common Stock to be sold.

          Section 4.02  Purchase Price.  The purchase price for any Purchase
Period shall be the lesser of (a) 85% of the Fair Market Value of the Common
Stock on the first business day of that Purchase Period or (b) 85% of the Fair
Market Value of the Common Stock on the last business day of that Purchase
Period, in each case rounded up to the next higher full cent.

                         ARTICLE V.  EXERCISE OF RIGHT

          Section 5.01  Purchase of Stock.  On the last business day of a
Purchase Period, the entire credit balance in each Participant's Stock Purchase
Account will be used to purchase the largest number of whole and fractional
shares of Common Stock purchasable with such amount (subject to the limitations
of Section 4.01), unless the Participant has filed with the Company's Human
Resources Department, or a stock brokerage or other financial services firm

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designated by the Company, in advance of the date set forth in Section 6.01 and
subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee in its sole discretion may
impose, a form provided by the Company which requests the distribution of the
entire credit balance in cash.

          Section 5.02  Return of Excess Credit Balance.  Any payroll deductions
accumulated in each Participant's Stock Purchase Account which are not used to
purchase full or fractional shares of Common Stock due to the limitations of
Section 4.01 shall be returned to the Participant as soon as practicable, after
the end of the applicable Purchase Period, without interest.

          Section 5.03  Notice of Acceleration Date.  The Company shall use its
best efforts to notify each Participant in writing within at least ten days of
any Acceleration Date that the then current Purchase Period will end on such
Acceleration Date.

               ARTICLE VI.  WITHDRAWAL FROM PLAN; SALE OF STOCK

          Section 6.01  Voluntary Withdrawal.  A Participant may, in accordance
with such terms and conditions as the Committee in its sole discretion may
impose, withdraw from the Plan and cease making payroll deductions by filing
with the Company's Human Resources Department, or a stock brokerage or other
financial services firm designated by the Company, a form provided for this
purpose at least fifteen days prior to the end of the Purchase Period.  In such
event, the entire credit balance in the Participant's Stock Purchase Account
will be paid, without interest, to the Participant in cash as soon as
administratively possible.  A Participant who withdraws from the Plan will not
be eligible to reenter the Plan until such eligible Regular Employee
subsequently files a timely election to re-enroll in the Plan pursuant to
Section 2.02.

          Section 6.02  Death.  Subject to such terms and conditions as the
Committee in its sole discretion may impose, upon the death of a Participant, no
further amounts shall be credited to the Participant's Stock Purchase Account.
Thereafter, on the last business day of the Purchase Period during which such
Participant's death occurred and in accordance with Section 5.01, the entire
credit balance in such Participant's Stock Purchase Account will be used to
purchase Common Stock, unless such Participant's estate has filed with the
Company's Human Resources Department, or a stock brokerage or other financial
services firm designated by the Company, at least fifteen days prior to the end
of the Purchase Period, a form provided by the Company which elects to have the
entire credit balance in such Participant's Stock Account distributed in cash as
soon as administratively possible after the end of that Purchase Period or at
such earlier time as the Committee in its sole discretion may decide.  Each
Participant, however, may designate one or more beneficiaries who, upon death,
are to receive the Common Stock or the amount that otherwise would have been
distributed or paid to the Participant's estate and may change or

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revoke any such designation from time to time. No such designation, change or
revocation will be effective unless made by the Participant in writing and filed
with the Company during the Participant's lifetime. Unless the Participant has
otherwise specified in the beneficiary designation, the beneficiary or
beneficiaries so designated will become fixed as of the date of the death of the
Participant so that, if a beneficiary survives the Participant but dies before
the receipt of the payment due such beneficiary, the payment will be made to
such beneficiary's estate.

          Section 6.03  Termination of Employment.  Subject to such terms and
conditions as the Committee in its sole discretion may impose, upon a
Participant's normal or early retirement with the consent of the Company under
any pension or retirement plan of the Company or Participating Subsidiary, no
further amounts shall be credited to the Participant's Stock Purchase Account.
Thereafter, on the last business day of the Purchase Period during which such
Participant's approved retirement occurred and in accordance with Section 5.01,
the entire credit balance in such Participant's Stock Purchase Account will be
used to purchase Common Stock, unless such Participant has filed with the
Company's Human Resources Department, or a stock brokerage or other financial
services firm designated by the Company, at least fifteen days prior to the end
of the Purchase Period, a form provided by the Company which elects to receive
the entire credit balance in such Participant's Stock Purchase Account in cash
as soon as administratively possible after the end of that Purchase Period,
provided that such Participant shall have no right to purchase Common Stock in
the event that the last day of such a Purchase Period occurs more than three
months following the termination of such Participant's employment with the
Company by reason of such an approved retirement.  In the event of any other
termination of employment (other than death) with the Company or a Participating
Subsidiary, participation in the Plan will cease on the date the Participant
ceases to be a Regular Employee for any reason.  In such event, the entire
credit balance in such Participant's Stock Purchase Account will be paid in cash
to the Participant as soon as administratively possible.  For purposes of this
Section 6.03, a transfer of employment to any Participating Subsidiary or a
leave of absence which has been approved by the Committee will not be deemed a
termination of employment as a Regular Employee, except that in the event a
leave of absence exceeds 90 days and return to employment is not guaranteed by
statute or contract, the Participant will be considered to experience a
termination of employment on the 91st day of such leave.

                       ARTICLE VII.  NONTRANSFERABILITY

          Section 7.01  Nontransferable Right to Purchase.  The right to
purchase Common Stock hereunder may not be assigned, transferred, pledged or
hypothecated (whether by operation of law or otherwise), except as provided in
Section 6.02, and will not be subject to execution, attachment or similar
process.  Any attempted assignment, transfer, pledge, hypothecation or

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other disposition or levy of attachment or similar process upon the right to
purchase will be null and void and without effect.

          Section 7.02  Nontransferable Account.  Except as provided in Section
6.02, the amounts credited to a Stock Purchase Account may not be assigned,
transferred, pledged or hypothecated in any way, and any attempted assignment,
transfer, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition of such amounts will be
null and void and without effect.

          Section 7.03  Nontransferable Shares.  Except as the Committee shall
otherwise permit, the Common Stock purchased by a Participant at the end of such
Purchase Period pursuant to Section 5.01 may not be sold, assigned, transferred
pledged or hypothecated in any way prior to the first anniversary of the end of
such Purchase Period, and any attempted sale, assignment, transfer, pledge,
hypothecation or other disposition of such share or shares during such one year
period will be null and void and without effect.  Thereafter, a Stock
certificate or other rights may be delivered in accordance with Section 8.04
hereof.

                     ARTICLE VIII.  COMMON STOCK ISSUANCE

          Section 8.01 Issuance of Purchased Shares.  Promptly after the last
day of each Purchase Period and subject to such terms and conditions as the
Committee in its sole discretion may impose, the Company will cause the Common
Stock then purchased pursuant to Section 5.01 of the Plan to be issued for the
benefit of the Participant and held in the Plan pursuant to Section 8.03 of the
Plan.

          Section 8.02  Completion of Issuance.  A Participant shall have no
interest in the Common Stock purchased pursuant to Section 5.01 of the Plan
until such Common Stock is issued for the benefit of the Participant pursuant to
Section 8.03 of the Plan.

          Section 8.03  Form of Ownership.  The Common Stock issued under
Section 8.01 of the Plan will be held in the Plan in the name of the Participant
or jointly in the name of the Participant and another person, as the Participant
may direct on a form provided by the Company, until such time as certificates
for such shares of Common Stock are delivered to or for the benefit of the
Participant pursuant to Section 8.04 of the Plan.

          Section 8.04  Delivery.  At any time following the conclusion of the
nontransferability period set forth in Section 7.03 of the Plan and subject to
such terms and conditions as the Committee in its sole discretion may impose, a
Participant may elect, by filing with the Company a form provided by the Company
for such purpose, to have the Company cause to be delivered to or for the
benefit of the Participant a certificate for the number of whole shares, and
cash for the

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number of fractional shares, representing the Common Stock purchased pursuant to
Section 5.01 of the Plan. The election notice will be processed as soon as
practicable after receipt.

          Section 8.05  Securities Laws.  The Company shall not be required to
issue or deliver any shares of Common Stock until the requirements of any
federal or state securities laws, rules or regulations or other laws or rules
(including the rules of the Nasdaq National Market System or any stock exchange
upon which the Common Stock may then be listed or admitted for trading), as may
be determined by the Company to be applicable, are satisfied.

        ARTICLE IX.  EFFECTIVE DATE, AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION OF PLAN

          Section 9.01  Effective Date.  The Plan was approved by the Board of
Directors on January 24, 2001 and shall be approved by the stockholders of the
Company within twelve months thereof.

          Section 9.02  Plan Commencement.  The initial Purchase Period under
the Plan will commence on the effective date of the Registration Statement on
Form S-1 for the initial public offering of the Company's Common Stock.
Thereafter, each succeeding Purchase Period will commence and terminate as set
forth in Section 1.03.

          Section 9.03  Powers of Board.   The Board of Directors may amend or
discontinue the Plan at any time.  No amendment or discontinuation of the Plan,
however, shall without stockholder approval be made that:  (i) requires
stockholder approval under any rules or regulations of the National Association
of Securities Dealers, Inc. or any securities exchange that are applicable to
the Company or (ii) permits the issuance of Common Stock before payment therefor
in full.

          Section 9.04  Automatic Termination.  The Plan shall automatically
terminate when all of the shares of Common Stock provided for in Section 10.04
have been sold.

                          ARTICLE X.  ADMINISTRATION

          Section 10.01  The Committee.  Subject to the provisions of Section
10.03, the Plan shall be administered by a committee (the "Committee") of two or
more directors of the Company.  The members of the Committee shall be appointed
by and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

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          Section 10.02  Powers of Committee.  Subject to the provisions of the
Plan, the Committee shall have full authority to administer the Plan, including
authority to interpret and construe any provision of the Plan, to establish
deadlines by which the various administrative forms must be received in order to
be effective, and to adopt such other rules and regulations for administering
the Plan as it may deem appropriate.  The Committee shall have full and complete
authority to determine whether all or any part of the Common Stock acquired
pursuant to the Plan shall be subject to restrictions on the transferability
thereof or any other restrictions affecting in any manner a Participant's rights
with respect thereto but any such restrictions shall be contained in the
documents by which a Participant elects to participate in the Plan pursuant to
Section 2.02.  Decisions of the Committee will be final and binding on all
parties who have an interest in the Plan.

          Section 10.03  Power and Authority of the Board.  Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, the Board, at any time and from time
to time, without any further action of the Committee, may exercise the powers
and duties of the Committee under this Plan.  Moreover, the Board shall have the
right to delegate any or all of its rights and duties under the Plan (other than
the authority to amend the Plan) to any committee of the Board.

          Section 10.04  Stock to be Sold.  The Common Stock to be issued and
sold under the Plan may be treasury shares or authorized but unissued shares, or
the Company may purchase Common Stock in the market for sale under the Plan.
Except as provided in Section 11.01, the aggregate number of shares of Common
Stock to be sold under the Plan will not exceed 1,200,000 shares.

          Section 10.05  Notices.  Notices to the Committee should be addressed
as follows:

                         Briazz, Inc.
                         3901 Seventh Avenue S., Ste. 200
                         Seattle, WA 98108
                         ATTN: Human Resources Department

            ARTICLE XI.  ADJUSTMENT FOR CHANGES IN STOCK OR COMPANY

          Section 11.01  Stock Dividend or Reclassification.  If the outstanding
shares of Common Stock are increased, decreased, changed into or exchanged for a
different number or kind of securities of the Company, or shares of a different
par value or without par value, through reorganization, recapitalization,
reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, amendment to the Company's
Certificate of Incorporation, reverse stock split or otherwise, an appropriate

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adjustment shall be made in the maximum numbers and kind of securities to be
purchased under the Plan with a corresponding adjustment in the purchase price
to be paid therefor.

          Section 11.02  Merger or Consolidation.  If the Company is merged into
or consolidated with one or more corporations during the term of the Plan,
appropriate adjustments will be made to give effect thereto on an equitable
basis in terms of issuance of shares of the corporation surviving the merger or
of the consolidated corporation, as the case may be.

                         ARTICLE XII.  APPLICABLE LAW

          Rights to purchase Common Stock granted under the Plan shall be
construed and shall take effect in accordance with the laws of the State of
Washington.

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