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Friday, March 12, 2010
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. to Present at the Roth 22nd Annual OC Growth Stock Conference
WATERBURY, Vt.— March 12, 2010 — Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) today announced that it is scheduled to present on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at the Roth 22nd Annual OC Growth Stock Conference in Dana Point, CA.
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Tuesday, March 09, 2010
GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS, INC. EXTENDS TENDER OFFER TO ACQUIRE DIEDRICH COFFEE
WATERBURY, VT – March 9, 2010 – Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) (“GMCR”) today announced that Pebbles Acquisition Sub, Inc. (“Purchaser”), a wholly owned subsidiary of GMCR, has extended its previously announced $35.00 per share cash tender offer to purchase all outstanding shares of common stock of Diedrich Coffee, Inc. (NASDAQ: DDRX) (“Diedrich Coffee”). In accordance with the terms of the merger agreement among GMCR, Purchaser and Diedrich Coffee, the tender offer has been extended 20 business days (the maximum number of days permitted under the merger agreement) to expire at midnight, New York City time, on Monday, April 5, 2010, unless further extended. The tender offer previously was scheduled to expire at midnight, New York City time, on Monday, March 8, 2010. All other terms and conditions of the tender offer remain unchanged.
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Tuesday, March 09, 2010
GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE AND THE GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS FOUNDATION COMMIT NEARLY ONE MILLION DOLLARS TO FUEL GROWTH OF FAIR TRADE TOWNS IN U.S.
OAKLAND
, Calif., March 9, 2010 – TransFair USA™, the leading third-party certifier of Fair Trade products in the United States, today announces that it has received a $50,000 grant from Green Mountain Coffee®, and a three-year commitment of $925,000 from the Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Foundation. The Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Foundation was established and is led separately from Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (GMCR) by GMCR Founder and Chairman Bob Stiller. This generous funding will galvanize TransFair USA’s effort to grow the Fair Trade movement and establish hundreds of Fair Trade Towns across the United States by 2013.
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Tuesday, March 02, 2010
GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS, INC. RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE “100 BEST CORPORATE CITIZENS”
WATERBURY, VT., (March 2, 2010) – Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) has been named one of “100 Best Corporate Citizens” by Corporate Responsibility Magazine. The “100 Best” list is known as the world’s top corporate responsibility ranking based on publicly-available information.
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Wednesday, February 24, 2010
GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS, INC. AND THE J.M. SMUCKER COMPANY TEAM TO MAKE THE FOLGERS FAMILY OF COFFEE BRANDS AVAILABLE IN K-CUP® PORTION PACKS FOR KEURIG SINGLE-CUP BREWERS
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (GMCR) (NASDAQ: GMCR) and The J.M. Smucker Company (Smucker) (NYSE: SJM) today announced a multiyear manufacturing and distribution agreement under which GMCR will manufacture certain coffee brands owned by Smucker, including Folgers® Gourmet SelectionsTM and Millstone® in single-serve K-Cup® portion packs for Keurig® Single-Cup Brewers.
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010
GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE AND ASHOKA’S CHANGEMAKERS LAUNCH “REVELATION TO ACTION” COMPETITION
Program seeks innovative ideas to inspire community action in the Northeastern U.S.
Washington, D.C. and Waterbury, VT (February 10, 2010) - Believing that real change starts at home, Green Mountain Coffee® and Ashoka's Changemakers today launched an online competition to find and help fund creative solutions for motivating local citizens to strengthen communities across New England and New York.
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Monday, February 08, 2010
GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS, INC. EXTENDS TENDER OFFER TO ACQUIRE DIEDRICH COFFEE
Waterbury, VT – February 8, 2010 – Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) (“GMCR”) today announced that Pebbles Acquisition Sub, Inc. (“Purchaser”), a wholly owned subsidiary of GMCR, has extended its previously announced $35.00 per share cash tender offer to purchase all outstanding shares of common stock of Diedrich Coffee, Inc. (NASDAQ: DDRX) (“Diedrich Coffee”). In accordance with the terms of the merger agreement among GMCR, Purchaser and Diedrich Coffee, the tender offer has been extended 20 business days (the maximum number of days permitted under the merger agreement) to expire at midnight, New York City time, on Monday, March 8, 2010, unless further extended. The tender offer previously was scheduled to expire at midnight, New York City time, on Friday, February 5, 2010. All other terms and conditions of the tender offer remain unchanged.
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Tuesday, February 02, 2010
KEURIG INTRODUCES FIRST SINGLE-CUP COMMERCIAL BREWERS WITH TOUCH SCREEN USER INTERFACE
Mid-Size Office Models Provide New Features to Personalize Gourmet Brewing Experience
Reading, Mass. (February 2, 2010) – Keurig, Incorporated, a wholly owned subsidiary of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) and a leader in gourmet coffee brewing both at home and at the office, is enhancing its commercial brewer product line with the introduction of the Commercial Series B150 and B155 brewers. The versatile brewers are specially designed for use in small to medium sized businesses, medical offices and home offices and offer even more ways to personalize the coffee brewing experience. The new models include a one-of-a-kind, interactive full-color touch screen that allows employees, clients and patients to customize the temperature and strength of brew to their liking.
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. Reports Strong Sales and Earnings Growth for Fiscal 2010 First Quarter
– Outstanding Performance Driven by Success of Keurig® Single-Cup Brewing System –
– Company Raises Estimates for Future Sales and Earnings Growth –
WATERBURY, VT (January 27, 2010) – Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc., (NASDAQ: GMCR) today announced its fiscal 2010 first quarter results for the thirteen weeks ended December 26, 2009, reporting strong growth.
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010
GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS, INC. AND DIEDRICH COFFEE, INC. RECEIVE REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM FTC
WATERBURY, Vt. and IRVINE, Calif. – January 13, 2010 –Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) (“GMCR”) and Diedrich Coffee, Inc. (Nasdaq: DDRX) (“Diedrich Coffee”) today announced that they have each received a request for additional information (“Second Requests”) from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) with respect to the previously announced $35.00 per share cash tender offer by Pebbles Acquisition Sub, Inc. (the “Purchaser”), a wholly owned subsidiary of GMCR, to purchase all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Diedrich Coffee.
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Friday, January 08, 2010
GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS, INC. EXTENDS TENDER OFFER
TO ACQUIRE DIEDRICH COFFEE
Waterbury, VT – January 8, 2010 – Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) (“GMCR”) today announced that Pebbles Acquisition Sub, Inc. (“Purchaser”), a wholly owned subsidiary of GMCR, has extended its previously announced $35.00 per share cash tender offer to purchase all outstanding shares of common stock of Diedrich Coffee, Inc. (NASDAQ: DDRX) (“Diedrich Coffee”). The tender offer was scheduled to expire at midnight, New York City time, on Monday, January 11, 2010. In accordance with the terms of the merger agreement among GMCR, Purchaser and Diedrich Coffee, the tender offer has been extended 20 business days to expire at midnight, New York City time, on Friday, February 5, 2010, unless further extended. All other terms and conditions of the tender offer remain unchanged.
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Friday, December 11, 2009
GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS, INC. COMMENCING TENDER OFFER TO ACQUIRE DIEDRICH COFFEE, INC.
WATERBURY, VERMONT – December 11, 2009 – Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) (“GMCR”) today announced that it is commencing a cash tender offer to purchase all outstanding shares of common stock of Diedrich Coffee, Inc. (NASDAQ: DDRX) (“Diedrich Coffee”) for $35.00 per share in cash, with no financing and no due diligence contingencies, in a transaction with a total value of approximately $290 million.
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Wednesday, December 09, 2009
GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS, INC. ADDS DOUGLAS N. DAFT TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
WATERBURY, VT (December 9, 2009) – Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) announced today that Douglas N. Daft has been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors and Compensation Committee. The addition of Mr. Daft expands the Board of Directors to nine members.
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Tuesday, December 08, 2009
GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS, INC. ANNOUNCES DEFINITIVE MERGER AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE DIEDRICH COFFEE, INC. FOR $35 PER SHARE IN CASH
Diedrich Terminates Merger Agreement with Peet’s
Waterbury, VT – December 8, 2009 – Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) (“GMCR”) today announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Diedrich Coffee, Inc. (NASDAQ: DDRX) (“Diedrich”) for $35 per share in cash pursuant to a cash tender offer, in a transaction with a total value of approximately $290 million.
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Wednesday, December 02, 2009
GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS, INC. CONFIRMS $35.00 PER SHARE ENHANCED CASH PROPOSAL TO ACQUIRE DIEDRICH COFFEE, INC.
Green Mountain Offer Continues To Constitute A Superior Proposal
Waterbury, VT – December 2, 2009 – Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) (“GMCR”) announced that yesterday it submitted an enhanced proposal to acquire Diedrich Coffee, Inc. (NASDAQ: DDRX) (“Diedrich”) for $35.00 per share in cash pursuant to a cash tender offer, in a transaction with a total value of approximately $290 million. GMCR has been informed by representatives of Diedrich’s Board that this offer continues to constitute a superior proposal, as defined in the existing merger agreement between Diedrich and Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEET), to Peet’s November 30, 2009 cash and stock proposal. GMCR anticipates that this transaction will be neutral to slightly accretive within the first twelve months following the close, excluding one-time transaction expenses, and accretive thereafter.
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Tuesday, December 01, 2009
GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS, INC. ISSUES STATEMENT
WATERBURY, VT – December 1, 2009 – Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) (“GMCR”) today issued the following statement in response to the announcement that Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEET) (“Peet’s”) has submitted a revised offer to acquire Diedrich Coffee, Inc. (NASDAQ: DDRX) (“Diedrich”) for $32.50 per share in a combination of cash and stock.
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009
GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS, INC. RESPONDS TO DIEDRICH COFFEE’S DETERMINATION THAT GREEN MOUNTAIN’S OFFER CONSTITUTES A SUPERIOR PROPOSAL
Waterbury, VT – November 25, 2009 – Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) (“GMCR”) today issued the following statement regarding the determination by the Board of Directors of Diedrich Coffee, Inc. (NASDAQ: DDRX) (“Diedrich”) that GMCR’s revised $32.00 per share all-cash proposal constitutes a superior proposal, as defined in the existing merger agreement between Diedrich and Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEET) (“Peet’s”), to Peet’s November 22, 2009 cash and stock proposal:
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009
GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS, INC. CONFIRMS $32.00 PER SHARE REVISED CASH PROPOSAL TO ACQUIRE DIEDRICH COFFEE
Waterbury, VT – November 24, 2009 – Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) (“GMCR”) today confirmed that it has submitted a revised proposal to acquire Diedrich Coffee, Inc. (NASDAQ: DDRX) (“Diedrich”) for $32.00 per share in cash pursuant to a cash tender offer, in a transaction with a total value of approximately $265 million. GMCR believes its revised offer constitutes a superior proposal, as defined in the existing merger agreement between Diedrich and Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEET), to Peet’s November 22, 2009 cash and stock proposal.
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Monday, November 23, 2009
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. Confirms $30.00 Per Share Cash Proposal to Acquire Diedrich Coffee
WATERBURY, Vt.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) (“GMCR”) today confirmed that it has submitted a proposal to acquire Diedrich Coffee, Inc. (NASDAQ: DDRX) (“Diedrich”) for $30.00 per share in cash pursuant to a cash tender offer, in a transaction with a total enterprise value of approximately $247 million. Separately, today Diedrich announced that the Board of Directors of Diedrich had determined that the GMCR offer constituted a superior proposal, as defined in the existing merger agreement between Diedrich and Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEET) (“Peet’s”), to the November 2, 2009 Peet’s proposal. Diedrich also announced today that is has received a revised offer from Peet’s.
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Friday, November 13, 2009
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. Acquires Timothy’s Coffees of the World, Inc.
WATERBURY, VT (November 13, 2009) – Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) announced today that the Company has acquired Timothy’s Coffees of the World, Inc. (“Timothy’s”) from an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners, Inc. for a cash purchase price of approximately $157 million, in U.S. dollars, subject to adjustment.
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. Reports Strong Growth for Fiscal 2009 Fourth Quarter and Full Year
– Keurig® Single-Cup Brewing System Drives Robust Sales and Earnings Growth –
– Fourth Quarter Net Sales up 65% and Net Income up 103% over Prior Year –
– Fiscal 2009 Net Sales up 61% and EPS up 95% over Prior Year –
- Company Raises Estimates for Fiscal Year 2010 EPS Growth -
WATERBURY, VT (November 11, 2009) – Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc., (NASDAQ: GMCR) today announced its results for the quarter and year ended September 26, 2009, reporting outstanding top and bottom line growth for both periods.
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Tuesday, November 03, 2009
GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS, INC. ANNOUNCES
NOVEMBER 11, 2009 FISCAL 2009 FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR CONFERENCE CALL
WATERBURY, VERMONT (November 3, 2009) – Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) today announced that the Company plans to release financial results for its fiscal 2009 and fiscal fourth quarter (ended September 26, 2009), at 4:00 PM ET on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 via press release. Later that afternoon, at 5:00 PM ET, management will review these results, and discuss future prospects during a conference call.
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009
BOSTON AREA CHEFS COMPETE TO CELEBRATE FAIR TRADE MONTH AND HELP MAKE BOSTON THE SECOND LARGEST FAIR TRADE TOWN IN THE U.S.
GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE’S “EAT, DRINK AND BE FAIR” EVENT ENCOURAGES AREA RESIDENTS TO TAKE THE BE FAIR PLEDGE
WATERBURY, VERMONT (October 21, 2009) – How does a nice sea urchin cappuccino sound? Or pork tenderloin and coffee-sunchoke gravy? Attendees at celebrity chef cook-off “Eat, Drink and Be Fair” will be the first to find out as these and other delicacies are debuted as part of a push to make Boston one of the largest Fair Trade Towns in the U.S.
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Monday, October 19, 2009
GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE’S NEW DONUT HOUSE COLLECTION -- ALL COFFEE, NO CRUMBS™
WATERBURY, VERMONT (October 19, 2009) – Coffee drinkers have a new reason to celebrate with the introduction of the Donut House™ Collection, a full line of regular, decaf and flavored coffees in K-Cup® portion packs for use with Keurig® Single-Cup Brewing Systems.
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Tuesday, October 06, 2009
GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS EXECUTIVE NAMED “RESPONSIBLE CEO OF THE YEAR” BY CRO MAGAZINE
Lawrence Blanford Among Eight To Be Honored at Annual Summit
Chicago, Ill. (Oct. 6, 2009) – Corporate Responsibility Officer Magazine named Lawrence J. Blanford, President and CEO of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR), 2009 Responsible CEO of the Year in the Mid-Cap category.
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Thursday, October 01, 2009
GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE’S “BE FAIR” CAMPAIGN CELEBRATES FAIR TRADE MONTH IN OCTOBER
Campaign Includes a “Be Fair” Pledge, Fair Trade Quiz, and “Eat, Drink & Be Fair” Celebrity Chef Cook-Off
WATERBURY, VERMONT (October 1, 2009) – This October, Green Mountain Coffee®, part of the Specialty Coffee Business Unit of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR), celebrates Fair Trade Month with its “Be Fair” campaign. This series of events and activities is designed to raise awareness of the benefits of Fair Trade and the importance of choosing Fair Trade Certified™ products.
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Media Contacts:
Sandy Yusen
Dir. of Public Relations
GMCR Specialty Coffee Business Unit
Maureen Martin
Public Relations Coordinator
GMCR Specialty Coffee Business Unit
Kristen Mercure
Public Relations Coordinator
GMCR Specialty Coffee Business Unit
To contact, click here.
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