Green Mountain Coffee Extends Agreement With McDonald's Restaurants

McDONALD’S® RESTAURANTS OFFERS NEWMAN’S OWN® ORGANICS COFFEE IN NEW ENGLAND & ALBANY, NEW YORK.

Waterbury, VT (January 25, 2007) – Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. has extended its agreement with McDonald’s USA, LLC to source, roast and package Newman’s Own Organics Blend coffee exclusively for more than 600 McDonald’s restaurants in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and Albany, NY. McDonald’s introduced Newman’s Own Organics Coffee roasted by Green Mountain to its restaurants in New England and Albany, New York in October, 2005.

Created exclusively for McDonald’s, Newman’s Own Organics Blend Coffee is a combination of light and medium roasts with a smooth body and clean finish. The Blend is available in regular and decaffeinated and served as both hot and iced coffee. McDonald’s also offers two iced coffee flavors, Hazelnut and Vanilla.

“It has been gratifying to see the response to our organic coffee among McDonald’s customers. We look forward to its continued growth,” says Nell Newman, co-founder and president of Newman’s Own Organics.

Robert Stiller, president of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters says, “When we began our relationship with McDonald’s in 2005, our goal was to provide the highest quality coffee to customers in New England and Albany, NY. We are excited to continue working with McDonald’s to deliver a selection of great tasting coffee products.”

About Newman’s Own Organics
Great tasting products that happen to be organic is the slogan of Newman’s Own Organics. Founded by Nell Newman and Peter Meehan, they develop their products from certified organic ingredients. “We focus on the kinds of products we loved as kids, but take them one step further by using the highest quality of available organic ingredients,” says Nell. Paul Newman donates all of his royalties after taxes from Newman’s Own Organics to charitable and educational organizations.
For more information visit: www.newmansownorganics.com.

About Green Mountain Coffee Roasters
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) is recognized as a leader in the specialty coffee industry for its award-winning coffees and successful business practices. The Company sells over 100 high quality selections, including Fair Trade Certified™ and organic coffees under the Green Mountain Coffee Roasters® and Newman’s Own® Organics brands. While the majority of the Company’s revenue is derived from its wholesale, direct mail, and e-commerce operations, it also owns Keurig, Incorporated, a pioneer and leading manufacturer of gourmet single-cup brewing systems.

Keurig markets premium single cup coffee makers and K-Cup coffee for the office and the home while the Company licenses, manufactures and sells Green Mountain coffee and tea K-Cups® for offices, homes and other venues. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters was recently ranked No. 1 on the Business Ethics list of “100 Best Corporate Citizens,” and has been recognized repeatedly by Forbes, Fortune Small Business, and the Society of Human Resource Management as an innovative, high-growth, socially responsible company.

"This exciting collaboration between two Ceres companies is a great example of how corporate social responsibility is becoming more deeply embedded in the core business practices of our nation's biggest companies," said Mindy S. Lubber, president of Ceres. McDonald's was approved as a Ceres company this fall and Green Mountain Coffee Roaster's in the summer.

"This coffee is a member of the Newman's Own Organics family of coffees that has been our best selling line of new products in supermarkets," added Robert Stiller, president and CEO of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters.

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