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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Extends Agreement with McDonald’s® Restaurants to Offer Newman’s Own® Organics Coffee in New England & Albany, New York

January 25, 2007

WATERBURY, Vt.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- 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 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 (www.GreenMountainCoffee.com), it also owns Keurig, Incorporated, a pioneer and leading manufacturer of gourmet single-cup brewing systems. Keurig markets premium single-cup (K-Cup) coffee brewing systems 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.