McDONALDS® RESTAURANTS IN NEW ENGLAND
& ALBANY, NEW YORK TO
INTRODUCE NEWMANS OWN® ORGANICS
COFFEE
FROM GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS
October 27, 2005 Boston, MA McDonalds restaurants are
partnering with Green Mountain
Coffee Roasters, Inc. to source, roast and package Newmans
Own Organics Blend coffee exclusively
for more than 650 McDonalds restaurants in Massachusetts,
Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, New
Hampshire, Maine and Albany, NY. This new coffee will be
available beginning November 1 st .
McDonalds is committed to providing our valued customers
with the highest quality and best
tasting products, as we have for the past 50 years, says John
Lambrechts, general manager and vice
president, McDonalds Boston Region. We are partnering with
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters to
introduce Newmans Own Organics Blend, a unique and
exceptional coffee to meet the changing tastes
and needs of our customers.
Created exclusively for McDonalds, Newmans Own Organics
Blend, made from Fair Trade
Certified
and organic specialty coffees, will be available as both regular
and decaffeinated. The new
Blend is a combination of light and medium roasts with a smooth
body and clean finish.
We are very excited about the tremendous opportunity that
McDonalds has given us to
introduce our organic coffee to their customers, says Nell
Newman, co-founder and president of
Newmans Own Organics.
Robert Stiller, president and CEO of Green Mountain Coffee
Roasters says, This coffee is a
member of the Newmans Own Organics family of coffees that
has been our best-selling line of new
products in supermarkets.
McDonalds restaurants throughout New England and the
Albany, New York area open at 5 a.m.
or earlier, and Newmans Own Organics Blend coffee will be
available all day.
About Newmans Own Organics
Great Tasting products that happen to be organic is the
slogan of Newmans 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 Newmans 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 a
leader in the specialty coffee
industry and offers over 100 coffee selections including estate,
certified organic, Fair Trade Certified,
signature blends, and flavored coffees that it sells under the
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters
and
Newmans Own
Organics brands. Each year the Company contributes at least
five percent of its pre-tax
profits to support socially responsible initiatives. For more
information visit:
www.GreenMountainCoffee.com.
About McDonalds
McDonald's USA, LLC, is the leading foodservice provider in
the United States serving a
variety of wholesome foods made from quality ingredients to
millions of customers every day. More
than 80 percent of McDonald's 13,700 U.S. restaurants are
independently owned and operated by local
franchisees. For more information on McDonald's visit
www.mcdonalds.com.
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