Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (GMCR) recently acquired Timothy’s Coffees of the World, Inc., an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners, Inc. The acquisition was a cash transaction of approximately $157 million. The acquisition includes the Timothy’s World Coffee brand and the wholesale business. However, the deal does not include retail operations. The retail portion of the Timothy’s business has been purchased by Bruegger’s Enterprises, Inc. and will continue to support the Timothy’s brand across Canada . The acquisition includes a five-year coffee supply agreement with Bruegger’s Canadian affiliate and management expects to expand its relationship with Bruegger’s Enterprises as it already supplies to all of GMCR’s 290 locations in the U.S. Timothy’s Coffees of the World, Inc will operate as a wholly owned Canadian subsidiary and the operations will be integrated into GMCR’s Specialty Coffee Business Unit. Timothy’s became a licensed roaster of Keurig, Incorporated, a ...

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc.’s (GMCR) share price has entered into oversold territory with a stochastic value of 19.19. The Zacks Consensus Estimate on the company’s full-year earnings has climbed 10 cents over the past week to $1.87 per share. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters is a Zacks #1 Rank (“Strong Buy") company."GMCR" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?Zacks Investment Research

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Companies highlighted in this weekly wrap include Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (CBRL), Neenah Paper, Inc. (NP), Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (GMCR), EXCO Resources, Inc. (XCO) and Ross Stores Inc. (ROST).

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (CBRL), which recently declared a dividend of 20 cents per share, has seen strong momentum as it soared past the market over the past year. Analysts are bullish on the restaurant play.

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Cracker Barrel Old Country Store not only offers a strong performance in comparison to the market, but is also rewarding shareholders

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The four highlighted picks are: Discovery Communications, Inc. (DISCA), The TJX Companies, Inc. (TJX), Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (GMCR) and JoS. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. (JOSB).     Today, Zacks is promoting its ''Buy'' stock recommendations. Four daily picks are offered free at http://at.zacks.com/?id=88

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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (GMCR) has announced that its Board of Directors approved a three-for-two stock split. Normally a stock split is not news-worthy, but these are not normal times. We are experiencing a 50-year event in terms of the economy and stock performance. During times of dramatic stock declines (we are still 42% below the S&P 500 closing peak of 1,565.15 on October 9, 2007), long-term investors should be on the outlook for stocks that are outperforming and those that exhibit fundamental stability. The latter point was expanded upon in a blog last month about targeting stocks whose dividends are being increased. The former point can be highlighted by seeking stocks that have outperformed to such a degree that Boards declare stock splits. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters exemplifies this level of outperformance. In the time the S&P 500 has declined 42%, Green Mountain ...

The Zacks Rank Buys featured in this article are: Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc ( Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc is a prominent fixture in the specialty coffee industry. The company sells a wide variety of coffee blends commercially and direct to customers in addition to teas, hot cocoa, and Keurig brewing products. Green Mountain is a socially responsible company headquartered in Waterbury, Vermont and has a market cap of approximately $2 billion.

Sales Up 60%

On Apr 29 Green Mountain announced second-quarter results that included sales of $193.4 million, a 60% year-over-year increase

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