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 ...

Diedrich Coffee, a leading fine coffee roaster and wholesaler, reported impressive revenue and profit figures for the first quarter 2010 (ended September 16, 2009). Total quarterly revenue increased 52% over the same quarter last year, going from $10.4 million to $15.8 million. The jump was led by a 66%, $5.8 million, increase in the sale of Keurig K-Cups, the popular one-serving coffee pods that users can pop in a coffee maker and discard. Diedrich Coffee is one of only four roasters under license to produce K-Cups for Keurig Incorporated’s top-selling single-cup brewing system.

First quarter gross margins were also up, increasing from 21% in the same quarter last year to 26% this year. Price increases helped, but other factors include a higher machine utilization, lower temporary help and overtime costs, reduction of scrap and waste due to better inventory controls, lower outbound freight costs, plus the ability to leverage fixed manufacturing

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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (GMCR) is trading within close reach of a 52-week high, on path to reach an all-time high. Analysts have been bullish on earnings, boosting forecasts for the current and following fiscal years.

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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. sells specialty coffee, managing its operations through two wholly owned business segments, Green Mountain Coffee and Keurig.

Its Green Mountain Coffee segment sells more than 100 high-quality coffee selections, including Fair Trade Certified™ organic coffees, under the Green Mountain Coffee® and Newman's Own® Organics brands through its wholesale, direct mail and e-commerce operations.

Green Mountain Coffee also produces its coffee as well as hot cocoa and tea in K-Cup® portion packs for Keurig® Single-Cup Brewers. Keurig, Incorporated is a pioneer and leading manufacturer of gourmet single-cup brewing systems for offices, homes and hotel rooms.

Strong Quarterly Results

The company recently announced stellar fiscal

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