Green Mountain Coffee Roasters

Waterbury, VT - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (GMCR), (GMCR) (NASDAQ: GMCR), a leading specialty coffee and coffee, announced today that Norman H. Wesley, former CEO and President of Fortune Brands, Inc., has joined its Board of Directors. With immediate effect, Mr. Wesley will be a Class II director with a term expiring on the Companys 2013 Annual Meeting, which will stand for election by shareholders. His addition expands GMCRs Board of Directors of nine members, seven of whom are independent.

Norm has extensive experience and strategic operational for over 20 years as a manager, even as Chief Executive Officer of a multinational, multi-channel and multi-brand company listed consumer products, said Michael J. Mardy, interim president of the Board of Directors GMCRs. In particular, we believe that his experience will further strengthen the financial capacity of the board of directors to oversee and monitor the strategic planning as GMCR Companys continued pursuing growth opportunities, including leveraging its core competencies in adjacent categories.

Lawrence Blanford, GMCRs CEO, added: The management team expects understanding of standards and guidelines.

Mr. Wesley's appointment is the first action resulting from an ongoing review of global governance controlled by the Boards Governance and Nominating Committee to further improve the skills, experience and attributes of the Board of Directors as a whole and its individual members, as Society evolves. The Committee has retained consultants to assist the Council, the Committee and management in this review.

GMCRs Board of Directors is focused on advancing its corporate governance to support the protection and enhancement of the Companys shareholders' interests while working to ensure the long-term success of operating business, has continued Mardy. The Committee will continue to evaluate and recommend optimal composition of the committee and the structure as you progress through this review of global governance.

I look forward to contributing to the successful evolution of GMCR, said Mr. Wesley. Despite some recent challenges associated with this extraordinary development, it is clear that the Company is placed in hardened hearts and minds of consumers who are passionate about their products. For this reason, I believe there is ample opportunity for the company to capitalize on what we believe is a significant opportunity to create value for all its stakeholders.

Mr. Wesley joined Fortune Brands, Inc. in 1984 as part of the acquisition of the former branch office of the company products. For more than ten years has led the office products unit, which Fortune Brands spin-off to shareholders in 2005. Mr. Wesley became CEO of the company's home and hardware business in 1997, President and COO of Fortune Brands in January 1999 and President and CEO of Fortune Brands in December 1999. He served as CEO until December 2007, and remained president until retirement in September 2008. Mr. Wesley began his career with Crown Zellerbach Corporation, where during a period of ten years he held various management positions, including Vice President and General Manager of the Office Products Group, before joining Fortune Brands, Inc.

Mr. Wesley is currently a member of the boards of ACCO Brands Corporation, Acuity Brands, Inc. and Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. has received a degree in finance and an MBA from the University of Utah.

About Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.

As a leader in the specialty coffee and coffee, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (GMCR) (NASDAQ: GMCR) is recognized for its award-winning coffees, innovative Keurig ® Single Cup brewing technology and socially responsible business practices . GMCR supports local and global communities by offsetting 100% of its direct greenhouse gas emissions, investing in sustainably-grown coffee, and donating at least 5% of its gross profits to social and environmental projects.

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Forward-Looking Statements

Some information contained in this release, including statements regarding expected performance, such as those relating to net sales, earnings, cost savings, acquisitions and marketing support of the brand, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Generally, these statements can be identified by words such as May, will, will, expect, should anticipate, estimate, believe, forecast, intend, plan and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements may relate to: the expected impact of raw material costs and our pricing actions on our results of operations and gross margins, the projected path of net sales and earnings performance and other financial measures, and expected productivity improvement in working capital, the ability to maximize or successfully assert our intellectual property rights, the success of introducing and producing new product offerings, ability to attract and retain senior executives and cadres, the impact of exchange rate fluctuations the adequacy of internally generated funds and existing sources of liquidity, such as the availability of bank loans, the expected results of operations of companies acquired by us, our ability to issue debt or equity, our expectations regarding the purchase of shares of our common stock on the basis of existing permissions, and the impact of the investigation initiated by the SEC and any dispute relating to any other action or administrative investigation or enforcement.

These and other forward-looking statements are based on management's current views and assumptions and involve risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect expected results. The results may be materially affected by external factors, such as damage to our reputation or brand, interruptions due to natural disasters or similar unexpected events, actions of competitors, customer relationships and financial situation, the ability to realize cost savings expected and improvements in margins, the successful acquisition and integration of new businesses, fluctuations in the cost and availability of raw materials and packaging, changes in regulatory requirements, and general global economic conditions including the availability of funding, interest rates, inflation and investment returns on pension plan assets, such as currency fluctuations, risks associated with our information technology systems, the threat of data breach or cyber-attacks and other risks described in filings with the Companys the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law.