D'Agostino Supermarkets Places Green Mountain Coffee in All 23 New York Locations; First Supermarkets in New York City to Offer Newman's Own Organics Coffees.Business Editors WATERBURY, Vt.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2003 Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Green Mountain Coffee Roasters is a publicly-traded brand of coffee based at Waterbury in the U.S. state of Vermont. The brand specializes in organic, fair-trade, and specialty gourmet coffees. Keurig is wholly owned subsidiary of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. , Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : GMCR GMCR Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc GMCR Grants Management Common Rule ) announced today that it is supplying 15 varieties of Green Mountain coffee to all 23 D'Agostino Supermarkets in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. and Westchester County. In addition, the Company announced that D'Agostinos is the first supermarket chain in New York City to offer Newman's Own(R) Organics coffees, roasted exclusively by Green Mountain Coffee Roasters. Nick and Patsy D'Agostino founded D'Agostino Supermarkets in 1932. The two brothers opened a small store on Lexington Avenue that combined high quality produce, baked goods, and groceries under a single roof, bringing the modern "supermarket" concept to life for the first time in New York "First Time in New York" is the 12th episode in the second season of the television series How I Met Your Mother. It originally aired on January 8, 2007. City. The D'Agostino brothers also offered their customers the convenience of home delivery, a service that still exists today. Over the years, D'Agostino's key to success has been offering superior service and high quality products. The D'Agostino tradition of innovation and quality continues with the introduction of coffees from Green Mountain Coffee Roasters and Newman's Own(R) Organics, bringing these two high quality coffee lines together in a New York City supermarket for the first time. All six Newman's Own(R) Organics coffees are certified organic and Fair Trade. Fair Trade certification guarantees that the small-scale farmers who grew these coffees were paid a fair price for their crop. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters is a leading purchaser and roaster roaster a young fowl for eating; weighs 5 to 7 lb at 6 months of age. of certified Fair Trade and organic coffees. Nick D'Agostino, III, VP of Corporate Administration of D'Agostinos said, "We are very excited to offer our customers a complete line of GMCR coffees. The company's commitment to quality, their passion for coffee, and support of social and environmental causes, makes our collaboration a very nice fit." Don Barberio, Vice President, Supermarket Channel at Green Mountain Coffee said, "I am very pleased that D'Agostino Supermarkets, with a well-deserved reputation for quality and service, is making Green Mountain coffee available in all 23 of its locations, in both bulk and packages. D'Agostinos is the perfect venue to introduce six high-quality Newman's Own(R) Organics coffees to New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of consumers. We look forward to developing a long and productive relationship with D'Agostino Supermarkets." Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc., is a leader in the specialty coffee industry and has been recognized by Forbes Magazine for the past three years as one of the "200 Best Small Companies in America." The Company roasts high-quality arabica a·rab·i·ca n. 1. a. A species of coffee, Coffea arabica, originating in Ethiopia and widely cultivated for its high-quality, commercially valuable seeds. b. The beanlike seed of this plant. 2. coffees and offers over 90 coffee selections including single-origin, estate, certified organic, Fair Trade, signature blends, and flavored coffees that it sells under the Green Mountain Coffee Roasters(R) and Newman's Own(R) Organics brands. The majority of Green Mountain Coffee's revenue is derived from its wholesale operation that serves supermarkets, convenience stores The following is a list of convenience stores organized by geographical location. Stores are grouped by the lowest heading that contains all locales in which the brands have significant presence. , offices, and other locations where fine coffees are sold. Green Mountain Coffee also operates a direct mail business and an e-commerce website (http://www.GreenMountainCoffee.com) from its Waterbury, Vermont Waterbury is a town in Washington County in central Vermont. It is also the name of a village within that town. Economy Industry Waterbury is the location of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream, whose factory tours have become Vermont's most popular tourist attraction. headquarters. Green Mountain Coffee seeks to make the world a better place for present and future generations by operating in an environmentally and socially conscientious manner. The Company contributes at least five percent of its pre-tax profit annually to support socially responsible initiatives, many of which it has supported for over 10 years. |
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