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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters In the beautiful mountains of Vermont, where time is measured more by change of seasons than the tick of a clock, and where a faster way of doing things is not always a better way, you'll find the home of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters At Green Mountain Coffee, we are dedicated to providing the richest aroma and flavor, for the highest quality coffee experience. We travel the globe to purchase the finest coffees, small batch roast them to peak flavor, and vacuum package them fresh for your enjoyment. We take our time. . . and taking our time has its own reward. . .perfect coffee.   A Brief History  In 1981, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters hung its shingle on the front of a small cafe in Waitsfield, Vermont. This cafe roasted coffee on the premises and formed the base of operations for what was to become one of the nation's leading specialty coffee companies. The demand for high-quality, freshly roasted coffee soon grew beyond the cafe's walls. Restaurants and inns in the area asked for coffee and equipment. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters was soon in the wholesale business to satisfy these requests. Before long, skiers asked if the cafe could send Green Mountain Coffee to their homes in New York, Florida, Pennsylvania or Connecticut. This demand was filled by the birth of the company's mail-order business. Green Mountain Coffee, Inc. has been publicly traded since 1993 (NASDAQ: GMCR) and had sales in excess of $84 million for the fiscal year ended September 2000. The majority of these sales is generated by the company's wholesale business which serves more than 6,700 customer accounts. Green Mountain's mail-order catalog is mailed to customers nationally.   Environmental Commitment GMCR's Environmental Committee was established in 1989. Comprising employees, the committee explores the many ways our corporate environmental vision can affect our business practices, and supervises the company's extensive on-site recycling program. In 1992, GMCR launched its Stewardship¨ line of coffees which are grown and harvested with proper care and respect for the land and the workers. Green Mountain employees travel to coffee farms to evaluate the farm management and quality of the coffee. Strong relations have been established with the growers of six Stewardship¨ coffees in Hawaii, Mexico, Costa Rica, Peru, Guatemala and Sumatra. In 1997 Green Mountain funded construction of a beneficio and hydro plant for 16 coffee-farming families in Peru. In 1998, the Company provided funding for a Coffee Kids¨ micro-lending project in Huautsco, Veracruz, Mexico. This project has already grown to include over 270 participants. We at Green Mountain Coffee Roasters are proud of our Environmental and Social achievements. Join us in celebrating them, and our continued commitment to Environmental and Social Responsibility.   Helping Communities Green Mountain Coffee Roasters is committed to conducting its business in a socially-responsible manner. The Company believes that doing well financially can go hand in hand with giving back to the community, supporting coffee growers and their families, and protecting the environment. In fiscal 2001, the Company contributed over 5% of its pre-tax income to social and environmental initiatives involving numerous non-profit organizations in the U.S. and in coffee-producing countries. Green Mountain is committed to improving the quality of life in coffee-producing countries by supporting projects that foster self-sufficiency and individual empowerment. These programs also help insure that a stable supply of quality coffees will be available to Green Mountain Coffee Roasters to satisfy growing consumer demand.

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