10-Q

FORM 10-Q

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

(Mark One)

xQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

For the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2013

OR

oTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission file number 1-12340

GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	03-0339228
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

33 Coffee Lane, Waterbury, Vermont  05676

(Address of principal executive offices)  (zip code)

(802) 244-5621

(Registrants’ telephone number, including area code)

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report.)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  YES x  NO o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  YES x  NO o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer x	Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer o	Smaller Reporting Company o

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act)  YES o NO x

As of May 2, 2013, 149,190,870 shares of common stock of the registrant were outstanding.

GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS, INC.

Form 10-Q

For the Thirteen Weeks Ended March 30, 2013

Table of Contents

		Page
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION		1
Item 1.	Financial Statements	1
	Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets	2
	Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations	3
	Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income	4
	Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity	6
	Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	7
	Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements	8
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	26
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	41
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	42
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION		43
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	43
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	45
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	45
Item 6.	Exhibits	45
Signatures		47

Part I.  Financial Information

Item 1.  Financial Statements

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GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS, INC.

Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

	March 30, 2013			September 29, 2012
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	221,170		$	58,289
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	553			12,884
Receivables, less uncollectible accounts and return allowances of $47,976 and $34,517 at March 30, 2013 and September 29, 2012, respectively	312,880			363,771
Inventories	587,281			768,437
Income taxes receivable	6,496			32,943
Other current assets	42,072			35,019
Deferred income taxes, net	51,104			51,613
Total current assets	1,221,556			1,322,956
Fixed assets, net	977,298			944,296
Intangibles, net	462,241			498,352
Goodwill	793,405			808,076
Other long-term assets	35,710			42,109
Total assets	$	3,490,210		$	3,615,789
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	$	9,796		$	6,691
Current portion of capital lease and financing obligations	3,274			3,057
Accounts payable	213,946			279,577
Accrued compensation costs	58,836			38,458
Accrued expenses	143,493			132,992
Income tax payable	12,372			29,322
Deferred income taxes, net	236			245
Other current liabilities	16,357			29,645
Total current liabilities	458,310			519,987
Long-term debt, less current portion	272,885			466,984
Capital lease and financing obligations, less current portion	64,798			54,794
Deferred income taxes, net	269,382			270,348
Other long-term liabilities	25,687			32,544
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	10,684			9,904
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.10 par value: Authorized - 1,000,000 shares; No shares issued or outstanding	—			—
Common stock, $0.10 par value: Authorized - 500,000,000 shares; Issued and outstanding - 148,917,424 and 152,680,855 shares at March 30, 2013 and September 29, 2012, respectively	14,892			15,268
Additional paid-in capital	1,373,366			1,464,560
Retained earnings	1,009,985			771,200
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(9,779		)	10,200
Total stockholders’ equity	2,388,464			2,261,228
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	3,490,210		$	3,615,789

The accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these interim financial statements.

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GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS, INC.

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)

	Thirteen weeks ended						Twenty-six weeks ended
	March 30, 2013			March 24, 2012			March 30, 2013			March 24, 2012
Net sales	$	1,004,792		$	885,052		$	2,343,851		$	2,043,268
Cost of sales	589,646			572,014			1,509,542			1,393,626
Gross profit	415,146			313,038			834,309			649,642
Selling and operating expenses	124,781			111,105			296,626			252,463
General and administrative expenses	78,261			52,340			143,138			101,748
Operating income	212,104			149,593			394,545			295,431
Other income, net	227			669			415			1,360
Gain (loss) on financial instruments, net	3,471			(2,112		)	4,575			(3,246		)
(Loss) gain on foreign currency, net	(6,115		)	3,613			(8,794		)	6,299
Gain on sale of subsidiary	—			—			—			26,311
Interest expense	(3,814		)	(6,042		)	(9,544		)	(12,505		)
Income before income taxes	205,873			145,721			381,197			313,650
Income tax expense	(73,302		)	(52,458		)	(140,681		)	(115,705		)
Net income	$	132,571		$	93,263		$	240,516		$	197,945
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	150			232			512			500
Net income attributable to GMCR	$	132,421		$	93,031		$	240,004		$	197,445
Basic income per share:
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	148,774,443			155,049,294			149,044,980			154,876,465
Net income per common share - basic	$	0.89		$	0.60		$	1.61		$	1.27
Diluted income per share:
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	152,310,053			159,374,545			152,550,160			159,368,142
Net income per common share - diluted	$	0.87		$	0.58		$	1.57		$	1.24

The accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these interim financial statements.

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GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS, INC.

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(Dollars in thousands)

	Thirteen weeks ended									Thirteen weeks ended
	March 30, 2013									March 24, 2012
	Pre-tax			Tax (expense) benefit			After-tax			Pre-tax			Tax (expense) benefit			After-tax
Net income							$	132,571								$	93,263
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Cash flow hedges:
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	$	588		$	(237	)	$	351		$	(1,859	)	$	750		$	(1,109	)
Losses reclassified to net income	379			(153		)	226			85			(34		)	51
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(13,038		)	—			(13,038		)	11,818			—			11,818
Other comprehensive (loss) income	$	(12,071	)	$	(390	)	$	(12,461	)	$	10,044		$	716		$	10,760
Total comprehensive income							120,110									104,023
Total comprehensive (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests							(164		)							473
Total comprehensive income attributable to GMCR							$	120,274								$	103,550

The accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these interim financial statements.

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GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS, INC.

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(Dollars in thousands)

	Twenty-six weeks ended									Twenty-six weeks ended
	March 30, 2013									March 24, 2012
	Pre-tax			Tax (expense) benefit			After-tax			Pre-tax			Tax (expense) benefit			After-tax
Net income							$	240,516								$	197,945
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Cash flow hedges:
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period	$	722		$	(291	)	$	431		$	(730	)	$	295		$	(435	)
Losses reclassified to net income	728			(294		)	434			334			(135		)	199
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(21,355		)	—			(21,355		)	16,209			—			16,209
Other comprehensive (loss) income	$	(19,905	)	$	(585	)	$	(20,490	)	$	15,813		$	160		$	15,973
Total comprehensive income							220,026									213,918
Total comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests							1									833
Total comprehensive income attributable to GMCR							$	220,025								$	213,085

The accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these interim financial statements.

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GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS, INC.

Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

For the Twenty-six Weeks Ended March 30, 2013

(Dollars in thousands)

	Common stock					Additional paid-in			Retained			Accumulated other comprehensive			Stockholders’
	Shares		Amount			capital			earnings			income (loss)			equity
Balance at September 29, 2012	152,680,855		$	15,268		$	1,464,560		$	771,200		$	10,200		$	2,261,228
Options exercised	842,193		84			3,998			—			—			4,082
Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan	247,593		25			5,227			—			—			5,252
Restricted stock awards and units	11,376		1			(1		)	—			—			—
Repurchase of common stock	(4,864,593	)	(486		)	(125,195		)	—			—			(125,681		)
Stock compensation expense	—		—			15,072			—			—			15,072
Tax benefit from equity-based compensation plans	—		—			9,563			—			—			9,563
Deferred compensation expense	—		—			142			—			—			142
Adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interests to redemption value	—		—			—			(1,219		)	—			(1,219		)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	—		—			—			—			(19,979		)	(19,979		)
Net income	—		—			—			240,004			—			240,004
Balance at March 30, 2013	148,917,424		$	14,892		$	1,373,366		$	1,009,985		$	(9,779	)	$	2,388,464

The accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these interim financial statements.

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GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS, INC.

Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Dollars in thousands)

	Twenty-six			Twenty-six
	weeks ended			weeks ended
	March 30, 2013			March 24, 2012
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	240,516		$	197,945
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	87,820			55,822
Amortization of intangibles	22,939			23,021
Amortization of deferred financing fees	3,025			3,025
Unrealized loss (gain) on foreign currency, net	7,178			(4,547		)
Loss on disposal of fixed assets	241			1,265
Gain on sale of subsidiary, excluding transaction costs	—			(28,914		)
Provision for doubtful accounts	(15		)	1,656
Provision for sales returns	58,812			67,402
(Gain) loss on derivatives, net	(3,847		)	3,580
Excess tax benefits from equity-based compensation plans	(9,563		)	(11,172		)
Deferred income taxes	2,901			8,325
Deferred compensation and stock compensation	15,214			9,336
Other	449			5
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivables	(9,827		)	(55,546		)
Inventories	177,665			72,671
Income tax receivable/payable, net	19,237			65,050
Other current assets	(7,861		)	(17,871		)
Other long-term assets, net	3,371			(436		)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and accrued compensation costs	3,721			(17,474		)
Other current liabilities	(137		)	(2,878		)
Other long-term liabilities	(7,154		)	(109		)
Net cash provided by operating activities	604,685			370,156
Cash flows from investing activities:
Change in restricted cash	3,013			665
Proceeds from sale of subsidiary, net of cash transferred	—			137,733
Capital expenditures for fixed assets	(148,349		)	(204,556		)
Other investing activities	231			444
Net cash used in investing activities	(145,105		)	(65,714		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net change in revolving line of credit	(184,949		)	(182,814		)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under compensation plans	9,334			2,228
Repurchase of common stock	(125,681		)	—
Excess tax benefits from equity-based compensation plans	9,563			11,172
Payments on capital lease and financing obligations	(1,547		)	(3,148		)
Repayment of long-term debt	(3,391		)	(4,552		)
Other financing activities	(549		)	(149		)
Net cash used in financing activities	(297,220		)	(177,263		)
Change in cash balances included in current assets held for sale	—			5,160
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	521			675
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	162,881			133,014
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	58,289			12,989
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	221,170		$	146,003
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Fixed asset purchases included in accounts payable and not disbursed at the end of each period	$	21,437		$	44,672
Noncash investing and financing activities:
Fixed assets acquired under capital lease and financing obligations	$	11,769		$	44,174
Settlement of acquisition related liabilities through release of restricted cash	$	9,227		$	18,788

The accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these interim financial statements.

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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

1.Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information, the instructions to Form 10-Q, and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete consolidated financial statements.

In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair statement of the interim financial data have been included.  Results from operations for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended March 30, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending September 28, 2013.

The September 29, 2012 balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP.  For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and the footnotes included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2012.  Throughout this presentation, we refer to the consolidated company as the “Company” and, unless otherwise noted, the information provided is on a consolidated basis.

2.Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued an Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2013-05, “Foreign Currency Matters (Topic 830): Parent’s Accounting for the Cumulative Translation Adjustment upon Derecognition of Certain Subsidiaries or Groups of Assets within a Foreign Entity or of an Investment in a Foreign Entity” (“ASU 2013-05”).  ASU 2013-05 provides clarification regarding whether Subtopic 810-10, Consolidation - Overall, or Subtopic 830-30, Foreign Currency Matters - Translation of Financial Statements, applies to the release of cumulative translation adjustments into net income when a reporting entity either sells a part or all of its investment in a foreign entity or ceases to have a controlling financial interest in a subsidiary or group of assets that constitute a business within a foreign entity.  The amendments in this ASU are effective prospectively for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2013, and early adoption is permitted.  The adoption of ASU 2013-05 is not expected to have an impact on the Company’s net income, financial position or cash flows.

In February 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-04, “Liabilities (Topic 405): Obligations Resulting from Joint and Several Liability Arrangements for Which the Total Amount of the Obligation Is Fixed at the Reporting Date” (“ASU 2013-04”).  ASU 2013-04 provides guidance for the recognition, measurement and disclosure of obligations resulting from joint and several liability arrangements for which the total amount of the obligation within the scope of this ASU is fixed at the reporting date.  The guidance requires an entity to measure those obligations as the sum of the amount the reporting entity agreed to pay on the basis of its arrangement among its co-obligors as well as any additional amount the reporting entity expects to pay on behalf of its co-obligors.  ASU 2013-04 also requires an entity to disclose the nature and amount of those obligations.  The amendments in this ASU are effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2013, with early adoption permitted.  Retrospective application is required.  The adoption of ASU 2013-04 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s net income, financial position or cash flows.

In February 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-02, “Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Comprehensive Income” (“ASU 2013-02”).  ASU 2013-02 requires an entity to report the effect of significant reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income on the respective line items in net income if the amount being reclassified is required under GAAP to be reclassified in its entirety to net income.  For significant items not reclassified in their entirety to net income in the same reporting period, an entity is required to cross-reference other disclosures that provide additional detail about those amounts.  The amendments in this ASU are effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods within those annual reporting periods, beginning after December 15, 2012, which for the Company will be the first quarter of fiscal 2014.  The adoption of ASU 2013-02 is not expected to have an impact on the Company’s net income, financial position or cash flows.

In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-11, “Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities,” (“ASU 2011-11”) that provides amendments for disclosures about offsetting assets and liabilities.  The amendments require an entity to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements to enable users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position.  Entities are required to disclose both gross information and net information about both instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the statement of financial position and instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting arrangement.

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On January 31, 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-01, “Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities,” which clarified that the scope of the disclosures is limited to include derivatives, sale and repurchase agreements and reverse sale and repurchase agreements, and securities borrowing and securities lending arrangements.  The amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods.  Disclosures required by the amendments should be provided retrospectively for all comparative periods presented.  For the Company, the amendments are effective for the fiscal year ending September 27, 2014 (fiscal year 2014).  The Company has not adopted the amendments and is currently evaluating the impact these amendments may have on its disclosures.

3.Divestiture

Fiscal Year 2012

On October 3, 2011, all the outstanding shares of Van Houtte USA Holdings, Inc., also known as the Van Houtte U.S. Coffee Service business or the “Filterfresh” business were sold to ARAMARK Refreshment Services, LLC (“ARAMARK”) in exchange for $149.5 million in cash.  Approximately $4.4 million of cash was transferred to ARAMARK as part of the sale and $7.4 million was repaid to ARAMARK upon finalization of the purchase price, resulting in a net cash inflow related to the Filterfresh sale of $137.7 million.  The Company recognized a gain on the sale of $26.3 million during the thirteen weeks ended December 24, 2011.  Filterfresh had been included in the Canadian business unit (“CBU”) segment.

Filterfresh revenues and net income included in the Company’s Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations were as follows (dollars in thousands, except per share data):

	For the period September 25, 2011 through October 3, 2011 (date of sale)
Net sales	$	2,286
Net income	$	229
Less income attributable to noncontrolling interests	20
Net income attributable to GMCR	$	209
Diluted net income per share	$	0.00

After the disposition, the Company continues to sell coffee and brewers to Filterfresh, which prior to the sale of Filterfresh were eliminated and were not reflected in the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations.  The Company’s sales to Filterfresh for the period September 25, 2011 through October 3, 2011 (date of sale) that were eliminated in consolidation were $0.6 million.

4.Segment Reporting

The Company has historically managed its operations through three business segments: the Specialty Coffee business unit (“SCBU”), the Keurig business unit (“KBU”) and CBU.  The Company announced on May 8, 2013, that effective May 8, 2013, the SCBU and KBU segments were combined to bring greater organizational efficiency and coordination across the Company.  Due to this combination, the results of the SCBU and KBU segments will be reported as a consolidated segment beginning in the third quarter of fiscal 2013, and prior periods will be recast.

SCBU sources, produces and sells coffee, hot cocoa, teas and other beverages, to be prepared hot or cold, in K-Cup® and Vue® packs (“single serve packs”) and coffee in more traditional packaging including whole bean and ground coffee selections in bags and ground coffee in fractional packs.  These varieties are sold to supermarkets, club stores, convenience stores, restaurants and hospitality, office coffee distributors, and directly to consumers in the United States.  In addition, SCBU sells at-home (“AH”) Keurig® Single Cup Brewing systems and other accessories to supermarkets and directly to consumers, and away-from-home (“AFH”) Keurig® Single Cup Brewing systems to distributors for use primarily in offices.

KBU targets its premium patented single cup brewing systems for use AH in the United States.  KBU sells AH single cup brewers, accessories and coffee, tea, cocoa and other beverages in single serve packs produced mainly by SCBU and CBU primarily to retailers, department stores and mass merchandisers principally processing its sales orders through fulfillment entities for the AH channels.

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KBU also sells AH brewers, a limited number of AFH brewers and single serve packs directly to consumers.  KBU earns royalty income from K-Cup® packs when shipped by its third party licensed roasters, except for shipments of K-Cup® packs to KBU, for which the royalty is recognized as a reduction to the carrying cost of the inventory and as a reduction to cost of sales when sold through to third parties by KBU.

CBU sources, produces and sells coffees and teas and other beverages in a variety of packaging formats, including K-Cup® packs, and coffee in more traditional packaging such as bags, cans and fractional packs, and under a variety of brands.  The varieties are sold primarily to supermarkets, club stores and, through office coffee services to offices, convenience stores and restaurants throughout Canada.  In addition, CBU sells the Keurig® K-Cup® Single Cup Brewing system, accessories and coffee, tea, and other beverages in K-Cup® packs to retailers, department stores and mass merchandisers in Canada for the AH channels.  CBU also manufactures brewing equipment and is responsible for all of the Company’s coffee brand sales in the grocery channel in Canada.  The CBU segment included Filterfresh through October 3, 2011, the date of sale (see Note 3, Divestitures).

Management evaluates the performance of the Company’s operating segments based on several factors, including net sales to external customers and operating income.  Net sales are recorded on a segment basis and intersegment sales are eliminated as part of the financial consolidation process.  Operating income represents gross profit less selling, operating, general and administrative expenses.  The Company’s manufacturing operations occur within the SCBU and CBU segments, however, the costs of manufacturing are recognized in cost of sales in the operating segment in which the sale occurs.  Information system technology services are mainly centralized while finance and accounting functions are primarily decentralized, but currently maintain some centralization through an enterprise shared services group.  Expenses consisting primarily of compensation and depreciation related to certain centralized administrative functions including accounting and information system technology are allocated to the operating segments.  Expenses not specifically related to an operating segment are recorded in the “Corporate” segment.  Corporate expenses are comprised mainly of the compensation and other related expenses of certain of the Company’s senior executive officers and other selected employees who perform duties related to the entire enterprise.  Corporate expenses also include depreciation for corporate headquarters, interest expense not directly attributable to an operating segment, the majority of foreign exchange gains or losses, certain corporate legal expenses and compensation of the Board of Directors.

Identifiable assets by segment are those assets specifically identifiable within each segment, and for the SCBU, KBU and CBU segments, primarily include accounts receivable, inventories, fixed assets, goodwill, and other intangible assets.  Corporate assets primarily include cash, short-term investments, deferred tax assets, income taxes receivable, intercompany notes receivable that are eliminated in consolidation, deferred issuance costs, and fixed assets related to information system technology and corporate headquarters.  Goodwill and intangibles related to acquisitions are included in their respective segments.

Effective for fiscal 2013, the Company changed its measure for reporting segment profitability and for evaluating segment performance and the allocation of Company resources from income before taxes to operating income.  Historically, the Company has disclosed each operating and reporting segment’s income before taxes to report segment profitability.  Segment disclosures for prior periods have been recast to reflect operating income by segment in place of income before taxes.

Sales between operating segments are transacted at cost.  As a result, intersegment sales have no impact on operating income and the Company no longer discloses intersegment sales.  Net sales for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 and comparative historical periods include only net sales to external customers.

Effective at the beginning of fiscal year 2013, the Company consolidated the AFH selling teams in the United States from the SCBU segment and the KBU segment into one organization and implemented a team approach to customers who purchase significant volumes of both brewers and single serve packs.  Due to the consolidation, the results of the AFH channel are now reported in the SCBU segment.  The Company did not change its operating or reportable segments and the management structure remains the same with the President of each business unit reporting directly to our Chief Executive Officer.  Prior periods were not recast as the changes resulting from the consolidation of the AFH channel in the SCBU segment did not materially affect the trends in asset balances or in reported results for either SCBU or KBU for any quarterly or year-to-date period.  The AFH net sales reported in the KBU segment for thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended March 24, 2012 was approximately $18.7 million and $43.2 million, respectively.  The AFH operating income reported in the KBU segment for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended March 24, 2012 was approximately $0.8 million and $4.2 million, respectively.

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The following tables summarize selected financial data for segment disclosures for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 and March 24, 2012:

	Thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2013
	(Dollars in thousands)
	SCBU		KBU		CBU		Corporate			Eliminations			Consolidated
Net sales	$	517,460	$	348,135	$	139,197	$	—		$	—		$	1,004,792
Operating income (loss)	$	163,453	$	66,815	$	19,122	$	(37,286	)	$	—		$	212,104
Total assets	$	1,478,110	$	935,518	$	1,098,463	$	759,060		$	(780,941	)	$	3,490,210
Stock compensation	$	1,542	$	1,132	$	930	$	5,358		$	—		$	8,962
Interest expense	$	928	$	387	$	741	$	2,388		$	(630	)	$	3,814
Property additions	$	14,579	$	13,153	$	4,930	$	22,044		$	—		$	54,706
Depreciation and amortization	$	31,503	$	7,097	$	16,279	$	535		$	—		$	55,414

	Thirteen weeks ended March 24, 2012
	(Dollars in thousands)
	SCBU		KBU		CBU		Corporate			Eliminations			Consolidated
Net sales	$	385,263	$	362,844	$	136,945	$	—		$	—		$	885,052
Operating income (loss)	$	97,016	$	49,878	$	12,281	$	(9,582	)	$	—		$	149,593
Total assets	$	1,383,754	$	716,069	$	1,129,883	$	653,369		$	(573,868	)	$	3,309,207
Stock compensation	$	1,146	$	1,105	$	800	$	2,642		$	—		$	5,693
Interest expense	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	6,042		$	—		$	6,042
Property additions	$	106,354	$	8,599	$	8,280	$	23,825		$	—		$	147,058
Depreciation and amortization(1)	$	21,306	$	5,517	$	14,955	$	1		$	—		$	41,779

(1)Reported segment depreciation and amortization has been revised to reflect depreciation expense for Information Systems Technology (“IST”) equipment that was allocated to operating segments in each segment’s income before taxes.  In the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the thirteen weeks ended March 24, 2012, filed on May 2, 2012, IST equipment depreciation expense was appropriately allocated, recorded and reported on a consolidated basis and in each operating segment’s income before taxes; however, on the depreciation and amortization line, IST equipment depreciation of $4.9 million that should have been reported under the operating segments was reported in the Corporate segment.  The historical issues with the depreciation and amortization lines did not impact the segment reporting for any other line items, including operating income.  Management believes the revision to operating segments’ depreciation and amortization was not material.

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	Twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013
	(Dollars in thousands)
	SCBU		KBU		CBU		Corporate			Eliminations			Consolidated
Net Sales	$	1,042,017	$	955,513	$	346,321	$	—		$	—		$	2,343,851
Operating income (loss)	$	315,373	$	100,270	$	44,351	$	(65,449	)	$	—		$	394,545
Total assets	$	1,478,110	$	935,518	$	1,098,463	$	759,060		$	(780,941	)	$	3,490,210
Stock compensation	$	3,173	$	2,020	$	1,355	$	8,524		$	—		$	15,072
Interest expense	$	2,073	$	387	$	1,845	$	6,580		$	(1,341	)	$	9,544
Property additions	$	54,280	$	25,089	$	9,241	$	36,822		$	—		$	125,432
Depreciation and amortization	$	64,475	$	13,117	$	32,437	$	730		$	—		$	110,759

	Twenty-six weeks ended March 24, 2012
	(Dollars in thousands)
	SCBU		KBU		CBU		Corporate			Eliminations			Consolidated
Net Sales	$	753,850	$	964,314	$	325,104	$	—		$	—		$	2,043,268
Operating income (loss)	$	188,463	$	97,091	$	37,782	$	(27,905	)	$	—		$	295,431
Total assets	$	1,383,754	$	716,069	$	1,129,883	$	653,369		$	(573,868	)	$	3,309,207
Stock compensation	$	2,261	$	1,875	$	1,125	$	3,948		$	—		$	9,209
Interest expense	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	12,505		$	—		$	12,505
Property additions	$	193,783	$	15,652	$	25,415	$	32,937		$	—		$	267,787
Depreciation and amortization(1)	$	39,038	$	10,473	$	29,330	$	2		$	—		$	78,843

(1)Reported segment depreciation and amortization has been revised to reflect depreciation expense for IST equipment that was allocated to operating segments in each segment’s income before taxes.  In the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the thirteen weeks ended March 24, 2012, filed on May 2, 2012, IST equipment depreciation expense was appropriately allocated, recorded and reported on a consolidated basis and in each operating segment’s income before taxes; however, on the depreciation and amortization line, IST equipment depreciation of $9.1 million for the twenty-six weeks ended March 24, 2012 that should have been reported under the operating segments was reported in the Corporate segment.  The historical issues with the depreciation and amortization lines did not impact the segment reporting for any other line items, including operating income.  Management believes the revision to operating segments’ depreciation and amortization was not material.

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The following table reconciles the total segment operating income to consolidated income before income taxes, as presented in the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands):

	Thirteen weeks ended						Twenty-six weeks ended
	March 30, 2013			March 24, 2012			March 30, 2013			March 24, 2012
Operating income	$	212,104		$	149,593		$	394,545		$	295,431
Other income, net	227			669			415			1,360
Gain (loss) on financial instruments, net	3,471			(2,112		)	4,575			(3,246		)
(Loss) gain on foreign currency, net	(6,115		)	3,613			(8,794		)	6,299
Gain on sale of subsidiary	—			—			—			26,311
Interest expense	(3,814		)	(6,042		)	(9,544		)	(12,505		)
Income before income taxes	$	205,873		$	145,721		$	381,197		$	313,650

5.Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands) as of:

	March 30, 2013		September 29, 2012
Raw materials and supplies	$	176,752	$	229,927
Finished goods	410,529		538,510
	$	587,281	$	768,437

At March 30, 2013, the Company had approximately $272.2 million in green coffee purchase commitments, of which approximately 87% had a fixed price.  These commitments primarily extend through fiscal 2014.  The value of the variable portion of these commitments was calculated using an average “C” price of coffee of $1.47 per pound at March 30, 2013.  In addition to its green coffee commitments, the Company had approximately $201.0 million in fixed price brewer and related accessory purchase commitments and $531.5 million in production raw material commitments at March 30, 2013.  The Company believes, based on relationships established with its suppliers, that the risk of non-delivery on such purchase commitments is remote.

As of March 30, 2013, minimum future inventory purchase commitments are as follows (in thousands):

Fiscal Year	Inventory Purchase Obligations
Remainder of 2013	$	476,311
2014	150,184
2015	104,291
2016	109,879
2017	84,465
Thereafter	79,577
	$	1,004,707

In order to ensure a continuous supply of high quality raw materials some of the Company’s inventory purchase obligations include long-term purchase commitments for certain strategic raw materials critical for the manufacture of single serve packs.

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6.Fixed Assets

Fixed assets consisted of the following (in thousands) as of:

	Useful Life in Years	March 30, 2013			September 29, 2012
Production equipment	1-15	$	607,852		$	544,491
Coffee service equipment	3-7	68,816			63,722
Computer equipment and software	1-6	140,528			111,441
Land	Indefinite	11,578			11,740
Building and building improvements	4-30	125,620			83,172
Furniture and fixtures	1-15	32,392			28,477
Vehicles	4-5	10,663			10,306
Leasehold improvements	1-20 or remaining life of lease, whichever is less	93,424			72,755
Assets acquired under capital leases	5-15	51,047			51,047
Construction-in-progress		185,521			234,442
Total fixed assets		$	1,327,441		$	1,211,593
Accumulated depreciation		(350,143		)	(267,297		)
		$	977,298		$	944,296

Assets acquired under capital leases, net of accumulated depreciation, were $44.6 million and $47.0 million at March 30, 2013 and September 29, 2012, respectively. 

Total depreciation and amortization expense relating to all fixed assets was $44.0 million and $30.2 million for the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2013 and March 24, 2012, respectively.  Total depreciation and amortization expense relating to all fixed assets was $87.8 million and $55.8 million for the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 and March 24, 2012, respectively. 

7.Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The following represents the change in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment for the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 (in thousands):

	SCBU		KBU		CBU			Total
Balance at September 29, 2012	$	296,979	$	72,374	$	438,723		$	808,076
Foreign currency effect	—		—		(14,671		)	(14,671		)
Balance at March 30, 2013	$	296,979	$	72,374	$	424,052		$	793,405

Indefinite-lived intangible assets included in the CBU operating segment consisted of the following (in thousands) as of:

	March 30, 2013		September 29, 2012
Trade names	$	98,958	$	102,381

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Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization

Definite-lived intangible assets consisted of the following (in thousands) as of:

		March 30, 2013					September 29, 2012
	Useful Life in Years	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Acquired technology	4-10	$	21,612	$	(16,277	)	$	21,622	$	(15,433	)
Customer and roaster agreements	8-11	27,068		(18,257		)	27,323		(16,796		)
Customer relationships	2-16	418,924		(95,681		)	430,178		(79,168		)
Trade names	9-11	37,410		(11,536		)	38,000		(9,785		)
Non-compete agreements	2-5	374		(354		)	374		(344		)
Total		$	505,388	$	(142,105	)	$	517,497	$	(121,526	)

Definite-lived intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over the period of expected economic benefit.  Total amortization expense was $11.4 million and $11.5 million for the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2013 and March 24, 2012, respectively.  Total amortization expense was $22.9 million and $23.0 million for the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 and March 24, 2012, respectively. 

The estimated aggregate amortization expense for the remainder of fiscal 2013, for each of the next five years and thereafter, is as follows (in thousands):

Remainder of 2013	$	22,910
2014	44,708
2015	43,157
2016	42,451
2017	41,056
2018	41,056
Thereafter	127,945

8.Product Warranties

The Company offers a one-year warranty on all Keurig® Single Cup Brewers it sells.  KBU provides for the estimated cost of product warranties, primarily using historical information and repair or replacement costs, at the time product revenue is recognized.  The Company is continuing to experience warranty claims at a lower rate than the average rates experienced over each of the prior two years, which had related primarily to a component failing at higher-than-anticipated rates in the later stage of the warranty life.  Management believes that the lower rates are the result of improvements made in units produced since mid-2011 that incorporated an updated component that improved later-stage performance.  The Company has incorporated the impact of this recent improvement in the rate of warranty claims into its estimates used in its reserve for product warranty costs.  However, because brewer failures may arise in the later part of the warranty period, actual warranty costs may exceed the reserve.  As a result, there can be no assurance that the Company will not need to increase the reserve or experience additional warranty expense related to this or other quality issues in future periods.  At this time, management believes that the warranty rates used and related reserves are appropriate. 

As the Company has grown, it has added significantly to its product testing, quality control infrastructure and overall quality processes.  Nevertheless, as the Company continues to innovate, and its products become more complex, both in design and componentry, product performance may modulate, causing warranty rates to possibly fluctuate going forward.  As a result, future warranty claims rates may be higher or lower than the Company is currently experiencing and for which the Company is currently providing in its warranty reserve.

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The changes in the carrying amount of product warranties for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 and March 24, 2012 are as follows (in thousands):

	Thirteen weeks ended						Twenty-six weeks ended
	March 30, 2013			March 24, 2012			March 30, 2013			March 24, 2012
Balance, beginning of period	$	24,356		$	26,055		$	20,218		$	14,728
Provision charged to income	(3,805		)	11,773			7,186			35,820
Usage	(6,095		)	(12,088		)	(12,948		)	(24,808		)
Balance, end of period	$	14,456		$	25,740		$	14,456		$	25,740

For the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013, the Company recorded recoveries of $0.3 million and $0.6 million, respectively.  For the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended March 24, 2012 the Company recorded recoveries of $8.1 million.  The recoveries are under an agreement with a supplier and are recorded as a reduction of warranty expense.  The recoveries are not reflected in the provision charged to income in the table above.

9.Noncontrolling Interests

Noncontrolling interests (“NCI”) are evaluated by the Company and are shown as either a liability, temporary equity (shown between liabilities and equity) or as permanent equity depending on the nature of the redeemable features at amounts based on formulas specific to each entity.  Generally, mandatorily redeemable NCIs are classified as liabilities and non-mandatorily redeemable NCIs are classified as either temporary or permanent equity.  Redeemable NCIs that are not mandatorily redeemable are classified outside of stockholders’ equity in the Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets as temporary equity under the caption, Redeemable noncontrolling interests, and are measured at their redemption values at the end of each period.  If the redemption value is greater than the carrying value, an adjustment is recorded in retained earnings to record the NCI at its redemption value.  Redeemable NCIs that are mandatorily redeemable are classified as a liability in the Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets under the caption, Other long-term liabilities, and are measured at the amount of cash that would be paid if settlement occurred at the balance sheet date based on the formula in the Share Purchase and Sale Agreement dated June 22, 2012, with any change from the prior period recognized as interest expense.

Net income attributable to NCIs reflects the portion of the net income of consolidated entities applicable to the NCI shareholders in the accompanying Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations.  The net income attributable to NCIs is classified in the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations as part of consolidated net income and deducted from total consolidated net income to arrive at the net income attributable to the Company.

If a change in ownership of a consolidated subsidiary results in a loss of control or deconsolidation, any retained ownership interests are remeasured with the gain or loss reported to net earnings.

The changes in the liability and temporary equity attributable to redeemable NCIs for the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 are as follows (in thousands):

	Liability attributable to mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interests			Equity attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests
Balance at September 29, 2012	$	4,928		$	9,904
Net income	267			245
Adjustment to redemption value	448			1,219
Cash distributions	(199		)	(350		)
Other comprehensive loss	(177		)	(334		)
Balance at March 30, 2013	$	5,267		$	10,684

10.Derivative Financial Instruments

Cash Flow Hedges

The Company is exposed to certain risks relating to ongoing business operations.  The primary risks that are mitigated by financial instruments are interest rate risk and commodity price risk.  The Company uses interest rate swaps to mitigate interest rate risk associated with the Company’s variable-rate borrowings and enters into coffee futures contracts to hedge future coffee purchase commitments of green coffee with the objective of minimizing cost risk due to market fluctuations.

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The Company designates these contracts as cash flow hedges and measures the effectiveness of these derivative instruments at each balance sheet date.  The changes in the fair value of these instruments are classified in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).  The gain or loss on these instruments is reclassified from other comprehensive income (“OCI”) into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings.  If it is determined that a derivative is not highly effective, the gain or loss is reclassified into earnings.

Fair Value Hedges

The Company enters into foreign currency forward contracts to hedge certain recognized liabilities in currencies other than the Company’s functional currency.  The Company designates these contracts as fair value hedges and measures the effectiveness of these derivative instruments at each balance sheet date.  The changes in the fair value of these instruments along with the changes in the fair value of the hedged liabilities are recognized in net gains or losses on foreign currency on the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Other Derivatives

The Company is also exposed to certain foreign currency and interest rate risks on an intercompany note with a foreign subsidiary denominated in Canadian currency.  At March 30, 2013, the Company has approximately 3 years remaining on a CDN $120.0 million cross currency swap to exchange interest payments and principal on the intercompany note.  This cross currency swap is not designated as a hedging instrument for accounting purposes and is recorded at fair value, with the changes in fair value recognized in the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations.  Gains and losses resulting from the change in fair value are largely offset by the financial impact of the re-measurement of the intercompany note.  In accordance with the cross currency swap agreement, on a quarterly basis, the Company pays interest based on the three month Canadian Bankers Acceptance rate and receives interest based on the three month U.S. Libor rate.  Additional interest expense pursuant to the cross currency swap agreement for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 was $0.4 million and $0.9 million, respectively.  Additional interest expense pursuant to the cross currency swap agreement for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended March 24, 2012 was $0.4 million and $0.9 million, respectively.

The Company occasionally enters into foreign currency forward contracts and coffee futures contracts which are not designated as hedging instruments for accounting purposes, in addition to the foreign currency forward contracts and coffee futures contracts noted above.  Contracts that are not designated as hedging instruments are recorded at fair value with the changes in fair value recognized in the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The Company does not hold or use derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.

The Company is exposed to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the counterparties to these financial instruments, however nonperformance is not anticipated.

The following table summarizes the fair value of the Company’s derivatives included on the Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands):

	March 30, 2013			September 29, 2012			Balance Sheet Classification
Derivatives designated as hedges:
Cash Flow Hedges:
Interest rate swaps	$	(7,349	)	$	(9,019	)	Other current liabilities
Coffee futures	(114		)	(342		)	Other current liabilities
	$	(7,463	)	$	(9,361	)
Derivatives not designated as hedges:
Cross currency swap	$	(2,667	)	$	(7,242	)	Other current liabilities
	$	(2,667	)	$	(7,242	)
Total	$	(10,130	)	$	(16,603	)

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The following table summarizes the amount of gain (loss), gross of tax, on financial instruments that qualify for hedge accounting included in OCI (in thousands):

	Thirteen weeks ended						Twenty-six weeks ended
	March 30, 2013			March 24, 2012			March 30, 2013			March 24, 2012
Cash Flow Hedges:
Interest rate swaps	$	638		$	(80	)	$	1,670		$	1,486
Coffee futures	(50		)	(1,779		)	(948		)	(2,216		)
Total	$	588		$	(1,859	)	$	722		$	(730	)

The following table summarizes the amount of losses, gross of tax, reclassified from OCI to income (in thousands):

	Thirteen weeks ended						Twenty-six weeks ended
	March 30, 2013			March 24, 2012			March 30, 2013			March 24, 2012			Location of Losses Reclassified from OCI into Income
Coffee Futures	$	(379	)	$	(85	)	$	(728	)	$	(334	)	Cost of sales
Total	$	(379	)	$	(85	)	$	(728	)	$	(334	)

The Company expects to reclassify $0.5 million of net losses, net of tax, from OCI to earnings for coffee derivatives within the next twelve months.

The following table summarizes the amount of gain (loss), gross of tax, on fair value hedges and related hedged items for the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2013 and March 24, 2012 (in thousands):

	Thirteen weeks ended
	March 30, 2013					March 24, 2012
	Gain (loss) on hedging derivatives			Gain (loss) on hedged items		Gain (loss) on hedging derivatives		Gain (loss) on hedged items		Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative
Foreign currency forwards contracts	$	(10	)	$	10	$	—	$	—	(Loss) gain on foreign currency, net

The following table summarizes the amount of gain (loss), gross of tax, on fair value hedges and related hedged items for the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 and March 24, 2012 (in thousands):

	Twenty-six weeks ended
	March 30, 2013					March 24, 2012
	Gain (loss) on hedging derivatives			Gain (loss) on hedged items		Gain (loss) on hedging derivatives			Gain (loss) on hedged items		Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative
Foreign currency forwards contracts	$	(10	)	$	10	$	(29	)	$	29	(Loss) gain on foreign currency, net

Net gains (losses) on financial instruments not designated as hedges for accounting purposes recorded in gain (loss) on financial instruments, net, is as follows (in thousands):

	Thirteen weeks ended					Twenty-six weeks ended
	March 30, 2013		March 24, 2012			March 30, 2013		March 24, 2012
Net gain (loss) on cross currency swap	$	3,471	$	(2,076	)	$	4,575	$	(3,213	)
Net gain on interest rate cap	—		(36		)	—		(33		)
Total	$	3,471	$	(2,112	)	$	4,575	$	(3,246	)

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11.Fair Value Measurements

The Company measures fair value as the selling price that would be received for an asset, or paid to transfer a liability, in the principal or most advantageous market on the measurement date.  The hierarchy established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board prioritizes fair value measurements based on the types of inputs used in the valuation technique.  The inputs are categorized into the following levels:

Level 1 — Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 — Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, either directly or indirectly, which include quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs not corroborated by market data, therefore requiring the entity to use the best available information, including management assumptions.

The following table summarizes the fair values and the levels used in fair value measurements as of March 30, 2013 for the Company’s financial assets (liabilities) (in thousands):

	Fair Value Measurements Using
	Level 1		Level 2			Level 3
Derivatives:
Interest rate swaps	$	—	$	(7,349	)	$	—
Cross currency swap	—		(2,667		)	—
Coffee futures	—		(114		)	—
Total	$	—	$	(10,130	)	$	—

The following table summarizes the fair values and the levels used in fair value measurements as of September 29, 2012 for the Company’s financial assets (liabilities) (in thousands):

	Fair Value Measurements Using
	Level 1		Level 2			Level 3
Derivatives:
Interest rate swaps	$	—	$	(9,019	)	$	—
Cross currency swap	—		(7,242		)	—
Coffee futures	—		(342		)	—
Total	$	—	$	(16,603	)	$	—

Derivatives

Level 2 derivative financial instruments use inputs that are based on market data of identical (or similar) instruments, including forward prices for commodities, interest rate curves and spot prices that are in observable markets.  Derivatives recorded on the balance sheet are at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in other comprehensive income for cash flow hedges and in the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations for fair value hedges and derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment.

Derivative financial instruments include coffee futures contracts, interest rate swap agreements, a cross currency swap agreement and foreign currency forward contracts.  The Company has identified significant concentrations of credit risk based on the economic characteristics of the instruments that include interest rates, commodity indexes and foreign currency rates and selectively enters into the derivative instruments with counterparties using credit ratings.

To determine fair value, the Company utilizes the market approach valuation technique for coffee futures and foreign currency forward contracts and the income approach for interest rate and cross currency swap agreements.  The Company’s fair value measurements include a credit valuation adjustment for the significant concentrations of credit risk.

As of March 30, 2013, the amount of loss estimated by the Company due to credit risk associated with the derivatives for all significant concentrations was not material based on the factors of an industry recovery rate and a calculated probability of default.

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Long-Term Debt

The carrying value of long-term debt was $282.7 million and $473.7 million as of March 30, 2013 and September 29, 2012, respectively.  The inputs to the calculation of the fair value of long-term debt are considered to be Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy, as the measurement of fair value is based on the net present value of calculated interest and principal payments, using an interest rate derived from a fair market yield curve adjusted for the Company’s credit rating.  The carrying value of long-term debt approximates fair value as the interest rate on the debt is based on variable interest rates that reset every 30 days, as well as the fact that the Company’s credit rating has remained stable.

12.Income Taxes

The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax benefits or consequences of temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities, and their respective tax bases.  Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled.

As of March 30, 2013, the Company had a $17.7 million state capital loss carryforward and an $11.5 million state net operating loss carryforward available to be utilized against future taxable income for years through fiscal 2015 and 2029, respectively, subject to annual limitation pertaining to change in ownership rules under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.  Based upon earnings history, the Company concluded that it is more likely than not that the net operating loss carryforward will be utilized prior to its expiration, but that the capital loss carryforward will not.  The Company has recorded a valuation allowance against the entire deferred tax asset balance for the capital loss carryforward.

The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits as of March 30, 2013 and September 29, 2012 was $21.7 million and $24.0 million, respectively.  The amount of unrecognized tax benefits at March 30, 2013 that would impact the effective tax rate if resolved in favor of the Company is $18.2 million.  As a result of prior acquisitions, the Company is indemnified for $14.1 million of the total reserve balance, and the indemnification is capped at CDN $37.9 million.  If these unrecognized tax benefits are resolved in favor of the Company, the associated indemnification receivable, recorded in other long-term assets, would be reduced accordingly.  The indemnifications have expiration dates through June 2015.

As of March 30, 2013 and September 29, 2012, accrued interest and penalties of $1.7 million and $0.6 million, respectively, were included in the Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets.  The Company recognizes interest and penalties in income tax expense.  The Company released $2.2 million of unrecognized tax benefits in the second quarter of fiscal 2013 and expects to release an additional $1.5 million during the remainder of fiscal 2013 due to the expiration of the statute of limitations.

In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to tax examinations by taxing authorities both inside and outside of the United States.  The Company is currently being examined by the Internal Revenue Service for its fiscal year ended September 25, 2010.  With some exceptions, the Company is generally no longer subject to examinations with respect to returns filed for fiscal years prior to 2006.

13.Stockholders’ Equity

Stock Repurchase Program

On July 30, 2012, the Board of Directors authorized a program for the Company to repurchase up to $500.0 million of the Company’s common shares over two years, at such times and prices as determined by the Company’s management.  Consistent with Delaware law, any repurchased shares are constructively retired and returned to an unissued status.  Accordingly, the par value of repurchased shares is deducted from common stock and excess repurchase price over the par value is deducted from additional paid-in capital and from retained earnings if additional paid-in capital is depleted.

The following table summarizes the shares acquired under the program:

	Twenty-six weeks ended
	March 30, 2013		Fiscal 2012		Total
Number of shares acquired	4,864,593		3,120,700		7,985,293
Average price per share of acquired shares	$	25.84	$	24.50	$	25.32
Total cost of acquired shares (in thousands)	$	125,681	$	76,470	$	202,151

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following table provides the changes in the components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax (in thousands) for the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013:

	Cash Flow Hedges			Translation			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Balance at September 29, 2012	$	(5,792	)	$	15,992		$	10,200
Current period other comprehensive income (loss)	865			(20,844		)	(19,979		)
Balance at March 30, 2013	$	(4,927	)	$	(4,852	)	$	(9,779	)

The unfavorable translation adjustment change during the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 was primarily due to the weakening of the Canadian dollar against the U.S. dollar.  See also Note 10, Derivative Financial Instruments.

14.Compensation Plans

Stock Option Plans

The grant-date fair value of employee stock options and similar instruments is estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions for grants issued during the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 and March 24, 2012:

	Twenty-six weeks ended
	March 30, 2013			March 24, 2012
Average expected life	6 years			6 years
Average volatility	81		%	67		%
Dividend yield	—			—
Risk-free interest rate	1.02		%	1.39		%
Weighted average fair value	$	31.02		$	32.93

Restricted Stock Units and Other Awards

The Company awards restricted stock units (“RSUs”), restricted stock awards (“RSAs”) and performance stock units (“PSUs”) to eligible employees (“Grantee”) which entitle a Grantee to receive shares of the Company’s common stock.  RSUs and PSUs are awards denominated in units that are settled in shares of the Company’s common stock upon vesting.  RSAs are awards of common stock that are restricted until the shares vest.  In general, RSUs and RSAs vest based on a Grantee’s continuing employment.  The vesting of PSUs is conditioned on the achievement of both a Grantee’s service and the Company’s performance requirements.  The fair value of RSUs, RSAs and PSUs is based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date.  Compensation expense for RSUs and RSAs is recognized ratably over a Grantee’s service period.  Compensation expense for PSUs is also recognized over a Grantee’s service period, but only if and when the Company concludes that it is probable (more than likely) the performance condition(s) will be achieved.  The assessment of the probability of achievement is performed each period based on the relevant facts and circumstances at that time, and if the estimated grant-date fair value changes as a result of that assessment, the cumulative effect of the change on current and prior periods is recognized in the period of change.  In addition, the Company awards deferred cash awards (“DCAs”), to Grantees which entitle a Grantee to receive cash paid over time upon vesting.  The vesting of DCAs is conditioned on the achievement of a Grantee’s continued employment.  All awards are reserved for issuance under the Company’s 2006 Incentive Plan and vest over periods determined by the Board of Directors, generally in the range of three to four years for RSUs, RSAs and DCAs, and three years for PSUs.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The grant-date fair value of employees’ purchase rights under the Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan is estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions for the purchase rights granted during the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 and March 24, 2012:

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	Twenty-six weeks ended
	March 30, 2013			March 24, 2012
Average expected life	6 months			6 months
Average volatility	114		%	53		%
Dividend yield	—			—
Risk-free interest rate	0.14		%	0.03		%
Weighted average fair value	$	10.82		$	13.98

Income before income taxes in the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations includes compensation expense related to the plans described above of $9.0 million and $5.7 million for the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2013 and March 24, 2012, respectively; and $15.1 million and $9.2 million for the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 and March 24, 2012, respectively.

Deferred Compensation Plan

The Company also maintains a Deferred Compensation Plan (“Plan”) which allows participants to defer compensation until a future date.  Only directors and certain highly compensated employees of the Company selected by the Company’s Board of Directors are eligible to participate in the Plan.  Compensation expense recorded under the Plan was $0.1 million and $0.04 million for the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2013 and March 24, 2012, respectively; and $0.1 million for each of the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 and March 24, 2012.

15.Legal Proceedings

On October 1, 2010, Keurig, Incorporated, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Keurig”), filed suit against Sturm Foods, Inc. (“Sturm”) in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (Civil Action No. 1:10-CV-00841-SLR) for patent and trademark infringement, false advertising, and other claims, related to Sturm’s sale of “Grove Square” beverage cartridges that claim to be compatible with Keurig® brewers.  On September 13, 2012, the District Court rendered a summary judgment decision in favor of Sturm on the patent side of the suit.  Keurig has since appealed to the United States Federal Circuit Court of Appeals the District Court’s summary judgment decision, and that appeal is currently pending.  Separately, on February 19, 2013, Keurig and Sturm entered into a settlement agreement with respect to the trademark infringement, false advertising, and other claims at issue in the suit, all of which have now been dismissed.  The settlement agreement did not materially impact our consolidated financial results of operations.

On November 2, 2011, Keurig filed suit against JBR, INC., d/b/a Rogers Family Company (“Rogers”) in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (Civil Action No. 1:11-cv-11941-MBB) for patent infringement related to Rogers’ sale of “San Francisco Bay” beverage cartridges for use with Keurig® brewers.  The suit alleges that the “San Francisco Bay” cartridges violate Keurig patents (U.S. Patent Nos. D502,362, 7,165,488 and 7,347,138).  Keurig seeks an injunction prohibiting Rogers from selling these cartridges, as well as money damages.

On January 24, 2012, Teashot, LLC (“Teashot”) filed suit against the Company, Keurig and Starbucks Corp. (“Starbucks”) in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado (Civil Action No. 12-c v-00189-WJM-KMT) for patent infringement related to the making, using, importing, selling and/or offering for sale of K-Cup® packs containing tea.  The suit alleges that the Company, Keurig and Starbucks are violating a Teashot patent (U.S. Patent No. 5,895,672).  Teashot seeks an injunction prohibiting the Company, Keurig and Starbucks from continued infringement, as well as money damages.  Pursuant to its Manufacturing, Sales and Distribution Agreement with Starbucks, the Company is defending and indemnifying Starbucks in connection with the suit.  On March 13, 2012, the Company and Keurig, for themselves and Starbucks, filed an answer with the court, generally denying all of Teashot’s allegations.  The Company and Keurig, for themselves and Starbucks, intend to vigorously defend this lawsuit.  At this time, the Company is unable to predict the outcome of this lawsuit, the potential loss or range of loss, if any, associated with the resolution of this lawsuit or any potential effect it may have on the Company or its operations.

Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Inquiry

As first disclosed on September 28, 2010, the staff of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement continues to conduct an inquiry into matters at the Company.  The Company is cooperating fully with the SEC staff’s inquiry.

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Stockholder Litigation

The Company and certain of its officers and directors are currently subject to three putative securities fraud class actions and two putative stockholder derivative actions.  The first consolidated putative securities fraud class action was commenced following the Company’s disclosure of the SEC inquiry on September 28, 2010.  The second putative securities fraud class action was filed on November 29, 2011, and the third putative securities fraud class action was filed on May 7, 2012.  A consolidated putative stockholder derivative action pending in the United States District Court for the District of Vermont consists of five separate putative stockholder derivative complaints, the first two were filed after the Company’s disclosure of the SEC inquiry on September 28, 2010, while the others were filed on February 10, 2012, March 2, 2012, and July 23, 2012, respectively.  In addition, a putative stockholder derivative action is pending in the Superior Court of the State of Vermont for Washington County that was commenced following the Company’s disclosure of the SEC inquiry on September 28, 2010.

The first consolidated putative securities fraud class action, organized under the caption Horowitz v. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc., Civ. No. 2:10-cv-00227, is pending in the United States District Court for the District of Vermont before the Honorable William K. Sessions, III.  The underlying complaints in the consolidated action allege violations of the federal securities laws in connection with the Company’s disclosures relating to its revenues and its forward guidance.  The complaints include counts for violation of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 against all defendants, and for violation of Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act against the officer defendants.  The plaintiffs seek to represent all purchasers of the Company’s securities between July 28, 2010 and September 28, 2010 or September 29, 2010.  The complaints seek class certification, compensatory damages, equitable and/or injunctive relief, attorneys’ fees, costs, and such other relief as the court should deem just and proper.  Pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, 15 U.S.C. § 78u-4(a)(3), plaintiffs had until November 29, 2010 to move the court to serve as lead plaintiff of the putative class.  On December 20, 2010, the court appointed Jerzy Warchol, Robert M. Nichols, Jennifer M. Nichols, Marc Schmerler and Mike Shanley lead plaintiffs and approved their selection of Glancy Binkow & Goldberg LLP and Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP as co-lead counsel and the Law Office of Brian Hehir and Woodward & Kelley, PLLC as liaison counsel.  On December 29, 2010 and January 3, 2011, two of the plaintiffs in the underlying actions in the consolidated proceedings, Russell Blank and Dan M. Horowitz, voluntarily dismissed their cases without prejudice.  Pursuant to a stipulated motion granted by the court on November 29, 2010, the lead plaintiffs filed a consolidated complaint on February 23, 2011, and defendants moved to dismiss that complaint on April 25, 2011.  The court heard argument on the motions to dismiss on January 5, 2012.  On January 27, 2012, the court issued an order granting defendants’ motions and dismissing the consolidated complaint without prejudice and the lead plaintiffs filed a motion for leave to amend the complaint on March 27, 2012.  On April 9, 2012, the parties filed a stipulated motion for filing of the amended complaint and to set a briefing schedule for defendants’ motions to dismiss.  Briefing on defendants’ motions to dismiss was completed on August 29, 2012.  On March 20, 2013, the court granted defendants’ motions to dismiss the amended complaint and dismissed the amended complaint with prejudice.  On April 19, 2013, the plaintiffs filed a notice appealing the court’s ruling to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

The second putative securities fraud class action, captioned Louisiana Municipal Police Employees’ Retirement System v. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc., et al., Civ. No. 2:11-cv-00289, was filed on November 29, 2011 and is also pending in the United States District Court for the District of Vermont before the Honorable William K. Sessions, III. Plaintiffs’ amended complaint alleges violations of the federal securities laws in connection with the Company’s disclosures relating to its revenues and its inventory accounting practices.  The amended complaint seeks class certification, compensatory damages, attorneys’ fees, costs, and such other relief as the court should deem just and proper.  Plaintiffs seek to represent all purchasers of the Company’s securities between February 2, 2011 and November 9, 2011.  The initial complaint filed in the action on November 29, 2011 included counts for alleged violations of (1) Sections 11, 12(a)(2) and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) against the Company, certain of its officers and directors, and the Company’s underwriters in connection with a May 2011 secondary common stock offering; and (2) Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 against the Company and the officer defendants, and for violation of Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act against the officer defendants.  Pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, 15 U.S.C. § 78u-4(a)(3), plaintiffs had until January 30, 2012 to move the court to serve as lead plaintiff of the putative class.  Competing applications were filed and the Court appointed Louisiana Municipal Police Employees’ Retirement System, Sjunde AP-Fonden, Board of Trustees of the City of Fort Lauderdale General Employees’ Retirements System, Employees’ Retirements System of the Government of the Virgin Islands, and Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi as lead plaintiffs’ counsel on April 27, 2012.  Pursuant to a schedule approved by the court, plaintiffs filed their amended complaint on October 22, 2012, and plaintiffs filed a corrected amended complaint on November 5, 2012.  Plaintiffs’ amended complaint does not allege any claims under the Securities Act against the Company, its officers and directors, or the Company’s underwriters in connection with the May 2011 secondary common stock offering.  Defendants moved to dismiss the amended complaint on March 1, 2013 and the briefing of their motions is to be completed on June 12, 2013.  The underwriters previously named as defendants notified the Company of their intent to seek indemnification from the Company pursuant to their underwriting agreement dated May 5, 2011 in regard to the claims asserted in this action.

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The third consolidated putative securities fraud class action, captioned Fifield v. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc., Civ. No. 2:12-cv-00091, is pending in the United States District Court for the District of Vermont before the Honorable William K. Sessions, III. Plaintiffs’ amended complaint alleges violations of the federal securities laws in connection with the Company’s disclosures relating to its forward guidance.  The amended complaint includes counts for violation of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 against all defendants, and for violation of Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act against the officer defendants.  The amended complaint seeks class certification, compensatory damages, equitable and/or injunctive relief, attorneys’ fees, costs, and such other relief as the court should deem just and proper.  Plaintiffs seek to represent all purchasers of the Company’s securities between February 2, 2012 and May 2, 2012.  Pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, 15 U.S.C. § 78u-4(a)(3), plaintiffs had until July 6, 2012 to move the court to serve as lead plaintiff of the putative class.  On July 31, 2012, the court appointed Kambiz Golesorkhi as lead plaintiff and approved his selection of Kahn Swick & Foti LLC as lead counsel.  On August 14, 2012, the court granted the parties’ stipulated motion for filing of an amended complaint and to set a briefing schedule for defendants’ motions to dismiss.  Pursuant to a schedule approved by the court, plaintiffs filed their amended complaint on October 23, 2012, adding William C. Daley as an additional lead plaintiff.  Defendants moved to dismiss the amended complaint on January 17, 2013 and the briefing of their motions is to be completed on May 17, 2013.

The first putative stockholder derivative action, a consolidated action captioned In re Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.  Derivative Litigation, Civ. No. 2:10-cv-00233, premised on the same allegations asserted in the putative securities class action complaints described above, is pending in the United States District Court for the District of Vermont before the Honorable William K. Sessions, III.  On November 29, 2010, the federal court entered an order consolidating two actions and appointing the firms of Robbins Umeda LLP and Shuman Law Firm as co-lead plaintiffs’ counsel.  On February 23, 2011, the federal court approved a stipulation filed by the parties providing for a temporary stay of that action until the court rules on defendants’ motions to dismiss the consolidated complaint in the Horowitz putative securities fraud class action.  On March 7, 2012, the federal court approved a further joint stipulation continuing the temporary stay until the court either denies a motion to dismiss the Horowitz putative securities fraud class action or the Horowitz putative securities fraud class action is dismissed with prejudice.  On April 27, 2012, the federal court entered an order consolidating the stockholder derivative action captioned Himmel v. Robert P. Stiller, et al., with two additional putative derivative actions, Musa Family Revocable Trust v. Robert P. Stiller, et al., Civ. No. 2:12-cv-00029, and Laborers Local 235 Benefit Funds v. Robert P. Stiller, et al., Civ. No. 2:12-cv-00042.  On November 14, 2012, the federal court entered an order consolidating an additional stockholder derivative action, captioned as Henry Cargo v. Robert P. Stiller, et al., Civ. No. 2:12-cv-00161, and granting plaintiffs leave to lift the stay for the limited purpose of filing a consolidated complaint.  The consolidated complaint is asserted nominally on behalf of the Company against certain of its officers and directors.  The consolidated complaint asserts claims for breach of fiduciary duty, waste of corporate assets, unjust enrichment, contribution, and indemnification and seeks compensatory damages, injunctive relief, restitution, disgorgement, attorney’s fees, costs, and such other relief as the court should deem just and proper.  As a result of the ruling in the Horowitz putative securities fraud class action, the temporary stay in the consolidated action has been lifted and the parties are to propose a scheduling order for the action by May 10, 2013.

The second putative stockholder derivative action, M. Elizabeth Dickinson v. Robert P. Stiller, et al., Civ. No. 818-11-10, is pending in the Superior Court of the State of Vermont for Washington County and is premised on the same allegations alleged in the Horowitz putative securities fraud class action.  The complaint is asserted nominally on behalf of the Company against certain of its directors and officers.  The complaint asserts claims for breach of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, and waste of corporate assets.  The complaint seeks compensatory damages, injunctive relief, restitution, disgorgement, attorneys’ fees, costs, and such other relief as the court should deem just and proper.  On February 28, 2011, the court approved a stipulation filed by the parties similarly providing for a temporary stay of that action until the federal court rules on defendants’ motions to dismiss the consolidated complaint in the Horowitz putative securities fraud class action.  As a result of the federal court’s ruling in the Horowitz putative securities fraud class action, the temporary stay has been lifted and the parties are to propose a scheduling order for the action.

The Company and the other defendants intend to vigorously defend all the pending lawsuits.  Additional lawsuits may be filed and, at this time, the Company is unable to predict the outcome of these lawsuits, the possible loss or range of loss, if any, associated with the resolution of these lawsuits or any potential effect they may have on the Company or its operations.

16.Related Party Transactions

The Company, from time to time, uses travel services provided by Heritage Flight, a charter air services company owned by Robert Stiller, who serves on the Company’s Board of Directors.  The Company incurred no expenses for Heritage Flight travel services for the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2013, and $0.2 million during the thirteen weeks ended  March 24, 2012.  During the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 and March 24, 2012, the Company incurred expenses of $0.2 million and $0.4 million, respectively.

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Effective January 1, 2013, the Company entered into a license agreement with Creamer Nation, LLC, an affiliate of Dean Foods (the “Creamer Agreement”).  The Creamer Agreement provides Creamer Nation, LLC with a four-year exclusive license to use the Green Mountain Coffee® brand in connection with refrigerated and shelf stable multi serve and single serve iced coffees and iced lattes and dairy and non-dairy creamers for sale in grocery, convenience, mass merchandise, and club channels.  The Creamer Agreement grants a similar license for the Tully’s® brand on a non-exclusive basis for a three-year term.  The Company will receive royalty income from Creamer Nation, LLC on sales of the licensed products.  Barbara Carlini, an employee of Dean Foods, serves on the Company’s Board of Directors.

17.Earnings Per Share

The following table illustrates the reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of basic and diluted earnings per share computations (dollars in thousands, except per share data):

	Thirteen weeks ended				Twenty-six weeks ended
	March 30, 2013		March 24, 2012		March 30, 2013		March 24, 2012
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share:
Net income attributable to GMCR	$	132,421	$	93,031	$	240,004	$	197,445
Denominator:
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	148,774,443		155,049,294		149,044,980		154,876,465
Effect of dilutive securities	3,535,610		4,325,251		3,505,180		4,491,677
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	152,310,053		159,374,545		152,550,160		159,368,142
Basic net income per common share	$	0.89	$	0.60	$	1.61	$	1.27
Diluted net income per common share	$	0.87	$	0.58	$	1.57	$	1.24

For the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2013 and March 24, 2012, shares related to equity-based compensation of 953,000 and 417,000, respectively, were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because they were antidilutive.

For the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 and March 24, 2012, shares related to equity-based compensation of 1,101,000 and 386,000, respectively, were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because they were antidilutive.

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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis is intended to help you understand the results of operations and financial condition of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”, “GMCR”, “we”, “our”, or “us”).  You should read the following discussion and analysis in conjunction with our unaudited consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report.

Overview

We are a leader in the specialty coffee and coffeemaker businesses.  We sell Keurig® Single Cup Brewers and roast high-quality Arabica bean coffees including single-origin, Fair Trade Certified™, certified organic, flavored, limited edition and proprietary blends offered in K-Cup® and Vue® packs (“single serve packs”) for use with our Keurig® Single Cup Brewers.  We also offer traditional whole bean and ground coffee in other package types including bags, fractional packages and cans.  In addition, we produce and sell other specialty beverages in single serve packs including hot and iced teas, iced coffees, hot and iced fruit brews, hot cocoa and other dairy-based beverages.  The brands include:

Arbuckle®	Eight O’Clock®	Red Carpet™
Barista Prima Coffeehouse®	Emeril’s®	revv®
Bigelow®	Folgers Gourmet Selections®	Snapple®
Brûlerie Mont-Royal®	Gloria Jean’s®	Starbucks®
Brûlerie St. Denis®	Green Mountain Coffee®	Swiss Miss®
Café Adagio Coffee®	Green Mountain Naturals®	Tazo®
Café Escapes®	Kahlua®	The Original Donut Shop™
Caribou Coffee®	Kirkland Signature™	Timothy’s®
Celestial Seasonings®	Lavazza®	TK™
Coffee People®	McQuarry™	Tully’s®
Diedrich Coffee®	Millstone®	Twinings of London®
Distinction®	Newman’s Own®  Organics	Van Houtte®
Donut House Collection®	Orient Express®	Vitamin Burst®
Dunkin’ Donuts™	Promenade™	Wolfgang Puck®

The Bigelow®, Caribou Coffee®, Celestial Seasonings®, Dunkin’ Donuts™, Eight O’Clock®, Emeril’s®, Folgers Gourmet Selections®, Gloria Jean’s®, Kahlua®, Kirkland Signature™, Lavazza®, Millstone®, Newman’s Own® Organics, Snapple®, Starbucks®, Swiss Miss®, Tazo®, Twinings of London®, and Wolfgang Puck® brands are available through relationships we have with their respective brand owners.  Each of these brands is property of their respective owners and is used with permission.

Over the last several years the primary growth in the coffee industry has come from the specialty coffee category, including demand for single cup specialty coffee which can now be enjoyed in a wide variety of locations, including home, office, professional locations, restaurants, hospitality and specialty coffee shops.  This growth has been driven by the emergence of specialty coffee shops throughout North America, the general level of consumer knowledge of, and appreciation for, coffee quality and variety, and the wider availability of high-quality coffee.  We have been benefiting from this overall industry trend in addition to what we believe to be our carefully developed and distinctive advantages over our competitors.

Our growth strategy involves developing and managing marketing programs to drive Keurig® Single Cup Brewer adoption in North American households and offices in order to generate ongoing demand for single serve packs and, in the long-term, globally.  As part of this strategy, we work to sell our at-home (“AH”) brewers at attractive price points which are approximately at cost, or sometimes at a loss when factoring in the incremental costs related to sales, in order to drive the sales of profitable single serve packs.  In addition, we have license agreements with Breville Group Limited (producer of Breville® brand coffeemakers), Sunbeam Products Inc. (producer of Mr. Coffee® brand coffeemakers), and Conair Corporation (producer of Cuisinart® brand coffeemakers), under which each produce, market and sell coffeemakers co-branded with Keurig®.

In recent years, our growth has been driven predominantly by the growth and adoption of Keurig® Single Cup Brewing systems which includes both the K-Cup® and the Vue® brewers and related single serve packs.  In the second fiscal quarter of 2013, approximately 92% of our consolidated net sales were attributed to the combination of single serve packs and Keurig® Single Cup Brewers and related accessories.

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We regularly conduct consumer surveys to better understand our consumers’ preferences and behaviors.  In Company surveys, we have learned that consumers prefer our Keurig® Single Cup Brewing systems for three main reasons (which we see as our competitive advantages):

1Quality—expectations of the quality of coffee consumers drink has increased over the last several years and, we believe, with the Keurig® system, consumers can be certain they will get a high-quality, consistently produced beverage every time.

2Convenience—the Keurig® system prepares beverages generally in less than a minute at the touch of a button with no mess, no fuss.

3Choice—with many single serve beverage brands across multiple beverage categories, GMCR offers more than 225 individual varieties, allowing consumers to enjoy and explore a wide range of beverages.  In addition to a variety of brands of coffee and tea, we also produce and sell iced teas, iced coffees, hot and iced fruit brews, hot cocoa and other dairy-based beverages, in single serve packs.

We believe it’s the combination of these attributes that make the Keurig® Single Cup Brewing systems so appealing to so many consumers.

We are focused on building our brands and profitably growing our business.  We believe we can continue to grow sales by increasing consumer awareness in existing regions, expanding into new geographic regions, expanding consumer choice of coffee, tea and other beverages in our existing brewing systems or through the introduction of new brewing platforms,  expanding sales in adjacent beverage industry segments and/or selectively pursuing other synergistic opportunities.

We have continued to expand consumer choice in the system by entering into a number of business relationships which enable us to offer other strong national and regional coffee brands such as Folgers®, Millstone®, Dunkin’ Donuts™, Starbucks® coffee, Tazo® tea, Eight O’Clock® coffee, Tetley® tea, Good Earth® tea, and Snapple® teas in single serve packs for use with Keurig® Single Cup Brewers.  We also continue to examine opportunities for business relationships with other strong national/regional brands including the potential for adding premium store-brand or co-branded single serve packs to create additional single serve products that will help augment consumer demand for the Keurig® Single Cup Brewing systems.  For example, in November 2012, we announced we are the exclusive manufacturer of Costco Kirkland Signature™ brand K-Cup® packs for the Keurig® Single Cup Brewing system.  We believe these new product offerings fuel excitement for current Keurig® owners and users; raise system awareness; attract new consumers to the system; and promote expanded use of the system.  These relationships were established with careful consideration of potential economics and with the expectation that these relationships will lead to increased Keurig® Single Cup Brewing system awareness and household adoption through the participating brand’s advertising and merchandising activities.

Our business relationships with participating brands are generally established through licensing or manufacturing arrangements.

Under licensing arrangements, we license the right to manufacture, distribute and sell the finished products through our distribution channels using the brand owners’ marks.  For the right to use a brand owner’s mark, we pay a royalty to the brand owner based on our sales of finished products that contain the brand owner’s mark.

Under manufacturing arrangements, we manufacture finished beverage products using raw materials sourced by us or provided by the brand owner.  In both instances, once the manufacturing process is complete, we sell the finished product either to the brand owner or to our customers.  Under certain manufacturing arrangements, our sole customer is the brand owner and we are prohibited from selling the beverage products to other types of customers through our distribution channels.  Under other manufacturing arrangements, in addition to manufacturing the beverage for sale to the brand owner, we have the right to sell the beverages using the brand owner’s marks in certain of our channels through a licensing arrangement, as described above.

No individual licensing or manufacturing arrangement (including arrangements covering multiple brands) has generated net sales that have been significant to our consolidated net sales (i.e., no arrangement has accounted for more than 10% of our consolidated net sales in any period).  We analyze the impact of each arrangement on consolidated net sales on an individual basis.  We have determined that it is unlikely that we would lose our licensing or manufacturing rights to multiple brands at the same time.  Each of our licensing and manufacturing arrangements are separately negotiated with unrelated parties, and each has distinct terms and conditions, including the duration of agreement and termination rights.  Further, based upon the number of business relationships as well as the depth of our owned-brands, it is our belief that no individual business relationship is critical to the execution of our growth strategy.

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We are also focused on continued innovation with our owned-brands, both in single serve brewing systems and other single serve beverages.  Some of our recent initiatives include:

·An expansion of our Keurig® Single Cup Brewing system to include Keurig® Vue® brewers and related Vue® packs; and

·A launch of the Keurig® Rivo™ Cappuccino and Latte System and Rivo™ pack espresso blend varieties (collectively the “Rivo™ System”), in partnership with Luigi Lavazza S.p.A. (“Lavazza”).

Management is focused on executing our growth strategy to drive Keurig® Single Cup Brewer adoption in North American households and offices in order to generate ongoing demand for single serve packs.

For the second fiscal quarter of 2013, our net sales of $1,004.8 million represented growth of 14% over the second fiscal quarter of 2012 (“the prior year period”).  Gross profit for the second fiscal quarter of fiscal 2013 was $415.1 million, or 41.3% of net sales, as compared to $313.0 million, or 35.4% of net sales for the prior year period.  For the second fiscal quarter of 2013, selling, operating, and general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) increased 24.2% to $203.0 million from $163.4 million for the prior year period.  As a percentage of sales, SG&A expenses increased to 20.2% in the second fiscal quarter of 2013 from 18.5% in the prior year period.  Our operating margin improved to 21.1% in the second fiscal quarter of 2013 from 16.9% in the prior year period.

We continually monitor all costs, including coffee, as we review our pricing structure as cyclical swings in commodity markets are common.  The recent years have seen significant volatility in the “C” price of coffee (i.e., the price per pound quoted by the Intercontinental Exchange).  We expect coffee prices to remain volatile in the coming years.  To help mitigate this volatility, we generally fix the price of our coffee contracts for approximately three fiscal quarters, and at times four fiscal quarters, prior to delivery so that we have the ability to adjust our sales prices to marketplace conditions if required.

We offer a one-year warranty on all Keurig® Single Cup Brewers we sell and provide for the estimated cost of product warranties, primarily using historical information and current repair or replacement costs, at the time product revenue is recognized.  In addition, sales of Keurig® Single Cup Brewers are recognized net of an allowance for returns using an average return rate based on historical experience and an evaluation of contractual rights or obligations.  We are continuing to experience warranty claims at a lower rate than the average rates experienced over each of the prior two years, which had related primarily to a component failing at higher-than-anticipated rates in the later stage of the warranty life.  We believe that the lower rates are the result of improvements made in units produced since mid-2011 that incorporated an updated component that improved later-stage performance.  Our analysis of these claims remains consistent with its previous diagnosis of a later-stage performance issue caused by a component failing at higher-than-anticipated rates.  We have incorporated the impact of this recent improvement in the rate of warranty claims into our estimates used in the reserve for product warranty costs.  We focus some of our research and development efforts on improving brewer reliability, strengthening its quality controls and product testing procedures.  As we have grown, we have added significantly to our product testing, quality control infrastructure and overall quality processes.  As we continue to innovate, and our products become more complex, both in design and componentry, product performance may modulate, causing warranty or sales returns rates to possibly fluctuate going forward.  As a result, future warranty claims rates may be higher or lower than we are currently experiencing and for which we are currently providing for in our warranty or sales return reserves.

We generated $604.7 million in cash from operating activities during the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 as compared to $370.2 million during the twenty-six weeks ended March 24, 2012.  During the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 we primarily used cash generated from operating activities to reduce our borrowings under long-term debt obligations by $188.3 million, fund capital expenditures of $148.3 million and repurchase shares of our common stock for $125.7 million.

We consistently analyze our short-term and long-term cash requirements to continue to grow the business.  We expect that most of our cash generated from operations will continue to be used to fund capital expenditures and the working capital required for our growth over the next few years.

We announced that effective May 8, 2013, we combined the SCBU and KBU segments.  This change is not intended to reduce our workforce or operational facilities but rather to bring greater organizational efficiency and coordination across the Company.

Business Segments

We have historically managed our operations through three operating segments: the Specialty Coffee business unit (“SCBU”), the Keurig business unit (“KBU”) and the Canadian business unit (“CBU”).  Effective May 8, 2013, we combined the SCBU and KBU segments to bring greater organizational efficiency and coordination across the Company.  Due to the combination, the results of the SCBU and KBU segments will be reported as one consolidated segment beginning in the third quarter of fiscal 2013, and prior periods will be recast.  See Note 4, Segment Reporting, of the Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report.

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We evaluate the performance of our operating segments based on several factors, including net sales to external customers and operating income.  Net sales are recorded on a segment basis and intersegment sales are eliminated as part of the financial consolidation process.  Operating income represents gross profit less selling, operating, general and administrative expenses.  Our manufacturing operations occur within the SCBU and CBU segments; however, the costs of manufacturing are recognized in cost of sales in the operating segment in which the sale occurs.  Information system technology services are mainly centralized while finance and accounting functions are primarily decentralized, but currently maintain some centralization through an enterprise shared services group.  Expenses consisting primarily of compensation and depreciation related to certain centralized administrative functions including accounting and information system technology are allocated to the operating segments.  Expenses not specifically related to an operating segment are recorded in the “Corporate” segment.  Corporate expenses are comprised mainly of the compensation and other related expenses of certain of our senior executive officers and other selected employees who perform duties related to the entire enterprise.  Corporate expenses also include depreciation for corporate headquarters, interest expense not directly attributable to an operating segment, the majority of foreign exchange gains or losses, certain corporate legal expenses and compensation of the Board of Directors.

Effective at the beginning of fiscal year 2013, we changed our measure for reporting segment profitability and for evaluating segment performance and the allocation of our resources from income before taxes to operating income.  Historically, we have disclosed each operating and reporting segment’s income before taxes to report segment profitability.  Segment disclosures for prior periods have been recast to reflect operating income by segment in place of income before taxes.

Effective at the beginning of fiscal year 2013, we consolidated the away-from-home (“AFH”) selling teams in the United States from the SCBU segment and the KBU segment into one organization and implemented a team approach to customers who purchase significant volumes of both brewers and single serve packs.  Due to the consolidation, the results of the AFH channel are now reported in the SCBU segment.  We did not change our operating or reportable segments and our management structure remains the same with the President of each business unit reporting directly to our Chief Executive Officer.  Prior periods were not recast as the changes resulting from the consolidation of the AFH channel in the SCBU segment did not materially affect the trends in asset balances or in reported results for either SCBU or KBU for any quarterly or year-to-date period.  The AFH net sales reported in the KBU segment for thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended March 24, 2012 was approximately $18.7 million and $43.2 million, respectively.  The AFH operating income reported in the KBU segment for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended March 24, 2012 was approximately $0.8 million and $4.2 million, respectively.

Basis of Presentation

Included in this presentation are discussions and reconciliations of net income and diluted earnings per share in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) to net income and diluted earnings per share excluding certain expenses and losses.  We refer to these performance measures as non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per share.  These non-GAAP measures exclude transaction expenses related to the gain from the sale of Van Houtte USA Holdings, Inc., also known as the Van Houtte U.S. Coffee Service business, or “Filterfresh,” including the effect of any tax benefits resulting from the use of net operating and capital loss carryforwards as a result of the Filterfresh sale; legal and accounting expenses related to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) inquiry and pending securities and stockholder derivative class action litigation; and non-cash acquisition-related items such as amortization of identifiable intangibles, each of which include adjustments to show the tax impact of excluding these items.  Each of these adjustments was selected because management uses these non-GAAP measures in discussing and analyzing its results of operations and because we believe the non-GAAP measures provide investors with greater transparency by helping to illustrate the underlying financial and business trends relating to our results of operations and financial condition and comparability between current and prior periods.  For example, we excluded acquisition-related transaction expenses because these expenses can vary from period to period and transaction to transaction and expenses associated with these activities are not considered a key measure of our operating performance.

We use the non-GAAP measures to establish and monitor budgets and operational goals and to evaluate our performance.  These non-GAAP measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative to, GAAP and should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute or superior to, the other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.  Using only the non-GAAP financial measures to analyze our performance would have material limitations because their calculation is based on the subjective determination of management regarding the nature and classification of events and circumstances that investors may find significant.  We compensate for these limitations by presenting both the GAAP and non-GAAP measures of its results.

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Divestiture

On October 3, 2011, all the outstanding shares of Filterfresh were sold to ARAMARK Refreshment Services, LLC (“ARAMARK”) in exchange for $149.5 million in cash.  Approximately $4.4 million of cash was transferred to ARAMARK as part of the sale and $7.4 million was repaid to ARAMARK upon finalization of the purchase price, resulting in a net cash inflow related to the Filterfresh sale of $137.7 million.

Prior to October 3, 2011, Filterfresh was reported in the CBU segment.

Results of Operations

Summary financial data of the Company

The following table presents certain financial data of the Company expressed as a percentage of net sales for the periods denoted below:

	Thirteen weeks ended				Twenty-six weeks ended
	March 30, 2013		March 24, 2012		March 30, 2013		March 24, 2012
Net sales	100.0	%	100.0	%	100.0	%	100.0	%
Cost of sales	58.7	%	64.6	%	64.4	%	68.2	%
Gross profit	41.3	%	35.4	%	35.6	%	31.8	%
Selling and operating expenses	12.4	%	12.6	%	12.7	%	12.4	%
General and administrative expenses	7.8	%	5.9	%	6.1	%	5.0	%
Operating income	21.1	%	16.9	%	16.8	%	14.5	%*
Other income, net	0.0	%	0.1	%	0.0	%	0.1	%
Gain (loss) on financial instruments, net	0.3	%	(0.2	)%	0.2	%	(0.2	)%
(Loss) gain on foreign currency, net	(0.6	)%	0.4	%	(0.4	)%	0.3	%
Gain on sale of subsidiary	—	%	—	%	—	%	1.3	%
Interest expense	(0.4	)%	(0.7	)%	(0.4	)%	(0.6	)%
Income before income taxes	20.5	%*	16.5	%	16.3	%*	15.4	%
Income tax expense	(7.3	)%	(5.9	)%	(6.0	)%	(5.7	)%
Net income	13.2	%	10.5	%*	10.3	%	9.7	%
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	0.0	%	0.0	%	0.0	%	0.0	%
Net income attributable to GMCR	13.2	%	10.5	%	10.2	%*	9.7	%

* Does not sum due to rounding.

Segment Summary

Net sales and operating income for each of our operating segments are summarized in the tables below:

	Net sales (in millions)
	Thirteen weeks ended				Twenty-six weeks ended
	March 30, 2013		March 24, 2012		March 30, 2013		March 24, 2012
SCBU	$	517.5	$	385.3	$	1,042.1	$	753.9
KBU	348.1		362.8		955.5		964.3
CBU	139.2		137.0		346.3		325.1
Total net sales	$	1,004.8	$	885.1	$	2,343.9	$	2,043.3

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	Operating income (loss) (in millions)
	Thirteen weeks ended						Twenty-six weeks ended
	March 30, 2013			March 24, 2012			March 30, 2013			March 24, 2012
SCBU	$	163.5		$	97.0		$	315.4		$	188.4
KBU	66.8			49.9			100.3			97.1
CBU	19.1			12.3			44.3			37.8
Corporate	(37.3		)	(9.6		)	(65.5		)	(27.9		)
Total operating income	$	212.1		$	149.6		$	394.5		$	295.4

Thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2013 as compared to the thirteen weeks ended March 24, 2012

Revenue

Company Summary

The following table presents consolidated net sales by major product category:

	Net sales (in millions)
	Thirteen weeks ended
	March 30, 2013		March 24, 2012		$ Increase (Decrease)			% Increase (Decrease)
Single serve packs	$	794.0	$	655.0	$	139.0		21	%
Brewers and accessories	126.8		140.2		(13.4		)	(10	)%
Other products and royalties	84.0		89.9		(5.9		)	(7	)%
Total net sales	$	1,004.8	$	885.1	$	119.7		14	%

Net sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2013 increased by 14% to $1,004.8 million, up from $885.1 million reported in the prior year period.  The primary drivers of the increase in our net sales were a 21%, or $139.0 million, increase in total single serve pack net sales partially offset by a 10%, or $13.4 million, decrease in Keurig® Single Cup Brewer and accessory sales, and a 7%, or $5.9 million, decrease in other products and royalties.

The increase in single serve pack net sales was driven by a 26 percentage point increase in sales volume and was offset by a 5 percentage point decrease due to single serve pack product mix.

SCBU

SCBU segment net sales increased by $132.2 million, or 34%, to $517.5 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2013 as compared to $385.3 million in the prior year period.  The increase is due primarily to a $124.1 million, or 35%, increase related to sales of single serve packs.  The increase in single serve pack sales as compared to the prior year period was primarily related to sales through supermarkets and club stores, and of licensed beverage partner brands.

KBU

KBU segment net sales decreased by $14.7 million, or 4%, to $348.1 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2013 as compared to $362.8 million in the prior year period.  The decrease is due primarily to a $19.4 million, or 16%, decrease related to sales of Keurig® Single Cup Brewers and accessories, partially offset by a $5.8 million, or 2% increase related to sales of single serve packs.

CBU

CBU segment net sales increased by $2.2 million, or 2%, to $139.2 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2013 as compared to $137.0 million in the prior year period.  The increase is due primarily to a $9.1 million, or 14%, increase related to the sale of K-Cup® packs, partially offset by a $5.2 million, or 9%, decrease due primarily to a demand shift from traditional coffee package formats to single serve packs and a $1.7 million or 12% decrease related to sales of Keurig® Single Cup Brewers and accessories.

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Gross Profit

Gross profit for the second quarter of fiscal 2013 was $415.1 million, or 41.3% of net sales as compared to $313.0 million, or 35.4% of net sales, in the prior year period.  Gross margin increased approximately (i) 290 basis points due a decrease in green coffee costs in the second quarter of fiscal 2013 compared to the prior year period, (ii) 150 basis points due to lower obsolescence expense of finished goods and raw materials in the second quarter of fiscal 2013 compared to the prior year period, (iii) 140 basis points due to lower labor and overhead manufacturing costs related to the Company’s  manufacturing facilities in the second quarter of fiscal 2013 compared to the prior year period, (iv) 90 basis points due to a sales shift in the Company’s product mix away from the sale of Keurig® Single Cup Brewers that are sold approximately at cost, or sometimes at a loss when factoring in the incremental costs related to sales, and towards the sales of Keurig® single serve packs in the second quarter of fiscal 2013 compared to the prior year period, and (v) 80 basis points due to the decrease in warranty expense related to the Keurig® Single Cup Brewers in the second quarter of fiscal 2013 compared to the prior year period.  The increase in gross margin was partially offset by a 100 basis point decrease due to a charge related to a non-coffee purchase commitment.

Selling, Operating, General and Administrative Expenses

SG&A expenses increased by 24% to $203.0 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2013 from $163.4 million in the prior year period.  As a percentage of sales, SG&A increased to 20.2% in the second quarter of fiscal 2013 from 18.5% in the prior year period.  The increase in SG&A over the prior year period is primarily attributed to an additional $22.1 million of salaries and related expenses, $5.7 million of advertising, promotions and certain marketing expenses, and $4.7 million of consulting expenses.

Gain (Loss) on Financial Instruments, Net

We recorded $3.5 million in net gains on financial instruments not designated as hedges for accounting purposes during the second quarter of fiscal 2013 as compared to $2.1 million in net losses during the prior year period.  The net gains and losses were primarily attributable to the fair value adjustment of our cross currency swap, which hedges the risk in currency movements on an intercompany note denominated in Canadian currency.

(Loss) Gain on Foreign Currency, Net

We have certain assets and liabilities that are denominated in Canadian currency.  During the second quarter of fiscal 2013, we incurred a net foreign currency loss of approximately $6.1 million as compared to a net gain of $3.6 million during the prior year period.  The net foreign currency loss and gain primarily related to re-measurement of our alternative currency revolving credit facility and certain intercompany notes with our foreign subsidiaries which fluctuate due to the relative strength or weakness of the U.S.  dollar against the Canadian dollar.

Interest Expense

Interest expense was $3.8 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2013, as compared to $6.0 million in the prior year period.  The decrease in interest expense was primarily due to lower average outstanding debt in the second quarter of fiscal 2013 as compared to the average outstanding debt during the prior year period.

Income Taxes

Our effective income tax rate was 35.6% for the second quarter of fiscal 2013 as compared to a 36.0% effective tax rate for the prior year period.  The effective tax rate for the prior year period was impacted primarily by a discrete item related to a $3.9 million provision-to-filed adjustment for the Company’s Canadian subsidiary.  The lower effective tax rate for the second quarter of fiscal 2013 was due primarily to discrete items including a $2.9 million research and development credit catch-up adjustment from fiscal 2012 due to the enactment of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 on January 2, 2013, and the release of a $2.2 million uncertain tax position on which the statute of limitations had expired.  We expect our fiscal 2013 annual effective tax rate to be approximately 37%.

Net Income, Non-GAAP Net Income and Diluted Earnings Per Share (“EPS”)

Net income in the second quarter of fiscal 2013 was $132.4 million, an increase of $39.4 million or 42%, as compared to $93.0 million in the prior year period.

Non-GAAP net income (when excluding non-cash related items such as amortization of identifiable intangibles and legal and accounting expenses related to the SEC inquiry and pending securities and stockholder derivative class action litigation) increased 39% to $140.9 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2013 from $101.7 million non-GAAP net income in the prior year period.

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Diluted EPS was $0.87 per share in the second quarter of fiscal 2013, as compared to $0.58 per share in the prior year period.

Non-GAAP diluted EPS was $0.93 per share in the second quarter of fiscal 2013, as compared to $0.64 per share in the prior year period.

The following tables show a reconciliation of net income and diluted EPS to non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted EPS for the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2013 and March 24, 2012 (in thousands, except per share data):

	Thirteen weeks ended
	March 30, 2013		March 24, 2012
Net income attributable to GMCR	$	132,421	$	93,031
After tax:
Expenses related to SEC inquiry (1)	672		713
Amortization of identifiable intangibles (2)	7,826		7,933
Non-GAAP net income attributable to GMCR	$	140,919	$	101,677

	Thirteen weeks ended
	March 30, 2013			March 24, 2012
Diluted income per share	$	0.87		$	0.58
After tax:
Expenses related to SEC inquiry (1)	0.00			0.00
Amortization of identifiable intangibles (2)	0.05			0.05
Non-GAAP net income per share	$	0.93	*	$	0.64	*

* Does not sum due to rounding.

(1)Represents legal and accounting expenses, net of income taxes of $0.4 million for each of the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2013 and March 24, 2012, related to the SEC inquiry and pending securities and stockholder derivative class action litigation classified as general and administrative expense.  See Note 15, Legal Proceedings, of the Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report.  Income taxes were calculated at our effective tax rate.

(2)Represents the amortization of intangibles, net of income taxes of $3.6 million for each of the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2013 and March 24, 2012, related to our acquisitions classified as general and administrative expense.  Income taxes were calculated at our deferred tax rates.

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Twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 as compared to the twenty-six weeks ended March 24, 2012

Revenue

Company Summary

The following table presents consolidated net sales by major product category:

	Net Sales (in millions)
	Twenty-six weeks ended
	March 30, 2013		March 24, 2012		$ Increase (Decrease)			% Increase (Decrease)
Single serve packs	$	1,657.7	$	1,370.7	$	287.0		21	%
Brewers and accessories	504.1		470.6		33.5			7	%
Other products and royalties	182.1		202.0		(19.9		)	(10	)%
Total net sales	$	2,343.9	$	2,043.3	$	300.6		15	%

Net sales for the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 (the “2013 YTD period”) increased 15% to $2,343.9 million, up from $2,043.3 million reported for the twenty-six weeks ended March 24, 2012 (“the  prior YTD period”).  The primary drivers of the increase in our net sales were a 21%, or $287.0 million, increase in total single serve pack net sales and a 7%, or $33.5 million, increase in Keurig® Single Cup Brewer and accessory sales, offset by a 10%, or $19.9 million, net decrease in other products and royalties.

The increase in single serve pack net sales was driven by a 26 percentage point increase in sales volume, and was offset by a 5 percentage point decrease due to single serve pack product mix.

SCBU

SCBU segment net sales increased by $288.2 million, or 38%, to $1,042.1 million in the 2013 YTD period as compared to $753.9 million in the prior YTD period.  The increase is due primarily to a $269.5 million, or 40%, increase related to sales of K-Cup® packs.

KBU

KBU segment net sales decreased by $8.8 million, or 1%, to $955.5 million in the 2013 YTD period as compared to $964.3 million in the prior year YTD period.  The decrease is due primarily to a $6.3 million, or 1%, decrease related to sales of single serve packs.

CBU

CBU segment net sales increased by $21.2 million, or 7%, to $346.3 million in the 2013 YTD period, as compared to $325.1 million in the prior YTD period.  The increase is due primarily to a $23.8 million, or 18%, increase related to the sales of single serve packs, and a $10.5 million, or 19%, increase related to sales of Keurig® Single Cup Brewers and accessories, partially offset by a $13.1 million, or 10%, decrease due primarily to a demand shift from traditional coffee package formats to single serve packs.

Gross Profit

Gross profit for the 2013 YTD period was $834.3 million, or 35.6% of net sales, as compared to $649.6 million, or 31.8% of net sales, in the prior year period.  Gross margin increased approximately (i) 190 basis points due to a decrease in green coffee costs in the 2013 YTD period compared to the prior YTD period, (ii) 110 basis points due to the decrease in warranty related expenses in the 2013 YTD period compared to the prior YTD period, (iii) 90 basis points due to lower obsolescence expense of finished goods and raw materials in the 2013 YTD period compared to the prior YTD period, (iv) 50 basis points due to a sales shift in the Company’s product mix away from the sale of Keurig® Single Cup Brewers that are sold approximately at cost, or sometimes at a loss when factoring in the incremental costs related to sales, and towards the sales of Keurig® single serve packs in the 2013 YTD period compared to the prior YTD period, and (v) 50 basis points due to lower sales returns primarily related to Keurig® Single Cup Brewers in the 2013 YTD period compared to the prior YTD period.  The increase in gross margin was partially offset by a 50 basis point decrease due to a charge related to a non-coffee purchase commitment.

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Selling, Operating, General and Administrative Expenses

SG&A increased 24% to $439.8 million in the 2013 YTD period from $354.2 million in the prior YTD period.  As a percentage of sales, SG&A expenses increased to 18.8% in the 2013 YTD period from 17.3% in the prior YTD period.  The increase in SG&A over the prior year period is primarily attributed to an additional $38.2 million of salaries and related expenses, $27.8 million of advertising, promotions and certain marketing expenses, and $5.4 million of consulting expenses.

Gain (Loss) on Financial Instruments

We recorded $4.6 million in net gains on financial instruments not designated as hedges for accounting purposes during the 2013 YTD period as compared to $3.2 million in net losses during the prior YTD period.  For both the 2013 and prior YTD periods, the net gains and losses were primarily attributable to the fair value adjustment of our cross currency swap, which hedges the risk in currency movements on an intercompany note denominated in Canadian currency.

(Loss) Gain on Foreign Currency, Net

We have certain assets and liabilities that are denominated in Canadian currency.  During the 2013 YTD period, we incurred a net foreign currency loss of $8.8 million as compared to a net gain of $6.3 million during the prior YTD period.  The net foreign currency loss and gain were primarily attributable to re-measurement of our alternative currency revolving credit facility and certain intercompany notes with our foreign subsidiaries which fluctuate due to the relative strength or weakness of the U.S. dollar against the Canadian dollar.

Gain on Sale of Subsidiary

On October 3, 2011, we sold all the outstanding shares of the Filterfresh business resulting in a gain of $26.3 million.

Interest Expense

Interest expense was $9.5 million in the 2013 YTD period, as compared to $12.5 million in the prior YTD period.  The decrease in interest expense was primarily due to lower average outstanding debt during the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 as compared to the average outstanding debt during the prior year period.

Income Taxes

Our effective income tax rate was 36.9% for both the 2013 YTD and prior YTD periods.  We expect our fiscal 2013 annual effective tax rate to be approximately 37%.

Net Income, Non-GAAP Net Income and Diluted Earnings Per Share (“EPS”)

Net income in the 2013 YTD period was $240.0 million, an increase of $42.6 million or 22%, as compared to $197.4 million in the prior YTD period.

Non-GAAP net income (when excluding non-cash related items such as amortization of identifiable intangibles, legal and accounting expenses related to the SEC inquiry and pending securities and stockholder derivative class action litigation, and the gain from the sale of Filterfresh) increased 30% to $256.9 million for the 2013 YTD period from $197.7 million non-GAAP net income in the prior YTD period.

Diluted EPS was $1.57 per share in the 2013 YTD period, as compared to $1.24 per share in the prior YTD period.

Non-GAAP diluted EPS was $1.68 per share in the 2013 YTD period, as compared to $1.24 per share in the prior YTD period.

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The following tables show a reconciliation of net income and diluted EPS to non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP diluted EPS for the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 and March 24, 2012 (in thousands, except per share data):

	Twenty-six weeks ended
	March 30, 2013		March 24, 2012
Net income attributable to GMCR	$	240,004	$	197,445
After tax:
Expenses related to SEC inquiry (1)	1,116		1,130
Amortization of identifiable intangibles (2)	15,777		15,782
Gain on sale of subsidiary (3)	—		(16,685		)
Non-GAAP net income attributable to GMCR	$	256,897	$	197,672

	Twenty-six weeks ended
	March 30, 2013		March 24, 2012
Diluted income per share	$	1.57	$	1.24
After tax:
Expenses related to SEC inquiry (1)	0.01		0.01
Amortization of identifiable intangibles (2)	0.10		0.10
Gain on sale of subsidiary (3)	—		(0.10		)
Non-GAAP net income per share	$	1.68	$	1.24	*

* Does not sum due to rounding.

(1)Represents legal and accounting expenses, net of income taxes of $0.6 million and $0.7 million for the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 and March 24, 2012, respectively, related to the SEC inquiry and pending securities and stockholder derivative class action litigation classified as general and administrative expense.  See Note 15, Legal Proceedings, of the Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report.  Income taxes were calculated at our effective tax rate.

(2)Represents the amortization of intangibles, net of income taxes of $7.2 million for each of the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 and March 24, 2012, related to our acquisitions classified as general and administrative expense.  Income taxes were calculated at our deferred tax rates.

(3)Represents the gain recognized on the sale of Filterfresh, net of income taxes of $9.6 million.  Income taxes were calculated at our effective tax rate.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

We principally have funded our operations, working capital needs, capital expenditures and share repurchases from net cash flows from operating activities and borrowings under our credit facilities and capital lease and financing obligations.  At March 30, 2013, we had $350.8 million in outstanding debt, and capital lease and financing obligations, $221.2 million in cash and cash equivalents and $763.2 million of working capital (including cash).  At September 29, 2012, we had $531.5 million in outstanding debt and capital lease and financing obligations, $58.3 million in cash and cash equivalents and $803.0 million of working capital (including cash).

Operating Activities:

Net cash provided by operating activities is principally comprised of net income and is primarily affected by the net change in working capital and non-cash items relating to depreciation and amortization, provision for sales returns and excess tax benefits from equity-based compensation plans.

Net cash provided by operating activities during the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 was $604.7 million as compared to $370.2 million for the same period last year.  We generated $240.5 million in net income for the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013.  Significant non-cash items consisted of $110.8 million in depreciation and amortization and $58.8 million provision for sales returns.  Other significant changes in assets and liabilities affecting net cash provided by operating activities were a decrease in inventories of $177.7 million and a $19.2 million increase in income tax payable (net).

Investing Activities:

Investing activities primarily include capital expenditures for equipment and building improvements.

Capital expenditures were $148.3 million for the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 as compared to $204.6 million for the comparable prior year period.  In addition, during the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013, we acquired fixed assets of $11.8 million under capital lease and financing obligations.  Capital expenditures incurred on an accrual basis during the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 consisted primarily of $37.3 million related to increasing packaging capabilities for the Keurig® brewer platforms, $24.3 million related to facilities and related infrastructure, $26.0 million related to information technology infrastructure and systems, and $11.3 million related to coffee processing and other equipment.  In fiscal 2013, we currently expect to invest between $275.0 million to $325.0 million in capital expenditures to support our future growth.

Cash flows used in investing activities for the twenty-six weeks ended March 24, 2012 included $137.7 million received from the sale of Filterfresh.  On October 3, 2011, we sold all of the outstanding shares of Filterfresh to ARAMARK for $142.1 million in cash and transferred $4.4 million of cash to ARAMARK as part of the sale, resulting in net cash inflow of $137.7 million.

Financing Activities:

Cash used in financing activities for the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 totaled $297.2 million.  Cash generated from operations was used to reduce our debt and capital lease obligations by $189.9 million, principally under our revolving line of credit.  We also used $125.7 million of cash to repurchase approximately 4.9 million of shares of our common stock.  Cash flows from operating and financing activities included a $9.6 million tax benefit primarily from the exercise of non-qualified options and disqualifying dispositions of incentive stock options.  As stock is issued from the exercise of options and the vesting of restricted stock units, we will continue to receive proceeds and a tax deduction where applicable; however we cannot predict either the amounts or the timing of any such proceeds or tax benefits.

Under our Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (“Restated Credit Agreement”), we maintain senior secured credit facilities consisting of (i) an $800.0 million U.S.  revolving credit facility, (ii) a $200.0 million alternative currency revolving credit facility, and (iii) a term loan A facility.  At March 30, 2013, we had $239.1 million outstanding under the term loan A facility, $41.3 million outstanding under the revolving credit facilities and $5.0 million in letters of credit with $953.7 million available for borrowing.  The Restated Credit Agreement also provides for an increase option for an aggregate amount of up to $500.0 million.

The term loan A facility requires quarterly principal repayments.  The term loan and revolving credit borrowings bear interest at a rate equal to an applicable margin plus, at our option, either (a) a eurodollar rate determined by reference to the cost of funds for deposits for the interest period and currency relevant to such borrowing, adjusted for certain costs, or (b) a base rate determined by reference to the  highest of  (1) the federal funds rate plus 0.50%, (2) the prime rate announced by Bank of America, N.A.  from time to time and (3) the eurodollar rate plus 1.00%.  The applicable margin under the Restated Credit Agreement with respect to the term loan A and revolving credit facilities is a percentage per annum varying from 0.5% to 1.0% for base rate loans and 1.5% to 2.0% for eurodollar rate loans, based upon our leverage ratio.  Our average effective interest rate as of March 30, 2013 and September 29, 2012 was 2.9%, excluding amortization of deferred financing charges and interest on capital leases and financing obligations, and including the effect of interest rate swap agreements.  We also pay a commitment fee on the average daily unused portion of the revolving credit facilities.

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All of our assets and the assets of our domestic wholly-owned material subsidiaries are pledged as collateral under the Restated Credit Agreement.  The Restated Credit Agreement contains customary negative covenants, subject to certain exceptions, including limitations on: liens; investments; indebtedness; mergers and consolidations; asset sales; dividends and distributions or repurchases of our capital stock; transactions with affiliates; certain burdensome agreements; and changes in our lines of business.

The Restated Credit Agreement requires us to comply on a quarterly basis with a consolidated leverage ratio and a consolidated interest coverage ratio.  At March 30, 2013, we were in compliance with these covenants.  In addition, the Restated Credit Agreement contains certain mandatory prepayment requirements and customary events on default.

We are party to interest rate swap agreements, the effect of which is to limit the interest rate exposure on a portion of the loans under our credit facilities to a fixed rate versus the 30-day Libor rate.  The total notional amount of these swaps at March 30, 2013 was $130.0 million.

The fair market value of the interest rate swaps is the estimated amount that we would receive or pay to terminate the agreements at the reporting date, taking into account current interest rates and the credit worthiness of the counterparty.  At March 30, 2013, we estimate we would have paid $7.3 million (gross of tax), if we terminated the swap agreements.  We designate the swap agreements as cash flow hedges and the changes in the fair value of these derivatives are classified in accumulated other comprehensive income (a component of equity).  During the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2013 and March 24, 2012, we incurred $0.8 million and $1.1 million, respectively, in additional interest expense pursuant to swap agreements.  During the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 and March 24, 2012, we incurred $1.9 million and $2.3 million, respectively, in additional interest expense pursuant to swap agreements.

On July 30, 2012, our Board of Directors authorized a program (“repurchase program”) for the Company to repurchase up to $500.0 million of our common shares over two years, at such times and prices as determined by our management.  The shares will be purchased with cash on hand, cash from operations, and funds available through our existing credit facility.  See Note 13, Stockholders’ Equity, of the Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report.

We believe that our cash flows from operating activities, existing cash and our credit facilities will provide sufficient liquidity to pay all liabilities in the normal course of business, fund anticipated capital expenditures, service debt requirements through the next 12 months, and fund any purchases of our common shares under the repurchase program.  We continuously evaluate our capital requirements and access to capital.  We may opt to raise additional capital through equity and/or debt financing to provide flexibility to assist with managing several risks and uncertainties inherent in a growing business including potential future acquisitions or increased capital expenditure requirements. 

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A summary of cash requirements related to our outstanding long-term debt, future minimum lease payments and purchase commitments is as follows (in thousands):

	Long-Term Debt		Interest Expense (1)		Operating Lease Obligations		Capital Lease Obligations (2)		Financing Obligations (3)		Purchase Obligations		Total
Remainder of 2013	$	3,286	$	3,633	$	9,652	$	3,134	$	816	$	578,705	$	599,226
FY 2014 - FY 2015	32,064		13,732		30,858		13,812		10,872		260,787		362,125
FY 2016 - FY 2017	246,709		2,792		18,988		9,977		19,158		194,344		491,968
Thereafter	622		67		23,429		35,817		123,374		79,577		262,886
Total	$	282,681	$	20,224	$	82,927	$	62,740	$	154,220	$	1,113,413	$	1,716,205

(1)Based on rates in effect at March 30, 2013.  Does not include interest on amounts outstanding under the USD and multicurrency revolving credit facilities.

(2)Includes principal and interest payments.

(3)Represents portion of the future minimum lease payments allocated to the building which are recognized as reductions to the financing obligation and interest expense upon completion of construction.

In addition, we have $21.7 million in unrecognized tax benefits primarily as the result of acquisitions of which we are indemnified for $14.1 million expiring through June 2015.  We are unable to make reasonably reliable estimates of the period of cash settlement, if any, due to the uncertain nature of the unrecognized tax benefits.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2013-05, “Foreign Currency Matters (Topic 830): Parent’s Accounting for the Cumulative Translation Adjustment upon Derecognition of Certain Subsidiaries or Groups of Assets within a Foreign Entity or of an Investment in a Foreign Entity” (“ASU 2013-05”).  ASU 2013-05 provides clarification regarding whether Subtopic 810-10, Consolidation - Overall, or Subtopic 830-30, Foreign Currency Matters - Translation of Financial Statements, applies to the release of cumulative translation adjustments into net income when a reporting entity either sells a part or all of its investment in a foreign entity or ceases to have a controlling financial interest in a subsidiary or group of assets that constitute a business within a foreign entity.  The amendments in this ASU are effective prospectively for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2013, and early adoption is permitted.  The adoption of ASU 2013-05 is not expected to have an impact on our net income, financial position or cash flows.

In February 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-04, “Liabilities (Topic 405): Obligations Resulting from Joint and Several Liability Arrangements for Which the Total Amount of the Obligation Is Fixed at the Reporting Date” (“ASU 2013-04”).  ASU 2013-04 provides guidance for the recognition, measurement and disclosure of obligations resulting from joint and several liability arrangements for which the total amount of the obligation within the scope of this ASU is fixed at the reporting date.  The guidance requires an entity to measure those obligations as the sum of the amount the reporting entity agreed to pay on the basis of its arrangement among its co-obligors as well as any additional amount the reporting entity expects to pay on behalf of its co-obligors.  ASU 2013-04 also requires an entity to disclose the nature and amount of those obligations.  The amendments in this ASU are effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2013, with early adoption permitted.  Retrospective application is required.  The adoption of ASU 2013-04 is not expected to have a material impact on our net income, financial position or cash flows.

In February 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-02, “Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Comprehensive Income” (“ASU 2013-02”).  ASU 2013-02 requires an entity to report the effect of significant reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income on the respective line items in net income if the amount being reclassified is required under GAAP to be reclassified in its entirety to net income.  For significant items not reclassified in their entirety to net income in the same reporting period, an entity is required to cross-reference other disclosures that provide additional detail about those amounts.  The amendments in this ASU are effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods within those annual reporting periods, beginning after December 15, 2012, which will be the first quarter of our fiscal year 2014.  The adoption of ASU 2013-02 is not expected to have an impact on our net income, financial position or cash flows.

In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-11, “Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” (“ASU 2011-11”) that provides amendments for disclosures about offsetting assets and liabilities.  The amendments require an entity to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements to enable users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position.  Entities are required to disclose both gross information and net information about both instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the statement of financial position and instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting arrangement.  On January 31, 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-01, “Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities,” which clarified that the scope of the disclosures is limited to include derivatives, sale and repurchase agreements and reverse sale and repurchase agreements, and securities borrowing and securities lending arrangements.  The amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods.  Disclosures required by the amendments should be provided retrospectively for all comparative periods presented.  For us, the amendments are effective for the fiscal year ending September 27, 2014 (fiscal year 2014).  We have not adopted the amendments and are currently evaluating the impact these amendments may have on our disclosures.

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Factors Affecting Quarterly Performance

Historically, we have experienced variations in sales and earnings from quarter to quarter due to the holiday season (October through December) and a variety of other factors, including, but not limited to, general economic trends, the cost of green coffee, competition, marketing programs, weather, product quality and special or unusual events.  Because of the seasonality of our business, results for any quarter are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be achieved for the full fiscal year.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain information contained in this filing, including statements concerning expected performance such as those relating to net sales, earnings, cost savings, acquisitions, brand marketing support, and changes to the organizational and leadership structures are “forward-looking statements”.  Generally, these statements may be identified by the use of words such as “may,” “will,” “would,” “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, expected trends in net sales and earnings performance and other financial measures, the expected productivity and working capital improvements, 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 management, the impact of foreign exchange fluctuations, the adequacy of internally generated funds and existing sources of liquidity, such as the availability of bank financing, the expected results of operations of businesses acquired by us, our ability to issue debt or additional equity securities, our expectations regarding purchasing shares of our common stock under the existing authorizations, organizational efficiencies, and the impact of the inquiry initiated by the SEC and any related litigation or additional governmental inquiry or enforcement proceedings.

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.  Results may be materially affected by external factors such as damage to our reputation or brand name, business interruptions due to natural disasters or similar unexpected events, actions of competitors, customer relationships and financial condition, the ability to achieve expected cost savings and margin improvements, the acquisition and integration of new businesses, fluctuations in the cost and availability of raw and packaging materials, successful execution of internal changes to the organizational and leadership structures, changes in regulatory requirements, and global economic conditions generally which would include the availability of financing, interest, inflation rates and investment return on retirement plan assets, as well as foreign currency fluctuations, risks associated with our information technology systems, the threat of data breaches or cyber-attacks, and other risks described in our filings with the SEC.

Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements.  We undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly, any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law.

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Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Market risks relating to our operations result primarily from changes in interest rates and the commodity “C” price of coffee (the price per pound quoted by the Intercontinental Exchange).  To address these risks, we enter into hedging transactions as described below.  We do not use financial instruments for trading purposes.

For purposes of specific risk analysis, we use sensitivity analysis to determine the impacts that market risk exposures may have on our financial position or earnings.

Interest Rate Risks

The table below provides information about our debt obligations, some of which are sensitive to changes in interest rates.  The table presents principal cash flows and weighted average interest rates by fiscal year:

	Remainder																		Total Debt Outstanding and average effective interest rate at
	of 2013			2014			2015			2016			2017			Thereafter			March 30, 2013
Long-term debt:
Variable rate (in thousands)	$	3,125		$	12,500		$	18,750		$	115,961		$	—		$	—		$	150,336
Average interest rate	1.9		%	2.0		%	2.0		%	2.0		%	—		%	—		%	2.0		%
Fixed rate (in thousands)	$	161		$	408		$	406		$	130,366		$	382		$	622		$	132,345
Average interest rate	4.0		%	4.0		%	4.0		%	4.0		%	4.2		%	4.2		%	4.0		%

At March 30, 2013, we had $150.3 million of outstanding debt obligations subject to variable interest rates.  Should all our variable interest rates increase by 100 basis points, we would incur additional interest expense of $1.5 million annually.  Additionally, should Canadian Bankers’ Acceptance Rates increase by 100 basis points over US Libor rates, we would incur additional interest expense of $1.2 million annually, pursuant to the cross-currency swap agreement (see Foreign Currency Exchange Risk below).  As discussed further under the heading Liquidity and Capital Resources, we are party to interest rate swap agreements.  On March 30, 2013, the effect of our interest rate swap agreements was to limit the interest rate exposure on $130.0 million of the outstanding balance of the term loan A facility under the Restated Credit Agreement to a fixed rate versus the 30-day Libor rate.  The total notional amount covered by these swaps will terminate in November 2015.

Commodity Price Risks

The “C” price of coffee is subject to substantial price fluctuations caused by multiple factors, including weather and political and economic conditions in coffee-producing countries.  Our gross profit margins can be significantly impacted by changes in the “C” price of coffee.  We enter into fixed coffee purchase commitments in an attempt to secure an adequate supply of coffee.  These agreements are tied to specific market prices (defined by both the origin of the coffee and the time of delivery) but we have significant flexibility in selecting the date of the market price to be used in each contract.  We generally fix the price of our coffee contracts nine to twelve months prior to delivery, so that we can adjust our sales prices to the marketplace.  At March 30, 2013, we had approximately $272.2 million in green coffee purchase commitments, of which approximately 87% had a fixed price.

In addition, we regularly use commodity-based financial instruments to hedge price-to-be-established coffee purchase commitments with the objective of minimizing cost risk due to market fluctuations.  These hedges generally qualify as cash flow hedges.  Gains and losses are deferred in other comprehensive income until the hedged inventory sale is recognized in earnings, at which point gains and losses are added to cost of sales.  At March 30, 2013, we held outstanding futures contracts covering 0.3 million pounds of coffee with a fair market value of $(0.1) million, gross of tax.  At September 29, 2012, we held outstanding futures contracts covering 3.2 million pounds of coffee with a fair market value of $(0.3) million, gross of tax.

At March 30, 2013, we are exposed to approximately $34.2 million in un-hedged green coffee purchase commitments that do not have a fixed price as compared to $31.6 million in un-hedged green coffee purchase commitments that did not have a fixed price at September 29, 2012.  A hypothetical 10% movement in the “C” price would increase or decrease our financial commitment for these purchase commitments outstanding at March 30, 2013 by approximately $3.4 million.

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Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

Our foreign operations are primarily related to CBU, which is subject to risks, including, but not limited to, unique economic conditions, changes in political climate, differing tax structures, other regulations and restrictions, and foreign exchange rate volatility.  Accordingly, our future results could be materially adversely affected by changes in these or other factors.  We also source our green coffee, certain production equipment, and components of our brewers and manufacturing of our brewers from countries outside the United States, which are subject to the same risks described for Canada above; however, most of our green coffee and brewer purchases are transacted in the United States dollar.

The majority of the transactions conducted by our CBU are in the Canadian dollar.  As a result, our revenues are adversely affected when the United States dollar strengthens against the Canadian dollar and are positively affected when the United States dollar weakens against the Canadian dollar.  Conversely, our expenses are positively affected when the United States dollar strengthens against the Canadian dollar and adversely affected when the United States dollar weakens against the Canadian dollar.

As described in Note 10, Derivative Financial Instruments, in the Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements contained in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, from time to time we engage in transactions involving various derivative instruments to mitigate our foreign currency rate exposures.  More specifically, we hedge, on a net basis, the foreign currency exposure of a portion of our assets and liabilities that are denominated in Canadian dollars.  These contracts are recorded at fair value and are not designated as hedging instruments for accounting purposes.  As a result, the changes in fair value are recognized in the Gain (loss) on financial instruments, net line in the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations.  We do not engage in speculative transactions, nor do we hold derivative instruments for trading purposes.

At March 30, 2013, we had approximately 3 years remaining on a CDN $120.0 million cross-currency swap that was not designated as a hedging instrument for accounting purposes, which largely offsets the financial impact of the re-measurement of an intercompany note receivable denominated in Canadian dollars for the same amount.  Principal payments on the cross-currency swap are settled on an annual basis to match the repayments on the note receivable and the cross-currency swap is adjusted to fair value each period.  Increases or decreases in the cross-currency swap are generally offset by corresponding decreases or increases in the U.S. dollar value of the Canadian dollar intercompany note.  We also have some naturally occurring hedges where increases or decreases in the foreign currency exchange rates on other intercompany balances denominated in Canadian dollars, are largely offset by increases or decreases associated with Canadian dollar-denominated borrowings under our alternative currency revolving credit facility.

In addition, we occasionally use foreign currency forward contracts to hedge certain capital purchase liabilities for production equipment with the objective of minimizing cost risk due to market fluctuations.  We designate these contracts as fair value hedges and measure the effectiveness of these derivative instruments at each balance sheet date.  The changes in the fair value of these instruments along with the changes in the fair value of the hedged liabilities are recognized in net gains or losses on foreign currency on the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations.  We had no outstanding foreign currency forward contracts at March 30, 2013.

Movements in foreign currency exchange rates exposes us to market risk resulting from the re-measurement of our net assets that are denominated in a currency different from the functional currency of the entity in which they are held.  The market risk associated with the foreign currency exchange rate movements on foreign exchange contracts is expected to mitigate the market risk of the underlying obligation being hedged.  Based on our net un-hedged assets that are affected by movements in foreign currency exchange rates as of March 30, 2013, a hypothetical 10% movement in the foreign currency exchange rate would result in a charge or credit to earnings of approximately $19.5 million.  In addition, at March 30, 2013 our net investment in our foreign subsidiaries with a functional currency different from our reporting currency was approximately $607.2 million.  A hypothetical 10% movement in the foreign currency exchange rate would increase or decrease our net investment in our foreign subsidiaries by approximately $60.7 million with a corresponding charge to other comprehensive income.

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

As of March 30, 2013, our management with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).  Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15 of the Exchange Act) are effective.

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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Part II.  Other Information

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

On October 1, 2010, Keurig, Incorporated, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Keurig”), filed suit against Sturm Foods, Inc. (“Sturm”) in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (Civil Action No. 1:10-CV-00841-SLR) for patent and trademark infringement, false advertising, and other claims, related to Sturm’s sale of “Grove Square” beverage cartridges that claim to be compatible with Keurig® brewers.  On September 13, 2012, the District Court rendered a summary judgment decision in favor of Sturm on the patent side of the suit.  Keurig has since appealed to the United States Federal Circuit Court of Appeals the District Court’s summary judgment decision, and that appeal is currently pending.  Separately, on February 19, 2013, Keurig and Sturm entered into a settlement agreement with respect to the trademark infringement, false advertising, and other claims at issue in the suit, all of which have now been dismissed.  The settlement agreement did not materially impact our consolidated financial results of operations.

On November 2, 2011, Keurig filed suit against JBR, INC., d/b/a Rogers Family Company (“Rogers”) in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (Civil Action No. 1:11-cv-11941-MBB) for patent infringement related to Rogers’ sale of “San Francisco Bay” beverage cartridges for use with Keurig® brewers.  The suit alleges that the “San Francisco Bay” cartridges violate Keurig patents (U.S. Patent Nos. D502,362, 7,165,488 and 7,347,138).  Keurig seeks an injunction prohibiting Rogers from selling these cartridges, as well as money damages.

On January 24, 2012, Teashot, LLC (“Teashot”) filed suit against the Company, Keurig and Starbucks Corp. (“Starbucks”) in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado (Civil Action No. 12-c v-00189-WJM-KMT) for patent infringement related to the making, using, importing, selling and/or offering for sale of K-Cup® packs containing tea.  The suit alleges that the Company, Keurig and Starbucks are violating a Teashot patent (U.S. Patent No. 5,895,672).  Teashot seeks an injunction prohibiting the Company, Keurig and Starbucks from continued infringement, as well as money damages.  Pursuant to its Manufacturing, Sales and Distribution Agreement with Starbucks, the Company is defending and indemnifying Starbucks in connection with the suit.  On March 13, 2012, the Company and Keurig, for themselves and Starbucks, filed an answer with the court, generally denying all of Teashot’s allegations.  The Company and Keurig, for themselves and Starbucks, intend to vigorously defend this lawsuit.  At this time, the Company is unable to predict the outcome of this lawsuit, the potential loss or range of loss, if any, associated with the resolution of this lawsuit or any potential effect it may have on the Company or its operations.

SEC Inquiry

As first disclosed on September 28, 2010, the staff of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement continues to conduct an inquiry into matters at the Company.  The Company is cooperating fully with the SEC staff’s inquiry.

Stockholder Litigation

The Company and certain of its officers and directors are currently subject to three putative securities fraud class actions and two putative stockholder derivative actions.  The first consolidated putative securities fraud class action was commenced following the Company’s disclosure of the SEC inquiry on September 28, 2010.  The second putative securities fraud class action was filed on November 29, 2011, and the third putative securities fraud class action was filed on May 7, 2012.  A consolidated putative stockholder derivative action pending in the United States District Court for the District of Vermont consists of five separate putative stockholder derivative complaints, the first two were filed after the Company’s disclosure of the SEC inquiry on September 28, 2010, while the others were filed on February 10, 2012, March 2, 2012, and July 23, 2012, respectively.  In addition, a putative stockholder derivative action is pending in the Superior Court of the State of Vermont for Washington County that was commenced following the Company’s disclosure of the SEC inquiry on September 28, 2010.

The first consolidated putative securities fraud class action, organized under the caption Horowitz v.  Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc., Civ.  No. 2:10-cv-00227, is pending in the United States District Court for the District of Vermont before the Honorable William K.  Sessions, III.  The underlying complaints in the consolidated action allege violations of the federal securities laws in connection with the Company’s disclosures relating to its revenues and its forward guidance.  The complaints include counts for violation of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 against all defendants, and for violation of Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act against the officer defendants.  The plaintiffs seek to represent all purchasers of the Company’s securities between July 28, 2010 and September 28, 2010 or September 29, 2010.  The complaints seek class certification, compensatory damages, equitable and/or injunctive relief, attorneys’ fees, costs, and such other relief as the court should deem just and proper.  Pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, 15 U.S.C. § 78u-4(a)(3), plaintiffs had until November 29, 2010 to move the court to serve as lead plaintiff of the putative class.  On December 20, 2010, the court appointed Jerzy Warchol, Robert M. Nichols, Jennifer M. Nichols, Marc Schmerler and Mike Shanley lead plaintiffs and approved their selection of Glancy Binkow & Goldberg LLP and Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP as co-lead counsel and the Law Office of Brian Hehir and Woodward & Kelley, PLLC as liaison counsel.  On December 29, 2010 and January 3, 2011, two of the plaintiffs in the underlying actions in the consolidated proceedings, Russell Blank and Dan M. Horowitz, voluntarily dismissed their cases without prejudice.  Pursuant to a stipulated motion granted by the court on November 29, 2010, the lead plaintiffs filed a consolidated complaint on February 23, 2011, and defendants moved to dismiss that complaint on April 25, 2011.  The court heard argument on the motions to dismiss on January 5, 2012.  On January 27, 2012, the court issued an order granting defendants’ motions and dismissing the consolidated complaint without prejudice and the lead plaintiffs filed a motion for leave to amend the complaint on March 27, 2012.  On April 9, 2012, the parties filed a stipulated motion for filing of the amended complaint and to set a briefing schedule for defendants’ motions to dismiss.  Briefing on defendants’ motions to dismiss was completed on August 29, 2012.  On March 20, 2013, the court granted defendants’ motions to dismiss the amended complaint and dismissed the amended complaint with prejudice.  On April 19, 2013, the plaintiffs filed a notice appealing the court’s ruling to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

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The second putative securities fraud class action, captioned Louisiana Municipal Police Employees’ Retirement System v.  Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc., et al., Civ.  No. 2:11-cv-00289, was filed on November 29, 2011 and is also pending in the United States District Court for the District of Vermont before the Honorable William K. Sessions, III. Plaintiffs’ amended complaint alleges violations of the federal securities laws in connection with the Company’s disclosures relating to its revenues and its inventory accounting practices.  The amended complaint seeks class certification, compensatory damages, attorneys’ fees, costs, and such other relief as the court should deem just and proper.  Plaintiffs seek to represent all purchasers of the Company’s securities between February 2, 2011 and November 9, 2011.  The initial complaint filed in the action on November 29, 2011 included counts for alleged violations of (1) Sections 11, 12(a)(2) and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) against the Company, certain of its officers and directors, and the Company’s underwriters in connection with a May 2011 secondary common stock offering; and (2) Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 against the Company and the officer defendants, and for violation of Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act against the officer defendants.  Pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, 15 U.S.C. § 78u-4(a)(3), plaintiffs had until January 30, 2012 to move the court to serve as lead plaintiff of the putative class.  Competing applications were filed and the Court appointed Louisiana Municipal Police Employees’ Retirement System, Sjunde AP-Fonden, Board of Trustees of the City of Fort Lauderdale General Employees’ Retirements System, Employees’ Retirements System of the Government of the Virgin Islands, and Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi as lead plaintiffs’ counsel on April 27, 2012.  Pursuant to a schedule approved by the court, plaintiffs filed their amended complaint on October 22, 2012, and plaintiffs filed a corrected amended complaint on November 5, 2012.  Plaintiffs’ amended complaint does not allege any claims under the Securities Act against the Company, its officers and directors, or the Company’s underwriters in connection with the May 2011 secondary common stock offering.  Defendants moved to dismiss the amended complaint on March 1, 2013 and the briefing of their motions is to be completed on June 12, 2013.  The underwriters previously named as defendants notified the Company of their intent to seek indemnification from the Company pursuant to their underwriting agreement dated May 5, 2011 in regard to the claims asserted in this action.

The third consolidated putative securities fraud class action, captioned Fifield v.  Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc., Civ. No. 2:12-cv-00091, is pending in the United States District Court for the District of Vermont before the Honorable William K. Sessions, III. Plaintiffs’ amended complaint alleges violations of the federal securities laws in connection with the Company’s disclosures relating to its forward guidance.  The amended complaint includes counts for violation of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 against all defendants, and for violation of Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act against the officer defendants.  The amended complaint seeks class certification, compensatory damages, equitable and/or injunctive relief, attorneys’ fees, costs, and such other relief as the court should deem just and proper.  Plaintiffs seek to represent all purchasers of the Company’s securities between February 2, 2012 and May 2, 2012.  Pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, 15 U.S.C. § 78u-4(a)(3), plaintiffs had until July 6, 2012 to move the court to serve as lead plaintiff of the putative class.  On July 31, 2012, the court appointed Kambiz Golesorkhi as lead plaintiff and approved his selection of Kahn Swick & Foti LLC as lead counsel.  On August 14, 2012, the court granted the parties’ stipulated motion for filing of an amended complaint and to set a briefing schedule for defendants’ motions to dismiss.  Pursuant to a schedule approved by the court, plaintiffs filed their amended complaint on October 23, 2012, adding William C. Daley as an additional lead plaintiff.  Defendants moved to dismiss the amended complaint on January 17, 2013 and the briefing of their motions is to be completed on May 17, 2013.

The first putative stockholder derivative action, a consolidated action captioned In re Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.  Derivative Litigation, Civ. No. 2:10-cv-00233, premised on the same allegations asserted in the putative securities class action complaints described above, is pending in the United States District Court for the District of Vermont before the Honorable William K. Sessions, III.  On November 29, 2010, the federal court entered an order consolidating two actions and appointing the firms of Robbins Umeda LLP and Shuman Law Firm as co-lead plaintiffs’ counsel.  On February 23, 2011, the federal court approved a stipulation filed by the parties providing for a temporary stay of that action until the court rules on defendants’ motions to dismiss the consolidated complaint in the Horowitz putative securities fraud class action.  On March 7, 2012, the federal court approved a further joint stipulation continuing the temporary stay until the court either denies a motion to dismiss the Horowitz putative securities fraud class action or the Horowitz putative securities fraud class action is dismissed with prejudice.  On April 27, 2012, the federal court entered an order consolidating the stockholder derivative action captioned Himmel v. Robert P. Stiller, et al., with two additional putative derivative actions, Musa Family Revocable Trust v. Robert P. Stiller, et al., Civ. No. 2:12-cv-00029, and Laborers Local 235 Benefit Funds v. Robert P. Stiller, et al., Civ. No. 2:12-cv-00042.  On November 14, 2012, the federal court entered an order consolidating an additional stockholder derivative action, captioned as Henry Cargo v. Robert P. Stiller, et al., Civ. No. 2:12-cv-00161, and granting plaintiffs leave to lift the stay for the limited purpose of filing a consolidated complaint.  The consolidated complaint is asserted nominally on behalf of the Company against certain of its officers and directors.  The consolidated complaint asserts claims for breach of fiduciary duty, waste of corporate assets, unjust enrichment, contribution, and indemnification and seeks compensatory damages, injunctive relief, restitution, disgorgement, attorney’s fees, costs, and such other relief as the court should deem just and proper.  As a result of the ruling in the Horowitz putative securities fraud class action, the temporary stay in the consolidated action has been lifted and the parties are to propose a scheduling order for the action by May 10, 2013.

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The second putative stockholder derivative action, M.  Elizabeth Dickinson v. Robert P. Stiller, et al., Civ. No. 818-11-10, is pending in the Superior Court of the State of Vermont for Washington County and is premised on the same allegations alleged in the Horowitz putative securities fraud class action.  The complaint is asserted nominally on behalf of the Company against certain of its directors and officers.  The complaint asserts claims for breach of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, and waste of corporate assets.  The complaint seeks compensatory damages, injunctive relief, restitution, disgorgement, attorneys’ fees, costs, and such other relief as the court should deem just and proper.  On February 28, 2011, the court approved a stipulation filed by the parties similarly providing for a temporary stay of that action until the federal court rules on defendants’ motions to dismiss the consolidated complaint in the Horowitz putative securities fraud class action.  As a result of the federal court’s ruling in the Horowitz putative securities fraud class action, the temporary stay has been lifted and the parties are to propose a scheduling order for the action.

The Company and the other defendants intend to vigorously defend all the pending lawsuits.  Additional lawsuits may be filed and, at this time, the Company is unable to predict the outcome of these lawsuits, the possible loss or range of loss, if any, associated with the resolution of these lawsuits or any potential effect they may have on the Company or its operations.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

There have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in our fiscal 2012 Form 10-K.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Issuer Purchases of Securities

Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased	Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plan	Maximum Remaining Amount Available Under the Plan (in thousands)
December 30, 2012 to January 26, 2013	—	$	—	—	$	325,000
January 27, 2013 to February 23, 2013	307,324	$	43.98	307,324	$	311,484
February 24, 2013 to March 30, 2013	300,792	$	45.33	300,792	$	297,849
Total	608,116	$	44.65	608,116

Monthly information corresponds to our fiscal months during the second quarter of fiscal 2013.

The repurchase program is conducted under authorization granted by our Board of Directors.  On July 30, 2012, our Board of Directors authorized a program for the Company to repurchase up to $500.0 million of our common shares over two years, and at such times and prices as determined by the Company’s management.  See Note 13, Stockholders’ Equity, of the Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report.

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Item 6.  Exhibits

(a) Exhibits:

10.1Amendment No. 1 to Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. 2008 Change-in-Control Severance Benefit Plan

10.2Form of Director Stock Option Agreement under the Amended and Restated Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. 2006 Incentive Plan

10.3Form of Executive Stock Option Agreement under the Amended and Restated Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. 2006 Incentive Plan

10.4Form of Director Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under the Amended and Restated Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. 2006 Incentive Plan

10.5Form of Executive Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under the Amended and Restated Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. 2006 Incentive Plan

10.6Form of Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement under the Amended and Restated Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. 2006 Incentive Plan

31.1Principal Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 as Adopted Pursuant to the Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2Principal Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 as Adopted Pursuant to the Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1Principal Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  Section 1350 as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2Principal Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  Section 1350 as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

101The following financial statements from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 30, 2013 formatted in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) the Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) the Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity, (iv) the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (v) the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (vi) related notes.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS, INC.

Date: 5/8/2013	By:	/s/ Brian P. Kelley
		Brian P. Kelley,
		President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: 5/8/2013	By	/s/ Frances G. Rathke
		Frances G. Rathke,
		Chief Financial Officer

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EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

Amendment No. 1 to
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.
2008 Change-in-Control Severance Benefit Plan

Pursuant to Section 11 of the Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. 2008 Change-in-Control Severance Benefit Plan (the “Plan”), the Plan is hereby amended, effective as of March 8, 2013, as follows:

1.The definition of “Change in Control” of the Plan is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

““Change in Control”: A Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred upon the occurrence of any of the following:

(a) any Person (excluding (i) any employee benefit plan of the Company or its subsidiaries and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan and (i) Robert Stiller, members of his family and trusts for their benefit) become(s) the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that a person or group shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such person or group has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time (such right, an “option right”)), directly or indirectly, of 35% or more of the equity securities of the Company entitled to vote for members of the Board on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such securities that such Person has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right); provided, that if a Person (subject to the exclusions set forth in (a)(i) and (a)(ii) above) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined above) of 35% or more but less than 50% of the equity securities of the Company entitled to vote for members of the Board on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such securities that such Person has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right), no Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred by reason thereof under this paragraph (a) if within fifteen (15) days of being advised that such ownership level has been reached, a majority of the Incumbent Directors then in office adopt a resolution approving the acquisition of that level of securities ownership by such Person;

(b) there is consummated a Business Combination unless, following such Business Combination, (i) the Persons who were the beneficial owners (as defined in paragraph (a)) of the equity securities of the Company entitled to vote for members of the Board beneficially own (as so defined), directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the equity securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (or the equivalent) of the entity resulting from such Business Combination in substantially the same proportions as their ownership immediately prior to such Business Combination of the equity securities of the Company entitled to vote for members of the Board, (ii) no Person (excluding any entity resulting from such Business Combination or any entity or individual described in (a)(i) or (a)(ii) or that would be so described if the resulting entity were substituted for “the Company and its subsidiaries” in (a)(i)) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 35% or more of the equity securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (or the equivalent) of the entity resulting from such Business Combination, except to the extent that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination, and (iii) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors (or the equivalent) resulting from such Business Combination were Incumbent Directors at the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board, providing for such Business Combination; or

(c) the stockholders of the Company approve a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent required for the Plan to comply with Section 409A of the Code, or as applied to any other plan or program of the Company that references this definition, a ‘Change in Control’ shall not be deemed to have occurred unless it also qualifies as a change in ownership or effective control of the Company or a change in ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company (as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5)) (it being understood that, in any such case, subsection (a) of this definition shall be interpreted as if the Board did not have the discretion contemplated by such subsection).”

2.In all other respects, the Plan shall remain in full force and effect.

EX-10.2

Exhibit 10.2

(15A-Option-BOD)

GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS, INC.
NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT

This Stock Option Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of [•] (the “Grant Date”) by and between Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (the “Company”) and [•] (the “Participant”), pursuant to the terms of the Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. 2006 Incentive Plan (as amended from time to time, the “Plan”).

Participant:	<<Participant Name>> (the “Participant”)
Grant Date:	<<Grant Date>> (the “Grant Date”)
Expiration Date:	<<Expiration Date>> (the “Expiration Date”)
Exercise Price per Share:	$<<[•]>> (the “Exercise Price”)
Number of Option Shares:	<<[•]>> (the “Option Shares”)
Type of Option:	Nonqualified Stock Option
Vesting:	The Option is fully vested and exercisable as of the Grant Date.

1.     Grant of Option.

1.1     Grant; Type of Option.  The Company hereby grants to the Participant an award (the “Award”) consisting of an option to purchase, on the terms provided in this Agreement and in the Plan, up to the total number of shares of Stock set forth above (each, an “Option Share,” or together, the “Option Shares”), at the Exercise Price set forth above (the “Option”).  The Option is intended to be, and is hereby designated, a nonqualified Stock Option, that is, a Stock Option that does not qualify as an incentive stock option under Section 422.

1.2     Expiration.  The Option will expire on the Expiration Date set forth above, or earlier as provided in this Agreement or the Plan.

2.     Award Subject to Plan.  The Award is subject in its entirety to the provisions of the Plan, which are incorporated herein by reference.  In the event of any conflict, the terms of the Plan will control.  Capitalized terms not explicitly defined in this Agreement but defined in the Plan will have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan.

3.     Rights as Shareholder; Limits on Transfer, Exercise.  The Participant will not have any rights of a shareholder with respect to the Option or the Option Shares (including any voting rights or rights with respect to dividends) unless and until and only to the extent the Option is exercised and is settled by the issuance of Option Shares.  Neither the Option nor the rights relating thereto may be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by the Participant except upon the Participant’s death to a beneficiary designated in writing by the Participant in accordance with procedures established by the Administrator, or if none, to the person to whom the Option passes by will or the laws of descent and distribution.  The Option is exercisable during the Participant’s lifetime only by him or her.  In the event that the Option is exercised by a person other than the Participant in the event of the Participant’s death or disability, the Company will be under no obligation to deliver Option Shares hereunder unless and until it is satisfied as to the authority of such person to exercise the Option.

4.     Restrictions on Transfer during Holding Period; Minimum Ownership Guidelines.

4.1     If, as of the Grant Date, the Participant does not meet the then-current minimum Stock ownership guidelines of the Company maintained for its non-employee directors, as determined by the Administrator, any net shares of Stock issued or delivered to the Participant under this Award may not be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by the Participant until the earlier of (a) two years following the Grant Date, or (b) such time as the Participant satisfies the then-current minimum Stock ownership guidelines.

4.2     Notwithstanding the foregoing, the restrictions and holding requirements set forth in Section 4.1 will terminate upon the Participant’s death or other termination of service to the Company.

5.     Termination of Service.

(a)    Upon Participant’s Death.  If the Participant’s service to the Company terminates as a result of the Participant’s death, the Option, to the extent outstanding immediately prior to death, will continue to be exercisable until the earlier of (i) the date that is one year following the Participant’s death, or (ii) the Expiration Date, and will then immediately terminate to the extent not exercised.

(b)    Other than for Death.  If the Participant’s service for the Company terminates for any reason other than the Participant’s death, the Option, to the extent outstanding immediately prior to such termination of service, will continue to be exercisable until the earlier of (i) the date that is four years following such termination date, or (ii) the Expiration Date, and will then immediately terminate to the extent not exercised.

6.     Manner of Exercise.

6.1     Election to Exercise.  To exercise the Option, the Participant (or in the case of exercise after the Participant’s death or disability, the Participant’s beneficiary, administrator, heir or legatee, as the case may be) must deliver to the Company a notice of intent to exercise in the manner designated by the Administrator.

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6.2     Payment of Exercise Price.  The entire Exercise Price of the portion of the Option being exercised will be payable in full at the time of exercise in the manner or manners provided below, to the extent permitted by applicable statutes and regulations:

(a)    in cash or by certified or bank check at the time the Option is exercised;

(b)    by delivery to the Company of other shares of Stock, duly endorsed for transfer to the Company, with a fair market value on the date of delivery equal to the Exercise Price due for the number of Option Shares being acquired, or by means of attestation whereby the Participant identifies for delivery specific shares that have a fair market value on the date of attestation equal to the Exercise Price due for the number of Option Shares being acquired and receives a number of Option Shares equal to the difference between the number of Option Shares thereby purchased and the number of identified attestation shares;

(c)     through a “cashless exercise program” established with a broker acceptable to the Administrator;

(d)    by any combination of the foregoing methods; or

(e)     in any other form of legal consideration that may be acceptable to the Administrator.

7.     Settlement.  Subject to Sections 4 and 8 hereof, provided that the exercise notice and payment are in form and substance satisfactory to the Company, the Company will issue shares of Stock registered in the name of the Participant or the Participant’s authorized beneficiary (or estate, as applicable, in the event of the Participant’s death), and will deliver certificates representing the shares with the appropriate legends affixed thereto.

8.     Withholding; Tax Liability.

8.1     The Participant will be responsible for satisfying and paying all taxes arising or due in connection with the Option and/or the delivery of Option Shares.  The Company will have no liability or obligation related to the foregoing.

8.2     The Award is intended to be exempt from Section 409A, and will be construed and interpreted in a manner that is consistent with the foregoing intent.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no representations that the payments and benefits provided under this Agreement either are exempt from or comply with Section 409A, and in no event will the Company be liable for all or any portion of any taxes, penalties, interest or other expenses that may be incurred by the Participant on account of non-compliance with Section 409A.

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9.     Compliance with Law.  The exercise of the Option and the issuance and transfer of shares of Stock will be subject to compliance by the Company and the Participant with all applicable requirements of federal and state securities laws and with all applicable requirements of any stock exchange on which the Stock may be listed.  No shares of Stock will be issued or transferred unless and until any then applicable requirements of state and federal law and regulatory agencies have been fully complied with to the satisfaction of the Company and its counsel.

10.  Electronic Delivery.  The Company may, in its sole discretion, deliver by electronic means any documents related to current or future participation in the Plan.  The Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated by the Company.

11.  Recovery of Compensation.  The Option, any shares issued or delivered hereunder and any gains realized or other amounts in respect of the Option will be subject to recoupment by the Company to the extent required to comply with applicable law or regulation or the rules of the stock exchange on which the Company’s Stock is traded.

12.  Notices.  Any notice required to be delivered to the Company under this Agreement will be in writing and addressed to the Secretary of the Company at the Company’s principal corporate offices.  Any notice required to be delivered to the Participant under this Agreement will be in writing and addressed to the Participant at the Participant’s address as shown in the records of the Company.  Either party may designate another address in writing (or by such other method approved by the Company) from time to time.

13.  Governing Law.  This Agreement will be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Vermont without regard to conflict of law principles.

14.  Interpretation.  Any dispute regarding the interpretation of this Agreement will be submitted by the Participant or the Company to the Administrator for review.  The resolution of such dispute by the Administrator will be final and binding on the Participant and the Company.

15.  Successors and Assigns.  The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement.  This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company.  Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein, this Agreement will be binding upon the Participant and the Participant’s beneficiaries, executors or administrators.

16.  Severability.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of the Plan or this Agreement will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, and each provision of the Plan and this Agreement will be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law.

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17.  Limitation on Rights; No Right to Future grants; Extraordinary Item.  By entering into this Agreement and accepting the Award, the Participant acknowledges that: (a) the Plan is discretionary and may be modified, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time as provided in the Plan; (b) the grant of this Award is a discretionary one-time benefit and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of awards or benefits in lieu of awards; (c) all determinations with respect to any such future grants, including, but not limited to, the times when awards will be granted, the number of shares subject to each award, the award price, if any, and the time or times when each award will be settled, will be at the sole discretion of the Company; (d) the Participant’s participation in the Plan is voluntary; (e) the value of this Award is an extraordinary item which is outside the scope of the Participant’s employment contract, if any; (f) this Award is not part of normal or expected compensation for any purpose, including without limitation for calculating any benefits, severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, welfare, insurance, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments; (g) the future value of the Option Shares subject to this Award is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty; (h) neither the Plan, this Award nor the issuance of the Option Shares will (1) confer upon the Participant any right to continue in the employ of (or any other relationship with) the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, (2) if the Participant is an “at will” employee, alter in any way the Participant’s “at will” employment, or (3) limit in any respect the right of the Company or any subsidiary to terminate the Participant’s Employment or other relationship with the Company or any subsidiary, as the case may be, at any time, and (i) in the event that the Participant is not a direct employee of the Company, the grant of this Award will not be interpreted to form an employment relationship with the Company; and furthermore, the grant of this Award will not be interpreted to form an employment contract with the Participant’s employer, the Company or any subsidiary.

18.  Amendment.  The Administrator has the right to amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or cancel the Option, prospectively or retroactively; provided, that, no such amendment will adversely affect the Participant’s material rights under this Agreement without the Participant’s consent.

19.  Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.  Counterpart signature pages to this Agreement transmitted by facsimile transmission, by electronic mail in portable document format (.pdf), or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of a document, will have the same effect as physical delivery of the paper document bearing an original signature.

20.  Acceptance.  The Participant hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and this Agreement.  The Participant has read and understands the terms and provisions thereof, and accepts the Option subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement.

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date set forth below.

GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS, INC.
By:
	David E. Moran
	Chair of the Compensation and
	Organizational Development
	Committee
Date:

[PARTICIPANT]
By:
	Name:
Date:

EX-10.3

Exhibit 10.3

(12-Option-US3 (Exec))

GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS, INC.
NONQUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT

This Stock Option Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of [•] (the “Grant Date”) by and between Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (the “Company”) and [•] (the “Participant”), pursuant to the terms of the Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. 2006 Incentive Plan (as amended from time to time, the “Plan”).

Participant:	<<Participant Name>> (the “Participant”)
Grant Date:	<<Grant Date>> (the “Grant Date”)
Expiration Date:	<<Expiration Date>> (the “Expiration Date”)
Exercise Price per Share:	$<<[•]>> (the “Exercise Price”)
Number of Option Shares:	<<[•]>> (the “Option Shares”)
Type of Option:	Nonqualified Stock Option
Vesting Schedule:	Subject to Section 4 of this Agreement, the Option will vest according to the following schedule: ·      25% of the Option will vest on the first anniversary of the Grant Date; ·      25% of the Option will vest on the second anniversary of the Grant Date; ·      25% of the Option will vest on the third anniversary of the Grant Date; and ·      25% of the Option will vest on the fourth anniversary of the Grant Date.

1.     Grant of Option.

1.1     Grant; Type of Option.  The Company hereby grants to the Participant an award (the “Award”) consisting of an option to purchase, on the terms provided in this Agreement and in the Plan, up to the total number of shares of Stock set forth above (each, an “Option Share,” or together, the “Option Shares”), at the Exercise Price set forth above (the “Option”).  The Option is intended to be, and is hereby designated, a nonqualified Stock Option, that is, a Stock Option that does not qualify as an incentive stock option under Section 422.

1.2     Expiration.  The Option will expire on the Expiration Date set forth above, or earlier as provided in this Agreement or the Plan.

2.     Award Subject to Plan.  The Award is subject in its entirety to the provisions of the Plan, which are incorporated herein by reference.  In the event of any conflict, the terms of the Plan will control.  Capitalized terms not explicitly defined in this Agreement but defined in the Plan will have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan.

3.     Rights as Shareholder; Limits on Transfer, Exercise.  The Participant will not have any rights of a shareholder with respect to the Option or the Option Shares (including any voting rights or rights with respect to dividends) unless and until and only to the extent the Option is exercised and is settled by the issuance of shares of Stock.  Neither the Option nor the rights relating thereto may be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by the Participant except upon the Participant’s death to a beneficiary designated in writing by the Participant in accordance with procedures established by the Administrator, or if none, to the person to whom the Option passes by will or the laws of descent and distribution.  The Option is exercisable during the Participant’s lifetime only by him or her.  In the event that the Option is exercised by a person other than the Participant in the event of the Participant’s death or disability, the Company will be under no obligation to deliver Option Shares hereunder unless and until it is satisfied as to the authority of such person to exercise the Option.

4.     Vesting Periods; Vesting; Effect of Termination of Employment.

4.1     The Option, unless earlier terminated or forfeited as provided herein or in the Plan, will have four (4) vesting periods, each starting on the Grant Date and ending on an anniversary of the Grant Date, either the first, second, third or fourth anniversary thereafter (each, a “Vesting Period” or collectively, “Vesting Periods”).  Provided that the Participant remains in continuous Employment through the applicable vesting date, the Option will become vested and exercisable with respect to twenty-five percent (25%) of the Option Shares on each anniversary of the Grant Date described above (each, a “Vesting Date”) until the Option is one hundred percent (100%) vested and exercisable on the last Vesting Date, that is, the fourth anniversary of the Grant Date.

4.2     Notwithstanding the foregoing vesting schedule, and subject to compliance with Section 11, the following provisions will apply:

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(a)    Termination upon Participant’s Death.  If the Participant’s Employment terminates as a result of the Participant’s death, any then unvested portion of the Option will immediately vest and become exercisable as of the date of the Participant’s death, and the Option will remain exercisable until the earlier of (i) the date that is one year following the date of the Participant’s death, or (ii) the Expiration Date.

(b)    Termination upon Participant’s Retirement.  If a Retirement-Eligible Participant’s Employment terminates for any reason other than death, disability (within the meaning of Section 4.2(e) of this Agreement) or a termination for Cause (“Retirement”), any then unvested portion of the Option will continue to vest and become exercisable in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth in Section 4.1 above for a period of two years from the date of Retirement, and any portion of the Option that remains unvested at the end of such two-year period will immediately vest and become exercisable at the end of such two-year period.  The vested portion of the Option will remain exercisable until the earlier of (i) the date that is four years following the date of the Participant’s Retirement or (ii) the Expiration Date.  For purposes of this Agreement, a Participant will be considered a “Retirement-Eligible Participant” from and after the earliest date, if any, on which the Participant either (i) is at least fifty-five (55) years of age and has at least fifteen (15) years of service with the Company or any subsidiary of the Company (counting service with any entity that is a subsidiary of the Company only during such periods as it is a subsidiary of the Company, except as the Administrator may otherwise determine) (“retirement-eligibility service”), or (ii) is at least sixty (60) years of age and has at least five (5) years of retirement-eligibility service.

(c)     Termination upon Participant’s Involuntary Termination Not-for-Cause.  If the Employment of a Participant who is not a Retirement-Eligible Participant terminates as a result of the Participant’s involuntary termination not-for-Cause, any portion of the Option that is vested as of the date of such termination of Employment will remain exercisable until the earlier of (i) the date that is one year following the date of such termination of the Participant’s Employment or (ii) the Expiration Date.  In the event of such a termination of Employment, the portion, if any, of the Option that is unvested as of the date of such termination will immediately vest and become exercisable in an amount equal to (A) the product obtained by multiplying (x) the total number of Option Shares granted under this Agreement by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the period beginning on the Grant Date and ending on the six-month anniversary of the date of such termination of Employment, and the denominator of which is the number of days in the period beginning on the Grant Date and ending on the fourth anniversary of the Grant Date, minus (B) the number of Option Shares that have vested pursuant to the vesting schedule set forth in Section 4.1 as of the date of termination; and the portion of the Option that becomes so vested in accordance with this sentence will thereafter remain exercisable for the period of time set forth above in this Section 4.2(c).  Any portion of the Option that does not vest after application of the preceding sentence will be immediately forfeited upon the date of such termination without any payment or consideration due by the Company.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Employment of a Participant who is not a Retirement-Eligible Participant terminates as the result of Participant’s involuntary termination not-for-Cause prior to December 3, 2014, any then unvested portion of the Option will continue to vest and become exercisable in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth in Section 4.1 above for a period of two years from the date of such termination; any portion of the Option that remains unvested at the end of such two-year period will immediately vest and become exercisable at the end of such two-year period; and any vested portion of the Option will remain exercisable until the earlier of (i) the date that is four years following the date of the Participant’s termination of Employment or (ii) the Expiration Date.

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(d)    Termination upon Participant’s Voluntary Termination or for Cause.  If the Employment of a Participant who is not a Retirement-Eligible Participant terminates due to the Participant’s voluntary termination or if the Employment of the Participant (whether or not a Retirement-Eligible Participant) is terminated by the Company for Cause, (i) any then unvested portion of the Option will be immediately forfeited upon the date of such termination without any payment or consideration due by the Company, and (ii) the portion, if any, of the Option that is vested on the date of such termination will remain exercisable until the earlier of (A) the date that is 90 days following the date of such termination, or (B) the Expiration Date.  For purposes of this Agreement, other than Section 4.2(f) and the definition of “Qualifying Termination,” “Cause” has the meaning, if any, ascribed to it in an employment agreement between the Participant and the Company in effect on the date the Participant terminates Employment, or if no such definition exists, means any or any combination of the following: (i) commission by the Participant of a crime involving moral turpitude, or of a felony; (ii) gross neglect by the Participant of his or her duties (other than as a result of incapacity resulting from physical or mental illness or injury) that continues for thirty (30) days after the Company gives written notice to the Participant thereof; or (iii) an act of dishonesty or breach of faith in the conduct by the Participant of his or her duties for the Company that is materially injurious to the Company.

(e)     Vesting due to Disability.  If the Participant becomes disabled, any then unvested portion of the Option will immediately vest and become exercisable as of the date the Participant becomes disabled, and the Option will remain exercisable until the earlier of (i) the date that is one year following the date the Participant became disabled, or (ii) the Expiration Date.  For purposes of this Agreement, a Participant will be considered “disabled” at such time as the Administrator determines that the Participant is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, (A) unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity, or (B) receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under a Company disability plan.

(f)     Change in Control.  In the event the Participant experiences a “Qualifying Termination” as defined in the Company’s 2008 Change-in-Control Severance Benefit Plan as amended from time to time and as in effect on the date of termination (the “CIC Severance Plan”), any then unvested portion of the Option will become fully vested and exercisable in accordance with the terms of the CIC Severance Plan.

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5.     Manner of Exercise.

5.1     Election to Exercise.  To exercise the Option, the Participant (or in the case of exercise after the Participant’s death or disability, the Participant’s beneficiary, administrator, heir or legatee, as the case may be) must (a) deliver to the Company a notice of intent to exercise in the manner designated by the Administrator; or (b) if the Participant is not subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, elect to exercise the Option through use of the on-line service designated by the Company (currently Merrill Lynch).

5.2     Payment of Exercise Price.  The entire Exercise Price of the portion of the Option being exercised will be payable in full at the time of exercise in the manner or manners provided below, to the extent permitted by applicable statutes and regulations:

(a)    in cash or by certified or bank check at the time the Option is exercised;

(b)    by delivery to the Company of other shares of Stock, duly endorsed for transfer to the Company, with a fair market value on the date of delivery equal to the Exercise Price due for the number of Option Shares being acquired, or by means of attestation whereby the Participant identifies for delivery specific shares that have a fair market value on the date of attestation equal to the Exercise Price due for the number of Option Shares being acquired and receives a number of Option Shares equal to the difference between the number of Option Shares thereby purchased and the number of identified attestation shares;

(c)     through a “cashless exercise program” established with a broker acceptable to the Administrator;

(d)    by any combination of the foregoing methods; or

(e)     in any other form of legal consideration that may be acceptable to the Administrator.

6.     Settlement.  Subject to Section 7 hereof, provided that the exercise notice and payment are in form and substance satisfactory to the Company, the Company will issue shares of Stock registered in the name of the Participant or the Participant’s authorized beneficiary (or estate, as applicable, in the event of the Participant’s death), and will deliver certificates representing the shares with the appropriate legends affixed thereto.

7.     Withholding; Tax Liability.

7.1     Prior to the issuance of shares upon the exercise of the Option, the Company will have the right to deduct from any compensation paid to the Participant pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise, the amount of any required withholding or other applicable taxes in respect of the Option exercise, and to take all such other action as the Administrator deems necessary to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such withholding or other applicable taxes.  The Administrator may permit the Participant to satisfy any federal, state or local tax withholding obligation by any or any combination of the following means:

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(a)    tendering a cash payment;

(b)    authorizing the Company to withhold shares of Stock from the shares of Stock otherwise issuable to the Participant as a result of the exercise of the Option; provided, however, that no shares of Stock will be withheld with a value exceeding the minimum amount of tax required to be withheld by law; or

(c)     delivering to the Company previously owned and unencumbered shares of Stock.

7.2     The Award is intended to be exempt from Section 409A, and will be construed and interpreted in a manner that is consistent with the foregoing intent.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no representations that the payments and benefits provided under this Agreement either are exempt from or comply with Section 409A, and in no event will the Company be liable for all or any portion of any taxes, penalties, interest or other expenses that may be incurred by the Participant on account of non-compliance with Section 409A.

8.     Compliance with Law.  The exercise of the Option and the issuance and transfer of shares of Stock will be subject to compliance by the Company and the Participant with all applicable requirements of federal and state securities laws and with all applicable requirements of any stock exchange on which the Stock may be listed.  No shares of Stock will be issued or transferred unless and until any then applicable requirements of state and federal law and regulatory agencies have been fully complied with to the satisfaction of the Company and its counsel.

9.     Data Privacy.  By accepting this Award, the Participant hereby explicitly consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of the Participant’s personal data as may be necessary to administer or give effect to this Agreement.  The Participant understands that the Company and its Affiliates may hold certain personal information about the Participant, including, but not limited to, the Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Stock or directorships held in the Company, details of all options or any other entitlement to Stock awarded, cancelled, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participant’s favor, for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan (“Data”).  The Participant understands that Data may be transferred to any third parties assisting in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, that these recipients may be located in the Participant’s country, or elsewhere, and that the recipient’s country may have different data privacy laws and protections than the Participant’s country.  The Participant authorizes the recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing his or her participation in the Plan, including any transfer of such Data as may be required to a broker, escrow agent or other third party with whom the shares of Stock received upon vesting and exercise of the Option may be deposited.  The Participant understands that Data will be held only as long as is reasonably necessary to implement, administer and manage his or her participation in the Plan.  The Participant understands that refusal or withdrawal of consent may affect his or her ability to participate in the Plan.

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10.  Electronic Delivery.  The Company may, in its sole discretion, deliver by electronic means any documents related to current or future participation in the Plan.  The Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated by the Company.

11.  Non-competition and Non-solicitation.

11.1   In consideration of the Option, the Participant agrees and covenants not to, without the explicit written permission of the Company’s General Counsel:

(a)    work for, be employed or engaged by, or in any manner contribute his or her knowledge or services to, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, as an employee, officer, owner, manager, advisor, consultant, agent, partner, director, shareholder, volunteer, intern or in any other similar capacity, any entity engaged in the same or similar business as the Company and its Affiliates, for a period of twelve (12) months following the termination of the Participant’s Employment (howsoever caused);

(b)    directly or indirectly, solicit, hire, recruit, attempt to solicit, hire or recruit, or otherwise induce the termination of employment of any employee of the Company or its Affiliates, or assist any other person or entity to do any of the foregoing, for a period of twelve (12) months following the termination of the Participant’s Employment (howsoever caused); or

(c)     directly or indirectly, solicit, contact (including, but not limited to, by e-mail, regular mail, express mail, telephone, fax, or instant message), attempt to contact or meet with any of the then current customers of the Company or any of its Affiliates for purposes of offering, accepting or delivering any goods or services similar to or competitive with those currently offered by the Company or any of its Affiliates, or known by the Participant to be in development by the Company or any of its Affiliates, for a period of twelve (12) months following the termination of the Participant’s Employment (howsoever caused).

11.2   In the event of a breach of any of the covenants contained in Section 11.1:

(a)     any unvested portion of the Option will be forfeited effective as of the date of such breach, unless sooner terminated by operation of another term or condition of this Agreement or the Plan; and

(b)    the Participant hereby consents and agrees that the Company will be entitled to a temporary restraining order and preliminary or permanent injunction or other equitable relief against such breach or threatened breach from any court of competent jurisdiction, without the necessity of showing any actual damages or that money damages would not afford an adequate remedy, and without the necessity of posting any bond or other security, and to an award of its reasonable attorney’s fees incurred in securing such relief.  The aforementioned equitable relief will be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any legal remedies, monetary damages or other available forms of relief.

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11.3   Provisions of this Agreement will survive any termination of this Agreement or the expiration of the Option if so provided herein or if necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of other surviving provisions, including, without limitation, the obligations of the Participant under this Section 11 and the provisions of Section 12 below.

12.  Recovery of Compensation.  The Option, any shares issued or delivered hereunder and any gains realized or other amounts in respect of the Option will be subject to recoupment by the Company to the extent required to comply with applicable law or regulation or the rules of the stock exchange on which the Company’s Stock is traded.

13.  Notices.  Any notice required to be delivered to the Company under this Agreement will be in writing and addressed to the Secretary of the Company at the Company’s principal corporate offices.  Any notice required to be delivered to the Participant under this Agreement will be in writing and addressed to the Participant at the Participant’s address as shown in the records of the Company.  Either party may designate another address in writing (or by such other method approved by the Company) from time to time.

14.  Governing Law.  This Agreement will be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Vermont without regard to conflict of law principles.

15.  Interpretation.  Any dispute regarding the interpretation of this Agreement will be submitted by the Participant or the Company to the Administrator for review.  The resolution of such dispute by the Administrator will be final and binding on the Participant and the Company.

16.  Successors and Assigns.  The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement.  This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company.  Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein, this Agreement will be binding upon the Participant and the Participant’s beneficiaries, executors or administrators.

17.  Severability.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of the Plan or this Agreement will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, and each provision of the Plan and this Agreement will be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law.

18.  Limitation on Rights; No Right to Future grants; Extraordinary Item.  By entering into this Agreement and accepting the Award, the Participant acknowledges that: (a) the Plan is discretionary and may be modified, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time as provided in the Plan; (b) the grant of this Award is a discretionary one-time benefit and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of awards or benefits in lieu of awards; (c) all determinations with respect to any such future grants, including, but not limited to, the times when awards will be granted, the number of shares subject to each award, the award price, if any, and the time or times when each award will be settled, will be at the sole discretion of the Company;

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(d) the Participant’s participation in the Plan is voluntary; (e) the value of this Award is an extraordinary item which is outside the scope of the Participant’s employment contract, if any; (f) this Award is not part of normal or expected compensation for any purpose, including without limitation for calculating any benefits, severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, welfare, insurance, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments; (g) the future value of the Option Shares subject to this Award is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty; (h) neither the Plan, this Award nor the issuance of the Option Shares will (1) confer upon the Participant any right to continue in the employ of (or any other relationship with) the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, (2) if the Participant is an “at will” employee, alter in any way the Participant’s “at will” employment, or (3) limit in any respect the right of the Company or any subsidiary to terminate the Participant’s Employment or other relationship with the Company or any subsidiary, as the case may be, at any time, and (i) in the event that the Participant is not a direct employee of the Company, the grant of this Award will not be interpreted to form an employment relationship with the Company; and furthermore, the grant of this Award will not be interpreted to form an employment contract with the Participant’s employer, the Company or any subsidiary.  For the avoidance of doubt, language relating to termination for “Cause” or “not-for-Cause” pertains solely to the opportunity to realize Option Shares as provided in this Agreement, and does not require the Company to establish “Cause” for the termination of the Participant’s Employment.

19.  Amendment.  The Administrator has the right to amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or cancel the Option, prospectively or retroactively; provided, that, no such amendment will adversely affect the Participant’s material rights under this Agreement without the Participant’s consent.

20.  Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.  Counterpart signature pages to this Agreement transmitted by facsimile transmission, by electronic mail in portable document format (.pdf), or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of a document, will have the same effect as physical delivery of the paper document bearing an original signature.

21.  Acceptance.  The Participant hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and this Agreement.  The Participant has read and understands the terms and provisions thereof, and accepts the Option subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement.

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date set forth below.

GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS, INC.
By:
	Linda Longo-KazanovaChief Human Resources Officer
Date:
[PARTICIPANT]
By:
	Name:
Date:

EX-10.4

Exhibit 10.4

GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS, INC.
RSU AWARD AGREEMENT

This RSU Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of [·] (the “Grant Date”) by and between Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.  (the “Company”) and [·] (the “Participant”).  This Agreement pertains to an award of Restricted Stock Units pursuant to the terms of the Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.  2006 Incentive Plan (as amended from time to time, the “Plan”).

Participant:	<<Participant Name>> (the “Participant”)
Grant Date:	<<Grant Date>> (the “Grant Date”)
Number of RSUs Granted:	<<[·]>>
Vesting:	The Award is fully vested as of the Grant Date.

1.Grant of RSUs.  The Company hereby grants to the Participant an award (the “Award”) consisting of the aggregate number of Restricted Stock Units (the “RSUs”) set forth above.  Each RSU represents the conditional right to receive, without payment but subject to the conditions and limitations set forth in this Agreement and the Plan, one share of Stock of the Company (each, a “Share”, or together, the “Shares”).

2.Award Subject to Plan.  The Award is subject in its entirety to the provisions of the Plan, which are incorporated herein by reference.  In the event of any conflict, the terms of the Plan will control.  Capitalized terms not explicitly defined in this Agreement but defined in the Plan will have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan.

3.Rights as Shareholder; Limits on Transfer.  Each RSU represents an unfunded and unsecured promise by the Company to deliver one Share to the Participant upon vesting of the RSU.  The Participant will not have any rights of a shareholder with respect to any RSU (including any voting rights or rights with respect to dividends) unless and until the RSU vests and is settled by the issuance of a Share.  Neither the RSUs nor the rights relating thereto may be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by the Participant except upon the Participant’s death to a beneficiary designated in writing by the Participant in accordance with procedures established by the Administrator or, if none, to the person to whom the RSUs pass by will or the laws of descent and distribution.

(6A-RSU-BOD)

4.Restrictions on Transfer during Holding Period; Minimum Ownership Guidelines.

4.1If, as of the Grant Date, the Participant does not meet the then-current minimum Share ownership guidelines of the Company maintained for its non-employee directors, as determined by the Administrator, any net Shares issued or delivered to the Participant under this Award may not be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by the Participant until the earlier of (a) two years following the Grant Date, or (b) such time as the Participant satisfies the then-current minimum Share ownership guidelines.

4.2Notwithstanding the foregoing, the restrictions and holding requirements set forth in Section 4.1 will terminate upon the Participant’s death or other termination of service to the Company.

5.Settlement.  Subject to Sections 4 and 6 hereof, promptly following the Grant Date, and in any event no later than sixty (60) days following such Grant Date, the Company will (a) issue and deliver to the Participant the number of Shares equal to the applicable number of RSUs that vested on the Grant Date; and (b) enter the Participant’s name on the books of the Company as the shareholder of record with respect to the Shares so delivered to the Participant.  No fractional shares will be issued under this Agreement.

6.Withholding; Section 409A; Tax Liability.

6.1The Participant will be responsible for satisfying and paying all taxes arising from or due in connection with the Award and/or the delivery of Shares under the Award.  The Company will have no liability or obligation related to the foregoing.

6.2If the Participant is determined to be a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A, and the Treasury regulations thereunder, as determined by the Administrator, at the time of the Participant’s “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A and the Treasury regulations thereunder, then to the extent necessary to prevent any accelerated or additional tax under Section 409A, the settlement and delivery of any Shares hereunder upon such separation from service will be delayed until the earlier of (a) the date that is six months and one day following the Participant’s separation from service and (b) the Participant’s death.  [For purposes of this Agreement, all references to “termination of employment” and correlative phrases will be construed to require a “separation from service” (as defined in Section 1.409A-1(h) of the Treasury regulations after giving effect to the presumptions contained therein).]

6.3This Agreement is intended to comply with Section 409A or an exemption thereunder, and will be construed and interpreted in a manner that is consistent with the requirements for avoiding additional taxes or penalties under Section 409A.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no representations that the payments and benefits provided under this Agreement comply with Section 409A, and in no event will the Company be liable for all or any portion of any taxes, penalties, interest or other expenses that may be incurred by the Participant on account of non-compliance with Section 409A.

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7.Compliance with Law.  The issuance and transfer of the Shares will be subject to compliance by the Company and the Participant with all applicable requirements of federal and state securities laws and with all applicable requirements of any stock exchange on which the Stock may be listed.  No shares of Stock will be issued or transferred unless and until any then applicable requirements of state and federal law and regulatory agencies have been fully complied with to the satisfaction of the Company and its counsel.

8.Electronic Delivery.  The Company may, in its sole discretion, deliver by electronic means any documents related to current or future participation in the Plan.  The Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated by the Company.

9.Recovery of Compensation.  The RSUs, any Shares issued or delivered hereunder and any gains realized or other amounts in respect of such RSUs will be subject to recoupment by the Company to the extent required to comply with applicable law or regulation or the rules of the stock exchange on which the Company’s Stock is traded.

10.Notices.  Any notice required to be delivered to the Company under this Agreement will be in writing and addressed to the Secretary of the Company at the Company’s principal corporate offices.  Any notice required to be delivered to the Participant under this Agreement will be in writing and addressed to the Participant at the Participant’s address as shown in the records of the Company.  Either party may designate another address in writing (or by such other method approved by the Company) from time to time.

11.Governing Law.  This Agreement will be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Vermont without regard to conflict of law principles.

12.Interpretation.  Any dispute regarding the interpretation of this Agreement will be submitted by the Participant or the Company to the Administrator for review.  The resolution of such dispute by the Administrator will be final and binding on the Participant and the Company.

13.Successors and Assigns.  The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement.  This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company.  Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein, this Agreement will be binding upon the Participant and the Participant’s beneficiaries, executors or administrators.

14.Severability.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of the Plan or this Agreement will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, and each provision of the Plan and this Agreement will be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law.

15.Limitation on Rights; No Right to Future grants; Extraordinary Item.  By entering into this Agreement and accepting the Award, the Participant acknowledges that: (a) the Plan is discretionary and may be modified, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time as provided in the Plan; (b) the grant of this Award is a discretionary one-time benefit and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of Awards or benefits in lieu of Awards; (c) all determinations with respect to any such future grants, including, but not limited to, the times when Awards will be granted, the number of shares subject to each award, the Award price, if any, and the time or times when each Award will be settled, will be at the sole discretion of the Company; (d) the Participant’s participation in the Plan is voluntary; (e) the value of this Award is an extraordinary item which is outside the scope of the Participant’s employment contract, if any; (f) this Award is not part of normal or expected compensation for any purpose, including without limitation for calculating any benefits, severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, welfare, insurance, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments; (g) the future value of the Shares subject to this Award is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty; (h) neither the Plan, this Award nor the issuance of the Shares will (1) confer upon the Participant any right to continue in the employ of (or any other relationship with) the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, (2) if the Participant is an “at-will” employee, alter in any way the Participant’s “at will” employment, or (3) limit in any respect the right of the Company or any subsidiary to terminate the Participant’s Employment or other relationship with the Company or any subsidiary, as the case may be, at any time, and (i) in the event that the Participant is not a direct employee of the Company, the grant of this Award will not be interpreted to form an employment relationship with the Company; and furthermore, the grant of this Award will not be interpreted to form an employment contract with the Participant’s employer, the Company or any subsidiary.

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16.Amendment.  The Administrator has the right to amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or cancel the RSUs, prospectively or retroactively; provided, that, no such amendment will adversely affect the Participant’s material rights under this Agreement without the Participant’s consent.

17.Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. Counterpart signature pages to this Agreement transmitted by facsimile transmission, by electronic mail in portable document format (.pdf), or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of a document, will have the same effect as physical delivery of the paper document bearing an original signature.

18.Acceptance.  The Participant hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and this Agreement.  The Participant has read and understands the terms and provisions thereof, and accepts the RSUs subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement.

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date set forth below.

GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS, INC.
By:
	David E. Moran
	Chair of the Compensation and
	Organizational DevelopmentCommittee
Date:
[PARTICIPANT]
By:
	Name:
Date:

EX-10.5

Exhibit 10.5

GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS, INC.
RSU AWARD AGREEMENT

This RSU Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of [·] (the “Grant Date”) by and between Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.  (the “Company”) and [·] (the “Participant”).  This Agreement pertains to an award of Restricted Stock Units pursuant to the terms of the Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.  2006 Incentive Plan (as amended from time to time, the “Plan”).

Participant:	<<Participant Name>> (the “Participant”)
Grant Date:	<<Grant Date>> (the “Grant Date”)
Number of RSUs Granted:	<<[·]>>
Vesting Schedule:	Subject to Section 4 of this Agreement, this Award will vest according to the following schedule: ·25% of the RSUs will vest on the first anniversary of the Grant Date; ·25% of the RSUs will vest on the second anniversary of the Grant Date; ·25% of the RSUs will vest on the third anniversary of the Grant Date; and ·25% of the RSUs will vest on the fourth anniversary of the Grant Date.

1.Grant of RSUs.  The Company hereby grants to the Participant an award (the “Award”) consisting of the aggregate number of Restricted Stock Units (the “RSUs”) set forth above.  Each RSU represents the conditional right to receive, without payment but subject to the conditions and limitations set forth in this Agreement and the Plan, one share of Stock of the Company (each, a “Share”, or together, the “Shares”).

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2.Award Subject to Plan.  The Award is subject in its entirety to the provisions of the Plan, which are incorporated herein by reference.  In the event of any conflict, the terms of the Plan will control.  Capitalized terms not explicitly defined in this Agreement but defined in the Plan will have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan.

3.Rights as Shareholder; Limits on Transfer.  Each RSU represents an unfunded and unsecured promise by the Company to deliver one Share to the Participant upon vesting of the RSU.  The Participant will not have any rights of a shareholder with respect to any RSU (including any voting rights or rights with respect to dividends) unless and until the RSU vests and is settled by the issuance of a Share.  Neither the RSUs nor the rights relating thereto may be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by the Participant except upon the Participant’s death to a beneficiary designated in writing by the Participant in accordance with procedures established by the Administrator or, if none, to the person to whom the RSU passes by will or the laws of descent and distribution.

4.Vesting Periods; Vesting; Effect of Termination of Employment.

4.1The RSUs, unless earlier terminated or forfeited as provided herein or in the Plan, will have four (4) vesting periods, each starting on the Grant Date and ending on an anniversary of the Grant Date, either the first, second, third or fourth anniversary thereafter (each, a “Vesting Period” or collectively, “Vesting Periods”).  Provided that the Participant remains in continuous Employment through the applicable vesting date, the RSUs will become vested with respect to twenty-five percent (25%) of the RSUs on each anniversary of the Grant Date described above (each, a “Vesting Date”) until the RSUs are one hundred percent (100%) vested on the last Vesting Date, that is, the fourth anniversary of the Grant Date.

4.2Notwithstanding the foregoing vesting schedule, and subject to compliance with Section 10, the following provisions will apply:

(a)Termination upon Participant’s Death.  If the Participant’s Employment terminates as a result of the Participant’s death, any then unvested RSUs will immediately vest.

(b)Termination upon Participant’s Retirement.  If a Retirement-Eligible Participant’s Employment terminates for any reason other than death, disability within the meaning of Section 4.2(e) of this Agreement or a termination for Cause, (“Retirement”), any then unvested RSUs will continue to vest in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth in Section 4.1 above for a period of two years from the date of Retirement, and any RSUs that remain unvested at the end of such two-year period will immediately vest at the end of such two-year period.  For purposes of this Agreement, a Participant will be considered a “Retirement-Eligible Participant” from and after the earliest date, if any, on which the Participant either (i) is at least fifty-five (55) years of age and has at least fifteen (15) years of service with the Company or any subsidiary of the Company (counting service with any entity that is a subsidiary of the Company only during such periods as it is a subsidiary of the Company, except as the Administrator may otherwise determine) (“retirement-eligibility service”), or (ii) is at least sixty (60) years of age and has at least five (5) years of retirement-eligibility service.

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(c)Termination upon Participant’s Involuntary Termination Not-for-Cause.  If the Employment of a Participant who is not a Retirement-Eligible Participant terminates as a result of the Participant’s involuntary termination not-for-Cause, a number of RSUs that are unvested as of the date of such termination will immediately vest in an amount equal to (i) the product obtained by multiplying (A) the total number of RSUs granted under this Agreement by (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the period beginning on the Grant Date and ending on the six-month anniversary of the date of such termination of Employment, and the denominator of which is the number of days in the period beginning on the Grant Date and ending on the fourth anniversary of the Grant Date, minus (ii) the number of RSUs that had vested pursuant to the vesting schedule set forth in Section 4.1 as of the date of termination.  Any unvested RSUs that do not vest after application of the preceding sentence will be immediately forfeited upon the effective date of such termination without any payment or consideration due by the Company.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Employment of a Participant who is not a Retirement-Eligible Participant terminates as the result of Participant’s involuntary termination not-for-Cause prior to December 3, 2014, 100% of the unvested RSUs will vest upon such termination.

(d)Termination upon Participant’s Voluntary Termination or for Cause.  If the Employment of a Participant who is not a Retirement-Eligible Participant terminates due to the Participant’s voluntary termination or if the Employment of the Participant (whether or not a Retirement-Eligible Participant) is terminated by the Company for Cause, any then unvested RSUs will be immediately forfeited upon the effective date of such termination without any payment or consideration by the Company.  For purposes of this Agreement, other than Section 4.2(f) and the definition of “Qualifying Termination,” “Cause” has the meaning, if any, ascribed to it in an employment agreement between the Participant and the Company in effect on the date the Participant terminates Employment or, if no such definition exists, means any or any combination of the following: (i) commission by the Participant of a crime involving moral turpitude, or of a felony; (ii) gross neglect by the Participant of his or her duties (other than as a result of incapacity resulting from physical or mental illness or injury) that continues for thirty (30) days after the Company gives written notice to the Participant thereof; or (iii) an act of dishonesty or breach of faith in the conduct by the Participant of his or her duties for the Company that is materially injurious to the Company.

(e)Vesting due to Disability.  If the Participant becomes disabled, any then unvested RSUs will immediately vest as of the date the Participant becomes disabled.  For purposes of this Agreement, a Participant will be considered “disabled” at such time as the Administrator determines that the Participant is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, (i) unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity, or (ii) receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under a Company disability plan.

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(f)Change in Control.  In the event a Participant who is not a Retirement-Eligible Participant experiences a “Qualifying Termination” as defined in the Company’s 2008 Change-in-Control Severance Benefit Plan as amended from time to time and as in effect on the date of termination (the “CIC Severance Plan”), any unvested RSUs will become fully vested in accordance with the terms of the CIC Severance Plan; it being understood that if the Participant is a Retirement-Eligible Participant at the time of a Qualifying Termination, the RSUs will be treated as provided for in Section 4.2(b) above.

5.Settlement.  Subject to Section 6 hereof, promptly following the applicable Vesting Date and in any event no later than sixty (60) days following such Vesting Date, the Company will (a) issue and deliver to the Participant the number of Shares equal to the applicable number of RSUs that vested on such Vesting Date; and (b) enter the Participant’s name on the books of the Company as the shareholder of record with respect to the Shares so delivered to the Participant.  No fractional shares will be issued under this Agreement.

6.Withholding; Section 409A; Tax Liability.

6.1The Participant will be required to pay to the Company, and the Company will have the right to deduct from any compensation paid to the Participant pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise, the amount of any required withholding or other applicable taxes in respect of the RSUs, including upon the vesting and/or settlement of the RSUs, and to take all such other action as the Administrator deems necessary to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such withholding or other applicable taxes.  The Administrator may permit the Participant to satisfy any federal, state or local tax withholding obligation (income or employment) by authorizing the Company to withhold Shares from the Shares otherwise deliverable to the Participant as a result of the vesting and settlement of the RSUs; provided, however, that no Shares will be withheld with a value exceeding the minimum amount of tax required to be withheld by law.

6.2If the Participant is determined to be a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A, and the Treasury regulations thereunder, as determined by the Administrator, at the time of the Participant’s “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A and the Treasury regulations thereunder, then to the extent necessary to prevent any accelerated or additional tax under Section 409A, the settlement and delivery of any Shares hereunder upon such separation from service will be delayed until the earlier of (a) the date that is six months and one day following the Participant’s separation from service and (b) the Participant’s death.  For purposes of this Agreement, all references to “termination of employment” and correlative phrases will be construed to require a “separation from service” (as defined in Section 1.409A-1(h) of the Treasury regulations after giving effect to the presumptions contained therein).

6.3This Agreement is intended to comply with Section 409A or an exemption thereunder, and will be construed and interpreted in a manner that is consistent with the requirements for avoiding additional taxes or penalties under Section 409A.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no representations that the payments and benefits provided under this Agreement comply with Section 409A, and in no event will the Company be liable for all or any portion of any taxes, penalties, interest or other expenses that may be incurred by the Participant on account of non-compliance with Section 409A.

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7.Compliance with Law.  The issuance and transfer of the Shares will be subject to compliance by the Company and the Participant with all applicable requirements of federal and state securities laws and with all applicable requirements of any stock exchange on which the Stock may be listed.  No shares of Stock will be issued or transferred unless and until any then applicable requirements of state and federal law and regulatory agencies have been fully complied with to the satisfaction of the Company and its counsel.

8.Data Privacy.  By accepting this Award, the Participant hereby explicitly consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of the Participant’s personal data as may be necessary to administer or give effect to this Agreement.  The Participant understands that the Company and its Affiliates may hold certain personal information about the Participant, including, but not limited to, the Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Stock or directorships held in the Company, details of all RSUs or any other entitlement to Stock awarded, cancelled, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participant’s favor, for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan (“Data”).  The Participant understands that Data may be transferred to any third parties assisting in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, that these recipients may be located in the Participant’s country, or elsewhere, and that the recipient’s country may have different data privacy laws and protections than the Participant’s country.  The Participant authorizes the recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing his or her participation in the Plan, including any transfer of such Data as may be required to a broker, escrow agent or other third party with whom the Shares received upon vesting of the RSUs may be deposited.  The Participant understands that Data will be held only as long as is reasonably necessary to implement, administer and manage his or her participation in the Plan.  The Participant understands that refusal or withdrawal of consent may affect his or her ability to participate in the Plan.

9.Electronic Delivery.  The Company may, in its sole discretion, deliver by electronic means any documents related to current or future participation in the Plan.  The Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated by the Company.

10.Non-competition and Non-solicitation.

10.1In consideration of the RSUs, the Participant agrees and covenants not to, without the explicit written permission of the Company’s General Counsel:

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(a)work for, be employed or engaged by, or in any manner contribute his or her knowledge or services to, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, as an employee, officer, owner, manager, advisor, consultant, agent, partner, director, shareholder, volunteer, intern or in any other similar capacity any entity engaged in the same or similar business as the Company and its Affiliates for a period of twelve (12) months following the termination of the Participant’s Employment (howsoever caused);

(b)directly or indirectly, solicit, hire, recruit, attempt to solicit, hire or recruit, or otherwise induce the termination of employment of any employee of the Company or its Affiliates or assist any other person or entity to do any of the foregoing, for a period of twelve (12) months following the termination of the Participant’s Employment (howsoever caused); or

(c)directly or indirectly, solicit, contact (including, but not limited to, by e-mail, regular mail, express mail, telephone, fax, or instant message), attempt to contact or meet with any of the then current customers of the Company or any of its Affiliates for purposes of offering, accepting or delivering any goods or services similar to or competitive with those currently offered by the Company or any of its Affiliates, or known by the Participant to be in development by the Company or any of its Affiliates, for a period of twelve (12) months following the termination of the Participant’s Employment (howsoever caused).

10.2In the event of a breach of any of the covenants contained in Section 10.1:

(a)any unvested portion of the RSUs will be forfeited effective as of the date of such breach, unless sooner terminated by operation of another term or condition of this Agreement or the Plan; and

(b)the Participant hereby consents and agrees that the Company will be entitled to a temporary restraining order and preliminary or permanent injunction or other equitable relief against such breach or threatened breach from any court of competent jurisdiction, without the necessity of showing any actual damages or that money damages would not afford an adequate remedy, and without the necessity of posting any bond or other security, and to an award of its reasonable attorney’s fees incurred in securing such relief.  The aforementioned equitable relief will be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any legal remedies, monetary damages or other available forms of relief.

10.3Provisions of this Agreement will survive any termination of this Agreement or the settlement of the RSUs if so provided herein or if necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of other surviving provisions, including, without limitation, the obligations of the Participant under this Section 10 and the provisions of Section 11 below.

11.Recovery of Compensation.  The RSUs, any Shares delivered hereunder and any gains realized or other amounts in respect of such RSUs will be subject to recoupment by the Company to the extent required to comply with applicable law or regulation or the rules of the stock exchange on which the Company’s Stock is traded.

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12.Notices.  Any notice required to be delivered to the Company under this Agreement will be in writing and addressed to the Secretary of the Company at the Company’s principal corporate offices.  Any notice required to be delivered to the Participant under this Agreement will be in writing and addressed to the Participant at the Participant’s address as shown in the records of the Company.  Either party may designate another address in writing (or by such other method approved by the Company) from time to time.

13.Governing Law.  This Agreement will be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Vermont without regard to conflict of law principles.

14.Interpretation.  Any dispute regarding the interpretation of this Agreement will be submitted by the Participant or the Company to the Administrator for review.  The resolution of such dispute by the Administrator will be final and binding on the Participant and the Company.

15.Successors and Assigns.  The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement.  This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company.  Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein, this Agreement will be binding upon the Participant and the Participant’s beneficiaries, executors or administrators.

16.Severability.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of the Plan or this Agreement will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, and each provision of the Plan and this Agreement will be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law.

17.Limitation on Rights; No Right to Future grants; Extraordinary Item.  By entering into this Agreement and accepting the Award, the Participant acknowledges that: (a) the Plan is discretionary and may be modified, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time as provided in the Plan; (b) the grant of this Award is a discretionary one-time benefit and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of awards or benefits in lieu of awards; (c) all determinations with respect to any such future grants, including, but not limited to, the times when awards will be granted, the number of shares subject to each award, the award price, if any, and the time or times when each award will be settled, will be at the sole discretion of the Company; (d) the Participant’s participation in the Plan is voluntary; (e) the value of this Award is an extraordinary item which is outside the scope of the Participant’s employment contract, if any; (f) this Award is not part of normal or expected compensation for any purpose, including without limitation for calculating any benefits, severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, welfare, insurance, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments; (g) the future value of the Shares subject to this Award is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty; (h) neither the Plan, this Award nor the issuance of the Shares will (1) confer upon the Participant any right to continue in the employ of (or any other relationship with) the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, (2) if the Participant is an “at will” employee, alter in any way the Participant’s “at will” employment, or (3) limit in any respect the right of the Company or any subsidiary to terminate the Participant’s Employment or other relationship with the Company or any subsidiary, as the case may be, at any time, and (i) in the event that the Participant is not a direct employee of the Company, the grant of this Award will not be interpreted to form an employment relationship with the Company; and furthermore, the grant of this Award will not be interpreted to form an employment contract with the Participant’s employer, the Company or any subsidiary.  For the avoidance of doubt, language relating to termination for “Cause” or “not-for-Cause” pertains solely to the opportunity to realize RSUs as provided in this Agreement, and does not require the Company to establish “Cause” for the termination of the Participant’s Employment.

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18.Amendment.  The Administrator has the right to amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or cancel the RSUs, prospectively or retroactively; provided, that, no such amendment will adversely affect the Participant’s material rights under this Agreement without the Participant’s consent.

19.Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.  Counterpart signature pages to this Agreement transmitted by facsimile transmission, by electronic mail in portable document format (.pdf), or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of a document, will have the same effect as physical delivery of the paper document bearing an original signature.

20.Acceptance.  The Participant hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and this Agreement.  The Participant has read and understands the terms and provisions thereof, and accepts the RSUs subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement.

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date set forth below.

GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS, INC.
By:
	Linda Longo-Kazanova
	Chief Human Resources Officer
Date:
[PARTICIPANT]
By:
	Name:
Date:

EX-10.6

Exhibit 10.6

GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS, INC.
PERFORMANCE STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT

This Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of [·] (the “Grant Date”) by and between Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (the “Company”) and [·] (the “Participant”), pursuant to the terms of the Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. 2006 Incentive Plan (as amended from time to time, the “Plan”).

Participant:	<<Participant Name>> (the “Participant”)
Grant Date:	<<Grant Date>> (the “Grant Date”)
Target Number of Performance Stock Units:	<<Number of Target Performance Stock Units>> (the “Target Award”)
Performance-Based Vesting Conditions:	See Annex A
Performance Period:	See Annex A
Time-Based Vesting Schedule:	See Section 4

1.     Grant of Performance Stock Units.  The Company hereby grants to the Participant on the Grant Date a Performance Award (the “Award”) consisting of the target number of Stock Units (the “Performance Stock Units”) set forth above (the “Target Award”).  Each Performance Stock Unit represents the conditional right to receive, without payment but subject to the conditions and limitations set forth in this Agreement and the Plan, one share of Stock (each, a “Share” or together, the “Shares”).

2.     Award Subject to Plan.  The Award is subject in its entirety to the provisions of the Plan, which are incorporated herein by reference.  In the event of any conflict, the terms of the Plan will control.  Capitalized terms not explicitly defined in this Agreement but defined in the Plan will have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan.

3.     Percentage of Target Award that May be Earned.  Except as otherwise provided herein, the percentage of the Target Award that that may be earned by the Participant will be determined in accordance with Annex A hereto (which Annex A is incorporated by reference and is made part of this Agreement).

4.     Vesting of Earned Stock Units; Effect of Termination of Employment.

4.1     Except as otherwise provided herein, provided that the Participant remains in continuous Employment  through the applicable vesting date, fifty percent (50%) of the Earned Stock Units will vest on the Initial Vesting Date and fifty percent (50%) of the Earned Stock Units will vest on the one-year anniversary of the Initial Vesting Date.  The Earned Stock Units that vest on the Initial Vesting Date will be settled by the Company not later than December 31, 2014 and the Earned Stock Units that vest on the one-year anniversary of the Initial Vesting Date will be settled by the Company in calendar year 2015 and not later than December 31, 2015.  Subject to Section 4.2 of this Agreement, if the Participant’s Employment is terminated prior to a vesting date, any then unvested Performance Stock Units or Earned Stock Units, as the case may be, will terminate without any consideration therefore due or payable to the Participant.

4.2     Notwithstanding the foregoing vesting schedule, and subject to compliance with Section 11, the following provisions will apply:

(a)    Termination upon Participant’s Death.  If the Participant’s Employment terminates as a result of the Participant’s death prior to the last day of the Performance Period (such last day of the Performance Period, the “Measurement Date”), the Performance Stock Units will immediately vest in full as of the date of the Participant’s death as if 100% of the Target Award had been earned in accordance with Annex A (and such Performance Stock Units that so vest as provided for in this sentence will be deemed to be “Earned Stock Units” for purposes of the remaining sections of this Agreement).  If such termination occurs after the Measurement Date, subject to the Administrator’s determination and certification of the achievement of the Performance Targets in Accordance with Annex A, any Earned Stock Units that are unvested as of the date of the Participant’s death will immediately vest as of such date.

(b)    Vesting due to Disability.  If a Participant becomes disabled prior to the Measurement Date, the Performance Stock Units will immediately vest in full as of the date the Participant becomes disabled as if 100% of the Target Award had been earned in accordance with Annex A (and such Performance Stock Units that so vest as provided for in this sentence will be deemed to be “Earned Stock Units” for purposes of the remaining sections of this Agreement).  If the Participant becomes disabled after the Measurement Date, subject to the Administrator’s determination and certification of the achievement of the Performance Targets in Accordance with Annex A, any Earned Stock Units that are unvested as of the date the Participant becomes disabled will immediately vest as of such date.  For purposes of this Agreement, a Participant will be considered “disabled” at such time as the Administrator determines that the Participant is, by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, (i) unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity, or (ii) receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under a Company disability plan.

(c)     Termination upon Participant’s Retirement.  If a Retirement-Eligible Participant’s Employment terminates for any reason other than death, disability (within the meaning of Section 4.2(b) of this Agreement) or a termination for Cause (“Retirement”) prior to the Measurement  Date, subject to the Administrator’s determination and certification of the achievement of the Performance Targets in Accordance with Annex A, as of the Measurement Date, a number of Performance Stock Units will vest equal to the product obtained by multiplying (x) the number of Earned Stock Units by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days the Participant was continuously employed during the period beginning on the Measurement Start Date and ending on the date of such termination of Employment, and the denominator of which is the number of days from the Measurement Start Date until the Measurement Date.  If such termination occurs after the Measurement Date, subject to the Administrator’s determination and certification of the achievement of the Performance Targets in Accordance with Annex A, any Earned Stock Units that are unvested as of the date of such termination of Employment will immediately vest as of such date.  For purposes of this Agreement, a Participant will be considered a “Retirement-Eligible Participant” from and after the earliest date, if any, on which the Participant either (i) is at least fifty-five (55) years of age and has at least fifteen (15) years of service with the Company or any subsidiary of the Company (counting service with any entity that is a subsidiary of the Company only during such periods as it is a subsidiary of the Company, except as the Administrator may otherwise determine) (“retirement-eligibility service”), or (ii) is at least sixty (60) years of age and has at least five (5) years of retirement-eligibility service.

(d)    Termination upon Participant’s Involuntary Termination Not-for-Cause.  If the Employment of a Participant who is not a Retirement-Eligible Participant terminates as a result of the Participant’s involuntary termination not-for-Cause prior to the Measurement Date, subject to the Administrator’s determination and certification of the achievement of the Performance Targets in accordance with Annex A, as of the Measurement Date, a number of Performance Stock Units will vest equal to the product obtained by multiplying (x) the number of Earned Stock Units by (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days the Participant was continuously employed during the period beginning on the Measurement Start Date and ending on the date of such termination of Employment, and the denominator of which is the number of days from the Measurement Start Date until the Measurement Date.  If such termination occurs after the Measurement Date, subject to the Administrator’s determination and certification of the achievement of the Performance Targets in accordance with Annex A, any Earned Stock Units that are unvested as of the date of such termination of Employment will immediately vest as of such date.

(e)     Termination upon Participant’s Voluntary Termination or for Cause.  If the Employment of a Participant who is not a Retirement-Eligible Participant terminates due to the Participant’s voluntary termination or if the Employment of the Participant (whether or not a Retirement-Eligible Participant) is terminated by the Company for Cause, any then unvested or unearned portion of the Award will be immediately forfeited upon the date of such termination without any payment or consideration due by the Company.  For purposes of this Agreement, other than Section 4.2(f) and the definition of “Qualifying Termination,” “Cause” has the meaning, if any, ascribed to it in an employment agreement between the Participant and the Company in effect on the date the Participant terminates Employment, or if no such definition exists, means any or any combination of the following:(i) commission by the Participant of a crime involving moral turpitude, or of a felony; (ii) gross neglect by the Participant of his or her duties (other than as a result of incapacity resulting from physical or mental illness or injury) that continues for thirty (30) days after the Company gives written notice to the Participant thereof; or (iii) an act of dishonesty or breach of faith in the conduct by the Participant of his or her duties for the Company that is materially injurious to the Company.

(f)     Change in Control.  In the event the Participant experiences a “Qualifying Termination” as defined in the Company’s 2008 Change-in-Control Severance Benefit Plan, as amended from time to time (the “CIC Severance Plan”), prior to the Measurement Date, the Performance Stock Units will immediately vest in full as of the date of such Qualifying Termination as if 100% of the Target Award had been earned in accordance with Annex A (and such Performance Stock Units will be deemed to be “Earned Stock Units “ for purposes of the remaining sections of this Agreement).  If the Participant’s Qualifying Termination occurs after the Measurement Date, subject to the Administrator’s determination and certification of the achievement of the Performance Targets in accordance with Annex A, any Earned Stock Units that are unvested as of the date of such termination of Employment will immediately vest as of such date.

5.     Settlement.  Subject to Sections 4.1 and 7 hereof, promptly following the applicable vesting date, and in any event no later than sixty (60) days following such vesting date, the Company will (i) issue and deliver to the Participant the number of shares of Stock equal to the applicable number of Earned Stock Units; and (ii) enter the Participant’s name on the books of the Company as the shareholder of record with respect to the shares of Stock so delivered to the Participant.

6.     Rights as Shareholder; Limits on Transfer.  Each Performance Stock Unit represents an unfunded and unsecured promise by the Company to deliver one Share to the Participant upon vesting of the Performance Stock Unit.  The Participant will not have any rights of a shareholder with respect to any Performance Stock Units (including any voting rights or rights with respect to dividends) unless and until the Performance Stock Unit is earned and vests and is settled by the issuance of one or more shares of Stock.  Neither the Performance Stock Units nor the rights relating thereto may be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by the Participant except upon the Participant’s death to a beneficiary designated in writing by the Participant in accordance with procedures established by the Administrator, or if none, to the person to whom the Award passes by will or the laws of descent and distribution.

7.     Withholding; Section 409A; Tax Liability.

7.1     The Participant will be required to pay to the Company, and the Company will have the right to deduct from any compensation paid to the Participant pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise, the amount of any required withholding or other applicable taxes in respect of the Performance Stock Units or the Earned Stock Units, and to take all such other action as the Administrator deems necessary to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such withholding or other applicable taxes.  The Administrator may permit the Participant to satisfy any federal, state or local tax withholding obligation (income or employment) by authorizing the Company to withhold shares of Stock from the shares of Stock otherwise issuable or deliverable to the Participant as a result of the vesting and/or settlement of the Earned Stock Units; provided, however, that no shares of Stock will be withheld with a value exceeding the minimum amount of tax required to be withheld by law.

7.2     If the Participant is determined to be a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A, and the Treasury regulations thereunder, as determined by the Administrator, at the time of the Participant’s “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A and the Treasury regulations thereunder, then to the extent necessary to prevent any accelerated or additional tax under Section 409A, the settlement and delivery of any Shares hereunder upon such separation from service will be delayed until the earlier of (a) the date that is six months and one day following the Participant’s separation from service and (b) the Participant’s death.  For purposes of this Agreement, all references to “termination of employment” and correlative phrases will be construed to require a “separation from service” (as defined in Section 1.409A-1(h) of the Treasury regulations after giving effect to the presumptions contained therein).  Each payment made under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment.

7.3     This Agreement is intended to comply with Section 409A or an exemption thereunder, and will be construed and interpreted in a manner that is consistent with the requirements for avoiding additional taxes or penalties under Section 409A.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no representations that the payments and benefits provided under this Agreement comply with Section 409A, and in no event will the Company be liable for all or any portion of any taxes, penalties, interest or other expenses that may be incurred by the Participant on account of non-compliance with Section 409A.

8.     Compliance with Law.  The issuance and transfer of the Shares will be subject to compliance by the Company and the Participant with all applicable requirements of federal and state securities laws and with all applicable requirements of any stock exchange on which the Stock may be listed.  No shares of Stock will be issued or transferred unless and until any then applicable requirements of state and federal law and regulatory agencies have been fully complied with to the satisfaction of the Company and its counsel.

9.     Data Privacy.  By accepting this Award, the Participant hereby explicitly consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of the Participant’s personal data as may be necessary to administer or give effect to this Agreement.  The Participant understands that the Company and its Affiliates may hold certain personal information about the Participant, including, but not limited to, the Participant’s name, home address and telephone number, date of birth, social insurance number or other identification number, salary, nationality, job title, any Stock or directorships held in the Company, details of all Performance Stock Units or any other entitlement to Stock awarded, cancelled, vested, unvested or outstanding in the Participant’s favor, for the purpose of implementing, administering and managing the Plan (“Data”).  The Participant understands that Data may be transferred to any third parties assisting in the implementation, administration and management of the Plan, that these recipients may be located in the Participant’s country, or elsewhere, and that the recipient’s country may have different data privacy laws and protections than the Participant’s country.  The Participant authorizes the recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, for the purposes of implementing, administering and managing his or her participation in the Plan, including any transfer of such Data as may be required to a broker, escrow agent or other third party with whom the Shares received upon vesting of the Performance Stock Units may be deposited.  The Participant understands that Data will be held only as long as is reasonably necessary to implement, administer and manage his or her participation in the Plan.  The Participant understands that refusal or withdrawal of consent may affect his or her ability to participate in the Plan.

10.  Electronic Delivery.  The Company may, in its sole discretion, deliver by electronic means any documents related to current or future participation in the Plan.  The Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated by the Company.

11.  Non-competition and Non-solicitation.

11.1   In consideration of the grant of the Performance Stock Units, the Participant agrees and covenants not to, without the explicit written permission of the Company’s General Counsel:

(a)    work for, be employed or engaged by, or in any manner contribute his or her knowledge or services to, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, as an employee, officer, owner, manager, advisor, consultant, agent, partner, director, shareholder, volunteer, intern or in any other similar capacity, any entity engaged in the same or similar business as the Company and its Affiliates, for a period of twelve (12) months following the termination of the Participant’s Employment (howsoever caused);

(b)    directly or indirectly, solicit, hire, recruit, attempt to solicit, hire or recruit, or otherwise induce the termination of employment of, any employee of the Company or its Affiliates, or assist any other person or entity to do any of the foregoing, for a period of twelve (12) months following the termination of the Participant’s Employment (howsoever caused); or

(c)     directly or indirectly, solicit, contact (including, but not limited to, by e-mail, regular mail, express mail, telephone, fax, or instant message), attempt to contact or meet with any of the then current customers of the Company or any of its Affiliates for purposes of offering, accepting or delivering any goods or services similar to or competitive with those currently offered by the Company or any of its Affiliates, or known by the Participant to be in development by the Company or any of its Affiliates, for a period of twelve (12) months following the termination of the Participant’s Employment (howsoever caused).

11.2   In the event of a breach of any of the covenants contained in Section 11.1:

(a)    any unvested or unearned portion of the Performance Stock Units or Earned Stock Units will be forfeited effective as of the date of such breach, unless sooner terminated by operation of another term or condition of this Agreement or the Plan; and

(b)    the Participant hereby consents and agrees that the Company will be entitled to a temporary restraining order and preliminary or permanent injunction or other equitable relief against such breach or threatened breach from any court of competent jurisdiction, without the necessity of showing any actual damages or that money damages would not afford an adequate remedy, and without the necessity of posting any bond or other security, and to an award of its reasonable attorney’s fees incurred in securing such relief.  The aforementioned equitable relief will be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any legal remedies, monetary damages or other available forms of relief.

11.3   Provisions of this Agreement will survive any termination of this Agreement or the expiration or settlement of the Performance Stock Units if so provided herein or if necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of other surviving provisions, including, without limitation, the obligations of the Participant under this Section 11 and the provisions of Section 12 below.

12.  Recovery of Compensation.  The Performance Stock Units, the Earned Stock Units any Shares delivered hereunder and any gains realized or other amounts in respect of such Performance Stock Units or Earned Stock Units will be subject to recoupment by the Company to the extent required to comply with applicable law or regulation or the rules of the stock exchange on which the Company’s Stock is traded.

13.  Notices.  Any notice required to be delivered to the Company under this Agreement will be in writing and addressed to the Secretary of the Company at the Company’s principal corporate offices.  Any notice required to be delivered to the Participant under this Agreement will be in writing and addressed to the Participant at the Participant’s address as shown in the records of the Company.  Either party may designate another address in writing (or by such other method approved by the Company) from time to time.

14.  Governing Law.  This Agreement will be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Vermont without regard to conflict of law principles.

15.  Interpretation.  Any dispute regarding the interpretation of this Agreement will be submitted by the Participant or the Company to the Administrator for review.  The resolution of such dispute by the Administrator will be final and binding on the Participant and the Company.

16.  Successors and Assigns.  The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement.  This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company.  Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein, this Agreement will be binding upon the Participant and the Participant’s beneficiaries, executors or administrators.

17.  Severability.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of the Plan or this Agreement will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, and each provision of the Plan and this Agreement will be severable and enforceable to the extent permitted by law.

18.  Limitation on Rights; No Right to Future grants; Extraordinary Item.  By entering into this Agreement and accepting the Award, the Participant acknowledges that: (a) the Plan is discretionary and may be modified, suspended or terminated by the Company at any time as provided in the Plan; (b) the grant of this Award is a discretionary one-time benefit and does not create any contractual or other right to receive future grants of awards or benefits in lieu of awards; (c) all determinations with respect to any such future grants, including, but not limited to, the times when awards will be granted, the number of shares subject to each award, the award price, if any, and the time or times when each award will be settled, will be at the sole discretion of the Company; (d) the Participant’s participation in the Plan is voluntary; (e) the value of this Award is an extraordinary item which is outside the scope of the Participant’s employment contract, if any; (f) this Award is not part of normal or expected compensation for any purpose, including without limitation for calculating any benefits, severance, resignation, termination, redundancy, end of service payments, bonuses, long-service awards, welfare, insurance, pension or retirement benefits or similar payments; (g) the future value of the Shares subject to this Award is unknown and cannot be predicted with certainty; (h) neither the Plan, this Award nor the issuance of the Shares will (1) confer upon the Participant any right to continue in the employ of (or any other relationship with) the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, (2) if the Participant is an employee, alter in any way the Participant’s “at will” employment, or (3) limit in any respect the right of the Company or any subsidiary to terminate the Participant’s Employment or other relationship with the Company or any subsidiary, as the case may be, at any time, and (i) in the event that the Participant is not a direct employee of the Company, the grant of this Award will not be interpreted to form an employment relationship with the Company; and furthermore, the grant of this Award will not be interpreted to form an employment contract with the Participant’s employer, the Company or any subsidiary.  For the avoidance of doubt, language relating to termination for “Cause” or “not-for-Cause” pertains solely to the opportunity to vest and earn the Performance Stock Units as provided in this Agreement, and does not require the Company to establish “Cause” for the termination of the Participant’s Employment.

19.  Amendment.  The Administrator has the right to amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or cancel the Performance Stock Units prospectively or retroactively; provided, that, no such amendment will adversely affect the Participant’s material rights under this Agreement without the Participant’s consent.

20.  Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.  Counterpart signature pages to this Agreement transmitted by facsimile transmission, by electronic mail in portable document format (.pdf), or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of a document, will have the same effect as physical delivery of the paper document bearing an original signature.

21.  Acceptance.  The Participant hereby acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and this Agreement.  The Participant has read and understands the terms and provisions thereof, and accepts the Performance Stock Units subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement.

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date set forth below.

GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS, INC.
By:
	Linda Longo-Kazanova
	Chief Human Resources Officer
Date:
[PARTICIPANT]
By:
	Name:
Date:

EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT RULES 13a-14 and 15d-14
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Brian P. Kelley, Chief Executive Officer, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a.Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b.Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c.Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d.Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a.All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b.Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 8, 2013

/s/ Brian P. Kelley

Brian P. Kelley

President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT RULES 13a-14 and 15d-14
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Frances G. Rathke, Chief Financial Officer, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a.Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b.Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c.Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d.Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a.All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b.Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 8, 2013

/s/ Frances G. Rathke

Frances G. Rathke

Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 30, 2013 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Brian P. Kelley, as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

Date: May 8, 2013

/s/ Brian P. Kelley

Brian P. Kelley*

President and Chief Executive Officer

* A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. and will be retained by Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code) and is not being filed as part of the Form 10-Q or as a separate disclosure document.

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending March 30, 2013 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Frances G. Rathke, as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.

Date: May 8, 2013

/s/ Frances G. Rathke

Frances G. Rathke*

Chief Financial Officer

* A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. and will be retained by Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code) and is not being filed as part of the Form 10-Q or as a separate disclosure document.

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Segment Reporting (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 24, 2012	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 24, 2012
Reconciliation of total segment operating income to consolidated income before income taxes
Operating income	$ 212,104	$ 149,593	$ 394,545	$ 295,431
Other income, net	227	669	415	1,360
Gain (loss) on financial instruments, net	3,471	(2,112)	4,575	(3,246)
(Loss) gain on foreign currency, net	(6,115)	3,613	(8,794)	6,299
Gain on sale of subsidiary				26,311
Interest expense	(3,814)	(6,042)	(9,544)	(12,505)
Income before income taxes	$ 205,873	$ 145,721	$ 381,197	$ 313,650

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Stockholders' Equity (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	8 Months Ended
	Jul. 30, 2012	Sep. 29, 2012	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 30, 2013
Stockholders' equity
Total cost of acquired shares			$ 125,681,000
Common stock
Stockholders' equity
Amount authorized for stock repurchase program	500,000,000
Period of stock repurchase program	2 years
Number of shares acquired		3,120,700	4,864,593	7,985,293
Average price per share of acquired shares (in dollars per share)		$ 24.50	$ 25.84	$ 25.32
Total cost of acquired shares		$ 76,470,000	$ 125,681,000	$ 202,151,000

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Noncontrolling Interests (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 24, 2012	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 24, 2012
Changes in the liability and temporary equity attributable to redeemable NCIs
Net income	$ 150	$ 232	$ 512	$ 500
Liability attributable to mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interests
Changes in the liability and temporary equity attributable to redeemable NCIs
Balance at the beginning of the period			4,928
Net income			267
Adjustment to redemption value			448
Cash distributions			(199)
Other comprehensive loss			(177)
Balance at the end of the period	5,267		5,267
Equity attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests
Changes in the liability and temporary equity attributable to redeemable NCIs
Balance at the beginning of the period			9,904
Net income			245
Adjustment to redemption value			1,219
Cash distributions			(350)
Other comprehensive loss			(334)
Balance at the end of the period	$ 10,684		$ 10,684

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Stockholders' Equity (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Balance at the beginning of the period	$ 10,200
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Portion Attributable to Parent	(19,979)
Balance at the end of the period	(9,779)
Cash Flow Hedges
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Balance at the beginning of the period	(5,792)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Portion Attributable to Parent	865
Balance at the end of the period	(4,927)
Translation
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Balance at the beginning of the period	15,992
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Portion Attributable to Parent	(20,844)
Balance at the end of the period	$ (4,852)

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details 4) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 30, 2013
Estimated aggregate amortization expense for the remainder of fiscal 2013, for each of the next five years and thereafter
Remainder of 2013	$ 22,910
2014	44,708
2015	43,157
2016	42,451
2017	41,056
2018	41,056
Thereafter	$ 127,945

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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Fair Value Measurements

Summary of the fair values and the levels used in fair value measurements for financial assets (liabilities)

The following table summarizes the fair values and the levels used in fair value measurements as of March 30, 2013 for the Company’s financial assets (liabilities) (in thousands):

	Fair Value Measurements Using
	Level 1		Level 2			Level 3
Derivatives:
Interest rate swaps	$	—	$	(7,349	)	$	—
Cross currency swap	—		(2,667		)	—
Coffee futures	—		(114		)	—
Total	$	—	$	(10,130	)	$	—

The following table summarizes the fair values and the levels used in fair value measurements as of September 29, 2012 for the Company’s financial assets (liabilities) (in thousands):

	Fair Value Measurements Using
	Level 1		Level 2			Level 3
Derivatives:
Interest rate swaps	$	—	$	(9,019	)	$	—
Cross currency swap	—		(7,242		)	—
Coffee futures	—		(342		)	—
Total	$	—	$	(16,603	)	$	—

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Compensation Plans (Details 2) (Deferred cash awards ("DCAs"))	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013
Minimum
Deferred cash awards ("DCAs")
Vesting period	3 years
Maximum
Deferred cash awards ("DCAs")
Vesting period	4 years

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Divestiture (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Divestiture

Revenues and net income of disposal group included in consolidated statement of operations

Filterfresh revenues and net income included in the Company’s Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations were as follows (dollars in thousands, except per share data):

	For the period September 25, 2011 through October 3, 2011 (date of sale)
Net sales	$	2,286
Net income	$	229
Less income attributable to noncontrolling interests	20
Net income attributable to GMCR	$	209
Diluted net income per share	$	0.00

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Derivative Financial Instruments (Details 2) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 24, 2012	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 24, 2012
Coffee futures
Net gain (loss) on derivative instruments
Amount of gain (loss), net of tax expected to be reclassified from OCI to earnings			$ 500,000
Cash flow hedges
Net gain (loss) on derivative instruments
Amount of gain (loss), gross of tax, on financial instruments qualifying for hedge accounting included in OCI	588,000	(1,859,000)	722,000	(730,000)
Amount of losses, gross of tax, reclassified from OCI into income	(379,000)	(85,000)	(728,000)	(334,000)
Cash flow hedges | Interest rate swaps
Net gain (loss) on derivative instruments
Amount of gain (loss), gross of tax, on financial instruments qualifying for hedge accounting included in OCI	638,000	(80,000)	1,670,000	1,486,000
Cash flow hedges | Coffee futures
Net gain (loss) on derivative instruments
Amount of gain (loss), gross of tax, on financial instruments qualifying for hedge accounting included in OCI	(50,000)	(1,779,000)	(948,000)	(2,216,000)
Amount of losses, gross of tax, reclassified from OCI into income	$ (379,000)	$ (85,000)	$ (728,000)	$ (334,000)

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Fixed Assets (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 24, 2012	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 24, 2012	Sep. 29, 2012
Fixed Assets
Total fixed assets	$ 1,327,441		$ 1,327,441		$ 1,211,593
Accumulated depreciation	(350,143)		(350,143)		(267,297)
Fixed assets, net	977,298		977,298		944,296
Depreciation and amortization	44,000	30,200	87,820	55,822
Production equipment
Fixed Assets
Total fixed assets	607,852		607,852		544,491
Production equipment | Minimum
Fixed Assets
Useful life in years			1 year
Production equipment | Maximum
Fixed Assets
Useful life in years			15 years
Coffee service equipment
Fixed Assets
Total fixed assets	68,816		68,816		63,722
Coffee service equipment | Minimum
Fixed Assets
Useful life in years			3 years
Coffee service equipment | Maximum
Fixed Assets
Useful life in years			7 years
Computer equipment and software
Fixed Assets
Total fixed assets	140,528		140,528		111,441
Computer equipment and software | Minimum
Fixed Assets
Useful life in years			1 year
Computer equipment and software | Maximum
Fixed Assets
Useful life in years			6 years
Land
Fixed Assets
Total fixed assets	11,578		11,578		11,740
Building and building improvements
Fixed Assets
Total fixed assets	125,620		125,620		83,172
Building and building improvements | Minimum
Fixed Assets
Useful life in years			4 years
Building and building improvements | Maximum
Fixed Assets
Useful life in years			30 years
Furniture and fixtures
Fixed Assets
Total fixed assets	32,392		32,392		28,477
Furniture and fixtures | Minimum
Fixed Assets
Useful life in years			1 year
Furniture and fixtures | Maximum
Fixed Assets
Useful life in years			15 years
Vehicles
Fixed Assets
Total fixed assets	10,663		10,663		10,306
Vehicles | Minimum
Fixed Assets
Useful life in years			4 years
Vehicles | Maximum
Fixed Assets
Useful life in years			5 years
Leasehold improvements
Fixed Assets
Total fixed assets	93,424		93,424		72,755
Leasehold improvements | Minimum
Fixed Assets
Useful life in years			1 year
Leasehold improvements | Maximum
Fixed Assets
Useful life in years			20 years
Assets acquired under capital leases
Fixed Assets
Total fixed assets	51,047		51,047		51,047
Fixed assets, net	44,600		44,600		47,000
Assets acquired under capital leases | Minimum
Fixed Assets
Useful life in years			5 years
Assets acquired under capital leases | Maximum
Fixed Assets
Useful life in years			15 years
Construction-in-progress
Fixed Assets
Total fixed assets	$ 185,521		$ 185,521		$ 234,442

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Divestiture (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 24, 2012	Oct. 03, 2011 Filterfresh	Oct. 31, 2011 Filterfresh	Dec. 24, 2011 Filterfresh
Acquisitions and divestitures
Cash received on sale of subsidiary			$ 149,500,000
Amount of cash transferred as part of sale of subsidiary			4,400,000
Payment made for settlement of contingency			7,400,000
Net cash inflow related to sale of subsidiary			137,700,000
Gain on sale of subsidiary	26,311,000			26,300,000
Revenues and net income of disposal group included in consolidated statement of operations
Net sales		2,286,000
Net income		229,000
Less income attributable to noncontrolling interests		20,000
Net income attributable to GMCR		209,000
Diluted net income per share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.00
Intercompany sales eliminated and not reflected in consolidated statement of operations		$ 600,000

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Fair Value Measurements (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012
Fair Value Measurements
Total fair value of derivatives	$ (10,130,000)	$ (16,603,000)
Carrying value of long-term debt	282,700,000	473,700,000
Period of reset of debt variable interest rates	30 days
Recurring basis | Level 2
Fair Value Measurements
Total fair value of derivatives	(10,130,000)	(16,603,000)
Recurring basis | Level 2 | Interest rate swaps
Fair Value Measurements
Total fair value of derivatives	(7,349,000)	(9,019,000)
Recurring basis | Level 2 | Cross currency swap
Fair Value Measurements
Total fair value of derivatives	(2,667,000)	(7,242,000)
Recurring basis | Level 2 | Coffee futures
Fair Value Measurements
Total fair value of derivatives	$ (114,000)	$ (342,000)

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Earnings Per Share (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 24, 2012	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 24, 2012
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share:
Net income attributable to GMCR	$ 132,421	$ 93,031	$ 240,004	$ 197,445
Denominator:
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	148,774,443	155,049,294	149,044,980	154,876,465
Effect of dilutive securities (in shares)	3,535,610	4,325,251	3,505,180	4,491,677
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	152,310,053	159,374,545	152,550,160	159,368,142
Basic and diluted net income per common share
Basic net income per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.89	$ 0.60	$ 1.61	$ 1.27
Diluted net income per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.87	$ 0.58	$ 1.57	$ 1.24
Diluted earnings per share, other disclosure
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares)	953,000	417,000	1,101,000	386,000

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Product Warranties (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 24, 2012	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 24, 2012
Product Warranties
Period of warranty on Keurig single-cup brewers			1 year
Prior period of higher warranty claim rates			2 years
Changes in carrying amount of product warranties
Balance, beginning of Period	$ 24,356,000	$ 26,055,000	$ 20,218,000	$ 14,728,000
Provision charged to income	(3,805,000)	11,773,000	7,186,000	35,820,000
Usage	(6,095,000)	(12,088,000)	(12,948,000)	(24,808,000)
Balance, end of Period	14,456,000	25,740,000	14,456,000	25,740,000
Recoveries	$ 300,000	$ 8,100,000	$ 600,000	$ 8,100,000

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

2. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued an Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2013-05, “Foreign Currency Matters (Topic 830): Parent’s Accounting for the Cumulative Translation Adjustment upon Derecognition of Certain Subsidiaries or Groups of Assets within a Foreign Entity or of an Investment in a Foreign Entity” (“ASU 2013-05”).  ASU 2013-05 provides clarification regarding whether Subtopic 810-10, Consolidation - Overall, or Subtopic 830-30, Foreign Currency Matters - Translation of Financial Statements, applies to the release of cumulative translation adjustments into net income when a reporting entity either sells a part or all of its investment in a foreign entity or ceases to have a controlling financial interest in a subsidiary or group of assets that constitute a business within a foreign entity.  The amendments in this ASU are effective prospectively for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2013, and early adoption is permitted.  The adoption of ASU 2013-05 is not expected to have an impact on the Company’s net income, financial position or cash flows.

In February 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-04, “Liabilities (Topic 405): Obligations Resulting from Joint and Several Liability Arrangements for Which the Total Amount of the Obligation Is Fixed at the Reporting Date” (“ASU 2013-04”).  ASU 2013-04 provides guidance for the recognition, measurement and disclosure of obligations resulting from joint and several liability arrangements for which the total amount of the obligation within the scope of this ASU is fixed at the reporting date.  The guidance requires an entity to measure those obligations as the sum of the amount the reporting entity agreed to pay on the basis of its arrangement among its co-obligors as well as any additional amount the reporting entity expects to pay on behalf of its co-obligors.  ASU 2013-04 also requires an entity to disclose the nature and amount of those obligations.  The amendments in this ASU are effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2013, with early adoption permitted.  Retrospective application is required.  The adoption of ASU 2013-04 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s net income, financial position or cash flows.

In February 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-02, “Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Comprehensive Income” (“ASU 2013-02”).  ASU 2013-02 requires an entity to report the effect of significant reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income on the respective line items in net income if the amount being reclassified is required under GAAP to be reclassified in its entirety to net income.  For significant items not reclassified in their entirety to net income in the same reporting period, an entity is required to cross-reference other disclosures that provide additional detail about those amounts.  The amendments in this ASU are effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods within those annual reporting periods, beginning after December 15, 2012, which for the Company will be the first quarter of fiscal 2014.  The adoption of ASU 2013-02 is not expected to have an impact on the Company’s net income, financial position or cash flows.

In December 2011, the FASB issued ASU No. 2011-11, “Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities,” (“ASU 2011-11”) that provides amendments for disclosures about offsetting assets and liabilities.  The amendments require an entity to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements to enable users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position.  Entities are required to disclose both gross information and net information about both instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the statement of financial position and instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting arrangement.

On January 31, 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-01, “Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities,” which clarified that the scope of the disclosures is limited to include derivatives, sale and repurchase agreements and reverse sale and repurchase agreements, and securities borrowing and securities lending arrangements.  The amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods.  Disclosures required by the amendments should be provided retrospectively for all comparative periods presented.  For the Company, the amendments are effective for the fiscal year ending September 27, 2014 (fiscal year 2014).  The Company has not adopted the amendments and is currently evaluating the impact these amendments may have on its disclosures.

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended					6 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 30, 2013 SCBU	Sep. 29, 2012 SCBU	Mar. 30, 2013 KBU	Sep. 29, 2012 KBU	Mar. 30, 2013 CBU
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill
Balance at the beginning of the period	$ 808,076	$ 296,979	$ 296,979	$ 72,374	$ 72,374	$ 438,723
Foreign currency effect	(14,671)					(14,671)
Balance at the end of the period	$ 793,405	$ 296,979	$ 296,979	$ 72,374	$ 72,374	$ 424,052

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Schedule of changes in the carrying amount of goodwill

The following represents the change in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment for the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 (in thousands):

	SCBU		KBU		CBU			Total
Balance at September 29, 2012	$	296,979	$	72,374	$	438,723		$	808,076
Foreign currency effect	—		—		(14,671		)	(14,671		)
Balance at March 30, 2013	$	296,979	$	72,374	$	424,052		$	793,405

Schedule of indefinite-lived intangible assets

Indefinite-lived intangible assets included in the CBU operating segment consisted of the following (in thousands) as of:

	March 30, 2013		September 29, 2012
Trade names	$	98,958	$	102,381

Schedule of definite-lived intangible assets

Definite-lived intangible assets consisted of the following (in thousands) as of:

		March 30, 2013					September 29, 2012
	Useful Life in Years	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Acquired technology	4-10	$	21,612	$	(16,277	)	$	21,622	$	(15,433	)
Customer and roaster agreements	8-11	27,068		(18,257		)	27,323		(16,796		)
Customer relationships	2-16	418,924		(95,681		)	430,178		(79,168		)
Trade names	9-11	37,410		(11,536		)	38,000		(9,785		)
Non-compete agreements	2-5	374		(354		)	374		(344		)
Total		$	505,388	$	(142,105	)	$	517,497	$	(121,526	)

Schedule of estimated aggregate amortization expense over each of the next five years and thereafter

The estimated aggregate amortization expense for the remainder of fiscal 2013, for each of the next five years and thereafter, is as follows (in thousands):

Remainder of 2013	$	22,910
2014	44,708
2015	43,157
2016	42,451
2017	41,056
2018	41,056
Thereafter	127,945

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Fixed Assets (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Fixed Assets

Schedule of fixed assets

Fixed assets consisted of the following (in thousands) as of:

	Useful Life in Years	March 30, 2013			September 29, 2012
Production equipment	1-15	$	607,852		$	544,491
Coffee service equipment	3-7	68,816			63,722
Computer equipment and software	1-6	140,528			111,441
Land	Indefinite	11,578			11,740
Building and building improvements	4-30	125,620			83,172
Furniture and fixtures	1-15	32,392			28,477
Vehicles	4-5	10,663			10,306
Leasehold improvements	1-20 or remaining life of lease, whichever is less	93,424			72,755
Assets acquired under capital leases	5-15	51,047			51,047
Construction-in-progress		185,521			234,442
Total fixed assets		$	1,327,441		$	1,211,593
Accumulated depreciation		(350,143		)	(267,297		)
		$	977,298		$	944,296

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Compensation Plans (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 24, 2012	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 24, 2012
Compensation Plans
Total stock based compensation expense recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations	$ 9.0	$ 5.7	$ 15.1	$ 9.2
Employee stock purchase plan
Compensation Plans
Average expected life			6 months	6 months
Average volatility (as a percent)			114.00%	53.00%
Risk-free interest rate (as a percent)			0.14%	0.03%
Weighted average fair value (in dollars per share)			$ 10.82	$ 13.98
Stock options
Compensation Plans
Average expected life			6 years	6 years
Average volatility (as a percent)			81.00%	67.00%
Risk-free interest rate (as a percent)			1.02%	1.39%
Weighted average fair value (in dollars per share)			$ 31.02	$ 32.93
RSUs/RSAs | 2006 Plan | Minimum
Compensation Plans
Vesting period of award			3 years
RSUs/RSAs | 2006 Plan | Maximum
Compensation Plans
Vesting period of award			4 years
PSUs
Compensation Plans
Vesting period of award			3 years

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details 2) (Trade names, CBU, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 30, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012
Trade names | CBU
Indefinite-lived intangible assets
Indefinite-lived intangible assets	$ 98,958	$ 102,381

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Product Warranties (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Product Warranties

Schedule of changes in the carrying amount of product warranties

The changes in the carrying amount of product warranties for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 and March 24, 2012 are as follows (in thousands):

	Thirteen weeks ended						Twenty-six weeks ended
	March 30, 2013			March 24, 2012			March 30, 2013			March 24, 2012
Balance, beginning of period	$	24,356		$	26,055		$	20,218		$	14,728
Provision charged to income	(3,805		)	11,773			7,186			35,820
Usage	(6,095		)	(12,088		)	(12,948		)	(24,808		)
Balance, end of period	$	14,456		$	25,740		$	14,456		$	25,740

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Noncontrolling Interests (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Noncontrolling Interests

Schedule of changes in the liability and temporary equity attributable to redeemable NCIs

The changes in the liability and temporary equity attributable to redeemable NCIs for the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 are as follows (in thousands):

	Liability attributable to mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interests			Equity attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests
Balance at September 29, 2012	$	4,928		$	9,904
Net income	267			245
Adjustment to redemption value	448			1,219
Cash distributions	(199		)	(350		)
Other comprehensive loss	(177		)	(334		)
Balance at March 30, 2013	$	5,267		$	10,684

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Basis of Presentation

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

1. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information, the instructions to Form 10-Q, and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete consolidated financial statements.

In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair statement of the interim financial data have been included.  Results from operations for the thirteen and twenty-six week periods ended March 30, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending September 28, 2013.

The September 29, 2012 balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP.  For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and the footnotes included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2012.  Throughout this presentation, we refer to the consolidated company as the “Company” and, unless otherwise noted, the information provided is on a consolidated basis.

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Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Derivative Financial Instruments

Summary of fair value of derivatives included on Consolidated Balance Sheets

The following table summarizes the fair value of the Company’s derivatives included on the Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands):

	March 30, 2013			September 29, 2012			Balance Sheet Classification
Derivatives designated as hedges:
Cash Flow Hedges:
Interest rate swaps	$	(7,349	)	$	(9,019	)	Other current liabilities
Coffee futures	(114		)	(342		)	Other current liabilities
	$	(7,463	)	$	(9,361	)
Derivatives not designated as hedges:
Cross currency swap	$	(2,667	)	$	(7,242	)	Other current liabilities
	$	(2,667	)	$	(7,242	)
Total	$	(10,130	)	$	(16,603	)

Summary of gain (loss), gross of tax, on financial instruments that qualify for hedge accounting included in OCI

The following table summarizes the amount of gain (loss), gross of tax, on financial instruments that qualify for hedge accounting included in OCI (in thousands):

	Thirteen weeks ended						Twenty-six weeks ended
	March 30, 2013			March 24, 2012			March 30, 2013			March 24, 2012
Cash Flow Hedges:
Interest rate swaps	$	638		$	(80	)	$	1,670		$	1,486
Coffee futures	(50		)	(1,779		)	(948		)	(2,216		)
Total	$	588		$	(1,859	)	$	722		$	(730	)

Summary of losses, gross of tax, reclassified from OCI to income

The following table summarizes the amount of losses, gross of tax, reclassified from OCI to income (in thousands):

	Thirteen weeks ended						Twenty-six weeks ended
	March 30, 2013			March 24, 2012			March 30, 2013			March 24, 2012			Location of Losses Reclassified from OCI into Income
Coffee Futures	$	(379	)	$	(85	)	$	(728	)	$	(334	)	Cost of sales
Total	$	(379	)	$	(85	)	$	(728	)	$	(334	)

Summarizes the amount of gain (loss), gross of tax, on fair value hedges and related hedged items

The following table summarizes the amount of gain (loss), gross of tax, on fair value hedges and related hedged items for the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2013 and March 24, 2012 (in thousands):

	Thirteen weeks ended
	March 30, 2013					March 24, 2012
	Gain (loss) on hedging derivatives			Gain (loss) on hedged items		Gain (loss) on hedging derivatives		Gain (loss) on hedged items		Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative
Foreign currency forwards contracts	$	(10	)	$	10	$	—	$	—	(Loss) gain on foreign currency, net

The following table summarizes the amount of gain (loss), gross of tax, on fair value hedges and related hedged items for the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 and March 24, 2012 (in thousands):

	Twenty-six weeks ended
	March 30, 2013					March 24, 2012
	Gain (loss) on hedging derivatives			Gain (loss) on hedged items		Gain (loss) on hedging derivatives			Gain (loss) on hedged items		Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative
Foreign currency forwards contracts	$	(10	)	$	10	$	(29	)	$	29	(Loss) gain on foreign currency, net

Schedule of net gains (losses) on financial instruments not designated as hedges for accounting purposes recorded in gain (loss) on financial instruments

Net gains (losses) on financial instruments not designated as hedges for accounting purposes recorded in gain (loss) on financial instruments, net, is as follows (in thousands):

	Thirteen weeks ended					Twenty-six weeks ended
	March 30, 2013		March 24, 2012			March 30, 2013		March 24, 2012
Net gain (loss) on cross currency swap	$	3,471	$	(2,076	)	$	4,575	$	(3,213	)
Net gain on interest rate cap	—		(36		)	—		(33		)
Total	$	3,471	$	(2,112	)	$	4,575	$	(3,246	)

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Inventories (Details) (USD $)			6 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012	Mar. 30, 2013 Green coffee	Mar. 30, 2013 Brewer inventory	Mar. 30, 2013 Production raw materials
Inventories
Raw materials and supplies	$ 176,752,000	$ 229,927,000
Finished goods	410,529,000	538,510,000
Inventories	587,281,000	768,437,000
Purchase commitments
Amount of purchase commitment			$ 272,200,000	$ 201,000,000	$ 531,500,000
Percentage of purchase commitment that has a fixed price			87.00%
Average C price of coffee per pound used to calculate variable portion of purchase commitment (in dollars per pound)			1.47

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Income Taxes (Details) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2013 CAD	Sep. 29, 2012 USD ($)
Income Taxes
Capital loss carryforward	$ 17.7
Net operating loss carryforward	11.5
Unrecognized tax benefits	21.7		24.0
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate	18.2
Indemnified amount of unrecognized tax benefits	14.1
Maximum amount of unrecognized tax benefit indemnification		37.9
Accrued interest and penalties	1.7		0.6
Unrecognized tax benefits amount released	2.2
Unrecognized tax benefits expected to be released during the remainder of fiscal 2013 due to expiration of the statute of limitations	$ 1.5

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 30, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 221,170	$ 58,289
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	553	12,884
Receivables, less uncollectible accounts and return allowances of $47,976 and $34,517 at March 30, 2013 and September 29, 2012, respectively	312,880	363,771
Inventories	587,281	768,437
Income taxes receivable	6,496	32,943
Other current assets	42,072	35,019
Deferred income taxes, net	51,104	51,613
Total current assets	1,221,556	1,322,956
Fixed assets, net	977,298	944,296
Intangibles, net	462,241	498,352
Goodwill	793,405	808,076
Other long-term assets	35,710	42,109
Total assets	3,490,210	3,615,789
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	9,796	6,691
Current portion of capital lease and financing obligations	3,274	3,057
Accounts payable	213,946	279,577
Accrued compensation costs	58,836	38,458
Accrued expenses	143,493	132,992
Income tax payable	12,372	29,322
Deferred income taxes, net	236	245
Other current liabilities	16,357	29,645
Total current liabilities	458,310	519,987
Long-term debt, less current portion	272,885	466,984
Capital lease and financing obligations, less current portion	64,798	54,794
Deferred income taxes, net	269,382	270,348
Other long-term liabilities	25,687	32,544
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	10,684	9,904
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.10 par value: Authorized - 1,000,000 shares; No shares issued or outstanding
Common stock, $0.10 par value: Authorized - 500,000,000 shares; Issued and outstanding - 148,917,424 and 152,680,855 shares at March 30, 2013 and September 29, 2012, respectively	14,892	15,268
Additional paid-in capital	1,373,366	1,464,560
Retained earnings	1,009,985	771,200
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(9,779)	10,200
Total stockholders' equity	2,388,464	2,261,228
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 3,490,210	$ 3,615,789

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details 3) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 24, 2012	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 24, 2012	Sep. 29, 2012
Intangible assets subject to amortization
Gross carrying value	$ 505,388		$ 505,388		$ 517,497
Accumulated amortization	(142,105)		(142,105)		(121,526)
Total amortization expense	11,400	11,500	22,939	23,021
Acquired technology
Intangible assets subject to amortization
Gross carrying value	21,612		21,612		21,622
Accumulated amortization	(16,277)		(16,277)		(15,433)
Acquired technology | Minimum
Intangible assets subject to amortization
Estimated useful life			4 years
Acquired technology | Maximum
Intangible assets subject to amortization
Estimated useful life			10 years
Customer and roaster agreements
Intangible assets subject to amortization
Gross carrying value	27,068		27,068		27,323
Accumulated amortization	(18,257)		(18,257)		(16,796)
Customer and roaster agreements | Minimum
Intangible assets subject to amortization
Estimated useful life			8 years
Customer and roaster agreements | Maximum
Intangible assets subject to amortization
Estimated useful life			11 years
Customer relationships
Intangible assets subject to amortization
Gross carrying value	418,924		418,924		430,178
Accumulated amortization	(95,681)		(95,681)		(79,168)
Customer relationships | Minimum
Intangible assets subject to amortization
Estimated useful life			2 years
Customer relationships | Maximum
Intangible assets subject to amortization
Estimated useful life			16 years
Trade names
Intangible assets subject to amortization
Gross carrying value	37,410		37,410		38,000
Accumulated amortization	(11,536)		(11,536)		(9,785)
Trade names | Minimum
Intangible assets subject to amortization
Estimated useful life			9 years
Trade names | Maximum
Intangible assets subject to amortization
Estimated useful life			11 years
Non-compete agreements
Intangible assets subject to amortization
Gross carrying value	374		374		374
Accumulated amortization	$ (354)		$ (354)		$ (344)
Non-compete agreements | Minimum
Intangible assets subject to amortization
Estimated useful life			2 years
Non-compete agreements | Maximum
Intangible assets subject to amortization
Estimated useful life			5 years

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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Total	Common stock	Additional paid-in capital	Retained earnings	Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Balance at Sep. 29, 2012	$ 2,261,228	$ 15,268	$ 1,464,560	$ 771,200	$ 10,200
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 29, 2012	152,680,855	152,680,855
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Options exercised	4,082	84	3,998
Options exercised (in shares)		842,193
Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan	5,252	25	5,227
Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan (in shares)		247,593
Restricted stock awards and units		1	(1)
Restricted stock awards and units (in shares)		11,376
Repurchase of common stock	(125,681)	(486)	(125,195)
Repurchase of common stock (in shares)		(4,864,593)
Stock compensation expense	15,072		15,072
Tax benefit from equity-based compensation plans	9,563		9,563
Deferred compensation expense	142		142
Adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interests to redemption value	(1,219)			(1,219)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(19,979)				(19,979)
Net income	240,004			240,004
Balance at Mar. 30, 2013	$ 2,388,464	$ 14,892	$ 1,373,366	$ 1,009,985	$ (9,779)
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 30, 2013	148,917,424	148,917,424

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Legal Proceedings (Details) (Stockholder litigation)	0 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Apr. 27, 2012 item	Nov. 29, 2011 item	Jan. 03, 2011 item	Mar. 30, 2013 item
Stockholder litigation
Legal Proceedings
Number of putative securities fraud class actions				3
Number of putative stockholder derivative actions				2
Number of separate complaints in consolidated putative stockholder derivative action				5
Number of separate complaints in consolidated putative stockholder derivative action filed after disclosure of SEC Inquiry				2
Number of plaintiffs who voluntarily dismissed their cases			2
Number of actions ordered by federal court to be consolidated in putative stockholder derivative action		2
Additional actions ordered by federal court to be consolidated in putative stockholder derivative action	2

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Compensation Plans (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Compensation Plans

Schedule of assumptions used in estimating the grant-date fair value of employee stock options and similar instruments

	Twenty-six weeks ended
	March 30, 2013			March 24, 2012
Average expected life	6 years			6 years
Average volatility	81		%	67		%
Dividend yield	—			—
Risk-free interest rate	1.02		%	1.39		%
Weighted average fair value	$	31.02		$	32.93

Schedule of assumptions used in estimating the grant-date fair value of employees' purchase rights under Employee Stock Purchase Plan

	Twenty-six weeks ended
	March 30, 2013			March 24, 2012
Average expected life	6 months			6 months
Average volatility	114		%	53		%
Dividend yield	—			—
Risk-free interest rate	0.14		%	0.03		%
Weighted average fair value	$	10.82		$	13.98

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Legal Proceedings

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Legal Proceedings

Legal Proceedings

15. Legal Proceedings

On October 1, 2010, Keurig, Incorporated, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Keurig”), filed suit against Sturm Foods, Inc. (“Sturm”) in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (Civil Action No. 1:10-CV-00841-SLR) for patent and trademark infringement, false advertising, and other claims, related to Sturm’s sale of “Grove Square” beverage cartridges that claim to be compatible with Keurig® brewers.  On September 13, 2012, the District Court rendered a summary judgment decision in favor of Sturm on the patent side of the suit.  Keurig has since appealed to the United States Federal Circuit Court of Appeals the District Court’s summary judgment decision, and that appeal is currently pending.  Separately, on February 19, 2013, Keurig and Sturm entered into a settlement agreement with respect to the trademark infringement, false advertising, and other claims at issue in the suit, all of which have now been dismissed.  The settlement agreement did not materially impact our consolidated financial results of operations.

On November 2, 2011, Keurig filed suit against JBR, INC., d/b/a Rogers Family Company (“Rogers”) in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (Civil Action No. 1:11-cv-11941-MBB) for patent infringement related to Rogers’ sale of “San Francisco Bay” beverage cartridges for use with Keurig® brewers.  The suit alleges that the “San Francisco Bay” cartridges violate Keurig patents (U.S. Patent Nos. D502,362, 7,165,488 and 7,347,138).  Keurig seeks an injunction prohibiting Rogers from selling these cartridges, as well as money damages.

On January 24, 2012, Teashot, LLC (“Teashot”) filed suit against the Company, Keurig and Starbucks Corp. (“Starbucks”) in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado (Civil Action No. 12-c v-00189-WJM-KMT) for patent infringement related to the making, using, importing, selling and/or offering for sale of K-Cup® packs containing tea.  The suit alleges that the Company, Keurig and Starbucks are violating a Teashot patent (U.S. Patent No. 5,895,672).  Teashot seeks an injunction prohibiting the Company, Keurig and Starbucks from continued infringement, as well as money damages.  Pursuant to its Manufacturing, Sales and Distribution Agreement with Starbucks, the Company is defending and indemnifying Starbucks in connection with the suit.  On March 13, 2012, the Company and Keurig, for themselves and Starbucks, filed an answer with the court, generally denying all of Teashot’s allegations.  The Company and Keurig, for themselves and Starbucks, intend to vigorously defend this lawsuit.  At this time, the Company is unable to predict the outcome of this lawsuit, the potential loss or range of loss, if any, associated with the resolution of this lawsuit or any potential effect it may have on the Company or its operations.

Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Inquiry

As first disclosed on September 28, 2010, the staff of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement continues to conduct an inquiry into matters at the Company.  The Company is cooperating fully with the SEC staff’s inquiry.

Stockholder Litigation

The Company and certain of its officers and directors are currently subject to three putative securities fraud class actions and two putative stockholder derivative actions.  The first consolidated putative securities fraud class action was commenced following the Company’s disclosure of the SEC inquiry on September 28, 2010.  The second putative securities fraud class action was filed on November 29, 2011, and the third putative securities fraud class action was filed on May 7, 2012.  A consolidated putative stockholder derivative action pending in the United States District Court for the District of Vermont consists of five separate putative stockholder derivative complaints, the first two were filed after the Company’s disclosure of the SEC inquiry on September 28, 2010, while the others were filed on February 10, 2012, March 2, 2012, and July 23, 2012, respectively.  In addition, a putative stockholder derivative action is pending in the Superior Court of the State of Vermont for Washington County that was commenced following the Company’s disclosure of the SEC inquiry on September 28, 2010.

The first consolidated putative securities fraud class action, organized under the caption Horowitz v. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc., Civ. No. 2:10-cv-00227, is pending in the United States District Court for the District of Vermont before the Honorable William K. Sessions, III.  The underlying complaints in the consolidated action allege violations of the federal securities laws in connection with the Company’s disclosures relating to its revenues and its forward guidance.  The complaints include counts for violation of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 against all defendants, and for violation of Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act against the officer defendants.  The plaintiffs seek to represent all purchasers of the Company’s securities between July 28, 2010 and September 28, 2010 or September 29, 2010.  The complaints seek class certification, compensatory damages, equitable and/or injunctive relief, attorneys’ fees, costs, and such other relief as the court should deem just and proper.  Pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, 15 U.S.C. § 78u-4(a)(3), plaintiffs had until November 29, 2010 to move the court to serve as lead plaintiff of the putative class.  On December 20, 2010, the court appointed Jerzy Warchol, Robert M. Nichols, Jennifer M. Nichols, Marc Schmerler and Mike Shanley lead plaintiffs and approved their selection of Glancy Binkow & Goldberg LLP and Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP as co-lead counsel and the Law Office of Brian Hehir and Woodward & Kelley, PLLC as liaison counsel.  On December 29, 2010 and January 3, 2011, two of the plaintiffs in the underlying actions in the consolidated proceedings, Russell Blank and Dan M. Horowitz, voluntarily dismissed their cases without prejudice.  Pursuant to a stipulated motion granted by the court on November 29, 2010, the lead plaintiffs filed a consolidated complaint on February 23, 2011, and defendants moved to dismiss that complaint on April 25, 2011.  The court heard argument on the motions to dismiss on January 5, 2012.  On January 27, 2012, the court issued an order granting defendants’ motions and dismissing the consolidated complaint without prejudice and the lead plaintiffs filed a motion for leave to amend the complaint on March 27, 2012.  On April 9, 2012, the parties filed a stipulated motion for filing of the amended complaint and to set a briefing schedule for defendants’ motions to dismiss.  Briefing on defendants’ motions to dismiss was completed on August 29, 2012.  On March 20, 2013, the court granted defendants’ motions to dismiss the amended complaint and dismissed the amended complaint with prejudice.  On April 19, 2013, the plaintiffs filed a notice appealing the court’s ruling to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

The second putative securities fraud class action, captioned Louisiana Municipal Police Employees’ Retirement System v. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc., et al., Civ. No. 2:11-cv-00289, was filed on November 29, 2011 and is also pending in the United States District Court for the District of Vermont before the Honorable William K. Sessions, III. Plaintiffs’ amended complaint alleges violations of the federal securities laws in connection with the Company’s disclosures relating to its revenues and its inventory accounting practices.  The amended complaint seeks class certification, compensatory damages, attorneys’ fees, costs, and such other relief as the court should deem just and proper.  Plaintiffs seek to represent all purchasers of the Company’s securities between February 2, 2011 and November 9, 2011.  The initial complaint filed in the action on November 29, 2011 included counts for alleged violations of (1) Sections 11, 12(a)(2) and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) against the Company, certain of its officers and directors, and the Company’s underwriters in connection with a May 2011 secondary common stock offering; and (2) Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 against the Company and the officer defendants, and for violation of Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act against the officer defendants.  Pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, 15 U.S.C. § 78u-4(a)(3), plaintiffs had until January 30, 2012 to move the court to serve as lead plaintiff of the putative class.  Competing applications were filed and the Court appointed Louisiana Municipal Police Employees’ Retirement System, Sjunde AP-Fonden, Board of Trustees of the City of Fort Lauderdale General Employees’ Retirements System, Employees’ Retirements System of the Government of the Virgin Islands, and Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi as lead plaintiffs’ counsel on April 27, 2012.  Pursuant to a schedule approved by the court, plaintiffs filed their amended complaint on October 22, 2012, and plaintiffs filed a corrected amended complaint on November 5, 2012.  Plaintiffs’ amended complaint does not allege any claims under the Securities Act against the Company, its officers and directors, or the Company’s underwriters in connection with the May 2011 secondary common stock offering.  Defendants moved to dismiss the amended complaint on March 1, 2013 and the briefing of their motions is to be completed on June 12, 2013.  The underwriters previously named as defendants notified the Company of their intent to seek indemnification from the Company pursuant to their underwriting agreement dated May 5, 2011 in regard to the claims asserted in this action.

The third consolidated putative securities fraud class action, captioned Fifield v. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc., Civ. No. 2:12-cv-00091, is pending in the United States District Court for the District of Vermont before the Honorable William K. Sessions, III. Plaintiffs’ amended complaint alleges violations of the federal securities laws in connection with the Company’s disclosures relating to its forward guidance.  The amended complaint includes counts for violation of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 against all defendants, and for violation of Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act against the officer defendants.  The amended complaint seeks class certification, compensatory damages, equitable and/or injunctive relief, attorneys’ fees, costs, and such other relief as the court should deem just and proper.  Plaintiffs seek to represent all purchasers of the Company’s securities between February 2, 2012 and May 2, 2012.  Pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, 15 U.S.C. § 78u-4(a)(3), plaintiffs had until July 6, 2012 to move the court to serve as lead plaintiff of the putative class.  On July 31, 2012, the court appointed Kambiz Golesorkhi as lead plaintiff and approved his selection of Kahn Swick & Foti LLC as lead counsel.  On August 14, 2012, the court granted the parties’ stipulated motion for filing of an amended complaint and to set a briefing schedule for defendants’ motions to dismiss.  Pursuant to a schedule approved by the court, plaintiffs filed their amended complaint on October 23, 2012, adding William C. Daley as an additional lead plaintiff.  Defendants moved to dismiss the amended complaint on January 17, 2013 and the briefing of their motions is to be completed on May 17, 2013.

The first putative stockholder derivative action, a consolidated action captioned In re Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.  Derivative Litigation, Civ. No. 2:10-cv-00233, premised on the same allegations asserted in the putative securities class action complaints described above, is pending in the United States District Court for the District of Vermont before the Honorable William K. Sessions, III.  On November 29, 2010, the federal court entered an order consolidating two actions and appointing the firms of Robbins Umeda LLP and Shuman Law Firm as co-lead plaintiffs’ counsel.  On February 23, 2011, the federal court approved a stipulation filed by the parties providing for a temporary stay of that action until the court rules on defendants’ motions to dismiss the consolidated complaint in the Horowitz putative securities fraud class action.  On March 7, 2012, the federal court approved a further joint stipulation continuing the temporary stay until the court either denies a motion to dismiss the Horowitz putative securities fraud class action or the Horowitz putative securities fraud class action is dismissed with prejudice.  On April 27, 2012, the federal court entered an order consolidating the stockholder derivative action captioned Himmel v. Robert P. Stiller, et al., with two additional putative derivative actions, Musa Family Revocable Trust v. Robert P. Stiller, et al., Civ. No. 2:12-cv-00029, and Laborers Local 235 Benefit Funds v. Robert P. Stiller, et al., Civ. No. 2:12-cv-00042.  On November 14, 2012, the federal court entered an order consolidating an additional stockholder derivative action, captioned as Henry Cargo v. Robert P. Stiller, et al., Civ. No. 2:12-cv-00161, and granting plaintiffs leave to lift the stay for the limited purpose of filing a consolidated complaint.  The consolidated complaint is asserted nominally on behalf of the Company against certain of its officers and directors.  The consolidated complaint asserts claims for breach of fiduciary duty, waste of corporate assets, unjust enrichment, contribution, and indemnification and seeks compensatory damages, injunctive relief, restitution, disgorgement, attorney’s fees, costs, and such other relief as the court should deem just and proper.  As a result of the ruling in the Horowitz putative securities fraud class action, the temporary stay in the consolidated action has been lifted and the parties are to propose a scheduling order for the action by May 10, 2013.

The second putative stockholder derivative action, M. Elizabeth Dickinson v. Robert P. Stiller, et al., Civ. No. 818-11-10, is pending in the Superior Court of the State of Vermont for Washington County and is premised on the same allegations alleged in the Horowitz putative securities fraud class action.  The complaint is asserted nominally on behalf of the Company against certain of its directors and officers.  The complaint asserts claims for breach of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, and waste of corporate assets.  The complaint seeks compensatory damages, injunctive relief, restitution, disgorgement, attorneys’ fees, costs, and such other relief as the court should deem just and proper.  On February 28, 2011, the court approved a stipulation filed by the parties similarly providing for a temporary stay of that action until the federal court rules on defendants’ motions to dismiss the consolidated complaint in the Horowitz putative securities fraud class action.  As a result of the federal court’s ruling in the Horowitz putative securities fraud class action, the temporary stay has been lifted and the parties are to propose a scheduling order for the action.

The Company and the other defendants intend to vigorously defend all the pending lawsuits.  Additional lawsuits may be filed and, at this time, the Company is unable to predict the outcome of these lawsuits, the possible loss or range of loss, if any, associated with the resolution of these lawsuits or any potential effect they may have on the Company or its operations.

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Earnings Per Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Earnings Per Share

Reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of basic and diluted earnings per share computations

The following table illustrates the reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of basic and diluted earnings per share computations (dollars in thousands, except per share data):

	Thirteen weeks ended				Twenty-six weeks ended
	March 30, 2013		March 24, 2012		March 30, 2013		March 24, 2012
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share:
Net income attributable to GMCR	$	132,421	$	93,031	$	240,004	$	197,445
Denominator:
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	148,774,443		155,049,294		149,044,980		154,876,465
Effect of dilutive securities	3,535,610		4,325,251		3,505,180		4,491,677
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	152,310,053		159,374,545		152,550,160		159,368,142
Basic net income per common share	$	0.89	$	0.60	$	1.61	$	1.27
Diluted net income per common share	$	0.87	$	0.58	$	1.57	$	1.24

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Earnings Per Share

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Earnings Per Share

Earnings Per Share

17. Earnings Per Share

The following table illustrates the reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of basic and diluted earnings per share computations (dollars in thousands, except per share data):

	Thirteen weeks ended				Twenty-six weeks ended
	March 30, 2013		March 24, 2012		March 30, 2013		March 24, 2012
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share:
Net income attributable to GMCR	$	132,421	$	93,031	$	240,004	$	197,445
Denominator:
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	148,774,443		155,049,294		149,044,980		154,876,465
Effect of dilutive securities	3,535,610		4,325,251		3,505,180		4,491,677
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	152,310,053		159,374,545		152,550,160		159,368,142
Basic net income per common share	$	0.89	$	0.60	$	1.61	$	1.27
Diluted net income per common share	$	0.87	$	0.58	$	1.57	$	1.24

For the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2013 and March 24, 2012, shares related to equity-based compensation of 953,000 and 417,000, respectively, were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because they were antidilutive.

For the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 and March 24, 2012, shares related to equity-based compensation of 1,101,000 and 386,000, respectively, were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because they were antidilutive.

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 24, 2012
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 240,516	$ 197,945
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	87,820	55,822
Amortization of intangibles	22,939	23,021
Amortization of deferred financing fees	3,025	3,025
Unrealized loss (gain) on foreign currency, net	7,178	(4,547)
Loss on disposal of fixed assets	241	1,265
Gain on sale of subsidiary, excluding transaction costs		(28,914)
Provision for doubtful accounts	(15)	1,656
Provision for sales returns	58,812	67,402
(Gain) loss on derivatives, net	(3,847)	3,580
Excess tax benefits from equity-based compensation plans	(9,563)	(11,172)
Deferred income taxes	2,901	8,325
Deferred compensation and stock compensation	15,214	9,336
Other	449	5
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Receivables	(9,827)	(55,546)
Inventories	177,665	72,671
Income tax receivable/payable, net	19,237	65,050
Other current assets	(7,861)	(17,871)
Other long-term assets, net	3,371	(436)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and accrued compensation costs	3,721	(17,474)
Other current liabilities	(137)	(2,878)
Other long-term liabilities	(7,154)	(109)
Net cash provided by operating activities	604,685	370,156
Cash flows from investing activities:
Change in restricted cash	3,013	665
Proceeds from sale of subsidiary, net of cash transferred		137,733
Capital expenditures for fixed assets	(148,349)	(204,556)
Other investing activities	231	444
Net cash used in investing activities	(145,105)	(65,714)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net change in revolving line of credit	(184,949)	(182,814)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock under compensation plans	9,334	2,228
Repurchase of common stock	(125,681)
Excess tax benefits from equity-based compensation plans	9,563	11,172
Payments on capital lease and financing obligations	(1,547)	(3,148)
Repayment of long-term debt	(3,391)	(4,552)
Other financing activities	(549)	(149)
Net cash used in financing activities	(297,220)	(177,263)
Change in cash balances included in current assets held for sale		5,160
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	521	675
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	162,881	133,014
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	58,289	12,989
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	221,170	146,003
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Fixed asset purchases included in accounts payable and not disbursed at the end of each period	21,437	44,672
Noncash investing and financing activities:
Fixed assets acquired under capital lease and financing obligations	11,769	44,174
Settlement of acquisition related liabilities through release of restricted cash	$ 9,227	$ 18,788

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 30, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Receivables, uncollectible accounts and return allowances (in dollars)	$ 47,976	$ 34,517
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.10	$ 0.10
Preferred stock, Authorized shares	1,000,000	1,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.10	$ 0.10
Common stock, Authorized shares	500,000,000	500,000,000
Common stock, Issued shares	148,917,424	152,680,855
Common stock, outstanding shares	148,917,424	152,680,855

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Derivative Financial Instruments

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Derivative Financial Instruments

Derivative Financial Instruments

10. Derivative Financial Instruments

Cash Flow Hedges

The Company is exposed to certain risks relating to ongoing business operations.  The primary risks that are mitigated by financial instruments are interest rate risk and commodity price risk.  The Company uses interest rate swaps to mitigate interest rate risk associated with the Company’s variable-rate borrowings and enters into coffee futures contracts to hedge future coffee purchase commitments of green coffee with the objective of minimizing cost risk due to market fluctuations.

The Company designates these contracts as cash flow hedges and measures the effectiveness of these derivative instruments at each balance sheet date.  The changes in the fair value of these instruments are classified in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).  The gain or loss on these instruments is reclassified from other comprehensive income (“OCI”) into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings.  If it is determined that a derivative is not highly effective, the gain or loss is reclassified into earnings.

Fair Value Hedges

The Company enters into foreign currency forward contracts to hedge certain recognized liabilities in currencies other than the Company’s functional currency.  The Company designates these contracts as fair value hedges and measures the effectiveness of these derivative instruments at each balance sheet date.  The changes in the fair value of these instruments along with the changes in the fair value of the hedged liabilities are recognized in net gains or losses on foreign currency on the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Other Derivatives

The Company is also exposed to certain foreign currency and interest rate risks on an intercompany note with a foreign subsidiary denominated in Canadian currency.  At March 30, 2013, the Company has approximately 3 years remaining on a CDN $120.0 million cross currency swap to exchange interest payments and principal on the intercompany note.  This cross currency swap is not designated as a hedging instrument for accounting purposes and is recorded at fair value, with the changes in fair value recognized in the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations.  Gains and losses resulting from the change in fair value are largely offset by the financial impact of the re-measurement of the intercompany note.  In accordance with the cross currency swap agreement, on a quarterly basis, the Company pays interest based on the three month Canadian Bankers Acceptance rate and receives interest based on the three month U.S. Libor rate.  Additional interest expense pursuant to the cross currency swap agreement for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 was $0.4 million and $0.9 million, respectively.  Additional interest expense pursuant to the cross currency swap agreement for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended March 24, 2012 was $0.4 million and $0.9 million, respectively.

The Company occasionally enters into foreign currency forward contracts and coffee futures contracts which are not designated as hedging instruments for accounting purposes, in addition to the foreign currency forward contracts and coffee futures contracts noted above.  Contracts that are not designated as hedging instruments are recorded at fair value with the changes in fair value recognized in the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The Company does not hold or use derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes.

The Company is exposed to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the counterparties to these financial instruments, however nonperformance is not anticipated.

The following table summarizes the fair value of the Company’s derivatives included on the Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands):

	March 30, 2013			September 29, 2012			Balance Sheet Classification
Derivatives designated as hedges:
Cash Flow Hedges:
Interest rate swaps	$	(7,349	)	$	(9,019	)	Other current liabilities
Coffee futures	(114		)	(342		)	Other current liabilities
	$	(7,463	)	$	(9,361	)
Derivatives not designated as hedges:
Cross currency swap	$	(2,667	)	$	(7,242	)	Other current liabilities
	$	(2,667	)	$	(7,242	)
Total	$	(10,130	)	$	(16,603	)

The following table summarizes the amount of gain (loss), gross of tax, on financial instruments that qualify for hedge accounting included in OCI (in thousands):

	Thirteen weeks ended						Twenty-six weeks ended
	March 30, 2013			March 24, 2012			March 30, 2013			March 24, 2012
Cash Flow Hedges:
Interest rate swaps	$	638		$	(80	)	$	1,670		$	1,486
Coffee futures	(50		)	(1,779		)	(948		)	(2,216		)
Total	$	588		$	(1,859	)	$	722		$	(730	)

The following table summarizes the amount of losses, gross of tax, reclassified from OCI to income (in thousands):

	Thirteen weeks ended						Twenty-six weeks ended
	March 30, 2013			March 24, 2012			March 30, 2013			March 24, 2012			Location of Losses Reclassified from OCI into Income
Coffee Futures	$	(379	)	$	(85	)	$	(728	)	$	(334	)	Cost of sales
Total	$	(379	)	$	(85	)	$	(728	)	$	(334	)

The Company expects to reclassify $0.5 million of net losses, net of tax, from OCI to earnings for coffee derivatives within the next twelve months.

The following table summarizes the amount of gain (loss), gross of tax, on fair value hedges and related hedged items for the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2013 and March 24, 2012 (in thousands):

	Thirteen weeks ended
	March 30, 2013					March 24, 2012
	Gain (loss) on hedging derivatives			Gain (loss) on hedged items		Gain (loss) on hedging derivatives		Gain (loss) on hedged items		Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative
Foreign currency forwards contracts	$	(10	)	$	10	$	—	$	—	(Loss) gain on foreign currency, net

The following table summarizes the amount of gain (loss), gross of tax, on fair value hedges and related hedged items for the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 and March 24, 2012 (in thousands):

	Twenty-six weeks ended
	March 30, 2013					March 24, 2012
	Gain (loss) on hedging derivatives			Gain (loss) on hedged items		Gain (loss) on hedging derivatives			Gain (loss) on hedged items		Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative
Foreign currency forwards contracts	$	(10	)	$	10	$	(29	)	$	29	(Loss) gain on foreign currency, net

Net gains (losses) on financial instruments not designated as hedges for accounting purposes recorded in gain (loss) on financial instruments, net, is as follows (in thousands):

	Thirteen weeks ended					Twenty-six weeks ended
	March 30, 2013		March 24, 2012			March 30, 2013		March 24, 2012
Net gain (loss) on cross currency swap	$	3,471	$	(2,076	)	$	4,575	$	(3,213	)
Net gain on interest rate cap	—		(36		)	—		(33		)
Total	$	3,471	$	(2,112	)	$	4,575	$	(3,246	)

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Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013	May 02, 2013
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000909954
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 30, 2013
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-28
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		149,190,870
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2

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Fair Value Measurements

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements

11. Fair Value Measurements

The Company measures fair value as the selling price that would be received for an asset, or paid to transfer a liability, in the principal or most advantageous market on the measurement date.  The hierarchy established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board prioritizes fair value measurements based on the types of inputs used in the valuation technique.  The inputs are categorized into the following levels:

Level 1 — Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 — Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, either directly or indirectly, which include quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.

Level 3 — Unobservable inputs not corroborated by market data, therefore requiring the entity to use the best available information, including management assumptions.

The following table summarizes the fair values and the levels used in fair value measurements as of March 30, 2013 for the Company’s financial assets (liabilities) (in thousands):

	Fair Value Measurements Using
	Level 1		Level 2			Level 3
Derivatives:
Interest rate swaps	$	—	$	(7,349	)	$	—
Cross currency swap	—		(2,667		)	—
Coffee futures	—		(114		)	—
Total	$	—	$	(10,130	)	$	—

The following table summarizes the fair values and the levels used in fair value measurements as of September 29, 2012 for the Company’s financial assets (liabilities) (in thousands):

	Fair Value Measurements Using
	Level 1		Level 2			Level 3
Derivatives:
Interest rate swaps	$	—	$	(9,019	)	$	—
Cross currency swap	—		(7,242		)	—
Coffee futures	—		(342		)	—
Total	$	—	$	(16,603	)	$	—

Derivatives

Level 2 derivative financial instruments use inputs that are based on market data of identical (or similar) instruments, including forward prices for commodities, interest rate curves and spot prices that are in observable markets.  Derivatives recorded on the balance sheet are at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in other comprehensive income for cash flow hedges and in the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations for fair value hedges and derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment.

Derivative financial instruments include coffee futures contracts, interest rate swap agreements, a cross currency swap agreement and foreign currency forward contracts.  The Company has identified significant concentrations of credit risk based on the economic characteristics of the instruments that include interest rates, commodity indexes and foreign currency rates and selectively enters into the derivative instruments with counterparties using credit ratings.

To determine fair value, the Company utilizes the market approach valuation technique for coffee futures and foreign currency forward contracts and the income approach for interest rate and cross currency swap agreements.  The Company’s fair value measurements include a credit valuation adjustment for the significant concentrations of credit risk.

As of March 30, 2013, the amount of loss estimated by the Company due to credit risk associated with the derivatives for all significant concentrations was not material based on the factors of an industry recovery rate and a calculated probability of default.

Long-Term Debt

The carrying value of long-term debt was $282.7 million and $473.7 million as of March 30, 2013 and September 29, 2012, respectively.  The inputs to the calculation of the fair value of long-term debt are considered to be Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy, as the measurement of fair value is based on the net present value of calculated interest and principal payments, using an interest rate derived from a fair market yield curve adjusted for the Company’s credit rating.  The carrying value of long-term debt approximates fair value as the interest rate on the debt is based on variable interest rates that reset every 30 days, as well as the fact that the Company’s credit rating has remained stable.

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Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 24, 2012	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 24, 2012
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Net sales	$ 1,004,792	$ 885,052	$ 2,343,851	$ 2,043,268
Cost of sales	589,646	572,014	1,509,542	1,393,626
Gross profit	415,146	313,038	834,309	649,642
Selling and operating expenses	124,781	111,105	296,626	252,463
General and administrative expenses	78,261	52,340	143,138	101,748
Operating income	212,104	149,593	394,545	295,431
Other income, net	227	669	415	1,360
Gain (loss) on financial instruments, net	3,471	(2,112)	4,575	(3,246)
(Loss) gain on foreign currency, net	(6,115)	3,613	(8,794)	6,299
Gain on sale of subsidiary				26,311
Interest expense	(3,814)	(6,042)	(9,544)	(12,505)
Income before income taxes	205,873	145,721	381,197	313,650
Income tax expense	(73,302)	(52,458)	(140,681)	(115,705)
Net income	132,571	93,263	240,516	197,945
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	150	232	512	500
Net income attributable to GMCR	$ 132,421	$ 93,031	$ 240,004	$ 197,445
Basic income per share:
Basic weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	148,774,443	155,049,294	149,044,980	154,876,465
Net income per common share - basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.89	$ 0.60	$ 1.61	$ 1.27
Diluted income per share:
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	152,310,053	159,374,545	152,550,160	159,368,142
Net income per common share - diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.87	$ 0.58	$ 1.57	$ 1.24

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Inventories

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Inventories

Inventories

5. Inventories

Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands) as of:

	March 30, 2013		September 29, 2012
Raw materials and supplies	$	176,752	$	229,927
Finished goods	410,529		538,510
	$	587,281	$	768,437

At March 30, 2013, the Company had approximately $272.2 million in green coffee purchase commitments, of which approximately 87% had a fixed price.  These commitments primarily extend through fiscal 2014.  The value of the variable portion of these commitments was calculated using an average “C” price of coffee of $1.47 per pound at March 30, 2013.  In addition to its green coffee commitments, the Company had approximately $201.0 million in fixed price brewer and related accessory purchase commitments and $531.5 million in production raw material commitments at March 30, 2013.  The Company believes, based on relationships established with its suppliers, that the risk of non-delivery on such purchase commitments is remote.

As of March 30, 2013, minimum future inventory purchase commitments are as follows (in thousands):

Fiscal Year	Inventory Purchase Obligations
Remainder of 2013	$	476,311
2014	150,184
2015	104,291
2016	109,879
2017	84,465
Thereafter	79,577
	$	1,004,707

In order to ensure a continuous supply of high quality raw materials some of the Company’s inventory purchase obligations include long-term purchase commitments for certain strategic raw materials critical for the manufacture of single serve packs.

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Segment Reporting

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Segment Reporting

Segment Reporting

4. Segment Reporting

The Company has historically managed its operations through three business segments: the Specialty Coffee business unit (“SCBU”), the Keurig business unit (“KBU”) and CBU.  The Company announced on May 8, 2013, that effective May 8, 2013, the SCBU and KBU segments were combined to bring greater organizational efficiency and coordination across the Company.  Due to this combination, the results of the SCBU and KBU segments will be reported as a consolidated segment beginning in the third quarter of fiscal 2013, and prior periods will be recast.

SCBU sources, produces and sells coffee, hot cocoa, teas and other beverages, to be prepared hot or cold, in K-Cup® and Vue® packs (“single serve packs”) and coffee in more traditional packaging including whole bean and ground coffee selections in bags and ground coffee in fractional packs.  These varieties are sold to supermarkets, club stores, convenience stores, restaurants and hospitality, office coffee distributors, and directly to consumers in the United States.  In addition, SCBU sells at-home (“AH”) Keurig® Single Cup Brewing systems and other accessories to supermarkets and directly to consumers, and away-from-home (“AFH”) Keurig® Single Cup Brewing systems to distributors for use primarily in offices.

KBU targets its premium patented single cup brewing systems for use AH in the United States.  KBU sells AH single cup brewers, accessories and coffee, tea, cocoa and other beverages in single serve packs produced mainly by SCBU and CBU primarily to retailers, department stores and mass merchandisers principally processing its sales orders through fulfillment entities for the AH channels.

KBU also sells AH brewers, a limited number of AFH brewers and single serve packs directly to consumers.  KBU earns royalty income from K-Cup® packs when shipped by its third party licensed roasters, except for shipments of K-Cup® packs to KBU, for which the royalty is recognized as a reduction to the carrying cost of the inventory and as a reduction to cost of sales when sold through to third parties by KBU.

CBU sources, produces and sells coffees and teas and other beverages in a variety of packaging formats, including K-Cup® packs, and coffee in more traditional packaging such as bags, cans and fractional packs, and under a variety of brands.  The varieties are sold primarily to supermarkets, club stores and, through office coffee services to offices, convenience stores and restaurants throughout Canada.  In addition, CBU sells the Keurig® K-Cup® Single Cup Brewing system, accessories and coffee, tea, and other beverages in K-Cup® packs to retailers, department stores and mass merchandisers in Canada for the AH channels.  CBU also manufactures brewing equipment and is responsible for all of the Company’s coffee brand sales in the grocery channel in Canada.  The CBU segment included Filterfresh through October 3, 2011, the date of sale (see Note 3, Divestitures).

Management evaluates the performance of the Company’s operating segments based on several factors, including net sales to external customers and operating income.  Net sales are recorded on a segment basis and intersegment sales are eliminated as part of the financial consolidation process.  Operating income represents gross profit less selling, operating, general and administrative expenses.  The Company’s manufacturing operations occur within the SCBU and CBU segments, however, the costs of manufacturing are recognized in cost of sales in the operating segment in which the sale occurs.  Information system technology services are mainly centralized while finance and accounting functions are primarily decentralized, but currently maintain some centralization through an enterprise shared services group.  Expenses consisting primarily of compensation and depreciation related to certain centralized administrative functions including accounting and information system technology are allocated to the operating segments.  Expenses not specifically related to an operating segment are recorded in the “Corporate” segment.  Corporate expenses are comprised mainly of the compensation and other related expenses of certain of the Company’s senior executive officers and other selected employees who perform duties related to the entire enterprise.  Corporate expenses also include depreciation for corporate headquarters, interest expense not directly attributable to an operating segment, the majority of foreign exchange gains or losses, certain corporate legal expenses and compensation of the Board of Directors.

Identifiable assets by segment are those assets specifically identifiable within each segment, and for the SCBU, KBU and CBU segments, primarily include accounts receivable, inventories, fixed assets, goodwill, and other intangible assets.  Corporate assets primarily include cash, short-term investments, deferred tax assets, income taxes receivable, intercompany notes receivable that are eliminated in consolidation, deferred issuance costs, and fixed assets related to information system technology and corporate headquarters.  Goodwill and intangibles related to acquisitions are included in their respective segments.

Effective for fiscal 2013, the Company changed its measure for reporting segment profitability and for evaluating segment performance and the allocation of Company resources from income before taxes to operating income.  Historically, the Company has disclosed each operating and reporting segment’s income before taxes to report segment profitability.  Segment disclosures for prior periods have been recast to reflect operating income by segment in place of income before taxes.

Sales between operating segments are transacted at cost.  As a result, intersegment sales have no impact on operating income and the Company no longer discloses intersegment sales.  Net sales for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 and comparative historical periods include only net sales to external customers.

Effective at the beginning of fiscal year 2013, the Company consolidated the AFH selling teams in the United States from the SCBU segment and the KBU segment into one organization and implemented a team approach to customers who purchase significant volumes of both brewers and single serve packs.  Due to the consolidation, the results of the AFH channel are now reported in the SCBU segment.  The Company did not change its operating or reportable segments and the management structure remains the same with the President of each business unit reporting directly to our Chief Executive Officer.  Prior periods were not recast as the changes resulting from the consolidation of the AFH channel in the SCBU segment did not materially affect the trends in asset balances or in reported results for either SCBU or KBU for any quarterly or year-to-date period.  The AFH net sales reported in the KBU segment for thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended March 24, 2012 was approximately $18.7 million and $43.2 million, respectively.  The AFH operating income reported in the KBU segment for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended March 24, 2012 was approximately $0.8 million and $4.2 million, respectively.

The following tables summarize selected financial data for segment disclosures for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 and March 24, 2012:

	Thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2013
	(Dollars in thousands)
	SCBU		KBU		CBU		Corporate			Eliminations			Consolidated
Net sales	$	517,460	$	348,135	$	139,197	$	—		$	—		$	1,004,792
Operating income (loss)	$	163,453	$	66,815	$	19,122	$	(37,286	)	$	—		$	212,104
Total assets	$	1,478,110	$	935,518	$	1,098,463	$	759,060		$	(780,941	)	$	3,490,210
Stock compensation	$	1,542	$	1,132	$	930	$	5,358		$	—		$	8,962
Interest expense	$	928	$	387	$	741	$	2,388		$	(630	)	$	3,814
Property additions	$	14,579	$	13,153	$	4,930	$	22,044		$	—		$	54,706
Depreciation and amortization	$	31,503	$	7,097	$	16,279	$	535		$	—		$	55,414

	Thirteen weeks ended March 24, 2012
	(Dollars in thousands)
	SCBU		KBU		CBU		Corporate			Eliminations			Consolidated
Net sales	$	385,263	$	362,844	$	136,945	$	—		$	—		$	885,052
Operating income (loss)	$	97,016	$	49,878	$	12,281	$	(9,582	)	$	—		$	149,593
Total assets	$	1,383,754	$	716,069	$	1,129,883	$	653,369		$	(573,868	)	$	3,309,207
Stock compensation	$	1,146	$	1,105	$	800	$	2,642		$	—		$	5,693
Interest expense	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	6,042		$	—		$	6,042
Property additions	$	106,354	$	8,599	$	8,280	$	23,825		$	—		$	147,058
Depreciation and amortization(1)	$	21,306	$	5,517	$	14,955	$	1		$	—		$	41,779

(1) Reported segment depreciation and amortization has been revised to reflect depreciation expense for Information Systems Technology (“IST”) equipment that was allocated to operating segments in each segment’s income before taxes.  In the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the thirteen weeks ended March 24, 2012, filed on May 2, 2012, IST equipment depreciation expense was appropriately allocated, recorded and reported on a consolidated basis and in each operating segment’s income before taxes; however, on the depreciation and amortization line, IST equipment depreciation of $4.9 million that should have been reported under the operating segments was reported in the Corporate segment.  The historical issues with the depreciation and amortization lines did not impact the segment reporting for any other line items, including operating income.  Management believes the revision to operating segments’ depreciation and amortization was not material.

	Twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013
	(Dollars in thousands)
	SCBU		KBU		CBU		Corporate			Eliminations			Consolidated
Net Sales	$	1,042,017	$	955,513	$	346,321	$	—		$	—		$	2,343,851
Operating income (loss)	$	315,373	$	100,270	$	44,351	$	(65,449	)	$	—		$	394,545
Total assets	$	1,478,110	$	935,518	$	1,098,463	$	759,060		$	(780,941	)	$	3,490,210
Stock compensation	$	3,173	$	2,020	$	1,355	$	8,524		$	—		$	15,072
Interest expense	$	2,073	$	387	$	1,845	$	6,580		$	(1,341	)	$	9,544
Property additions	$	54,280	$	25,089	$	9,241	$	36,822		$	—		$	125,432
Depreciation and amortization	$	64,475	$	13,117	$	32,437	$	730		$	—		$	110,759

	Twenty-six weeks ended March 24, 2012
	(Dollars in thousands)
	SCBU		KBU		CBU		Corporate			Eliminations			Consolidated
Net Sales	$	753,850	$	964,314	$	325,104	$	—		$	—		$	2,043,268
Operating income (loss)	$	188,463	$	97,091	$	37,782	$	(27,905	)	$	—		$	295,431
Total assets	$	1,383,754	$	716,069	$	1,129,883	$	653,369		$	(573,868	)	$	3,309,207
Stock compensation	$	2,261	$	1,875	$	1,125	$	3,948		$	—		$	9,209
Interest expense	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	12,505		$	—		$	12,505
Property additions	$	193,783	$	15,652	$	25,415	$	32,937		$	—		$	267,787
Depreciation and amortization(1)	$	39,038	$	10,473	$	29,330	$	2		$	—		$	78,843

(1) Reported segment depreciation and amortization has been revised to reflect depreciation expense for IST equipment that was allocated to operating segments in each segment’s income before taxes.  In the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the thirteen weeks ended March 24, 2012, filed on May 2, 2012, IST equipment depreciation expense was appropriately allocated, recorded and reported on a consolidated basis and in each operating segment’s income before taxes; however, on the depreciation and amortization line, IST equipment depreciation of $9.1 million for the twenty-six weeks ended March 24, 2012 that should have been reported under the operating segments was reported in the Corporate segment.  The historical issues with the depreciation and amortization lines did not impact the segment reporting for any other line items, including operating income.  Management believes the revision to operating segments’ depreciation and amortization was not material.

The following table reconciles the total segment operating income to consolidated income before income taxes, as presented in the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands):

	Thirteen weeks ended						Twenty-six weeks ended
	March 30, 2013			March 24, 2012			March 30, 2013			March 24, 2012
Operating income	$	212,104		$	149,593		$	394,545		$	295,431
Other income, net	227			669			415			1,360
Gain (loss) on financial instruments, net	3,471			(2,112		)	4,575			(3,246		)
(Loss) gain on foreign currency, net	(6,115		)	3,613			(8,794		)	6,299
Gain on sale of subsidiary	—			—			—			26,311
Interest expense	(3,814		)	(6,042		)	(9,544		)	(12,505		)
Income before income taxes	$	205,873		$	145,721		$	381,197		$	313,650

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Related Party Transactions

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Related Party Transactions

Related Party Transactions

16. Related Party Transactions

The Company, from time to time, uses travel services provided by Heritage Flight, a charter air services company owned by Robert Stiller, who serves on the Company’s Board of Directors.  The Company incurred no expenses for Heritage Flight travel services for the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2013, and $0.2 million during the thirteen weeks ended  March 24, 2012.  During the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 and March 24, 2012, the Company incurred expenses of $0.2 million and $0.4 million, respectively.

Effective January 1, 2013, the Company entered into a license agreement with Creamer Nation, LLC, an affiliate of Dean Foods (the “Creamer Agreement”).  The Creamer Agreement provides Creamer Nation, LLC with a four-year exclusive license to use the Green Mountain Coffee® brand in connection with refrigerated and shelf stable multi serve and single serve iced coffees and iced lattes and dairy and non-dairy creamers for sale in grocery, convenience, mass merchandise, and club channels.  The Creamer Agreement grants a similar license for the Tully’s® brand on a non-exclusive basis for a three-year term.  The Company will receive royalty income from Creamer Nation, LLC on sales of the licensed products.  Barbara Carlini, an employee of Dean Foods, serves on the Company’s Board of Directors.

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Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

12. Income Taxes

The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax benefits or consequences of temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities, and their respective tax bases.  Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled.

As of March 30, 2013, the Company had a $17.7 million state capital loss carryforward and an $11.5 million state net operating loss carryforward available to be utilized against future taxable income for years through fiscal 2015 and 2029, respectively, subject to annual limitation pertaining to change in ownership rules under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.  Based upon earnings history, the Company concluded that it is more likely than not that the net operating loss carryforward will be utilized prior to its expiration, but that the capital loss carryforward will not.  The Company has recorded a valuation allowance against the entire deferred tax asset balance for the capital loss carryforward.

The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits as of March 30, 2013 and September 29, 2012 was $21.7 million and $24.0 million, respectively.  The amount of unrecognized tax benefits at March 30, 2013 that would impact the effective tax rate if resolved in favor of the Company is $18.2 million.  As a result of prior acquisitions, the Company is indemnified for $14.1 million of the total reserve balance, and the indemnification is capped at CDN $37.9 million.  If these unrecognized tax benefits are resolved in favor of the Company, the associated indemnification receivable, recorded in other long-term assets, would be reduced accordingly.  The indemnifications have expiration dates through June 2015.

As of March 30, 2013 and September 29, 2012, accrued interest and penalties of $1.7 million and $0.6 million, respectively, were included in the Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets.  The Company recognizes interest and penalties in income tax expense.  The Company released $2.2 million of unrecognized tax benefits in the second quarter of fiscal 2013 and expects to release an additional $1.5 million during the remainder of fiscal 2013 due to the expiration of the statute of limitations.

In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to tax examinations by taxing authorities both inside and outside of the United States.  The Company is currently being examined by the Internal Revenue Service for its fiscal year ended September 25, 2010.  With some exceptions, the Company is generally no longer subject to examinations with respect to returns filed for fiscal years prior to 2006.

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Product Warranties

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Product Warranties

Product Warranties

8. Product Warranties

The Company offers a one-year warranty on all Keurig® Single Cup Brewers it sells.  KBU provides for the estimated cost of product warranties, primarily using historical information and repair or replacement costs, at the time product revenue is recognized.  The Company is continuing to experience warranty claims at a lower rate than the average rates experienced over each of the prior two years, which had related primarily to a component failing at higher-than-anticipated rates in the later stage of the warranty life.  Management believes that the lower rates are the result of improvements made in units produced since mid-2011 that incorporated an updated component that improved later-stage performance.  The Company has incorporated the impact of this recent improvement in the rate of warranty claims into its estimates used in its reserve for product warranty costs.  However, because brewer failures may arise in the later part of the warranty period, actual warranty costs may exceed the reserve.  As a result, there can be no assurance that the Company will not need to increase the reserve or experience additional warranty expense related to this or other quality issues in future periods.  At this time, management believes that the warranty rates used and related reserves are appropriate. 

As the Company has grown, it has added significantly to its product testing, quality control infrastructure and overall quality processes.  Nevertheless, as the Company continues to innovate, and its products become more complex, both in design and componentry, product performance may modulate, causing warranty rates to possibly fluctuate going forward.  As a result, future warranty claims rates may be higher or lower than the Company is currently experiencing and for which the Company is currently providing in its warranty reserve.

The changes in the carrying amount of product warranties for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 and March 24, 2012 are as follows (in thousands):

	Thirteen weeks ended						Twenty-six weeks ended
	March 30, 2013			March 24, 2012			March 30, 2013			March 24, 2012
Balance, beginning of period	$	24,356		$	26,055		$	20,218		$	14,728
Provision charged to income	(3,805		)	11,773			7,186			35,820
Usage	(6,095		)	(12,088		)	(12,948		)	(24,808		)
Balance, end of period	$	14,456		$	25,740		$	14,456		$	25,740

For the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013, the Company recorded recoveries of $0.3 million and $0.6 million, respectively.  For the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended March 24, 2012 the Company recorded recoveries of $8.1 million.  The recoveries are under an agreement with a supplier and are recorded as a reduction of warranty expense.  The recoveries are not reflected in the provision charged to income in the table above.

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Related Party Transactions (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013 Heritage flight	Mar. 24, 2012 Heritage flight	Mar. 30, 2013 Heritage flight	Mar. 24, 2012 Heritage flight	Jan. 31, 2013 Creamer Nation Green Mountain Coffee	Jan. 31, 2013 Creamer Nation Tully's
Related party transaction disclosures
Total amount billed for travel services	$ 0	$ 0.2	$ 0.2	$ 0.4
License term					4 years	3 years

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Fixed Assets

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Fixed Assets

Fixed Assets

6. Fixed Assets

Fixed assets consisted of the following (in thousands) as of:

	Useful Life in Years	March 30, 2013			September 29, 2012
Production equipment	1-15	$	607,852		$	544,491
Coffee service equipment	3-7	68,816			63,722
Computer equipment and software	1-6	140,528			111,441
Land	Indefinite	11,578			11,740
Building and building improvements	4-30	125,620			83,172
Furniture and fixtures	1-15	32,392			28,477
Vehicles	4-5	10,663			10,306
Leasehold improvements	1-20 or remaining life of lease, whichever is less	93,424			72,755
Assets acquired under capital leases	5-15	51,047			51,047
Construction-in-progress		185,521			234,442
Total fixed assets		$	1,327,441		$	1,211,593
Accumulated depreciation		(350,143		)	(267,297		)
		$	977,298		$	944,296

Assets acquired under capital leases, net of accumulated depreciation, were $44.6 million and $47.0 million at March 30, 2013 and September 29, 2012, respectively. 

Total depreciation and amortization expense relating to all fixed assets was $44.0 million and $30.2 million for the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2013 and March 24, 2012, respectively.  Total depreciation and amortization expense relating to all fixed assets was $87.8 million and $55.8 million for the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 and March 24, 2012, respectively. 

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

7. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The following represents the change in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment for the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 (in thousands):

	SCBU		KBU		CBU			Total
Balance at September 29, 2012	$	296,979	$	72,374	$	438,723		$	808,076
Foreign currency effect	—		—		(14,671		)	(14,671		)
Balance at March 30, 2013	$	296,979	$	72,374	$	424,052		$	793,405

Indefinite-lived intangible assets included in the CBU operating segment consisted of the following (in thousands) as of:

	March 30, 2013		September 29, 2012
Trade names	$	98,958	$	102,381

Intangible Assets Subject to Amortization

Definite-lived intangible assets consisted of the following (in thousands) as of:

		March 30, 2013					September 29, 2012
	Useful Life in Years	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Acquired technology	4-10	$	21,612	$	(16,277	)	$	21,622	$	(15,433	)
Customer and roaster agreements	8-11	27,068		(18,257		)	27,323		(16,796		)
Customer relationships	2-16	418,924		(95,681		)	430,178		(79,168		)
Trade names	9-11	37,410		(11,536		)	38,000		(9,785		)
Non-compete agreements	2-5	374		(354		)	374		(344		)
Total		$	505,388	$	(142,105	)	$	517,497	$	(121,526	)

Definite-lived intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over the period of expected economic benefit.  Total amortization expense was $11.4 million and $11.5 million for the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2013 and March 24, 2012, respectively.  Total amortization expense was $22.9 million and $23.0 million for the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 and March 24, 2012, respectively. 

The estimated aggregate amortization expense for the remainder of fiscal 2013, for each of the next five years and thereafter, is as follows (in thousands):

Remainder of 2013	$	22,910
2014	44,708
2015	43,157
2016	42,451
2017	41,056
2018	41,056
Thereafter	127,945

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Noncontrolling Interests

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Noncontrolling Interests

Noncontrolling Interests

9. Noncontrolling Interests

Noncontrolling interests (“NCI”) are evaluated by the Company and are shown as either a liability, temporary equity (shown between liabilities and equity) or as permanent equity depending on the nature of the redeemable features at amounts based on formulas specific to each entity.  Generally, mandatorily redeemable NCIs are classified as liabilities and non-mandatorily redeemable NCIs are classified as either temporary or permanent equity.  Redeemable NCIs that are not mandatorily redeemable are classified outside of stockholders’ equity in the Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets as temporary equity under the caption, Redeemable noncontrolling interests, and are measured at their redemption values at the end of each period.  If the redemption value is greater than the carrying value, an adjustment is recorded in retained earnings to record the NCI at its redemption value.  Redeemable NCIs that are mandatorily redeemable are classified as a liability in the Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets under the caption, Other long-term liabilities, and are measured at the amount of cash that would be paid if settlement occurred at the balance sheet date based on the formula in the Share Purchase and Sale Agreement dated June 22, 2012, with any change from the prior period recognized as interest expense.

Net income attributable to NCIs reflects the portion of the net income of consolidated entities applicable to the NCI shareholders in the accompanying Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations.  The net income attributable to NCIs is classified in the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations as part of consolidated net income and deducted from total consolidated net income to arrive at the net income attributable to the Company.

If a change in ownership of a consolidated subsidiary results in a loss of control or deconsolidation, any retained ownership interests are remeasured with the gain or loss reported to net earnings.

The changes in the liability and temporary equity attributable to redeemable NCIs for the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 are as follows (in thousands):

	Liability attributable to mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interests			Equity attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests
Balance at September 29, 2012	$	4,928		$	9,904
Net income	267			245
Adjustment to redemption value	448			1,219
Cash distributions	(199		)	(350		)
Other comprehensive loss	(177		)	(334		)
Balance at March 30, 2013	$	5,267		$	10,684

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Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Stockholders' Equity

Components of stock repurchase program

	Twenty-six weeks ended
	March 30, 2013		Fiscal 2012		Total
Number of shares acquired	4,864,593		3,120,700		7,985,293
Average price per share of acquired shares	$	25.84	$	24.50	$	25.32
Total cost of acquired shares (in thousands)	$	125,681	$	76,470	$	202,151

Components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

The following table provides the changes in the components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax (in thousands) for the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013:

	Cash Flow Hedges			Translation			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Balance at September 29, 2012	$	(5,792	)	$	15,992		$	10,200
Current period other comprehensive income (loss)	865			(20,844		)	(19,979		)
Balance at March 30, 2013	$	(4,927	)	$	(4,852	)	$	(9,779	)

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Derivative Financial Instruments (Details 3) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 24, 2012	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 24, 2012
Net gains (losses) on derivative instruments
Net gains (losses) on financial instruments not designated as hedges	$ 3,471	$ (2,112)	$ 4,575	$ (3,246)
Foreign currency forward contracts
Net gains (losses) on derivative instruments
Gain (loss) on hedging derivatives	(10)		(10)	(29)
Gain (loss) on hedged items	10		10	29
Cross currency swap
Net gains (losses) on derivative instruments
Net gains (losses) on financial instruments not designated as hedges	3,471	(2,076)	4,575	(3,213)
Interest rate cap
Net gains (losses) on derivative instruments
Net gains (losses) on financial instruments not designated as hedges		$ (36)		$ (33)

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Compensation Plans

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Compensation Plans

Compensation Plans

14. Compensation Plans

Stock Option Plans

The grant-date fair value of employee stock options and similar instruments is estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions for grants issued during the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 and March 24, 2012:

	Twenty-six weeks ended
	March 30, 2013			March 24, 2012
Average expected life	6 years			6 years
Average volatility	81		%	67		%
Dividend yield	—			—
Risk-free interest rate	1.02		%	1.39		%
Weighted average fair value	$	31.02		$	32.93

Restricted Stock Units and Other Awards

The Company awards restricted stock units (“RSUs”), restricted stock awards (“RSAs”) and performance stock units (“PSUs”) to eligible employees (“Grantee”) which entitle a Grantee to receive shares of the Company’s common stock.  RSUs and PSUs are awards denominated in units that are settled in shares of the Company’s common stock upon vesting.  RSAs are awards of common stock that are restricted until the shares vest.  In general, RSUs and RSAs vest based on a Grantee’s continuing employment.  The vesting of PSUs is conditioned on the achievement of both a Grantee’s service and the Company’s performance requirements.  The fair value of RSUs, RSAs and PSUs is based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date.  Compensation expense for RSUs and RSAs is recognized ratably over a Grantee’s service period.  Compensation expense for PSUs is also recognized over a Grantee’s service period, but only if and when the Company concludes that it is probable (more than likely) the performance condition(s) will be achieved.  The assessment of the probability of achievement is performed each period based on the relevant facts and circumstances at that time, and if the estimated grant-date fair value changes as a result of that assessment, the cumulative effect of the change on current and prior periods is recognized in the period of change.  In addition, the Company awards deferred cash awards (“DCAs”), to Grantees which entitle a Grantee to receive cash paid over time upon vesting.  The vesting of DCAs is conditioned on the achievement of a Grantee’s continued employment.  All awards are reserved for issuance under the Company’s 2006 Incentive Plan and vest over periods determined by the Board of Directors, generally in the range of three to four years for RSUs, RSAs and DCAs, and three years for PSUs.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

The grant-date fair value of employees’ purchase rights under the Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan is estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions for the purchase rights granted during the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 and March 24, 2012:

	Twenty-six weeks ended
	March 30, 2013			March 24, 2012
Average expected life	6 months			6 months
Average volatility	114		%	53		%
Dividend yield	—			—
Risk-free interest rate	0.14		%	0.03		%
Weighted average fair value	$	10.82		$	13.98

Income before income taxes in the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations includes compensation expense related to the plans described above of $9.0 million and $5.7 million for the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2013 and March 24, 2012, respectively; and $15.1 million and $9.2 million for the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 and March 24, 2012, respectively.

Deferred Compensation Plan

The Company also maintains a Deferred Compensation Plan (“Plan”) which allows participants to defer compensation until a future date.  Only directors and certain highly compensated employees of the Company selected by the Company’s Board of Directors are eligible to participate in the Plan.  Compensation expense recorded under the Plan was $0.1 million and $0.04 million for the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2013 and March 24, 2012, respectively; and $0.1 million for each of the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 and March 24, 2012.

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Segment Reporting (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Segment Reporting

Financial data for segment disclosures

	Thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2013
	(Dollars in thousands)
	SCBU		KBU		CBU		Corporate			Eliminations			Consolidated
Net sales	$	517,460	$	348,135	$	139,197	$	—		$	—		$	1,004,792
Operating income (loss)	$	163,453	$	66,815	$	19,122	$	(37,286	)	$	—		$	212,104
Total assets	$	1,478,110	$	935,518	$	1,098,463	$	759,060		$	(780,941	)	$	3,490,210
Stock compensation	$	1,542	$	1,132	$	930	$	5,358		$	—		$	8,962
Interest expense	$	928	$	387	$	741	$	2,388		$	(630	)	$	3,814
Property additions	$	14,579	$	13,153	$	4,930	$	22,044		$	—		$	54,706
Depreciation and amortization	$	31,503	$	7,097	$	16,279	$	535		$	—		$	55,414

	Thirteen weeks ended March 24, 2012
	(Dollars in thousands)
	SCBU		KBU		CBU		Corporate			Eliminations			Consolidated
Net sales	$	385,263	$	362,844	$	136,945	$	—		$	—		$	885,052
Operating income (loss)	$	97,016	$	49,878	$	12,281	$	(9,582	)	$	—		$	149,593
Total assets	$	1,383,754	$	716,069	$	1,129,883	$	653,369		$	(573,868	)	$	3,309,207
Stock compensation	$	1,146	$	1,105	$	800	$	2,642		$	—		$	5,693
Interest expense	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	6,042		$	—		$	6,042
Property additions	$	106,354	$	8,599	$	8,280	$	23,825		$	—		$	147,058
Depreciation and amortization(1)	$	21,306	$	5,517	$	14,955	$	1		$	—		$	41,779

(1) Reported segment depreciation and amortization has been revised to reflect depreciation expense for Information Systems Technology (“IST”) equipment that was allocated to operating segments in each segment’s income before taxes.  In the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the thirteen weeks ended March 24, 2012, filed on May 2, 2012, IST equipment depreciation expense was appropriately allocated, recorded and reported on a consolidated basis and in each operating segment’s income before taxes; however, on the depreciation and amortization line, IST equipment depreciation of $4.9 million that should have been reported under the operating segments was reported in the Corporate segment.  The historical issues with the depreciation and amortization lines did not impact the segment reporting for any other line items, including operating income.  Management believes the revision to operating segments’ depreciation and amortization was not material.

	Twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013
	(Dollars in thousands)
	SCBU		KBU		CBU		Corporate			Eliminations			Consolidated
Net Sales	$	1,042,017	$	955,513	$	346,321	$	—		$	—		$	2,343,851
Operating income (loss)	$	315,373	$	100,270	$	44,351	$	(65,449	)	$	—		$	394,545
Total assets	$	1,478,110	$	935,518	$	1,098,463	$	759,060		$	(780,941	)	$	3,490,210
Stock compensation	$	3,173	$	2,020	$	1,355	$	8,524		$	—		$	15,072
Interest expense	$	2,073	$	387	$	1,845	$	6,580		$	(1,341	)	$	9,544
Property additions	$	54,280	$	25,089	$	9,241	$	36,822		$	—		$	125,432
Depreciation and amortization	$	64,475	$	13,117	$	32,437	$	730		$	—		$	110,759

	Twenty-six weeks ended March 24, 2012
	(Dollars in thousands)
	SCBU		KBU		CBU		Corporate			Eliminations			Consolidated
Net Sales	$	753,850	$	964,314	$	325,104	$	—		$	—		$	2,043,268
Operating income (loss)	$	188,463	$	97,091	$	37,782	$	(27,905	)	$	—		$	295,431
Total assets	$	1,383,754	$	716,069	$	1,129,883	$	653,369		$	(573,868	)	$	3,309,207
Stock compensation	$	2,261	$	1,875	$	1,125	$	3,948		$	—		$	9,209
Interest expense	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	12,505		$	—		$	12,505
Property additions	$	193,783	$	15,652	$	25,415	$	32,937		$	—		$	267,787
Depreciation and amortization(1)	$	39,038	$	10,473	$	29,330	$	2		$	—		$	78,843

(1) Reported segment depreciation and amortization has been revised to reflect depreciation expense for IST equipment that was allocated to operating segments in each segment’s income before taxes.  In the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the thirteen weeks ended March 24, 2012, filed on May 2, 2012, IST equipment depreciation expense was appropriately allocated, recorded and reported on a consolidated basis and in each operating segment’s income before taxes; however, on the depreciation and amortization line, IST equipment depreciation of $9.1 million for the twenty-six weeks ended March 24, 2012 that should have been reported under the operating segments was reported in the Corporate segment.  The historical issues with the depreciation and amortization lines did not impact the segment reporting for any other line items, including operating income.  Management believes the revision to operating segments’ depreciation and amortization was not material.

Schedule of reconciliation of the total segment operating income to consolidated income before income taxes

The following table reconciles the total segment operating income to consolidated income before income taxes, as presented in the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands):

	Thirteen weeks ended						Twenty-six weeks ended
	March 30, 2013			March 24, 2012			March 30, 2013			March 24, 2012
Operating income	$	212,104		$	149,593		$	394,545		$	295,431
Other income, net	227			669			415			1,360
Gain (loss) on financial instruments, net	3,471			(2,112		)	4,575			(3,246		)
(Loss) gain on foreign currency, net	(6,115		)	3,613			(8,794		)	6,299
Gain on sale of subsidiary	—			—			—			26,311
Interest expense	(3,814		)	(6,042		)	(9,544		)	(12,505		)
Income before income taxes	$	205,873		$	145,721		$	381,197		$	313,650

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Derivative Financial Instruments (Details)											3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2012 USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2013 Designated as hedges USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2012 Designated as hedges USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2013 Designated as hedges Interest rate swaps USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2012 Designated as hedges Interest rate swaps USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2013 Designated as hedges Coffee futures USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2012 Designated as hedges Coffee futures USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2013 Not designated as hedges USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2012 Not designated as hedges USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2013 Not designated as hedges Cross currency swap USD ($)	Mar. 24, 2012 Not designated as hedges Cross currency swap USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2013 Not designated as hedges Cross currency swap USD ($)	Mar. 24, 2012 Not designated as hedges Cross currency swap USD ($)	Mar. 30, 2013 Not designated as hedges Cross currency swap CAD	Sep. 29, 2012 Not designated as hedges Cross currency swap USD ($)
Fair value of derivatives
Period of derivative													3 years
Notional amount															120,000,000
Variable interest rate basis payable											Three month Canadian Bankers Acceptance rate
Variable interest rate basis receivable											Three month U.S. Libor rate
Additional interest expense											400,000	400,000	900,000	900,000
Fair value of derivative liabilities					(7,349,000)	(9,019,000)	(114,000)	(342,000)			(2,667,000)		(2,667,000)			(7,242,000)
Total fair value of derivatives	$ (10,130,000)	$ (16,603,000)	$ (7,463,000)	$ (9,361,000)					$ (2,667,000)	$ (7,242,000)

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Inventories (Details 2) (Inventory, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 30, 2013
Inventory
Purchase commitments
Remainder of 2013	$ 476,311
2014	150,184
2015	104,291
2016	109,879
2017	84,465
Thereafter	79,577
Minimum future inventory purchase commitments	$ 1,004,707

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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 24, 2012	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 24, 2012
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
Net income	$ 132,571	$ 93,263	$ 240,516	$ 197,945
Cash flow hedges, Pre-tax:
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period, Pre-tax	588	(1,859)	722	(730)
Losses reclassified to net income, Pre-tax	379	85	728	334
Foreign currency translation adjustments, Pre-tax	(13,038)	11,818	(21,355)	16,209
Other comprehensive (loss) income, Pre-tax	(12,071)	10,044	(19,905)	15,813
Cash flow hedges, Tax (expense) benefit:
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period, Tax (expense) benefit	(237)	750	(291)	295
Losses reclassified to net income, Tax (expense) benefit	(153)	(34)	(294)	(135)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, Tax (expense) benefit	(390)	716	(585)	160
Cash flow hedges, After-tax:
Unrealized gains (losses) arising during the period, After-tax	351	(1,109)	431	(435)
Losses reclassified to net income, After-tax	226	51	434	199
Foreign currency translation adjustments, After-tax	(13,038)	11,818	(21,355)	16,209
Other comprehensive (loss) income, After-tax	(12,461)	10,760	(20,490)	15,973
Total comprehensive income	120,110	104,023	220,026	213,918
Total comprehensive (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(164)	473	1	833
Total comprehensive income attributable to GMCR	$ 120,274	$ 103,550	$ 220,025	$ 213,085

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Divestiture

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Divestiture

Divestiture

3. Divestiture

Fiscal Year 2012

On October 3, 2011, all the outstanding shares of Van Houtte USA Holdings, Inc., also known as the Van Houtte U.S. Coffee Service business or the “Filterfresh” business were sold to ARAMARK Refreshment Services, LLC (“ARAMARK”) in exchange for $149.5 million in cash.  Approximately $4.4 million of cash was transferred to ARAMARK as part of the sale and $7.4 million was repaid to ARAMARK upon finalization of the purchase price, resulting in a net cash inflow related to the Filterfresh sale of $137.7 million.  The Company recognized a gain on the sale of $26.3 million during the thirteen weeks ended December 24, 2011.  Filterfresh had been included in the Canadian business unit (“CBU”) segment.

Filterfresh revenues and net income included in the Company’s Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations were as follows (dollars in thousands, except per share data):

	For the period September 25, 2011 through October 3, 2011 (date of sale)
Net sales	$	2,286
Net income	$	229
Less income attributable to noncontrolling interests	20
Net income attributable to GMCR	$	209
Diluted net income per share	$	0.00

After the disposition, the Company continues to sell coffee and brewers to Filterfresh, which prior to the sale of Filterfresh were eliminated and were not reflected in the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations.  The Company’s sales to Filterfresh for the period September 25, 2011 through October 3, 2011 (date of sale) that were eliminated in consolidation were $0.6 million.

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Compensation Plans (Details 3) (Deferred Compensation Plan, USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 24, 2012	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 24, 2012
Deferred Compensation Plan
Deferred Compensation Plan
Compensation expense	$ 0.10	$ 0.04	$ 0.10	$ 0.10

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Inventories (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Inventories

Schedule of inventories

Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands) as of:

	March 30, 2013		September 29, 2012
Raw materials and supplies	$	176,752	$	229,927
Finished goods	410,529		538,510
	$	587,281	$	768,437

Schedule of minimum future inventory purchase commitments

As of March 30, 2013, minimum future inventory purchase commitments are as follows (in thousands):

Fiscal Year	Inventory Purchase Obligations
Remainder of 2013	$	476,311
2014	150,184
2015	104,291
2016	109,879
2017	84,465
Thereafter	79,577
	$	1,004,707

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Segment Reporting (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 24, 2012	Mar. 30, 2013 item	Mar. 24, 2012	Sep. 29, 2012
Segment Reporting
Number of operating segments			3
Segment Reporting
Net sales	$ 1,004,792	$ 885,052	$ 2,343,851	$ 2,043,268
Operating income (loss)	212,104	149,593	394,545	295,431
Total assets	3,490,210	3,309,207	3,490,210	3,309,207	3,615,789
Stock compensation	8,962	5,693	15,072	9,209
Interest expense	3,814	6,042	9,544	12,505
Property additions	54,706	147,058	125,432	267,787
Depreciation and amortization	55,414	41,779	110,759	78,843
SCBU
Segment Reporting
Net sales	517,460	385,263	1,042,017	753,850
Operating income (loss)	163,453	97,016	315,373	188,463
Total assets	1,478,110	1,383,754	1,478,110	1,383,754
Stock compensation	1,542	1,146	3,173	2,261
Interest expense	928		2,073
Property additions	14,579	106,354	54,280	193,783
Depreciation and amortization	31,503	21,306	64,475	39,038
KBU
Segment Reporting
Net sales	348,135	362,844	955,513	964,314
Operating income (loss)	66,815	49,878	100,270	97,091
Total assets	935,518	716,069	935,518	716,069
Stock compensation	1,132	1,105	2,020	1,875
Interest expense	387		387
Property additions	13,153	8,599	25,089	15,652
Depreciation and amortization	7,097	5,517	13,117	10,473
KBU | AFH
Segment Reporting
Net sales		18,700		43,200
Operating income (loss)		800		4,200
CBU
Segment Reporting
Net sales	139,197	136,945	346,321	325,104
Operating income (loss)	19,122	12,281	44,351	37,782
Total assets	1,098,463	1,129,883	1,098,463	1,129,883
Stock compensation	930	800	1,355	1,125
Interest expense	741		1,845
Property additions	4,930	8,280	9,241	25,415
Depreciation and amortization	16,279	14,955	32,437	29,330
Corporate
Segment Reporting
Operating income (loss)	(37,286)	(9,582)	(65,449)	(27,905)
Total assets	759,060	653,369	759,060	653,369
Stock compensation	5,358	2,642	8,524	3,948
Interest expense	2,388	6,042	6,580	12,505
Property additions	22,044	23,825	36,822	32,937
Depreciation and amortization	535	1	730	2
Corporate | Revision to correctly reflect depreciation expense | Amount of revision | IST
Segment Reporting
Depreciation and amortization		(4,900)		(9,100)
Eliminations
Segment Reporting
Total assets	(780,941)	(573,868)	(780,941)	(573,868)
Interest expense	(630)		(1,341)
Operating segments | Revision to correctly reflect depreciation expense | Amount of revision | IST
Segment Reporting
Depreciation and amortization		$ 4,900		$ 9,100

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Stockholders' Equity

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Stockholders' Equity

Stockholders' Equity

13. Stockholders’ Equity

Stock Repurchase Program

On July 30, 2012, the Board of Directors authorized a program for the Company to repurchase up to $500.0 million of the Company’s common shares over two years, at such times and prices as determined by the Company’s management.  Consistent with Delaware law, any repurchased shares are constructively retired and returned to an unissued status.  Accordingly, the par value of repurchased shares is deducted from common stock and excess repurchase price over the par value is deducted from additional paid-in capital and from retained earnings if additional paid-in capital is depleted.

The following table summarizes the shares acquired under the program:

	Twenty-six weeks ended
	March 30, 2013		Fiscal 2012		Total
Number of shares acquired	4,864,593		3,120,700		7,985,293
Average price per share of acquired shares	$	25.84	$	24.50	$	25.32
Total cost of acquired shares (in thousands)	$	125,681	$	76,470	$	202,151

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following table provides the changes in the components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax (in thousands) for the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013:

	Cash Flow Hedges			Translation			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Balance at September 29, 2012	$	(5,792	)	$	15,992		$	10,200
Current period other comprehensive income (loss)	865			(20,844		)	(19,979		)
Balance at March 30, 2013	$	(4,927	)	$	(4,852	)	$	(9,779	)

The unfavorable translation adjustment change during the twenty-six weeks ended March 30, 2013 was primarily due to the weakening of the Canadian dollar against the U.S. dollar.  See also Note 10, Derivative Financial Instruments.