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.