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Sun Country and Caribou Coffee Announce Partnership

Dépèche transmise le 23 juillet 2009 par Business Wire

Sun Country and Caribou Coffee Announce Partnership

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sun Country Airlines announced today they will begin brewing Caribou Coffee for complementary in-flight beverage service. Sun Country and Caribou Coffee will announce a partnership between the two Minnesota companies today at a press conference at Hubert Humphrey Terminal.

“We are pleased to partner with another hometown company, Caribou Coffee,” said Stan Gadek, CEO of Sun Country Airlines. “We are proud to serve the great Caribou Coffee product on our flights. This will be yet another way we enhance the travel experience.”

In celebration of the announcement, Caribou Coffee and Sun Country will be serving coffee as well as pastries from Mel-O-Glaze bakery to passengers traveling Thursday July 23^rd. Stan Gadek, CEO of Sun Country, and Michael Tattersfield, CEO of Caribou Coffee as well as Caribou’s mascot Carri-Bou will be greeting and serving coffee to travelers. A tent will be outside the Hubert Humphrey Terminal for all arriving passengers. Tables will also be present in the Sun Country gate area for passengers to help themselves before their flight.

“Caribou Coffee and Sun Country Airlines is a perfect partnership,” said Mike Tattersfield, Caribou Coffee President and CEO. “Sun Country works every day to deliver a world-class customer experience every day and so do we. And we know that our amazing coffee in-flight will make that experience even better!”

About Sun Country Airlines

MN Airlines, LLC, d.b.a. Sun Country Airlines is based in St. Paul, Minnesota. Sun Country, which has earned a reputation for offering world class service at an affordable price, was recently named in the “Top Ten Domestic Airlines” by Travel+Leisure and Condé Nast Traveler for the third year in a row. The airline flies to popular destinations in the U.S., Mexico and the Caribbean. For a complete list of destinations and more information, please visit www.suncountry.com.

About Caribou Coffee

Caribou Coffee (Nasdaq:CBOU) founded in 1992, is the second-largest company-owned gourmet coffeehouse operator in the world based on number of coffeehouses. At Caribou Coffee, our mission statement is “an experience that makes the day better”. We provide this by sourcing the highest-quality coffee in the world and craft roasting it in small batches to bring out the best in every bean. We then bring this extraordinary coffee to our customers via several channels including grocery locations, online or via our coffeehouses, which provide a relaxing escape for our customers. Caribou Coffee is committed to expanding our business by bringing this experience to new customers through multiple means without compromising our unwavering commitment to quality. Caribou Coffee is a proud recipient of the Rainforest Alliance Corporate Green Globe Award and the 2008 Roasters Choice Tasting Competition. For more information, visit www.cariboucoffee.com.