Caribou Coffee Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 4, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Caribou Coffee Company, Inc. (Nasdaq:CBOU), the second largest company-owned gourmet coffeehouse operator in the United States based on the number of coffeehouses, today reported financial results for the second quarter of 2009 (thirteen weeks ended June 28, 2009).
HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2009 INCLUDE:
* Earnings per share of $0.06 for the second quarter ended June 28,
2009
* 28% increase in commercial sales for the quarter
* Opened eight franchise units during the quarter

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Caribou Coffee Reports First Quarter 2009 Results

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May. 7, 2009-- Caribou Coffee Company, Inc. (Nasdaq:CBOU), the second largest U.S.-based company-owned gourmet coffeehouse operator based on the number of coffeehouses, today reported financial results for first quarter 2009 (thirteen weeks ended March 29, 2009).
HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2009 INCLUDE:
Net Income of $0.3 million or $0.02 per share and EBITDA of $4.6 million for the quarter.
Commercial sales increased 61% while franchise sales increased 14% compared to first quarter 2008.

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Militant behind Jakarta bombings thought dead

Indonesian authorities claim to have killed the top Islamic militant behind last month's Jarkarta hotel bombings.
Noordin Mohammad Top was reportedly shot dead by police following an 18-hour siege in Central Java.
Top is a prime suspect in last month’s near simultaneous suicide attacks on Jakarta’s JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels, which killed nine people and wounded 53.

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Hotel companies climb after economic news

CHICAGO (AP) -- Shares of U.S hotel chains climbed Friday after a series of economic reports showed the recession may be drawing to a close and gave investors hope the hard-hit industry will see occupancy rates climb.
Early in the day, federal data showed that employers sharply scaled back layoffs in July. And the government reported that the national unemployment rate dipped for the first time in 15 months in July.
Other encouraging news: Workers' hours nudged up after sinking to a record low in June, and paychecks grew after having stagnated or fallen.

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Reality Check, Please

LONDON -- On the reality TV show "Kitchen Nightmares," foul-mouthed celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay helps unknown chefs turn around troubled restaurants. But the brash advice he dishes out to others hasn't helped keep his own fine-dining empire out of trouble.

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