New England Coffee products to be featured in Harris Teeter stores
April 2005

Malden, MA - New England Coffee Company today announced that Harris Teeter will begin adding New England Coffee products to its supermarkets. Harris Teeter, headquartered in Matthews, North Carolina, serves six states in the southeastern region. Products will begin appearing on shelves in late April, 2005.

Today, New England Coffee is the fastest growing ground bagged coffee in the United States. This distribution agreement with Harris Teeter marks the continued expansion of the New England Coffee brand into the Southeast.

"We are delighted that Harris Teeter has selected New England Coffee as a supplier of bagged ground coffee," said James Kaloyanides, President of New England Coffee. "We continue to be thrilled by the enthusiasm that these new markets have shown for our products. In less than two years, the company has transformed itself from being primarily a local brand, to gaining enormous popularity up and down the East Coast."

Harris Teeter operates 138 stores in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. The supermarket chain will carry five New England Coffee products, including Breakfast Blend, Hazelnut Crème, Colombian Supremo, French Vanilla, and San Francisco Blend.

About New England Coffee:

New England Coffee, headquartered in Malden, Massachusetts, was founded in 1916 by the Kaloyanides and Dostou families. New England Coffee is the largest roaster and distributor of coffee in New England and one of the largest independent roasters in the country.