Caribou Coffee Delivers the Comforts of Fall with Limited-Time Pumpkin Fan Favorites

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- To welcome the season and the cooler months ahead, Caribou Coffee has today announced that it will once again offer its fans four delicious pumpkin menu items for a limited-time. With flavors of ginger, pumpkin spice and cinnamon, these offerings are perfect to enjoy on a crisp day, satisfying the craving for pumpkin, as well as the familiar rich and smooth flavors of fall.

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Fans don't have to wait for cool weather to enjoy their favorite pumpkin offerings, at Caribou Coffee they are able to relish in their fall beverage favorites available hot, iced or blended. All seasonal items will be offered throughout the fall season at Caribou coffeehouses nationwide.

• Pumpkin Latte: Classic espresso with a blend of warm fall spices topped with frothed milk.
• Pumpkin White Chocolate Mocha: Rich white chocolate melted with espresso and the classic flavor of pumpkin pie.
• Pumpkin Chai: A combination of American pumpkin pie married with the exotic flavors of India.
• Pumpkin Bread: Rich and moist with flavors of classic pumpkin pie topped with a sweet icing.

Keeping with the company's focus on premium ingredients, the pumpkin drinks are handcrafted with pumpkin sauce made from real pumpkin to enhance the other featured flavors and overall beverage experience. These seasonal treats also perfectly complement other Caribou menu favorites, including the wide range of delicious breakfast sandwiches and hot-out-of-the-oven quiches.

In addition to its limited-time food and beverage line-up, Caribou will be offering a new seasonal drinkware collection, which includes both hot and cold tumblers, as well as mugs and other merchandise items. The fall collection will be available in Caribou coffeehouses and online, and feature lifestyle graphics and photography meant to remind fans to take advantage of all of life's small moments of inspiration, because "Life is more than coffee, that's why there's coffee."

For more information about Caribou Coffee, please visit Caribou Coffee's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/cariboucoffee or follow Caribou on Twitter at @Caribou_Coffee.

About Caribou Coffee
Founded in 1992, Caribou Coffee Company is one of the leading branded coffee companies in the United States, with a compelling multi-channel approach to their customers. Based on the number of coffeehouses, Caribou Coffee is the second largest company-operated premium coffeehouse operator in the United States. The Company's coffeehouses aspire to be the community place loved by guests who are provided an extraordinary experience that makes their day better. Caribou Coffee provides the highest quality handcrafted beverages, foods and coffee lifestyle items with a unique blend of expertise, fun and authentic human connection in a comfortable and welcoming coffeehouse environment. In addition, Caribou Coffee's unique coffees are available within grocery stores, mass merchandisers, club stores, office coffee and foodservice providers, hotels, entertainment venues and e-commerce channels. Caribou Coffee is a proud recipient of the Rainforest Alliance Corporate Green Globe Award and is committed to operating practices that promote sustainability and environmental protection. For more information, visit the Caribou Coffee web site at www.cariboucoffee.com.

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