CBOU Caribou Coffee Company, Inc. (MM)

Caribou Coffee Company, Inc. (Nasdaq:CBOU), the second largest company-owned gourmet coffeehouse operator in terms of coffeehouses, announced today that it will release financial results for 3Q 2005 (ended October 2, 2005) after the market close on Wednesday, November 2, 2005. Management will host a conference call at 4:30pm ET the same day as the earnings release. This conference call will be available via webcast from the Investor Relations section of the Company's website. To access the live webcast, go to the company's website located at www.cariboucoffee.com and click the webcast link. For those who are unable to listen to the webcast live an indexed recording of the call will be posted on the Investor Relations section of the Company's website within 2 hours of the call's completion. To listen to a telephone replay of the third-quarter conference call, dial toll-free (888)-203-1112 or international (719)-457-0820 and enter pin number 1558234. The replay will be available beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, November 2nd, through midnight Wednesday, November 9th. About the Company Caribou Coffee, founded in 1992 and headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is the second largest company-owned gourmet coffeehouse operator in the United States based on the number of coffeehouses. As of July 31, 2005, Caribou Coffee had 337 coffeehouses, including three licensed locations and four joint venture locations. Caribou Coffee's coffeehouses are located in 14 states and the District of Columbia, including 154 coffeehouses in Minnesota and 56 coffeehouses in Illinois. Caribou Coffee offers its customers high-quality gourmet coffee and espresso-based beverages, as well as specialty teas, baked goods, whole bean coffee, branded merchandise and related products. In addition, Caribou Coffee sells products to grocery stores and mass merchandisers, office coffee providers, airlines, hotels, sports and entertainment venues, college campuses and other commercial customers. Caribou Coffee focuses on creating a unique experience for customers through a combination of high-quality products, a comfortable and welcoming coffeehouse environment and customer service. Forward Looking Statements Statements in this press release, other than historical information, may be "forward-looking" in nature within the meaning of Section 21E of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are subject to various risks, uncertainties and assumptions. These statements are based on management's current expectations, estimates and projections about Caribou Coffee and its industry and include, but are not limited to, its ability to successfully defend ongoing current or future lawsuits, to manage overall customer satisfaction, to maintain its overall business and market penetration, to leverage its business model and to effectively balance Company growth and profitability. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the applicable statements. The risks, uncertainties and assumptions that may affect Caribou Coffee, its operating results and your investments, include, but are not limited to, receipt of additional lawsuits brought against the Company by competitors, regulatory authorities or other third parties; unfavorable outcomes delivered in any Company lawsuits; fluctuation in quarterly and annual results; Caribou Coffee's ability to attain and maintain long-term customer satisfaction; its ability to meet projected financial results, open new coffeehouses as well as the factors disclosed in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this release.