Alton W. McEwen

Distant Lands Trading Co. operates as a coffee roasting company, which grows, roasts, and distributes premium coffee beans. Its operating divisions include coffee farms, processing mills, quality control services, green coffee trading, and North American roasting plants. It serves upscale restaurants or premium coffee houses. The company was founded by William McAlpin in 1982 and is headquartered in Renton, WA.

Centre Partners Management LLC (Centre Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1986 by Lester Pollack. The firm is headquartered in New York with additional offices in Los Angeles.

Part of Distant Lands Trading, Java Trading Co. trades coffee, tea, and blend products. The company is based in Renton, WA.

Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee Income Fund is an unincorporated open-ended limited purpose trust established under the laws of the Province of British Columbia by a Declaration of Trust made as at April 3, 2002. The Fund was formed to acquire 100% of the common shares of Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee Company Inc. The Company is in the coffee decaffeination business utilizing the branded SWISS WATER® Process of 100% chemical free green coffee decaffeination. The SWISS WATER Process is the worlds only consumer branded decaffeination process and the company supports the brand through ongoing consumer research and focuses consumer advertising.

Second Cup Ltd. is a private group led by Gabriel Tsampalieros based in Mississauga, Canada.

Part of Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc., Gloria Jean's Coffee is a company that produces and sells coffee. The company is based in Irvine, CA.

Retail Council of Canada is a not-for-profit, industry-funded association that represents small, medium, and large retail businesses in every community across Canada. Additionally, Retail Council of Canada provides exclusive HR committees, events, and special reports that help retail HR professionals collaborate with peers to stay informed on emerging issues, recruiting, retention, training best practices, and upcoming legislated changes to employment laws. The non-profit company is based in Toronto, Canada. The Canadian company represents more than 45,000 storefronts in all retail formats, including department, grocery, specialty, discount, independent retailers, and online merchants. Retail Council of Canada advocates for retail in Canada and works with all levels of government and other stakeholders to support growth. The company offers the latest retail industry research, best practices, consumer trends, and sales statistics. The CEO of the company is Diane J. Brisebois.

Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee Co. is proud to support Grounds for Health (GFH), an international nonprofit organization that works with coffee-growing communities to provide life-saving women's health care services. GFH's primary focus is on the early detection and treatment of cervical cancer, the leading cause of cancer death among women in developing countries. It is a global leader in environmentally responsible chemical-free decaffeination of specialty coffee since 1989.SWISS WATER® PROCESS is a taste-driven, 100% chemical free decaffeination process that never uses methylene chloride or ethyl acetate to remove the caffeine from coffee beans. Using pure water, SWISS WATER® Decaffeination Process removes caffeine such that the beans are 99.9% caffeine free while maintaining the unique origin flavor, body and aroma characteristics. The best of the bean remains while only the caffeine is removed.