Shares of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters plummeted 17.4% in morning trading Wednesday after the company announced that it had discovered $4.4 million worth of accounting errors dating back to 2007, and that the SEC had started a probe.
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters will buy gourmet coffee roaster Van Houtte for C$915 million ($891 million).
When it comes to ground coffee, blends of beans are the top sellers in America. Sadly, this means most buyers aren't getting a great cup of java, says Consumer Reports, which tested 37 varieties without finding a single one it could rate "excellent" or "very good."




