It's not just its roasts that have put this coffee company near the top of this list for three years running. It's the packages they come in. Green Mountain's "K-Cups" have become a workplace staple, and other big coffee players have signed on. Keurig single-serving brewing systems can now count Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts as users.
Fiscal year 2010 was the company's biggest year ever for revenue growth, with an increase of 73% over 2009. That increase helped Green Mountain keep its second-place spot from last year's list.
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