Exhibit 31.3
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT RULES 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a)
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Lawrence J. Blanford, Chief Executive Officer, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.; and |
| 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report. |
Date: January 20, 2012
/s/ LAWRENCE J. BLANFORD |
| Lawrence J. Blanford |
| President and Chief Executive Officer |
