Ten Peaks Coffee Company Appoints New Director

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Oct. 6, 2014) - Ten Peaks Coffee Company Inc. (TSX:TPK) ("Ten Peaks") today reported the appointment of Donald B. Schroeder to its board of directors, effectively immediately.

"We are very pleased to welcome Don Schroeder to our board, and look forward to benefitting from his extensive background in the specialty coffee industry. This includes experience in coffee development, distribution and strategic planning, gained through his many years with Tim Hortons," said David Rowntree, Ten Peaks' Chairman of the Board.

Mr. Schroeder spent 20 years at the TDL Group (the parent company of Tim Hortons) and most recently was its President and Chief Executive Officer, until his retirement in May 2011. Prior to that, he enjoyed a 20-year career as a private practice lawyer in Hamilton, Ontario. It was during this time that Mr. Schroeder's involvement with Tim Hortons began.

Since his retirement from the TDL Group, Mr. Schroeder has continued his association with Tim Hortons, as a member of the Board of Directors for the Tim Horton Children's Foundation, a non-profit, charitable organization committed to providing a fun-filled camp environment for children from economically disadvantaged homes.

Company Profile

Ten Peaks is a publicly traded company that owns all of the interests of the Swiss Water Decaffeinated Coffee Company Inc., a premium consumer-branded green coffee decaffeinator located in Burnaby, BC. It also owns and operates Seaforth Supply Chain Solutions Inc., a green coffee handling and warehousing business located in Metro Vancouver.