Today, analysts Brendan Byrnes and Austin Smith discuss how Green Mountain Coffee Roasters makes its money. The company uses a razor-and-blades model, where it sells a machine essentially at cost but generates profit on high-margin parts. For GMCR, its low-cost Keurig coffee brewers guarantee repeat business for its high-margin, refillable K-Cup pods.
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