Alfred Peet Dies
Alfred Peet, the Dutch immigrant who opened his first store 41 years ago in Berkeley and is credited with kindling the nation’s gourmet coffee fervor, died today at his home in Ashland, Ore. He was 87.
The death was announced by Peet’s Coffee & Tea Inc., the company he retired from in 1983.
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Peet’s did not release information on the cause of death.
He is survived by a sister, a daughter and two grandchildren.
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