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Biography

Early life

Peet was born in Alkmaar, Netherlands, where his father ran a small coffee roastery before World War II.^[1] After the war, Peet left London, where he had apprenticed with Lipton Tea, and worked as a tea taster for Lipton in the Dutch East Indies and New Zealand before immigrating to San Francisco in 1955, where he worked in the coffee importing industry.^[2][3] Accijnstoren Cheese market Canal and bridge Weighing house Alkmaar (West Frisian: Alkmare) is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of Noord Holland. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... A tin of Lipton Finest Earl Grey Lipton is the worlds biggest tea brand, selling both hot and ice tea around the world. ... Tea leaves in a Chinese gaiwan. ... The Lipton logo Lipton is one of the worlds best-known and best-selling brand of both hot leaf and ready-to-drink tea. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...

Coffee roaster

After becoming dismayed at the poor quality of coffee in the United States,^[3] he opened his own coffee store in Berkeley, California in 1966, and soon opened new stores in Oakland and Menlo Park. Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in northern California, in the United States. ... “Oakland” redirects here. ... Menlo Park is a city in San Mateo County, California in the United States of America. ...

Peet taught his style of roasting beans to Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegl, and Gordon Bowker, who took the technique to Seattle and founded Starbucks in 1971.^[1][3] Peet is widely credited with starting the specialty coffee revolution in the US.^[1] Among coffee-historians, Peet is labelled as "the Dutchman who taught America how to drink coffee."^[4] Jerry Baldwin is one of the original founders of Starbucks. ... Gordon Bowker is an American entrepreneur. ... “Seattle” redirects here. ... For other meanings of the name Starbuck, see Starbuck. ...

Peet sold the business in 1979, but remained a coffee buyer until 1983.^[5]

Retirement

After retiring from the coffee business, Peet moved to Ashland, Oregon in 2001, where he died in 2007.^[6] Coordinates: Country United States State Oregon County Jackson Settled 1852 Government  - Mayor John Morrison Area  - City  6. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

References

Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 243rd day of the year (244th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• New York Times Obiturary