Peets Coffee and Tea

Alfred Peet opened his first Peets Coffee and Tea store in Berkeley, California in 1966. Coming from Alkmaar, Holland, Mr. Peet grew up around the family’s coffee and tea business.

He worked in Indonesia for the tea trade after World War II. At age thirty five, he moved to the San Francisco Bay Area and later opened his first coffee and tea shop with a style distinctively learned from his family background.

Peets Coffee and Tea shops have been a Berkeley institution now for over 38 years.

Peet's first store was only a few blocks from the University of California. Alfred Peet is now known as the “grandfather of specialty coffee.”

Today they continue to maintain their traditional values of hard work and attention to detail that is essential to keeping their exceptional standards for quality and freshness.

Many variables affect the way the fresh roasted bean coffee tastes. Their highly trained roasters monitor air temperature and humidity to guarantee quality. Peet’s roasters sample each batch of coffee to make sure the roast tastes right.

They consider it crucial to achieve consistency in taste. The roasters combine beans in appropriate proportions to bring out the flavorful and distinctive characteristics to maintain the signature flavors Peets Coffee and Tea customers expect.

Peets Coffee and Tea has grown considerably since the opening of that first store and they now have locations not only throughout California but also Boston, Chicago, Seattle, Portland, Austin and Denver.

They have implemented new ways to sell their coffee and tea such as giving you the ability to buy coffee beans online. Their products are also available in specialty food and grocery stores and even in fine restaurants and hotels.

Today, their values remain the same as when they began in Berkeley, California. If you have a passion for the highest quality in coffee and tea, experience Peets Coffee and Tea.