Alfred Peet, 87, coffee trade pioneerOBITUARY From: International Herald Tribune | Date: September 4, 2007| Author: Carolyn Marshall | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

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09-04-2007

Alfred Peet, the son of a Dutch coffee merchant who pioneered a revolution in roasting exotic dark beans that led to America's love affair with high-end coffee, died Wednesday at his home in Ashland, Oregon. He was 87.The cause was cancer, several friends said. His death was announced Friday by a representative of the company he founded, Peet's Coffee and Tea.Peet, often called the ''grandfather of specialty coffee,'' started his ...

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