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Peet's Coffee & Tea, Inc. (Peet's) is a specialty coffee roaster and marketer of fresh roasted whole bean coffee. The Company sells its coffee through multiple channels of distribution, including grocery stores, home delivery, office, restaurant and food service accounts, and Company-owned and operated stores in six states. The Company operates its business through two segments: retail and specialty sales, which consist of sales to home delivery customers, sales to grocery stores, restaurant and food service companies, and office accounts.

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