• futatorius@lemm.ee
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        3 days ago

        Peets only operated on the US West Coast for many decades. They were selling good coffee back when Howard Schultz was trying to get into roasting, then opened a coffee shop in the Seattle Pike Place market. They cut some kind of non-compete deal but I believe it’s no longer in force.

        In California, Graffeo is a better roaster than Peet’s, but they don’t brew coffee. And they only have two retail outlets for their beans.

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        3 days ago

        They have physical locations too. I’m on the east coast so they’re not as popular here. Major city though.

        Used to have like 6 locations but they’re down to 2 now that I know of in my state.

        You can also just aim for local shops instead of chains.

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        3 days ago

        It’s a Bay Area company. They aren’t all over the U.S. According to a map on their website there are 286. Approximately 47.5% are located in the Bay Area.