EXHIBIT 23.1
INDEPENDENT  AUDITORS'  CONSENT
We  consent  to  the  incorporation  by  reference in Registration Statement No.
333-55290  on  Form  S-8  of  our  report  dated February 13, 2003 (which report
expresses  an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating
to a change in accounting method), included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of
Peet's  Coffee  &  Tea,  Inc.  for  the  year  ended  December  29,  2002.


/s/  Deloitte  &  Touche  LLP

San  Francisco,  California
March  28,  2003