SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C.  20549
                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                       Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  October 29, 2003
                            PEET'S COFFEE & TEA, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

             Washington               0-32233                   91-0863396
    (State of jurisdiction)     (Commission File No.)        (IRS Employer
                                                       Identification No.)

                                1400 Park Avenue
                        Emeryville, California 94608-3520
              (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
       Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (510) 594-2100







ITEM  12.     RESULTS  OF  OPERATIONS  AND  FINANCIAL  CONDITION.
     On  October  29, 2003, Peet's Coffee & Tea, Inc. (the "Company"), announced
via  press  release  the Company's results for its third quarter ended September
28,  2003,  and  conducted a publicly-available conference call discussing those
results.  A copy of the Company's press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit
99.1  and  is  incorporated  herein  by  reference.





                                    SIGNATURE
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Peet's
Coffee & Tea, Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned  hereunto  duly  authorized.
                                                   PEET'S  COFFEE  &  TEA,  INC.
Dated:  October  29,  2003                         By:     /s/  Thomas  Cawley
                                                       -----------------------
                                                       Thomas  Cawley
                                                       Chief  Financial  Officer






                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT  NUMBER     DESCRIPTION
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99.1                Press  release,  dated  October  29,  2003.