Jerry Baldwin, Gordon Bowker and Zev Siegel founded which refreshment company in 1971?
Jerry Baldwin Jerry Baldwin Gerald "Jerry" Baldwin is an American businessman, who along with Gordon Bowker and Zev Siegl founded Starbucks in Seattle in 1971. Jerry Baldwin learned the coffee trade from Alfred Peet, whose store Peet's Coffee & Tea was the inspiration for Starbucks. Starbucks purchased roasted coffee beans from Peet's during its first year of operation. In 1984 Peet's was put up for sale; Baldwin led a group of investors that purchased the company. In 1987 he sold his interests in Starbucks. Baldwin was Chairman of Peet's until 2001 when Peet's became a publicly traded company; he now holds the
Zev Siegl founder of Quatermaine Coffee Roasters in Washington, DC, Peerless Pie in Seattle, and BuckleUp, later renamed Socialbeesstrategy.com. From 2004 until mid-2012 he served as the Lead Advisor of the Small Business Development Center for Southwest King County (Seattle). Siegl is also known for his philanthropy; he frequently donates to Israeli and Jewish funds. Siegl lives in Seattle, Washington. Zev Siegl Zev Siegl (born December 28, 1942 in Alameda, California) is an American entrepreneur. Zev Siegl was born to a Jewish American family on December 28, 1942 in Alameda, California. In 1971 Zev Sigel, teacher Jerry Baldwin, and writer Gordon Bowker