Peter Dragone

Peter B. Dragone is an American entrepreneur based in Greater Boston. Peter is well-known for founding Keurig, Inc., a commercial beverage brewing company.
In November 1998, he was granted two patents for Beverage filter cartridge, along with John E. Sylvan.

Career
Peter, obtained a BA from Colby College and an MA from Middlebury College. He also attended at Harvard Business School and received an MBA degree in 1985. 1992, Peter co-founded Keurig, Inc., a beverage brewing system for home and commercial use. Peter and Sylvan developed a new kind of coffee maker for the company, which was well-received by customers. According to Boston.com, "one out of every four home coffee makers sold in the United States was a Keurig". In 1997, Peter left the company and decided to keep his stakes. In 2014, Keurig, Inc. was acquired by JAB Holding Company for nearly $14 billion.Masunaga, Samantha. "Owner of Peet's to buy coffee pod pioneer Keurig for almost $14 billion". Los Angeles Times. December 7, 2015."JAB completes acquisition of Keurig Green Mountain" . Vermont Business Magazine. March 3, 2016.

Notable positions
 Co-founder of Keurig
 Former Director of Finance and Operations Control at Chiquita Brands International
 Former Chief Financial Officer of Cognate Nutritionals, Inc

Patents
Patent number: 5840189
Patent number: 5325765

References

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