UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 4, 2003

DIEDRICH COFFEE, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware

000-21203

33-0086628

(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

28 Executive Park, Suite 200
Irvine, California 92614

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (949) 260-1600

Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 4, 2003, Diedrich Coffee, Inc. issued a press release announcing the financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended September 24, 2003. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

The information in this Form 8-K and the exhibit attached hereto and incorporated herein shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: November 5, 2003	DIEDRICH COFFEE, INC.


	By:	/s/ Martin A. Lynch
		Martin A. Lynch
		Executive Vice President and
		Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibit

99.1		Press Release (furnished pursuant to Item 12 of Form 8-K)