Melitta

Melitta Group
Company typePrivate
IndustryRetail Coffee
Founded1908
HeadquartersMinden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
ProductsCoffees, coffee filters, small appliance (coffee makers etc.)
Revenue1.325 billion € (2014)
Number of employees
3,736 (2014)
Websitewww.melitta-group.com
Melitta headquarters in Minden
A Melitta coffee filter, containing ground coffee, in a single cup brewing holder

Melitta (/məˈltə/) is a German company selling coffee, paper coffee filters, and coffee makers, part of the Melitta Group, which has branches in other countries. The company is headquartered in Minden, North Rhine-Westphalia.[1][2]

It is named after Melitta Bentz (1873–1950) who founded the company after she invented the drip brew paper coffee filter (German patent granted 8 July 1908). Bentz later ran the company as a family business.[3]

  1. ^ Walsh, Alex (2010-03-25). "Filter Family". Business Observer. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
  2. ^ "Service addresses Archived 2009-04-03 at the Wayback Machine." Melitta. Retrieved on August 12, 2009.
  3. ^ Moses, Claire (2018-09-05). "Overlooked No More: Melitta Bentz, Who Invented the Coffee Filter". The New York Times. Retrieved 2020-02-21.