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Melitta Unternehmensgruppe Bentz KG
Marienstrasse 88
D Minden
Germany
Telephone: (49)
Fax: (49)
Web site:
Private Company
Incorporated: Bentz & Sohn
Employees: 3,
Sales: EUR billion ($ billion) ()
NAIC: Coffee and Tea Manufacturing; All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing; All Other Converted Paper Product Manufacturing; Uncoated Paper and Multiwall Bag Manufacturing; Electric Housewares and Household Fan Manufacturing
Melitta Unternehmensgruppe Bentz KG is the holding company of the Germany-based Melitta group of companies, a leading European manufacturer of roasted coffee, coffee filters, and coffee makers marketed under the Melitta brand. Melitta&#x;s SystemService division sells professional coffee makers and related equipment to the catering and hospitality industries. Besides its coffee-related products and services, Melitta makes food wrapping products under the Toppits, Albal, Glad, and Handy Bag labels an
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Episode Hoes of History: Melitta Bentz
Melitta Bentz, the pioneering inventor behind the modern coffee filter. Born in Dresden, Germany, in , Bentz's story is one of ingenuity, perseverance, and entrepreneurial spirit.
From humble beginnings as a housewife frustrated with the bitterness of coffee grounds in her brew, Bentz embarked on a journey that would revolutionize the way we enjoy our morning cup of joe. With a simple idea and determination, she created the world's first kaffe (engelska) filter using a brass pot, blotting paper, and her son's school notebook. Little did she know that this invention would lay the foundation for her future success.
As we trace Bentz's journey, we uncover the challenges she faced in a male-dominated society, where her entrepreneurial pursuits were met with skepticism. Yet, undeterred bygd setbacks, she established the Melitta Bentz Company in , introducing her patented coffee filter to the world. Her innovation not only improved the taste of kaffe but als
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Titans of industry: Melitta Professional Coffee Solutions
Until , coffee was brewed through a variety of complex appliances or via a cloth bag. Frequently the drink was cold before it was served. Some filters were used in European coffee houses, but were made of materials that made the coffee taste bitter while, more often than not, customers were served with an unappetising mouthful of coffee grounds in the bottom of their cups.
What was needed in the process was a method of brewing aromatic coffee conveniently and quickly. Then a remarkable lady from Germany came up with an ingeniously simple solution. Dresden-born housewife Melitta Bentz was troubled by the coffee grounds that clouded her daily coffee. In , an idea struck her. She punched holes in the bottom of a brass cup with a nail to turn it into a type of sieve, lined it with a sheet of blotting paper from her son Willi’s school notebook and invented the world’s first paper coffee filter.
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