Melitta Europe terminates business activities in the Czech Republic and Slovakia
 

29.08.2025

Focus on growth markets: Since the Czech Republic and Slovakia offer little potential for the Melitta Group's brand business, the family-owned company will cease business activities in the two countries by mid-2026 and close the national company Melitta ČR s.r.o. in Prague.

The Melitta Group consistently pursues the goal of building up leading market positions in its markets. Where this is not structurally achievable, the company invests its resources in markets with greater growth potential. Due to the still very low price level in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, these countries also offer little prospect for  the Melitta Group's brand business in the future. Therefore, the company is withdrawing from these markets in order to focus on strategically more important markets. 

Melitta Czech Republic was founded in 1997. The company started with a product range from the household and coffee preparation sectors. From 2007 onwards, the company increasingly built up a third-party business for the Czech and Slovak markets. 

In autumn 2025, the Melitta Group successfully entered the Polish market with its coffee business. fresh at work, a subsidiary of the Melitta Group, has been active on the Spanish market since April 2026. fresh at work is a specialist in coffee and water supply in the office.