Melitta review
Updated September 30, 2026 · TreatCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 30, 2026
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Our verdict
Melitta suits households in DE that would rather buy coffee outright in whole bean, ground and pods than hold a subscription. The roaster behind it, Melitta Europa GmbH & Co. KG, has traded since 1908, and its listed per-weight price of €1.85 holds at every order.
Key facts
- Best for
- One supplier for whole bean, ground and pods in Germany, bought outright rather than on a plan.
- Price per 100 g
- €1.85 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Certifications
- Organic (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Free delivery threshold
- €49 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Markets
- DE (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Legal entity
- Melitta Europa GmbH & Co. KG (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Headquarters
- Germany (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Founded
- 1908 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Support channels
- Email, Chat, Phone, Help-centre (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Products
- Coffee roaster, Pods
- Formats
- Whole bean, Ground, Pods, Instant
- Official website
- melitta.de
Apps and profiles
- Elsewhere
- facebook.comyoutube.cominstagram.com
Pros and cons
Pros
- Ranked 2 of 43 brands on listed per-weight price, which puts the shelf figure in the cheaper part of the field buyers compare
- One supplier covers a grinder, a filter machine and a capsule machine, since whole bean, ground and pods includes whole bean, ground and pods
- Delivery is free once an order reaches €49, so routine restocking ships without a charge
- Support on email, chat and phone includes phone and a help center, above the 72.2% share of brands in this category offering phone
Cons
- coffee roaster and pods lists a coffee roaster and pods, and a coffee subscription is not among them, where coffee subscription, coffee roaster and pods and coffee subscription and pods both include one
- DE lists a single market, so readers elsewhere have no delivery option from this brand
- organic lists organic alone, and 72.4% of coffee subscription brands carry organic too, so the label does not narrow the choice
Ready to try Melitta?
Scored 9.5 / 10 by TreatCue.
Who it suits
- Households in DE wanting one supplier across whole bean, ground and pods rather than a rotating box, with no delivery rhythm to keep
- Capsule and filter machine owners buying outright, since coffee roaster and pods stop at a roaster and pods with no subscription to cancel
- Value shoppers: €1.85 sits under the category median of €4.48, with free delivery from €49
Who should look elsewhere
- Readers who want coffee on a fixed delivery rhythm: coffee subscription, coffee roaster and pods includes a coffee subscription, where Melitta's coffee roaster and pods stop at beans and pods
- Anyone outside DE who still wants coffee delivered, since DE is the only market listed
- Shoppers who want a capsule system and nothing else: coffee subscription and pods covers pods and a subscription, so a narrower range can suit a single-machine kitchen better than Melitta's whole bean, ground and pods
Prices
Melitta's coffee is sold at a listed €1.85, and that is the figure to hold against a plan's entry price and its renewal. Because a basket is bought rather than scheduled, the number met at the first order is the number at every later one. Delivery is free from €49, so that threshold decides whether shipping adds anything at all: a small basket pays it, a restock order clears it. Judge a subscription on what recurs each cycle and this one on what each basket costs, and €1.85 is the number to compare.
The company behind it
The coffee is sold by Melitta Europa GmbH & Co. KG, based in Germany and trading since 1908. For a brand people reorder rather than buy once, that trading history is the detail that carries weight, and the named legal entity is the one to look for on paperwork. Support runs on email, chat and phone, so a question about grind, delivery or a machine can go to a person by phone as well as in writing, while the help center takes the routine repeat. Readers weighing who will still be shipping in a few years are reading these two things closely.
How Melitta compares
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For the simplest capsule basket: pods is pods alone, so readers who never want whole bean or ground can keep the order small against Melitta's wider whole bean, ground and pods.
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Where Melitta is available
- Available
- Germany
Countries from the brand (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Frequently asked questions
How much does Melitta coffee cost?+
Melitta's listed figure is €1.85, and delivery is free on orders from €49, so shipping only bites on baskets below that line. The figure to set beside any coffee subscription is the same one, since a coffee subscription is not among coffee roaster and pods.
Does Melitta run a coffee subscription?+
coffee roaster and pods shows a coffee roaster and pods, and a coffee subscription is not among them, while coffee subscription, coffee roaster and pods and coffee subscription and pods both include one. Readers who want coffee on a set delivery rhythm should start with those two.
Which formats can I buy from Melitta?+
whole bean, ground and pods covers the range: whole bean for a grinder, ground for a filter or moka pot, pods for a capsule machine, and instant for speed. coffee roaster and pods confirms the roasting side and the pod side sit under the same name.
Where does Melitta deliver?+
Melitta delivers in Germany, and the business behind it is based in Germany. Buyers outside that market will find no delivery option here, so Atlas Coffee Club and Nespresso are the alternatives worth checking for coverage.
Is Melitta coffee certified organic?+
organic lists organic as the certification on the coffee. Across the coffee subscription brands tracked here, 72.4% carry organic as well, so a certified coffee does not by itself narrow the choice.
How long has Melitta been trading?+
The business is Melitta Europa GmbH & Co. KG, based in Germany and trading since 1908. That date is the quickest way to weigh a long-running roaster against a newer name, and the legal entity is the one to look for on paperwork.
Can I reach Melitta about a problem with an order?+
Support runs on email, chat and phone, covering email, chat, phone and a help center. In this category 72.2% of brands offer phone, so calling a coffee brand here is common rather than unusual.
Does Melitta sell pods as well as beans?+
It does. whole bean, ground and pods includes pods alongside whole bean, ground and instant, and coffee roaster and pods counts the pod line as a product type of its own. Where pods covers pods alone and coffee subscription and pods pairs pods with a coffee subscription, Melitta suits a kitchen running more than one machine.
Sources
- melitta.de/affiliate checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Support channels
“Du hast Fragen? Wende dich gern an das Melitta® Affiliate Team: ... Kontaktiere uns: [0571 - 86 1040] Montag - Freitag 08:00 - 15:00 Uhr Oder per Live-Chat Montag - Freitag 08:00 - 18:00 Uhr ......”
- melitta.de/kaffee checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Certifications, Formats, Price per 100 g, Products
“Melitta® BellaCrema® Bio Kaffeebohnen 750g Vollmundig-rund, mild, Zitrus ab 15,29 €*”
- melitta.de/kaffeebohnen/melitta-bellacrema-la-crema checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Founded
- melitta.de/lieferinformationen checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Free delivery threshold, Markets
- melitta.de/navigation/10d1128e7e314094a00e7b8bb0de5cf5 checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Headquarters, Legal entity
“Melitta Europa GmbH & Co. KG Ringstr. 99 32427 Minden”
Compiled from 5 source pages, checked September 30, 2026. We did not open an account.
What changed
- September 30, 2026: axisScores offer was 9.9, now 9.8
Melitta
One supplier for whole bean, ground and pods in Germany, bought outright rather than on a plan.