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Kalita Co., Ltd (株式会社カリタ) is a Japanese coffee equipment maker based in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. They sell their own brand products as well as importing coffee equipment into Japan.They have no relation to the similarly-named Melitta company.

History
In 1959, the company was founded in Nihonbashi, Tokyo. Riding on the kissaten(喫茶店) boom the company was able to grow through the sales of their commercial coffee equipment. They opened branches in Nagoya, Osaka, Sapporo, and began selling home-use coffee equipment as well.

In October 11th 2011, they moved their headquarters from Ota Ward, Tokyo to Yokohama, Kanagawa.

In 2019, they celebrated their 60th anniversary and their product the electric kettle KEDP-600, slated for release in 2020, was awarded the Good Design Award.

Key Products

 * Paper coffee filters
 * Coffee drippers
 * Coffee mills/grinders
 * Coffee makers (commercial and home-use)

Wave Series
A series of original coffee drippers and coffee filters that were designed by Kalita. The bottom of the drippers are flat and have three holes, this three-holed design is known as the 「Kalita Style」. They have worked together with the craftsman of Hasami Porcelain, Tsubame metalworking , and Narumi Corporation to produce products in this series.