Kappa

Kappa is an Italian company founded by Abramo Vitale on January 1, 1916. The company is headquartered in Turin, Italy, and operates as a Società per azioni. Kappa is involved in the textile and sports equipment industries.

The company has several strategic partnerships with sports clubs, including ACF Fiorentina, U.S. Città di Palermo, Real Betis, Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield, 1. FSV Mainz 05, and Brescia Calcio. Additionally, Kappa is in strategic partnership with Infinity and Movistar Riders. Kappa is also the parent company of Empoli F.C., a subsidiary.

Kappa has a presence in several countries, including offices in Madrid, Spain; Reidermoos, Switzerland; Manchester, UK; Saint-Herblain, France, and Wincrange, Luxembourg.

Some of Kappa's competitors in the sportswear and equipment market are Puma, Reebok, The North Face, and Converse.

Kappa is currently an active organization, operating within the broader context of companies and organizations.

Kappa is an Italian sportswear brand founded in Turin, Piedmont, Italy in 1978 by Marco Boglione, as a sportswear branch of the already existing "Robe di Kappa".

History

Maglificio Calzificio Torinese (MCT), a sock and underwear company from Turin, had a production problem with its Aquila brand in 1916. When the problem was fixed, all the new products were stamped with a K, standing for German Kontrolle. Sales surged and in 1967 the K line was formally called Kappa, the Greek letter for K.