Mestemacher Explained

Mestemacher
Type:	Public
Foundation:	1871
Location City:	Gütersloh
Location Country:	Germany
Industry:	food

Mestemacher is a German food company based in Gütersloh. It was founded in 1871.

Mestemacher produces a range of bread,^{[1] [2]} cereal and cakes. The company exports products to more than 87 countries of the world including United States, France, Brazil and Croatia.^{[3] [4]}

Speciality

A leading classic retail grocery trader in Germany, Mestemacher specializes in pre-packaged Vollkornbrot - German-style dark wholegrain bread and other international varieties. These products are different from the conventional pre-packaged breads and baked items.^[5]

Brief history

The history of Mestemacher began in 1871 when master shoemaker Johann Heinrich Mestemacher started a modest bakery factory in Gütersloh for his 20-year-old son Wilhelm, a master baker. After 35 years in the bakery business, in 1910, Wilhelm introduced a specialist bakery for pumpernickel.^[5]

References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=KnLlr06tt1oC&pg=PA223 Young For Life – Marilyn Diamond, Donald Schnell
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=WDjZpJXEQwkC&pg=PT252 Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease – Caldwell B. Esselstyn Jr., M.D.
3. Web site: Mestemacher Natural and Organic Bread. carlbrandt.com. 28 January 2014.
4. Web site: Mestemacher Ratings & Reviews. goodguide.com. 28 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140202122407/http://www.goodguide.com/brands/215723-mestemacher. 2 February 2014. dead.
5. Web site: Detmers. Dr. Ulrike. THE LIFESTYLE BAKERY CONCEPT. mestemacher-gmbh.com. 28 January 2014.