Karl Pfisterer GmbH & Co. Brezellauge KG

The beginnings of the Pfisterer pretzel lye brand go back to the founder and namesake, master baker Karl Pfisterer. From the very beginning, he was involved in the production and sale of baking ingredients. This naturally included pretzel lye. He did this extremely successfully, as can be seen from the inserted copies of old awards and certificates.

As a traditional company, the successors always came from the family, including Richard Carle, Karl Pfisterer's son-in-law, who continued the company from 1920 to 1955. Karl Pfisterer GmbH & Co Brezellauge KG only became the company you know today under his son-in-law, the businessman Werner Essich. He quickly realized that the production of lye for the baking industry was such a complex field that specialization was inevitable.

From today's perspective, this was the right step. The constantly changing requirements for lye for the baking industry, purity, freezability... to name but a few, were a major challenge and did not permit any further activities. Thanks to constant innovations in the manufacturing process and ever better raw materials, Pfisterer Brezellaugeâ has become the product it is today.

Of course, the research work also led to the development of various special products, which you can obtain from us today.

The safe handling of hazardous substances, which is what pretzel lye is, its use in bakeries and its disposal after use have always been important issues for us.

We supply our products via bakeries and specialist wholesalers. Our export department serves our customers worldwide.

Partnership competence has always been one of the pillars on which the company was built. Service is our top priority. The entry of Dipl.Ing.(FH) Rainer Hopfensitz in 1993, again his son-in-law, ensured continuity. On 01.01.2004 Rainer Hopfensitz took over the company as part of the special legal succession.