May 29, 2014

A Coffee Substitute - Abandoned Malt Roastery (Part 2)

The original company, from which later the malt roasting businesses would emerge, was founded in 1829 as a company that produced fuel oils.

From 1842, the company specialized in trading spices, colors and colonial goods and became one of the foremost traders in Munich.

In the second half of the 19th century, the company grew to be one of the biggest food trading companies in Germany. The products in stock ranged from Champagne and wine, chocolate and preserved foods to candles and tea. The most important branch, however, was the import of coffee beans.

The main production facility in Munich included a coffee roastery, a winery, a jam factory, a cannery and it had an own railway connection.
The head office of the company was located right next to the Munich town hall.

In 1889, the company developed a new system to produce malt coffee, and the malt coffee production branch was separated from the other production lines with its own brand in 1892.

The photos you see in these posts are from one of the eight production facilities of the malt coffee company that were built between 1895 and 1910.
In 1906, the company was appointed "Purveyor of His Holiness the Pope Pius X. and the Holy Apostolic Popes".
In the 1990s, the company went bankrupt.










































Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

4 comments:

  1. da wäre ich zu gerne mal mitgelaufen :)

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    1. Ich bin überzeugt, in Deiner Region gibt es auch so einiges zu entdecken! Einfach beim Spazierengehen die Augen offenhalten - so ungefähr bin ich ja auch auf diese Location gestoßen :)

      LG
      Jan

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  2. Wie cool das ausschaut! Schade, dass ich am anderen Ende Deutschlands wohne..

    Liebe Grüße Anki
    vom bilderlabor.blogspot.de

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    1. Ich danke Dir! Aber das mit dem anderen Ende Deutschlands lasse ich nicht gelten, Anki - ich mache meine Touren schließlich auch von Kiel aus :) Es ist möglich!!

      LG
      Jan

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