Altmann & Kühne
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| legal form | Open trading company |
| founding | 1928 |
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Vienna , Austria
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| management | Petra Heytmanek-Schick |
| Branch | Pastry shop |
| Website | www.altmann-kuehne.at |
Altmann & Kühne is a confectionery in Vienna . It was founded in 1928 and specializes in the production of hand-made miniature confectionery , the so-called "Liliput confectionery", and sweets . These are sold in packaging designed by the Wiener Werkstätte . The shop is located on Graben and was designed in 1932 by the Austrian architects Josef Hoffmann and Oswald Haerdtl .
In Vienna
The company, which was able to boast as a supplier to the former Habsburg monarchy, successfully grew into a prosperous company in the interwar period. It expanded to three stores in downtown Vienna. The main store on Graben (Graben, Vienna, Graben) was characterized by a modern facade designed by Josef Hoffmann. It survives to this day and is a listed building. Inside the shop, the chocolate packages were designed by the artists of the Wiener Werkstätte.
At the time of the Anschluss in 1938 Altmann und Kühne was one of the four Viennese chocolatiers - a “small but upscale producer” after the “big three” of Victor Schmidt, Heller and Küfferle. After taking power, Emile Altmann and Ernst Kühne, who were Jews, emigrated to New York City. The company survived through the Nazi era and the Second World War, which can be attributed to the persistence of her employee, Ms. Mercek.
In the United States
In December 1939 they opened a chocolate shop at 700 Fifth Avenue. In 1941 it was sold to an American investor and continued under the Austrian brand until 1958. The New York Times regularly listed Altmann and Kühne chocolates on their Easter shopping lists. Betsy Wade of the New York Times recounts in 1987: "... these pralines in European-looking packages: the coffee beans for the adults - at least in theory - and the cat's tongues, finger-length spatulas of bittersweet, for me and my sister." After Altmann and Kühne the New Leaving the York stage, their Fifth Avenue business was 'renamed' to Blum's, selling chocolate as "perhaps the best in this country"
Another group of former Altmann and Kühne employees, who emigrated to the United States in 1938, founded the candy corporation Barton Continental Confectionery , a brand that sold original Altmann and Kühne products. The American company eventually expanded into a chain of three thousand branches.
literature
- Lily Grynstock: Sweet Vienna . Neuer Umschau Verlag GmbH, Neustadt an der Weinstrasse 2008, ISBN 3-86528-400-0 .
Web links
- Altmann & Kühne's website
- “Feinkostladen Österreich” description by Altmann & Kühne on the 3sat website
- Altmann & Kühne ( memento of February 1, 2008 in the Internet Archive ), description on the website of The New York Times
Individual evidence
- ↑ University of Washington Libraries ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b story . Altmann and Kühne. Retrieved August 8, 2010
- ↑ a b c Szogui. , P. .. 193
- ↑ a b hotel, business and residential property ... . The New York Times, December 3, 1939 (English)
- ^ Open Novel Candy Store Here . The New York Times, December 12, 1939 (English)
- ↑ Altman & Kuhne Candy Co. Sold . The New York Times, August 24, 1941 (English)
- ↑ Food news: Lots of new delicacies for Easter . The New York Times, April 4, 1944 (English)
- ↑ Food news : delicacies with lavender, old lace theme . The New York Times, May 8, 1946 (English)
- ↑ Food News : Bunnies and more bunnies appear here . The New York Times, April 9, 1949 (English)
- ↑ Holiday Surprises: Candy As It Was Used . The New York Times, November 15, 1987 (English)
- ↑ Sweet Tooth; $ 150 Can Be Spent for Four Pounds of Chocolates at New 5th Ave. Shop . The New York Times, March 3, 1958 (English)
Coordinates: 48 ° 12 ′ 30 " N , 16 ° 22 ′ 15.3" E