In the late 1800's, a young German
immigrant arrived in America with a dream in his heart and his most cherished
possession in his pocket - an Old-World recipe for pretzels. It was November
18, 1911 when a youthful Adolph Benzel stepped from a boxcar at the Altoona,
Pennsylvania train station with his family and all his worldly belongings.
After working for other bakers across the state, he decided to begin baking
pretzels according to that special family recipe. He soon acquired a 75
square foot building with a bakery oven and Benzel's Bretzel Bakery was
born. Today, Adolph Benzel's exact recipe is still being used in the production
of almost 50 million pretzels daily. From generation to generation, the
business continued to grow and gain customer loyalty. Still family owned,
Benzel's Bakery is one of the most modern pretzel bakeries in the world.