Step by step to success
The Dallmayr headquarters in Munich have a history that stretches back more than three hundred years. The two bronze crests on the facade of the building represent a promise of quality, and the family business, steeped in tradition, is committed to upholding these standards. That will never change.
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Today
The Dallmayr delicatessen in Munich is a magnet for visitors. Year after year, it attracts more than 1.4 million tourists from all over the world, and the same number of local residents visit the institution in the heart of their city.
Dallmayr coffee, with its luxury prodomo brand, is one of the leading names on the German coffee market. Contemporary new products such as Dallmayr Crema d’Oro and Dallmayr French Press add to the variety of the range.
Dallmayr Vending & Office has grown to become the leading provider in Germany for coffee enjoyment at the push of a button. More than 50,000 Dallmayr vending machines are in operation in a total of 14 European countries and in the Middle East.
Despite its buoyant growth in recent years, Dallmayr has remained a family-run company. It is managed to this day by the owners, Georg Randlkofer (responsible for the delicatessen and the Party & Catering division) and Wolfgang Wille (responsible for the coffee business and the Vending & Office division). They are supported by the next generation of the family.
1991
Expanding abroad: the first Dallmayr vending machines are installed in Central and Eastern Europe.
1985
New company structure: the coffee division is incorporated into the newly established Alois Dallmayr Kaffee oHG.
1977
New management: Wolfgang Wille, the son of Konrad Werner Wille, and Georg Randlkofer, the great-grandson of Anton and Therese Randlkofer, take over as company managers.
1960s
Establishment of Alois Dallmayr Vending Service: Dallmayr becomes one of the first companies in Germany to develop high-quality products for vending machines, laying the foundation for Alois Dallmayr Vending Service.
Konrad Werner Wille creates the speciality coffee prodomo, which quickly sets coffee lovers’ hearts aflame all over Bavaria.
1950s
Restoration and early success: The Dallmayr building has a new facade and radiates a new splendour. The coffee business develops well, and it is not long before the good reputation of the delicatessen is matched by that of the company’s coffee.
1940s
In ruins: The war is catastrophic – the headquarters on Dienerstrasse are razed to the ground. Paul Randlkofer and Konrad Werner Wille dedicate their body and soul to restoring the business.
1933
The start of the coffee era: aged just 19, Konrad Werner Wille, a coffee expert from Bremen, establishes a special department for coffee at Dallmayr. He purchases raw coffee, oversees work on the roasting machine in person and organises sales. The Dallmayr coffee brand is born.
1931
Difficult times: the economic situation remains poor after Black Friday, presenting Dallmayr with a challenging outlook. The delicatessen looks for another mainstay for the business and decides on coffee.
1912
Recovery and expansion: the shop more than doubles in size. It now employs around 70 people.
Around 1900
Purveyor to the Royal Court: under the competent management of Therese Randlkofer, Dallmayr soon becomes one of the best delicatessens in Europe. The company is awarded the title of purveyor to the Royal Bavarian Court and is able to boast a list of customers that includes the German imperial family and 14 other royal houses in Europe.
1895
A woman at the helm: Alois Dallmayr sells the building and shop to Anton Randlkofer. After Randlkofer's death just two years later, his widow Therese Randlkofer takes over as company manager. A sensational turn of events at the time: a woman in charge!
1870
Alois Dallmayr. The company is named after the owner and merchant Alois Dallmayr from Wolnzach in Hallertau.
Around 1700
The first records of the company that would later become known as Dallmayr date back to 1700. At this time, a merchant from Munich called Christian Reitter operated a trading business.
