Artisan bakery for ORGANIC baked goods made from grain from the Swabian Alb
BeckaBeck – Bäckerei und Konditorei Inh. Heinrich Beck
Römerstein (baking workshop & administration) · Branches, among others, in Bad Urach, Blaubeuren, Metzingen, Münsingen, Reutlingen, TübingenNew on Amplifa
About BeckaBeck
BeckaBeck is an artisan bakery and confectionery based in Römerstein on the Swabian Alb. In its own baking workshop, breads, rolls, cakes, tortes, snacks and seasonal products such as gingerbread and Stollen are produced predominantly in ORGANIC quality. All of the grain – Alb spelt, Alb wheat and Alb rye (light-grain rye) – comes from farmers in the region and is milled only months after harvest; the flour matures for several weeks before processing. Long dough resting times of up to 48 hours reduce the FODMAP content and improve digestibility, according to a joint study with the University of Hohenheim. The products are sold via around 20 of the company's own branches and cafés in the region, the online shop with delivery within Germany, as well as partner shops and wholesale. In Merklingen, the company also operates the H_Albzeit market hall and restaurant.
- Site
- Römerstein
- Processes
- Online shop with shipping (DHL), Café/gastronomy (Café Beck), Market hall/restaurant (H_Albzeit), Wholesale/sales in partner shops
- Materials
- Alb spelt, Alb wheat, Alb rye (light-grain rye), Alb herbs, Alb flaxseed, Böhringer caraway
- Certificates
- Organic certification (organic control body), Organic certification DE-Öko-006
- Industries
- Bakery/Confectionery, Food retail, Gastronomy
- 01
Cultivation with regional farmers (ORGANIC grain, herbs, flaxseed, caraway)
- 02
Milling of the grain
- 03
Flour maturation
- 04
Dough management with long dough resting
- 05
Baking in the Römerstein baking workshop
- 06
Distribution via branches, online shop and partner shops
Raw materials & processes
Alb spelt
Swabian heritage grain from organic farming, used, among other things, for the Älblerbrot made from 100 % red Alb spelt.
Alb wheat
Old varieties from biodynamic breeding, grown by ORGANIC farmers on the Swabian Alb.
Alb rye (light-grain rye)
Light-grain rye from the Darzau grain breeding programme, specially developed for organic farming.
Alb herbs
Regional herbs from high-altitude locations with a high content of essential oils.
Alb flaxseed
Historic Alb crop plant, which is being cultivated again by partner farmers.
Böhringer caraway
Re-established Alb crop plant, used, among other things, in the Böhringer Kimmicher and the Albkruste.
Sites
Römerstein
DEProduction (baking workshop) & administration
- Materials
- ORGANIC grain (spelt, wheat, rye)
- Flour silos
- Production line
- Cooling cell
Bad Urach
DEBranches Café Beck (Marktplatz and Max-Eyth-Straße)
Blaubeuren
DEBranches BeckaBeck and Café Beck
Metzingen/Neuhausen
DEBranches Zum Becki, Metzingen and Neuhausen (former Fleischmann site)
Münsingen
DEBranches BeckaBeck, im Stabilo and Café Beck
Merklingen
DEH_Albzeit market hall/restaurant
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
Quality & Certification
The baking workshop is certified as an organic operation by the organic control body DE-Öko-006. A subsidised project for flour silos, production line and cooling cell serves to safeguard quality and hygiene.
| Evidence | Römerstein |
|---|---|
| Organic certification DE-Öko-006 |