
Craft bakery from the Münsterland – fresh-from-the-oven breads, rolls and baked goods made to traditional recipes every day since 1845.

Essmann's Backstube GmbH
Altenberge (headquarters) · Branches throughout the Münsterland (including Münster, Rheine, Steinfurt, Coesfeld, Ahlen, Hamm-Pelkum)New on Amplifa
About Essmanns Backstube
Essmanns Backstube is a traditional family bakery based in Altenberge in the Münsterland, run in the fifth generation since 1845. The bakery produces fresh-from-the-oven baked goods such as breads, rolls and sweet pastries every day, crafted with long dough resting times, high-quality ingredients and no premixes. The products are sold at around 70 locations throughout the Münsterland – in the company's own cafés offering breakfast, in branches inside supermarkets, at the DriveIn-Café Steinfurt and at Rheine main station. The company values regional roots and has operated its own energy management with a photovoltaic system since 2010. For its baked goods and philosophy, the company has repeatedly been awarded the MeisterWerkNRW seal by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Managing Director Matthias Essmann joined the family business in 1991 as master baker and confectioner of the fifth generation.
- Site
- Altenberge
- Processes
- Cafés with breakfast offer, Sales in supermarkets, Drive-in café, Loyalty card, Deals and offers, Digital guest service (24/7 chat), Own energy management with photovoltaic system
- Materials
- Breads, Rolls, Sweet pastries and cakes
- Certificates
- MeisterWerkNRW
- Founded
- 1845
- Industries
- Bakery/Craft trades, Food retail (supermarkets), Gastronomy/Cafés
- 01
Recipe development and dough preparation
- 02
Baking in our own bakery
- 03
Daily fresh delivery
- 04
Sale in branches, cafés and supermarkets
Ingredients & Production
Breads
Based on long dough resting times, the finest ingredients and in-house recipes without premixes.
Rolls
Rolls baked fresh from the oven daily in various varieties.
Sweet pastries and cakes
Confectionery products crafted by hand, also as a snack or for breakfast.
Locations

Altenberge
DEHeadquarters and production
Product Range



Inside the production



Industries
Additional services
Quality
Essmanns Backstube is a traditional craft bakery and bakes all of its baked goods daily with the finest ingredients. The company has repeatedly been awarded the MeisterWerkNRW seal by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
| Evidence | Altenberge |
|---|---|
| MeisterWerkNRW |
History
- 1845
Founding of the family bakery
- 1948
Milestone in company history
- 1955
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- 1957
Milestone in company history
- 1976
Milestone in company history
- 1988
Milestone in company history
- 1991
After passing his master baker and confectioner examinations, Matthias Essmann joins the company as the 5th generation
- 1999
Milestone in company history
- 2003
Milestone in company history
- 2010
Start of energy management with construction of a photovoltaic system – a pioneer in sustainability and environmental protection
- 2016
Milestone in company history
- 2018
Milestone in company history
- 2022
Milestone in company history
- 2023
Milestone in company history