Based in Gaubicz, Lower Austria, the ÖFFERL bread-making concept has evolved over the past few years from a small bakery into a multi-faceted team of professionals with five branches and a corporate philosophy based on a steady pursuit of the highest quality from grain to crumb — carefully selected raw materials and production with soul and character.
ÖFFERL is a third generation family business run by Georg Öfferl.
Bread from ÖFFERL has long found its fans. But do they know how the production of bread begins and what determines its taste and quality?
It doesn’t start with the question of whether bread is made by hand or mechanically. It doesn’t start with the oven, or the recipe, or even the original dough. At the forefront are passionate farmers with enormous vitality and the soil in which they grow the grain. This is the basis for making delicious and healthy bread.
“Real bread starts with the quality of the grain and our partners, — say Öfferl representatives— It is important to us that our partners match our philosophy. And the most important thing is time: all our breads are given 48 hours to rest before they are baked in the stone oven. Each bread in our range has its own name and character — this was the idea of Georg Offerl. He wants each type to be unique, so each bread has its own story. He wants our customers to be able to try different breads. This idea came from winemakers who describe each type of wine, so Georg took the time to describe each bread — what it smells like, looks like and where the grain comes from.”
All types of bread are truly unique in their kind and deserve their special respect. Here are just a few of them:
BREAD “SENSUAL”
Madame Crousto — Mixed Wheat Bread,
with delicate sourness and delicate sweetness and a particularly crispy crust. It has a little sister, Mademoiselle Crousto, a bread made in her image, only in a smaller size. With a velvety brown crumb and a slightly sour taste, also sweet. Its subtle aroma is almost inviting. It was as if she had come straight from Provence.
BREAD “DELICATE”
Robert de Vino – Sunflower-Walnut-Bread
Can be good on his own. Just as well in company. A favourite with wine. An earthy companion who brings joy to the table.
BREAD “STRAIGHTFORWARD”
Rainer Roggen – Pure Rye Bread with Grape Juice
BREAD “SIMPLY SPECIAL”
“This bread says that when there are farmers for whom healthy soil means more than their profits, that when there are employees for whom bread is more than just bread, and when there are people willing to give more for this bread, which is not produced by machines and chemicals, but by hands and nature, what we do is simple and very simple.”
Besides several Bakeries in Vienna, ÖFFERL also has two Bistros — located on Landstraße and Wollzeile, where you can taste the entire bakery range, as well as enjoy excellent breakfasts and lunches with the best organic ingredients for a great meal.
Breakfast menu includes Eggs Benedict, omelette with organic herbs and vegetables, egg Florentine, toast, granola, fruit yogurt and many other healthy and tasty options.
The ÖFFERL offer is complemented by excellent services from carefully selected partner companies that are also committed to the principles of sustainable production. You can feel it in their products.
And at the end of the bread journey, ÖFFERL offers its own coffee, which is roasted directly in the company.
The fine beans are sourced from biodynamic partner companies in Guatemala.
Öfferl team: “Our bread, created with passion and great vitality, acquires real character, a strong personality. This bread is as complex as life itself, like the people who bake them. All members of our bread family have one thing in common: they, like us, are real people from the Austrian wine region and a strong family.
This attachment to the native region and real craft is our desire. That’s why we only work with the best and most inspiring organic producers. It is important to us to support and work with local farmers. This is an investment in our future. Come visit us to “taste our philosophy” and get acquainted with our values.”
Öfferl
Address: Gaubitsch 152154 GaubitschWeinviertel
Contacts: +43 2522 88 337; brot@oefferl.bio
Instagram: @oefferl.bio
