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Kägi Söhne
Kägi Söhne AG (from German, lit. "Kägi Sons") is a Swiss confectioner and chocolate producer based in Lichtensteig (Canton of St. Gallen, St. Gallen). The chocolate-covered wafer specialty Kägi fret from the eastern region of Switzerland, Toggenburg, is available in various flavours and is manufactured by Kägi Söhne AG, Toggenburgerwaffeln- & Biscuitfabrik. History The company was founded in 1934 as a bakery by Otto Kägi Sr. (1890-1965) in the "Zum Hecht" inn and pastry shop in Lichtensteig where he primarily produced pastries for restaurants and direct sales. He used his bike to deliver to customers and advertise his products.Karl Horat: ''St. Galler Süsses für die ganze Welt''. In: ''St. Galler Bauer'', 26. Mai 2017. The start of waffle production in the 1940s resulted in the gradual expansion of the company and the switch from manual to machine operation. In 1950, Kägi acquired a larger factory building to meet growing demand. The following year, Kägi beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto Kägi
Otto is a masculine German given name and a Otto (surname), surname. It originates as an Old High German short form (variants ''Audo'', ''Odo'', ''Udo'') of Germanic names beginning in ''aud-'', an element meaning "wealth, prosperity". The name is recorded from the 7th century (Otto (mayor of the palace), Odo, son of Uro, courtier of Sigebert III). It was the name of three 10th-century German kings, the first of whom was Otto I the Great, the first Holy Roman Emperor, founder of the Ottonian dynasty. The Gothic form of the prefix was ''auda-'' (as in e.g. ''Odotheus, Audaþius''), the Anglo-Saxon form was ''ead-'' (as in e.g. ''Eadmund''), and the Old Norse form was ''Auðr (other), auð-''. Due to Otto von Bismarck, the given name ''Otto'' was strongly associated with the German Empire in the later 19th century. It was comparatively frequently given in the United States (presumably in German American families) during the 1880s to 1890s, remaining in the top 100 most pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |