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Quality Stars The guide was updated: 2022-09-21

Bremen is home to a wide range of big brands and manufacturers, including Beck's beer, Jacob's coffee, Milka and Hachez chocolate, Kellogg's cornflakes, Chiquita bananas and Philadelphia cream cheese. And just like with any good recipe, the secret to Bremen's success lies in the right balance of ingredients – here you'll find both international brands and family-owned businesses that are steeped in tradition. All over Bremen, smaller local producers put their heart and soul into creating the most wonderful delicacies. These make the perfect souvenir for visiting tourists. Many producers also offer guided tours and experiences, where visitors get a chance to see how the finished product is made. Why not give one of them a try?

Bremen Bonbon Manufaktur sweet shop

Bremen Bonbon Manufaktur sweet shop

You'll find the most tempting shop windows in town at the Bremer Bonbon Manufaktur sweet factory in the Böttcherstraße and its shop in the Schnoor district. Glass jars filled with brightly coloured sweets and lollipops will tempt you inside, literally, like a child in a sweetie shop. And while you're indulging your sweet tooth, you can watch how sugar and other ingredients are transformed into mouth-watering confections. The sweet jars and lollipops are ideal souvenirs of Bremen, for friends and family (or even for yourself).

Lloyd Caffee

Coffee is still being produced in a factory building in the Überseestadt (the New Harbour District) that was formerly home to Kaffee HAG. Coffee has been roasted by hand at Lloyd Caffee for 85 years, making it the oldest roastery in Bremen. Take a tour round the coffee roastery, which now belongs to Lloyd Caffee GmbH, to discover many fascinating facts about coffee, the roasting process and the history of coffee beans. A highpoint of the tour is the imposing marble hall, which was constructed in 1914 in the instruction of Bremen coffee magnate Ludwig Roselius, and is now a listed building.

Piekfeine Brände distilled products

Piekfeine Brände distilled products

This "transparent factory" in the Europahafen is where schnapps, whiskey, liqueurs and gin have been distilled since 2011. It's where fruit is transformed into Piekfeine fruit brandies and fruit liqueur. Visit Piekfeine Brände for a tour, a tasting session or a seminar to find out how spirits are created and discover more about the art of distillation. You can even try out the exclusive brandies for yourself.

Lebkuchen Manufaktur: the artisanal gingerbread bakery

Another speciality from Bremen: hand-made gingerbread Lebkuchen! Lebkuchen Manufaktur, the artisanal gingerbread bakery, is a family business which invites visitors to watch how its delicious glazed gingerbreads are made at its factory in the Überseestadt (the New Harbour District). In wintertime, you can visit the factory to discover how this Bremen speciality is created and let the irresistible aroma tempt you to taste it yourself.

Schüttinger brewery

Schüttinger brewery

Are you keen on drinking beer and trying traditional food? Then you'll feel right at home in Bremen's oldest pub brewery, where traditional hospitality is alive and well. Not only can you drink the extremely palatable beer, but you can also watch it be-ing brewed before your very eyes. Take a seat at one of the long wooden tables and wash down a hearty meal of local ingredients with a beer (or two) in the very best pub tradition.

Jacobs Kaffee

Immerse yourself in the history of this global coffee brand in the Jacobs Haus in the city centre. Take a tour to find out many interesting facts about the company, and then relax in the café and sample some of the multitude of speciality coffees on offer. Alternatively, take matters into your own hand and book a place on one of the roasting or barista seminars to expand your own knowledge of the world of coffee.

Hopfenfänger (hop catcher) beer

Hopfenfänger (hop catcher) beer

Bremer Braumanufaktur is where you'll find regional beers that are something out of the ordinary. Situated in the Überseestadt (the New Harbour District), this brewery is entirely dedicated to craft beer and sustainability. The hops used in its beers are grown right next door, in special raised beds in a local urban farming project. If you've always wanted to brew your own beer or experience a day in the life of a master brewer, this is just the place for you. The Bremer Braumanufaktur also runs brewing seminars where you can create your own beer, with expert help and advice from the professionals.

Cross Coffee

If you really love coffee, don't miss the freshly roasted coffee creations at Cross Coffee! The coffee beans are supplied by small independent producers and roasted using a process specially designed to bring out the full aroma. Cross Coffee has been part of Bremen's coffee scene since 2013 and is the first coffee roaster to offer sustainably produced speciality coffee in Bremen. Its menu not only offers the standard range of espresso or filter variants, but also fruit-flavoured and even chocolate-flavoured coffees.

Beck's brewery

Beck's brewery

From Bremen to the whole world: Beck's beer, probably Bremen's most successful export, in its distinctive green bottles, is still produced in the city centre. Take a tour around the brewery to discover the secrets of the brewer's art and interesting facts about the Beck's and Haake-Beck brands. Have a look around the museum, and then follow the guide past the ingredients store and brew house, the malt silos and the fermentation and storage tanks. Afterwards, there's a beer-tasting session where you can sample a range of Beck's products. Cheers!

Münchhausen

Münchhausen

Traditional coffee roasters since 1935 – that's what the name Münchhausen repre-sents. The Stephaniviertel district is still home to this traditional Bremen company, which prides itself on using authentic methods to roast coffee beans. Münchhausen is the last of Bremen's original coffee companies and is still resident in the heart of the city. A visit here will tell you so much about the history of coffee and the processes involved in its cultivation and processing. The tour will also show you how coffee beans are roasted.

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