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In 1978, Mr. Wenzel retired and sold the business to Mr. Raimund Pagani of Switzerland. Over the 20 years that Mr. Pagani owned and operated German Gourmet he added new products from Switzerland as well as new deli services and gift items. Mr. Pagani sold the German Gourmet to brothers Michael Haene and Clifford Haene but continued working an additional 10 years. His dedicated service to the customers of German Gourmet made him a fixture in the Falls Church community.
After our February 14, 1997 purchase of German Gourmet from Mr. Pagani, we continued the expansion of products and services. In order to better achieve our goals, we opened a larger German Gourmet store in the Bailey's Crossroads area of Falls Church on August 7, 2007. We now offer an expanded selection of groceries, bratwurst, sausages, coldcuts, cheeses, breads, homemade salads, chocolates, cakes and pastries, beer and wine, platters and a new carry-out menu. After a very difficult decision, and 45 years of operations, the store on Lee Highway was closed and operations were merged with the Bailey's Crossroads location.
We developed experience in food services during our ownership and operation (along with our parents Peter Haene and Marcelle Haene of Switzerland) of a Wholesale/Retail Bakery buisness from 1981 to 2006. During 25 years of operations we grew the business from a single retail shop to multi-unit retail plus wholesale services. We provided cakes, pastries and baked goods to many of the area Hotels, Caterers, Museums, Offices and Airlines. The retail shops were all sold by 2000 and the wholesale operation was sold in 2006 so that we might better concentrate on German Gourmet.
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