The roots of one of the oldest bakeries and pastry shops in the Zillertal and thus the family Kostner are in the South Tyrolean Val Gardena.
There was the home of Standschützen captain and master baker Johann Kostner. He married on 28 October 1919 Anna Wörndle who was born in Brixen. Together, Johann and Anna Kostner led until 1933 the "Nockhof", a popular excursion destination aboveInnsbruckbefore they and their children moved to Mayrhofen. Johann Kostner acquired anewly built steam bakery and flour shop on the main road, which has served since then as company headquarters.

In 1931 Karl Kostner was born as fourth child into the world. He graduated from the baker's apprentice in the family business, the confectionery doctrine of 1949 - 1951 in theconfectionery "Ziltener" in Vordertal and volunteered in the pastry shop "Baggenstoß" inRichterswil in Switzerland. He then went on to train and practice among others in the pastry shop "Zauner" in Bad Ischl and the then well-known pastry shop, "Schindler" in Innsbruck, where he met his future wife, Johanna Siller. After he had passed in 1954 the master craftsman he opened in 1954 next to the bakery, a pastry shop inside his parents' house.

After the first renovation in 1955, the confectionery and the self-service café have been extended.
The creative and innovative pioneering spirit of Karl Kostner in terms of bread and bakery products and excellent attention to detail earned the company a great period of prosperity. At the same time, the pastry came increasingly to the fore and in 1966 was the enlargement of the café

1955 is the birth year of Carl Peter Kostner, the first son of five children. He completed his training as a pastry chef in Hall at the company "Meißl". Carl-Peter was a passionate tournament and ballet dancer (three-time winner in Austrian tournament dance championships). He joined the dance training in Innsbruck with his profession and worked in the bakery "Murauer" at this time. In 1977, he got his master's certificate as a confectioner and 1983 as a baker.
In 1987 he married Clara Schuster from Kaltenbach. Kostner 1991 Karl retired and Carl-Peter and his wife took over the lead in the third generation of the entire company. Since then he lives there with his wife and their 6 children and offers a wide range of bakery and confectionery, peace and relaxation in an intimate atmosphere.

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