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Made in Wisconsin: Milwaukee Pretzel Co.

Made in Wisconsin: Milwaukee Pretzel Co.
WEBVTT JOYCE: IN TODAY’S MADE IN WISCONSIN, 12 NEWS’ ADRIENNE PEDERSEN TAKES US INSIDE MILWAUKEE PRETZEL COMPANY. KATIE: MY HUSBAND MATT AND I STARTED THIS COMPANY FIVE YEARS AG WE LIVED IN MUNICH IN GERMANY, AND WE FELL IN LOVE WITH THE GERMAN PRETZEL. ADRIENNE: KATIE AND MATT WESSEL STARTED MILWAUKEE PRETZEL COMPANY IN THEIR APARTMENT IN MUNICH. WHEN THEY MOVED BACK T MILWAUKEE, THEY DEVELOPED THE RECIPE AND BROUGHT BAVARIAN PRETZELS TO WISCONSIN. KATIE: AMERICANS USE WATER AND SALT. WHAT WE ARE DOING IN TERMS OF A BAVARIAN PRETZEL IS USING THINGS LIKE BEER. MILWAUKEE REALLY EMBRACED THIS GERMAN PRETZEL. THERE IS SO MUCH GERMAN HERITAGE HERE. KATIE: EVEN THOUGH THEY WOULDN’T TELL ME THE SECRET INGREDIENTS, THEY TAUGHT ME TECHNIQUE. ♪ ADRIENNE: URIS LOOKS A LOT BETTER THAN MINE. >> YES, BUT THEY WILL BOTH TASTE GOOD. ADRIENNE: THANKFULLY, THEIR PRETZEL MAKERS ARE MUCH MORE TALENTED. IN MILWAUKEE, I’M ADRIENNE PEDERSEN, WISN 12 NEWS. JOYCE: KEEPING YOUR DAY JOB. PATRICK: [LAUGHS] JOYCE: THE M
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Made in Wisconsin: Milwaukee Pretzel Co.
Two former Marquette University students, Katie and Matt Wessel, started Milwaukee Pretzel Co. in their apartment in Munich.When they moved back to Milwaukee they developed the recipe and brought Bavarian pretzels to Wisconsin.The Milwaukee Pretzel Co. does mostly wholesale business. It sells to local restaurants and breweries and also ships pretzels across the country.

Two former Marquette University students, Katie and Matt Wessel, started Milwaukee Pretzel Co. in their apartment in Munich.

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When they moved back to Milwaukee they developed the recipe and brought Bavarian pretzels to Wisconsin.

The Milwaukee Pretzel Co. does mostly wholesale business. It sells to local restaurants and breweries and also ships pretzels across the country.