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The Confectionery Factory "Kopernik" is a firm producing gingerbread and other sweets, based in Toruń, Poland. Its headquarters is located at 34 Stanisława Żółkiewskiego street in Toruń. [ 1 ] Still operating today, it is the oldest confectionery company in Poland , [ 2 ] established in 1763.
Interior of a Toruń gingerbread-dedicated shop in Poland. There are two main producers of Toruń gingerbread: the confectionery factory "Kopernik" S.A., and the Toruń Bakery. The first upholds its legal rights to the brand name and is the successor to a company that was founded in 1763 by Johann Weese. [11]
Kopernik traces it roots to a gingerbread workshop established in 1763 by Johann Weese. The museum is located in the former factory building, built by Weese family in 1885. [2] Earlier, the District Museum's collection of gingerbread-related artifacts was displayed in the cellars of the Copernicus House in Toruń. [3]
For her sugary version of Coney Island’s Wonder Wheel, Susanna Caliendo used 500 sticks of chewing gum to craft its flooring — along with 12 pounds of gingerbread dough and eight pounds of icing.
Their gingerbread streetcar uses 445 pounds of flour, 475 pounds of sugar, 400 eggs and 80 pounds of butter. “This treat is just for the eyes,” she said.
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In 1966–1967, new mergings occurred, as the Fabryka Cukiernicza „Kopernik" (Confectionery Factory "Kopernik"), a Toruń-based producer of gingerbreads and wafers, together with other local food facilities were added to the group.
The result is a 350,000-square-foot miniature Gotham displayed at The Shops at Columbus Circle, complete with 23,000 jelly beans, 300 pounds of gingerbread and 1,920 pounds of icing — which took ...