Paul Fürst
Paul Fürst (born 12 August 1856 in Sierning, Austria; died 14 February 1941 in Salzburg) was an Austrian confectioner best known for making Mozart-Bonbons. He learned confectionery from his guardian, Paul Weibhauser, in Salzburg and then trained in leading confectioneries in Vienna, Budapest, Paris and Nice. He married Emilie Baumgartner in 1887 and they had a son, Johann Hermann Vinzenz, in 1891.
His main shop was at Brodgasse 13 in Salzburg. In 1934 Gustav Fürst filed for bankruptcy protection, and the original shop was lost for a time. In 1935 Hans Zinober took over the business, and the neighboring Blieberger café-confectionery moved into the Brodgasse 13 premises. Blieberger became known for its own Salzburg version of Mozartkugeln, using a pistachio marzipan center and a special making method.
In 1965 a new generation, led by Herbert Fürst, the third generation, returned to the main building at Brodgasse 13 and continued the family business. In 2024 a new factory in Elsbethen began operating, and the Fürst company now makes about 3.8 million Original Salzburger Mozartkugeln each year, mostly on an assembly line.
The Mozartkugel was originally created in 1880 by Rudolf Baumann in Salzburg, who layered nougat with pistachio-almond marzipan and coated it in dark chocolate. The Fürst family later developed its own version of the recipe for their Mozartkugeln.
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