[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 133 (Friday, September 9, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1585]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO BENZEL'S BAKERY

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                           HON. BILL SHUSTER

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 9, 2011

  Mr. SHUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Benzel's Bakery of 
Altoona, PA. This year, Benzel's is celebrating its 100th year in 
business. In 1911, Adolph Benzel came to America with a recipe and a 
dream to make pretzels. The company started off as a one-man operation, 
everything done by hand. Today this family business is one of the top 
pretzel producers in the country. Benzel's employs 70 full time workers 
and makes 35 varieties of pretzels under the brand name Pennysticks 
Pretzels. The company gives back to the community. They have 
established a fund with the Central Pennsylvania Community Foundation 
in honor of Adolph Benzel. The company has also donated $150,000 for a 
renovation project at a local theatre. I extend my congratulations to 
Benzel's Bretzel Bakery and expect another hundred years from this 
great family business.

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