In 1912, master confectioner Ernst Fischer founded the Corso-Konditorei. He leased the “Fürst Reichskanzler” coffee house on the corner of Goethestraße and Brühl from former court confectioner Gustav Hausmann and ran a reading café there with 200 domestic and foreign newspapers. In 1926, he opened another concert and reading café on Augustusplatz, followed by the café in the Königspassage on August 1.

On December 4, 1943, the Corso concert café and the “Fürst Reichskanzler” pastry shop were reduced to rubble by bombing raids. But Ernst Fischer was not brought to his knees by the heavy blow and took over the Café Hennersdorf in Gewandgäßchen on July 1, 1944. At the same time, he leased the bakery in Brüderstraße as a production facility for his confectionery, which was joined by a café and store.

Café Hennersdorf, with its Viennese ambience on several floors, is certainly still familiar to many Leipzig residents. This oppositional meeting place for Leipzig’s intellectuals and students was one of the many historic buildings that fell victim to the Ulbricht era. But Werner Fischer, son of the founder and master confectioner in Leipzig, did not give up either. After many struggles, he managed to find suitable premises in Neumarkt in 1968 to rebuild the existing traditional café. The business was nationalized in 1972. This was soon followed by the separation and integration of the confectionery into the bakery combine and the café into HO-Gastronom.

With the unification of Germany, the Fischer family’s wish became reality and the company became family-owned again. Now “Corsoela” continues the time-honored tradition.

Even the 4th generation has not lost interest in the family business.

Vincent Fischer began his apprenticeship as a confectioner in a traditional confectionery in Bremen in 2017, which he completed with distinction in 2019. He successfully completed the master school by 2021 and has since worked in his parents’ business as a master confectioner, manages production and is an authorized signatory of the company.

His sister, Vivien Fischer, has also been working in the company since 2024 and is completing a dual study program, with our company acting as a practice partner. She works as a product manager at our company.

We are delighted that Vincent and Vivien have a vested interest in continuing the company.

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