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Haberfellner: Flour and grain products from a family-run mill

The Haberfellner mill in Grieskirchen has been family-owned since 1892 and mills grain from Austria. Here you will find its flours in sacks and in packs of ten.

Haberfellner: Milling as a family business

A mill in Grieskirchen, Upper Austria, is documented as early as 1612. The Haberfellner mill has been owned by the family since 1892, and Markus Haberfellner has run the business since 1995. Today it is the largest private milling company in Austria, with around 150,000 tonnes of flour leaving the Grieskirchen site every year. The grain comes exclusively from Austria, mainly from regional contract farming. A second site in St. Martin im Innkreis produces organic flour only.

Haberfellner at Agrarzone

For bakeries, catering and anyone who bakes a lot, there is flour in 25 kg sacks: wheat flour Type 405 / W480 fine, Type 550 / W700 and Type 1050 / W1600, plus wholegrain rye flour and dark rye flour Type 1740. For home baking you will find packs of ten 1 kg bags, such as rye flour Type 997, spelt flour Type 630 and wheat flour Type 550. That way you always have the right flour in stock for bread, pastries and cakes.

Frequently asked questions

What do the type numbers on the flour mean?
The type indicates the mineral content. The higher the number, the more bran the flour contains and the heartier and darker the bake. Austrian flours also carry a designation such as W700 for wheat flour.

Which flour should I use for bread and which for cakes?
Rye flour, wholegrain rye flour or dark rye flour are good for hearty bread, often mixed with wheat flour Type 1050. For cakes and fine pastries, use the fine wheat flour Type 405.

How should I store flour?
Keep it cool, dry and well sealed so it does not absorb moisture or odours. Use wholegrain flour sooner than white flour.