Translations:Johannes Eckart (Da VII 10)/8/en

Johs Eckart Fruchtsaftfabrik (Johannes Eckart Fruit Juice Factory)

The business started with the production of fruit juices, mainly from raspberries and blueberries. Johannes delivered the juices to the numerous refreshment stands at the busiest squares in Munich, among others. These stands served "soda water with and without juice". Many of these refreshment stands were owned by Friedrich Seyboth, a longtime friend of Johannes’ brother Friedrich Eckart. In 1869, the Eckart couple had their first son, who died that same year. Johannes and Susanne Eckart had twelve more children, only seven of whom survived early childhood: Fritz, Tilly, Käthe, Otto, Hedwig, Elsa and Johanna. This line of the family branch, that continued their successful activity in the food business, was later perpetuated by Fritz, born in 1870, and Otto, born in 1877. Johannes Eckart and his wife Susanne had just furnished the apartment at the square Salvatorplatz und established the fruit juice production when they already had to move out again. In 1869, the Eckart family rented a house at the square Gärtnerplatz 2; the factory was set up in the rear part of the house. That same year, Johannes Eckart officially registered his trade of producing fruit juices. He bought the raw ingredients for his juices – wild raspberries and blueberries – in the regions south of Munich, as far as the town of Holzkirchen, and later in the Bavarian Forest. As it was not possible to process all the berries, he also resold fresh berries. Johannes’ sisters Henriette and Jakobine supported him with his businesses. Soon, he was also engaged in methods for preserving fruit and vegetables.