Bautz'ner mustard and delicatessen is spared supply bottlenecks abroad

Bautz'ner Senf und Feinkost has been spared supply bottlenecks abroad due to increased use of domestic raw materials. "Russia's attack on Ukraine has severely disrupted, or in some cases interrupted, supply chains for mustard seed, among other things," plant manager Michael Bischof told the German Press Agency. Through sustainable supplier management and the use of a large part of the mustard seed from the local region, however, Bautz'ner Senf could continue to be produced unchanged.

"Around 60 percent of the mustard seed for Bautz'ner Senf comes from regional cultivation in Germany - of which around 15 percent comes from Upper Lusatia, the rest comes primarily from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. We source the other part from various countries such as Canada and Ukraine," Bischof explained. The company began to expand its regional purchasing ten years ago. At that time, 40 percent of the processed grains came from Germany.

According to the company, the original recipe of medium-hot Bautz'ner mustard has been used unchanged for 150 years. Bautz'ner produces 17,000 tons of it a year, plant manager Bischof said. The company currently has 56 employees.