In 1853, Daniel Straub — a miller's son with entrepreneurial ambition — founded a metal workshop in Geislingen an der Steige, a small town in Württemberg, Germany, that would evolve over 170 years into one of the most complete and widely trusted names in professional hospitality equipment worldwide. WMF — Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik — grew from those origins to become, by 1900, the world's largest producer and exporter of household metalware, and today serves the professional kitchen and hotel market with a portfolio spanning Cromargan 18/10 stainless steel cookware, flatware, serving systems, professional coffee machines through the WMF Professional Coffee Machines division, and hotel silverware through its HEPP subsidiary. WMF's proprietary Cromargan steel — resistant to scratching, corrosion, and deformation — is the material foundation of a product range trusted by five-star hotels, Michelin-starred restaurants, airlines, and cruise operators in over 100 countries. Winner of multiple Red Dot, iF, and German Design Awards, WMF is the German brand that covers the table from the kitchen to the service to the coffee ritual. Now part of Groupe SEB. At Pastry Chef's Boutique, WMF represents the complete German professional hospitality standard — over 170 years of Geislingen precision.