The Confectionary Josef Holzermayr, Salzburg

Josef Holzermayr began producing the Real Salzburg Mozart Ball (Echte Salzburger Mozartkugel), a chocolate delicacy wrapped in silver foil to honor the musical genius of the city of Salzburg. The product was sold in the Confiserie on Alter Markt since 1913 and has now become a globally exclusive gift.

Holzermayr is a family-run business in its fifth generation that specializes in confectionery and chocolate. They are known for their passion in creating pralines and chocolates, which are always freshly made. The company began in 1865 when Josef Holzermayr, the eldest son of the family, worked as a journeyman in a gingerbread and wax maker workshop. He later acquired a property in Werfen, where he began selling his confectionery specialties at church fairs and farmers’ markets.

Josef Holzermayr opened a small shop in Salzburg where his son Rudolf took over and served the Echte Salzburger Mozartkugel alongside cocoa and cake. The little delicacy was made of the finest nougat covered with pistachio, marzipan, and dark chocolate, and wrapped in Holzermayr's silver foil, just as it is today.