March 10, 1947

By Al Zehnder, CEO of Zehnder’s of Frankenmuth I imagine our founder, my grandfather, William Zehnder, Sr. had about had it with the restaurant business by 1947. Since their purchase of the New Exchange Hotel in 1928, he and my grandmother Emilie had guided it...

July 30, 1930

By Al Zehnder, CEO of Zehnder’s of Frankenmuth When my grandparents, William and Emilie Zehnder, purchased the Exchange Hotel in 1928 the country was on the brink of the Great Depression and Prohibition had been passed just 11 years earlier. Not a great time to...

Thanksgiving 1949

By Al Zehnder, C.E.O. of Zehnder’s of Frankenmuth The story goes that my grandfather got into the restaurant business because he could no longer support his growing family through his small farm and slaughterhouse. I wonder if he really just didn’t like...

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