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Das Dutchman Essenhaus
Our Restaurant seats 1,100 at once, and on a busy day will
serve over 7,000 guests and use 5,225 pounds of ice.
Our Bakery produced a record number of 2,337 pies in one day.
In only 1 week, our Restaurant-Bakery may use up to:
• 2,100 dozen eggs • 2,700 pounds of white sugar
• 60 gallons of apple butter • 3.5 tons of potatoes
• 3,600 chickens • 3,090 pounds of roast beef
• 2,990 heads of lettuce
Essenhaus Village Shops are located in original Amish
farm buildings from the early 1900’s. Each year, the staff
decorates 40 Christmas trees to enhance the campus.
Construction of our Inn & Conference Center required 31
miles of electrical wiring and 5.5 acres of drywall. Our
housekeeping staff makes 35,350 beds in 1 year.
Essenhaus Foods makes up to 42 tons of noodles in 1 week
and purchases bulk flour in 2,000 pound totes. Our noodles
may be purchased in supermarket chains in 46 states in our
Bakery and on our website.
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240 US 20, Middlebury, IN • 800–455–9471 • Essenhaus.com