Conrad Frederick Sauer

Conrad Frederick Sauer (October 13, 1866 - 1927) was a German American pharmacist from Richmond Virginia who founded the C.F. Sauer Company on October 13, 1887, his 21st birthday.

Family

Conrad Sauer married Olga, had they had son Conrad Frederick Sauer, Jr. and daughter Helen Sauer (Will) (? – 1994).

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C. F. Sauer Company

The C.F. Sauer Company is a cooking products business that makes extracts and other food products. It was founded in 1887 by C.F. Sauer in Richmond, Virginia, where it maintains its headquarters.

History

The C.F. Sauer Company was founded on October 13, 1887.

In 1929, Sauer purchased Duke’s Products Company and thus entered the mayonnaise industry. The recipe for Duke’s Mayonnaise has not been altered since it went into production in 1917.

In the 1950s and 1960s, C.F. Sauer Co. introduced Gold Medal spices and purchased Dean Foods (a margarine company). In recent decades, the company also purchased BAMA brand mayonnaise and Spice Hunter brand exotic spices. It was the first spice company to use plastic containers. Their condiment facility is located in Mauldin, South Carolina (southeast of Greenville). They acquired Pleasants Hardware in 1989. In 2011, C.F. Sauer Co. sold its Dean Foods division to a subsidiary of Bunge Limited.

Headquarters and sign

The present company headquarters building and main factory was opened in 1911 on West Broad Street (at its intersection with Hermitage Road) in Richmond, Virginia, helping to spur development in that area of the city. In 2011, it was listed as a contributing structure to the West Broad Street Industrial and Commercial Historic District, on the National Register of Historic Places.