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Wolf was born in Bjelovar to a Jewish family.
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Dragutin Wolf
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Wolf owned a small bakery for bread and cakes in Bjelovar which was founded on November 11, 1892. One decade later, Wolf started to focus on the production of baked goods with a prolonged shelf life. Factory was placed in Šenoa street near Wolf family villa.
In 1921 company began to produce biscuits and wafers.
He owned the first car in Bjelovar and his family villa was most luxurious property in town. Wolf died in 1927 and was buried at a Jewish cemetery in Bjelovar.
In 1932 Otto and Slavko Wolf agreed cooperation with Koestlin in Hungary, which was founded by Hungarian industrialist Lajos Koestlin at the end of 19th. century, for marketing the products based on their recipes. They were also allowed to distribute the products under the Koestlin brand.
During the Holocaust, in 1942, Wolf"s wife Irma committed suicide unable to live with the knowledge of the Holocaust and so much hate toward the Jews.
Wolf sons joined and fought with the Partisans during World World War World War II After the war Wolf"s company was nationalized, in 1947, by the Yugoslav Communists. Wolf"s son Otto and his family made Aliyah to Israel in 1949.
