Karol Wedel came to Poland from Berlin and in 1851, set up his own business in Warsaw.
In the tasteful interiors at Miodowa Street, Karol Wedel, accompanied by his wife, Karolina, served drinking chocolate. In addition to the sweet delicacies, ”Cukiernia E.Wedel” (E.Wedel Confectioner’s Shop) offered also pharmaceutical products: malt syrup, cough caramels and peppermint pastilles.
Wedel’s delicacies were highly popular among the local people, who visited the shop in crowds, tasting the interesting flavour compositions not yet known to them.