Menz Factory, Adelaide
A small grocery business was opened in Wakefield Street in 1850 by German immigrants Johann and Magdalena Menz. Johann died in 1860, and their sons joined the business in 1867 and 1878.
The business began making biscuits and added a new factory in 1884.
By 1927 the factory was producing 15 tons of biscuits per week plus chocolate and confectionary.
The western corner of the Wakefield Street was constructed in 1878. Significant additions were constructed in 1911/1912 and 1946.
Biscuit production was transferred to Marleston in 1953 and the remaining operations followed in 1979. The site is now an educational institution.
The chimney at the rear of the site is the only remaining one from the multiple chimneys that were part of the factory.
