The Hafner family originated in Switzerland and migrated to France, where they settled next to Lyon (Lyons), the heart of the most famous French culinary region.

In 1929 Johanes Hafner purchased the company which would bear his name.

Andre Hafner, Johanes's son, carried on to manufacture cookies of all sorts, Yule logs and a variety of products requested by his customers; however in 1968 Andre Hafner doubled the size of the company and it became known as a quality pie shell / tartlet plant. His son Pierre-Andre Hafner followed in his steps.

In 1989 Pierre-Andre Hafner, Johanes’ grandson, took over the company and continued the legacy of quality products.

In 1990 Pierre-Andre Hafner inaugurated an office with a warehouse in Atlanta, GA to service the domestic US market through a network of distributors.

By 1996 Pierre-Andre Hafner doubled one more time the size of the production facility by adding an industrial size manufacturing line of Scottish Dough Sponge Cake products and Kosher items.  The factory uses several quality control tools (HACCP control, supplier control) in order to guarantee the best quality