Otto Eckart, son of the company founder Werner Eckart, owned the Pfanni food manufacturer until its sale to Unilever.
[1] In addition to his work as a member of the board of trustees, he served as the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Guatemala.
In addition to the exhibition, the museum also includes a specialist library for scientific research.
Until March 2016, the museum was located in the so-called "Eckhaus" on the former premises of Pfanni factory on Grafinger Strasse, where the company produced potato products.
[3] As of November 2018, the museum website states is it temporarily closed and gives no information regarding reopening.