To establish a better history in Corpus Christi came the creation of this website. Butter Krust was a prominent factory located here in Corpus and played a role in the lives of the residents. The owner of the factory was W.L Richter, the son of German born immigrant parents, bought the franchise in 1912 and began expanding from San Antonio in 1920. He had factories in San Antonio, Austin and Corpus Christi but eventually in 1994, Flowers Industries bought out the company and by 1997, all companies were dissolved.