Wolfgang Grupp was the owner and managing director of the textile company Trigema for 54 years. In September 2023, the 81-year-old announced that the clothing company would be handed over to his children Wolfgang Jr.
(33) and Bonita Grupp (35), as well as his wife Elisabeth. The SWR documentary accompanies the man, whose fortune is estimated at around 100 million euros, on a journey through his past and also provides insights into the future of the company. In addition to the insights into his former professional life, it is the private stories about the well-known entrepreneur that are covered in the documentary. For example, a long-time friend of Wolfgang Grupp says that he was always admired by women. “I won’t forget all these years, all these decades,” says the father of two in tears before handing over the family business to his kids and wife. The show “SWR Portrait” focuses on a wide variety of people from southwest Germany and their life stories.