Since it has been clear that unknown financiers will save the Schuhbeck brand after bankruptcy, the restaurant world has been puzzling who is behind it.
Now Die Welt am Sonntag reports that a few weeks ago the company is said to have belonged to David Ziestl (25) - who in turn is probably the son of the celebrity chef.
According to the report, Ziestl bought 100 percent of the shares of a so-called shelf company from a Munich notary on September 10, which is said to have changed its name to Schuhbecks Company GmbH. This company is now to continue a large part of Alfons Schuhbeck's business (the Südtiroler Stuben am Platzl, the party service and the spice trade) and save 90 of the 120 employees - including the celebrity chef himself. “His person and his brand were and will continue to be the basis in the future of the business activities of the companies that have now been transferred, ”said insolvency administrator Dr. Max Liebig two weeks ago.
According to his online profile, David Zistl has no gastro experience.
Accordingly, he studied economics in Italy and is currently working for a Berlin startup company.
According to the newspaper report, Zistl should remain in the background.
A deployed manager will therefore act as managing director.
In July, Alfons Schuhbeck, against whom tax investigations have been ongoing for a long time, announced his insolvency and blamed the lack of government aid for corona.
However, the financial situation was difficult long before that, as can be seen from the annual reports published in the Federal Gazette up to 2016.
