Despite Corona and difficult conditions, some founders have opened new shops.
Four start-ups in Geretsried report.
Geretsried – The pandemic seems to be largely over.
Some shops, pubs and companies opened exactly in the difficult Corona peak phase.
How did you get through the lockdowns and ever-changing rules?
How are you now?
Our newspaper asked.
Founders in Corona time: Start under difficult conditions - how's "Tête à Tee" today?
“It went really well at the beginning.
Customers were happy that there was finally a tea shop in Geretsried again after Renate Siebert gave up her business on Karl-Lederer-Platz.
I was very satisfied with the Christmas and Easter business.
At the moment, however, there is a bit of a lull,” says Cornelia Björner, owner of the “Tête à Tee” on Sudetenstrasse.
She is happy about her loyal regular customers.
Perhaps, she believes, word of the new business hasn't got around yet.
It's a bit hidden behind the arcades, right next to the pharmacy.
There you can get not only exquisite Ronnefeldt tea of different varieties and flavors, but also spices from "Benjis" from Geretsried, chocolate and pralines from the Geltinger Busserl factory, as well as pretty crockery, serviettes and small decorative items.
Despite the currently somewhat weaker sales, Cornelia Björner has not regretted opening the shop: "It has always been my dream to have my own tea shop." She says she loves advising customers and chatting with them when it's not busy.
With the further decline in incidence and thus more light-heartedness, she hopes for more walk-in customers.
Playground "Dreierlei" on Keplerweg has experienced two lockdowns - founders remain optimistic
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The "Dreierlei" playground on Keplerweg has experienced two lockdowns - but the founders remain optimistic
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"Well, I could have chosen a nicer time to open it," Sven Harms replies when asked if he regrets founding the "Dreierlei" indoor playground on Keplerweg in August 2020.
During two lockdowns he had to close completely.
There are currently cancellations for children's birthday parties that have already been booked due to Covid diseases.
But at some point things will have to go uphill again, says the young entrepreneur optimistically.
Indoor playground with climbing labyrinth, go-kart track and ninja parkour in Geretsried
The 38-year-old leads the "three things" together with his wife Alica Harms (33).
The Taufkirchner couple invested around one million euros in the renovation and conversion of the former large garage into three indoor play and sports halls.
In one hall there are slides, a climbing labyrinth, a go-kart track and an interactive game called Sisy-Fox for children aged four and over.
In the building next door, adults and adolescents over 1.50 meters tall can try their hand at parkour, a trend sport.
The Harms also rent out the ninja parkour for bachelor parties, company events and team building activities.
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They have also set up the gastronomy with a crawling corner for the little ones in their own building.
In addition to bowls, schnitzel and finger food of the highest quality, coffee and homemade cakes, there is also breakfast regardless of the event area.
"The breakfast is very well received," reports Sven Harms.
Six employees take care of the physical well-being and safety of the visitors.
Most of the guests and sports hall users came from Geretsried, says Harms.
But people would also come from Munich and Weilheim.
In the district itself, the only indoor playground is probably not that well known, says the Taufkirchner.
Restaurant "Parwan" in Geretsried offers Afghan specialities
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The Parwan restaurant in Geretsried offers Afghan specialities
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“Opening a restaurant is easy.
It's hard to keep it up," said Rahmat Hamidi when he opened his oriental specialty restaurant "Parwan" on Adalbert-Stifter-Strasse in October 2020.
After several lockdowns and changing rules in the catering industry, the 30-year-old Afghan native looks back today, a year and a half later, with overall satisfaction.
The offer to pick up food or have it delivered to the surrounding area is very well received, says Hamidi, who cooks everything himself with his wife Marian Jaladi (24).
A regular customer base has developed, who are always happy to order new dishes.
After all, the choice is huge.
It ranges from sweet and spicy pumpkin with quark and flatbread to rice with orange peel,
Restaurant in Geretsried: "Prices will remain stable until the end of the year"
If you want to sit in the small dining room with oriental flair and enjoy your food, you can do so, like everywhere else, without proof of vaccination or a mask.
With the new freedom, the Parwan owners hope for more guests.
However, some consider it a disadvantage that no alcoholic beverages are served, says Hamidi.
But if that doesn't bother you, you will experience a very courteous, friendly host, an interesting, exotic dinner and a cozy ambience.
Although Rahmat Hamidi and his wife naturally feel the increased energy and food costs, they do not want to pass them on to their customers for the time being.
"The prices will remain stable until the end of the year," the two promise.
That's not the norm: Many innkeepers are
now charging more because of the sharp rise in prices
for their dishes.
Shop "Rosen Kult": Romanian food in Geretsried
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Nicole and Vanessa Rosen run the "Rosen Kult" with Romanian specialities
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The "Rosen Kult" shop, formerly "Explore Romania", has only been around for a good six months on Egerlandstraße, next to the ice cream parlor L'Arena.
The sisters Nicole and Vanessa Rosen and their mother Eva Rosen sell Romanian specialties there such as the famous paprika spread Zacuscá or Suc di rosii (tomato juice), jams, organic fruit and vegetables, selected wines, fine chocolates and pastries as well as Eva Rosen lovingly made floral arrangements.
Recently, visitors can also enjoy coffee and home-baked cakes in a separate room at two tables.
“You can sit down here with a book or have a small meeting,” says Nicole Rosen.
Founder is a little disappointed: "People go to Munich after all"
The trained tax clerk (27), whose first shop is the "Rosen Kult", is a little disappointed with the people of Geretsried.
Apart from their regular customers, hardly anyone gets lost in the shop.
"I think that's a shame: you offer something, something special at that, and then people go to Munich to go shopping," says the young woman.
But maybe it's also due to the difficult situation at the moment - the high cost of living due to the Ukraine war and the general insecurity.
"We just have to be patient," Rosen consoles himself.
In the near future, she wants to expand the range to include certified products made from hemp oil (CBD).
She herself swears by the effect it has on headaches and back pain.
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