Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Tchibo gives the tea drinkers beaten

Tchibo in Britain gets no foot on the ground. After years of losses, the Hamburg company is now the family business there and abandon himself to Germany and Eastern Europe are concentrated. According to information of the WORLD will be on the Supervisory Board meeting on 16 December, will be. "We are examining all possibilities," said a spokesman for Tchibo. Is still open when a decision.

Even seven years after entry into the market can Tchibo Britons apparently not by the mixture of coffee supply and use products fascinate. Consequently, family owner Michael Herz now the consequences: 2009, the consolidated cooperation with the British retail chains Somerfield and Sainsburys on. These partners operate approximately 100 sales depots of Tchibo in their shops.

Furthermore, Tchibo wants the approximately 50 branches mainly in the London area densely make. The market was "already difficult years", this is justified. Last year Tchibo already had the expansion to North America ended.

Tchibo may stand for further cleanup work, but then a new manager must do: The coffee roaster will be next year, Peter Rikowski the Executive Board.

Rikowski is currently CEO of private brewery Bitburger. Number of employees at Tchibo could he still be known: Betriebswirt Rikowski In 1999 his career with the coffee roasters started. Until 2002 he moved to Bitburger after Rhineland-Palatinate. Tchibo when he had before the sale of the retail concept.

However Rikowski was still in the period from Guenter Herz at Tchibo. The brother of Michael Herz in 2003 in the dispute separately from the family clan and its share paid out to you.

For Bitburger, as well as in the beer industry is Rikowski as an excellent seller. He has the brand in a declining beer market nationwide success.

The 44-year-old manager at Tchibo Rikowski replaced sales chief Stefan Pfander, the first in April 2008 by the Board to the Board was changed. The 64-year-old former manager of the confectionery group Wrigley was eingesprungen than two Tchibo manager should leave the group. Under Pfander Tchibo has two separate areas of coffee and use goods merged.

Obviously the family is looking for owners Michael Herz a management that the group should steer the long term. In recent years, the 65-year-old heart on his confidants and Mark Conrad him to Tchibo Board spokesman made. Conrad, however, it is not yet succeeded, Tchibo at the turn for the better case.

The coffee roaster loses years since the sale of salad bowls, Weckradios, socks or Skiunterwäsche. Recently the group has about 100 branches closed. Now it is in family circles, Michael Herz could his friend Conrad in the holding Maxingvest can move up. Tchibo chief could be in the foreseeable future, the new Sales Executive Rikowski be.

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