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Leonberg celebrates its reopening: traditional bakers and butchers join forces!
New delicatessen opened in Leonberg. Baker Zachert and butcher Taskiran offer the freshest products for customers.
Leonberg celebrates its reopening: traditional bakers and butchers join forces!
A new delicatessen is opening in Leonberg, which was launched together with the traditional Zachert bakery. Master baker Rainer Zachert, butcher Tayfun Taskiran and entrepreneur Thorsten Nufer are behind this new offer, which is intended to offer customers an additional shopping option. This store is a welcome addition to local food suppliers and allows customers to purchase fresh meat and sausages, greatly enriching the shopping experience. The reason for this initiative is also the closure of a butcher shop in the neighboring shop, which was previously run by Calw master butcher Gerhard Blum. This had to close in autumn 2023 due to a lack of staff and long-term absences due to illness, such as Stuttgarter News reported.
The closure of the butcher shop has highlighted the demand for regional products and services. The new partnership between the bakery and the deli shows how local providers can respond to market challenges. The two stores, which are located in close proximity, are intended to support each other and thereby reduce the effort for customers.
Industry challenges
The situation in Leonberg reflects a larger problem across the industry. At the Munich Hofpfisterei, a traditional bakery with almost 700 years of history and 157 branches, a persistent shortage of staff and changing customer purchasing behavior are forcing drastic measures. Several branches in Munich have already had to be closed, and further closures cannot be ruled out in the future, as Faktastisch reports.
The company management has tried to compensate for the staff shortage by shortening opening hours. Executive spokespersons say purchasing behavior has changed due to inflation, leading to a decline in store visits. In order to strengthen the remaining locations, smaller and less profitable branches will be closed in order to use resources specifically in other locations.
The developments in Leonberg and Munich are symptomatic of the challenges that many traditional bakers and butchers are currently facing. Grocery shopping is becoming increasingly complex due to a combination of staff shortages and changing customer needs.