Vapiano

Vapiano SE, headquartered in Bonn is a German company in the food service, which offers Italian dishes after the fast-casual principle. Vapiano is an international presence with over 130 restaurants, with much of it located in Germany. The company operates the restaurants partly in-house, partly in cooperation with franchise partners or as joint ventures.

History

The company was founded by Gregor Gerlach, Friedemann Findeis, Klaus Rader and Kent Hahne. Rader, Hahne and Findeis had begun her career at McDonald's. The first Vapiano restaurant was opened in Hamburg on 22 October 2002 at the High bleaching Mark Korzilius. Since then, other restaurants have also come to internationally both in Germany. The branches are settling mainly in the centers of large cities, especially in office and business districts, at. The German Restaurants achieved 2010 sales of 123 million euros - equivalent to 62 % of total sales.

In April 2011, the long-term shareholder Kent Hahne, Klaus Rader and Friedemann Findeis sold their shares to Gregor Gerlach, of the Board of Directors took over after the resignation of Mirko Silz in August 2011. In June 2011 it was announced that Mayfair, the private equity firm Tchibo heirs Günter Herz and Daniela Herz - Schnoeckl, a 40 - % share purchased. The remaining 60 % hold Gerlach and the Darmstadt entrepreneur family Sander.

Its 100th restaurant has opened in Vienna on November 23, 2011 Vapiano. With six sites are located in the Austrian capital, the most Vapiano restaurants. The opened in April 2013 at Wien Mitte station annex, offers more than 400 people, making it the largest branch of the restaurant chain.

Concept

Name

The name Vapiano is made up of Italian va ( "go" ) and Italian piano ( "slow" ) together. According to the slogan of the company: Chi va piano, va sano e va lontano, Italian for about "Who regards the life easy and relaxed, healthier and longer lives ."

Self-service

Upon entering the restaurant, each guest receives a smart card with which his orders are recognized. The guest can then order at the counter of the open kitchen at the various stations dishes and drinks that are prepared fresh in front of his eyes and he can take with a cafeteria tray. Who orders pizza, gets an electronic wireless detectors. He then seeks a seat. When the pizza is ready, the wireless detector sounds an alarm, the guest goes back to the station and gets his pizza itself. When leaving the restaurant, the bill is paid at the cash register using the smart card.

Courts

The menu includes antipasti, pastas, pizzas and salads. When pasta is resorted to pre-portioned (180 g) fresh pasta, which can be combined in various forms free with various sauces. Furthermore, there is a variety of desserts ( dolci ) are available.

Interior

The Vapiano restaurants were designed by South Tyrolean architect Matteo Thun. Each Vapiano restaurant has an olive tree, an " herb garden ", where different kinds of herbs, including rosemary, basil, thyme, mint and coriander, are available for the guests' disposal, as well as the pasta Manifattura, in the daily pasta dishes, as well as desserts be freshly prepared. The stores are always decorated in red and equipped with wooden furniture.

Criticism

The union Food and Catering ( NGG ) filed on February 22, 2013 in the prosecutor's office in Bochum criminal complaint against a Vapiano. The pasta and pizza chain is accused of a massive interference in the works elections. Vapiano denies the allegations and in turn poses the union influence on employees before.