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News Edition: January 2025

Short Introduction

Since 1993, Robert Breitbach Consulting has been a retained executive search firm with a focus on the hospitality, food & beverage industries.

With offices in Germany, Spain, Portugal, and Estonia, we specialize on assisting German, European and American companies in the search and selection of their executives and specialists.

About 70% of the search projects contain the keywords: "CEO, Managing Director, Country Manager, Business Development Manager or Expansions Manager". In addition, we have been able to fill many positions in the areas of sales, plant, and production management. Not to forget many significant engineering positions.

We are pleased that you take the time to visit our "News" page. Here we would like to inform you - updated monthly - about selected topics from this industry.

From the Almanac

The term Food & Beverage Industry describes the process of preparing, presenting and serving of food and beverages to the customers.

Applesauce was the first food eaten in space.

The word "restaurant" is French. It originally means "food that restores".

Food and beverage manufacturers contribute more to the economy than all other manufacturing sectors.

Fortified food products are not nearly as healthy as whole food.

Colonel Sanders was never an official colonel.

There are currently around 140 3-star Michelin restaurants around the world.

Economic Outlook

In 2024, the industry will face headwinds due to inflation, geopolitical issues and a looming recession.

The annual growth rate is 8.7% is due to global economic expansion and adopting new technologies.

Its market size is expected to grow to USD 9 trillion in 2026.

What's On The News?

• An article in Food&Beverage Magazine introduces Chef Erhan Gezer.


• tageskarte.io informs about us about a German restaurant concept that has been successful in San Francisco for 30 years.


• For theguardian.com, Shane Hickey reports that almost all top British restaurants now charge for no-shows.


• Alex Andreoli calls on foodbev.com for the food and agriculture sector to invest billions to cut global food system emissions.


• On theguardian.com, Simon Jenkins argues that a ban on ultra-processed food is common sense.

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