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Nordsee restaurants are usually located in populated areas such as city centers or near airports and train stations. The company focuses primarily on [[Germany]] and [[Austria]] but operates additional locations in the [[Czech Republic]], [[Romania]], [[Slovakia]], [[Switzerland]], [[Hungary]], and more recently, [[Cyprus]], [[Dubai]], [[Egypt]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Turkey]] and [[Russia]]. |
Nordsee restaurants are usually located in populated areas such as city centers or near airports and train stations. The company focuses primarily on [[Germany]] and [[Austria]] but operates additional locations in the [[Czech Republic]], [[Romania]], [[Slovakia]], [[Switzerland]], [[Hungary]], and more recently, [[Cyprus]], [[Dubai]], [[Egypt]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Turkey]] and [[Russia]]. In 2016, Nordsee achieved a revenue of over 350 million euros.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2017/06/07/nordsee-to-launch-new-stores-in-northern-europe-eyes-us-expansion/|title=Nordsee to launch new stores in northern Europe, eyes US expansion|last=Mereghetti|first=Matilde|date=2017-06-07|website=Undercurrent News|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203080115/https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2017/06/07/nordsee-to-launch-new-stores-in-northern-europe-eyes-us-expansion/|archive-date=2020-02-03|access-date=2020-02-03}}</ref> As of 2020, there are 370 Nordsee franchises operating in Europe and the Middle East.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nordsee.com/en/about-us/|title=About Us|website=www.nordsee.com|language=en-UK|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200203072456/https://www.nordsee.com/en/about-us/|archive-date=2020-02-03|access-date=2020-02-03}}</ref> |
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Restaurants |
| Founded | 1896 in Bremen, Germany |
| Founder | Adolf Vinnen |
| Headquarters | Bremerhaven, Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, Germany |
Number of locations | 370 stores[1] (2020) |
Area served | Europe Middle East |
Key people | Heiner Kamps Jürgen Glaser Claus Schlüter Klaus Stenneken |
| Products | Fast Food Seafood |
| Revenue | €354 million[1] (2016) |
| Owner | Kamps Food Retail Investments Nomura Group |
Number of employees | 6000[1] (2020) |
Nordsee is a German fast-food restaurant chain specialising in seafood. In addition to selling raw and smoked seafood, the company also sells a wide variety of meals and products prepared from seafood such as Fischbrötchen (fish sandwiches), salads, and canned seafood. The company formerly supplied its own seafood but has since sold the fishery.
History
Nordsee was founded in 1896 as Deutsche Dampffischerei-Gesellschaft Nordsee ("German steam-fishery company Nordsee") to supply seafood from the North Sea to the residents of Bremen.[2] In 1964 the company opened restaurant type retail shops offering meals prepared from seafood in addition to raw seafood. This concept, known as Nordsee Quick, was a huge success as nearly 300 shops opened within 2 years.[3] In 1998, the company sold the fishery division known as Deutsche See to allow for more focus towards seafood retailing. The new focus was demonstrated with the introduction of locations serving smaller, quicker takeout meals in the following year.
In 2005 the company was sold to Kamps Food Retail Investments and Nomura International.[4] The company underwent restructuring and experienced a growth in profits five times greater than expected in the first year.[5] In response to a new emerging market, the company introduced sushi and a number of other higher quality food products the following year and has begun to move into other sectors of the food industry with success.[5]
In October 2018, Nordsee was sold to Swiss investment fund Kharis Capital.[2][6]
Operations
Nordsee restaurants are usually located in populated areas such as city centers or near airports and train stations. The company focuses primarily on Germany and Austria but operates additional locations in the Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland, Hungary, and more recently, Cyprus, Dubai, Egypt, Bulgaria, Turkey and Russia. In 2016, Nordsee achieved a revenue of over 350 million euros.[1][7] As of 2020, there are 370 Nordsee franchises operating in Europe and the Middle East.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "About Us". www.nordsee.com. Archived from the original on 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
- ^ a b Hellmers, Boris (2019-10-24). "Wo und wie mit "Nordsee" alles angefangen hat" [Where and how everything begun with "Nordsee"]. buten un binnen (in German). Archived from the original on 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
- ^ "NORDSEE". Archived from the original on January 30, 2009. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
- ^ "Apax to sell NORDSEE to Nomura International and Kamps Food Retail Investments". AltAccess. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
- ^ a b "Nordsee delivers on profit promise" (PDF). IntraFish. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
- ^ "German seafood chain Nordsee caught in labor firestorm". Intrafish. 2019-10-29. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Mereghetti, Matilde (2017-06-07). "Nordsee to launch new stores in northern Europe, eyes US expansion". Undercurrent News. Archived from the original on 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
External links
- Official website
- Documents and clippings about Nordsee in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW
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