Leo Imhoff

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Leo Imhoff (born November 28, 1921 in Essen ; † November 17, 2013 there ) was a German restaurateur and association official.

Life

Leo Imhoff was born on November 28, 1921 in Essen, the son of Hubert Imhoff. He learned the confectionery trade .

On February 1, 1955, Leo Imhoff opened his first restaurant, Parkhaus Hügel . In the following years and decades, the company managed by Leo Imhoff expanded with gastronomic offers in Essen, Mülheim an der Ruhr and Oberhausen . In addition, there were various catering orders , including for the EU summit of the European Council in Essen in 1994.

In 1973 Leo Imhoff became President of the German Hotel and Restaurant Association and held this office until 1992. After his resignation, the delegates elected him honorary president of the association. In addition, Imhoff was a member of the supervisory board of the liability insurance of the German hotel and restaurant trade (later the liability insurance company Darmstadt ) for almost twenty years , including several years as chairman of the supervisory board . He resigned from this office in 2001. He was also chairman of the Brillat Savarin Foundation .

For his social commitment, Leo Imhoff was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class and the Great Federal Cross of Merit.

Awards

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b short chronicle. Imhoff Catering Essen, accessed on November 30, 2013 .
  2. ↑ Essen restaurateur Leo Imhoff died at the age of 91 . In: Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung . November 20, 2013 ( derwesten.de [accessed November 30, 2013]).
  3. ↑ Awakened from deep sleep . In: General hotel and gastronomy newspaper . February 12, 2005 ( ahgz.de [accessed November 30, 2013]).
  4. ^ The Presidium of the German Hotel and Restaurant Association (DEHOGA). German Hotel and Restaurant Association , archived from the original on December 3, 2013 ; Retrieved November 30, 2013 .
  5. ↑ a b Another 20 percent premium refund . In: General hotel and gastronomy newspaper . October 20, 2001 ( ahgz.de [accessed November 30, 2013]).
  6. ↑ Person calendar . In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung . tape 47 , November 23, 1997, pp. 10 .
  7. ↑ People and Markets . In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . tape 263 , November 11, 1995, pp. 60 .
  8. ↑ Federal Gazette . Vol. 39, no. 51 , March 14, 1987, pp. 2633 .
  9. ↑ DEHOGA honorary president Leo Imhoff is dead . In: General hotel and gastronomy newspaper . November 22, 2013 ( ahgz.de [accessed November 30, 2013]).
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SURNAME Imhoff, Leo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German restaurateur and association official (DEHOGA)
DATE OF BIRTH November 28, 1921
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DATE OF DEATH 17th November 2013
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