Torsten Toeller
Torsten Toeller (born April 6, 1966 in Cologne ) is a German entrepreneur and founder of the Fressnapf company .
Life
After graduating from Norbert-Gymnasium Knechtsteden in Dormagen in 1985, he completed an apprenticeship in retail at Allkauf with subsequent studies. After a job-related trip to the USA, he developed the idea of a discount specialist store for everything to do with animals in Germany. At the age of 24 he opened the first "Fressnapf" store in Erkelenz and in 1992 the first store in the franchise system . From this point on it expanded steadily. As of 2016, Fressnapf is the market leader in pet supplies with around 1,400 specialist stores in eleven European countries and sales of over € 1.8 billion.
The marriage to Alexandra Täubrich, the daughter of the owner of the Trinkgut Deutsche Getränkeeholding GmbH , led to a participation in Trinkgut. In 2007 he acquired the remaining shares in Trinkgut and thus became the sole owner. On March 9, 2010 Toeller announced the sale of beverages to Edeka . The Federal Cartel Office approved the merger on October 28, 2010 subject to certain conditions.
In 2012 Torsten Toeller founded Devario Invest GmbH, which develops and finances real estate projects. In 2014 he founded the GENUI Private Equity Fund, which provides growth capital for companies. He is a member of various supervisory and advisory boards.
Toeller lives in Duisburg-Großenbaum .
honors and awards
For his entrepreneurial achievements, he has been awarded as Entrepreneur of the Year (2003), Franchisor of the Year (2004) and the Golden Sugar Loaf (2005).
In 2008 Torsten Toeller received the PET Retailer of the Year awards with Fressnapf and in 2010 the Global PETS Award and the German Retail Award .
Companies
- Fressnapf Tiernahrungs GmbH, Krefeld
- Fressnapf Holding SE, Krefeld
- Allegro Invest SE
- Equiva GmbH, Krefeld
- Devario Invest GmbH, Monheim am Rhein
capital
On the Forbes list The World's Billionaires 2015, Torsten Toeller's fortune was given at around 1.7 billion US dollars. He was ranked 1118 of the richest people in the world.
Web links
- Marco Lauer: Fressnapf founder Toeller A tough dog in competition . Spiegel Online , November 14, 2009.
- Antonia Götsch: Creative Destroyers (22) Torsten Toeller - King of Animals . ( Memento from February 11, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) In: Financial Times Deutschland , January 9, 2009.
- Christian Cohrs: What can it be, Torsten Toeller? In: Impulse , September 6, 2010.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stephan Zöller: Riddle of the city of Dormagen: From high school graduate at NGK with animal feed to billionaire. Retrieved August 28, 2019 .
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Fressnapf boss invests in the main station. March 2, 2017, accessed on February 5, 2019 (German).
- ↑ Franchisor of the Year
- ↑ Golden Sugar Loaf
- ^ PET Retailer of the Year
- ↑ Global Pets Award
- ↑ German trade price
- ↑ Torsten Toeller at Forbes.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Toeller, Torsten |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 6, 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cologne |