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Feneberg Enters Protective-Shield Insolvency to Restructure as Stores Stay Open

Customer vouchers are suspended during the court-supervised process.

Overview

  • Feneberg filed for a Schutzschirmverfahren at the Kempten district court, keeping management in place under court oversight to pursue a reorganization.
  • About 3,000 employees and roughly 70–75 stores remain in operation, with wages currently financed.
  • Management is reviewing unprofitable locations for potential closure or transfer to investors to secure a sustainable branch network.
  • The company cites sustained losses, high pension liabilities, structural weaknesses in the store network, and fallout from former subsidiary Allgäu Fresh Foods as key pressures.
  • Edeka previously provided a subordinated loan in the low double-digit millions, and media report unnamed interested investors as Feneberg targets completing its restructuring by the end of 2026.