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Mecklenburger Backstuben Enters Self-Administered Insolvency, Keeps Shops Open

Management remains in charge under court oversight to pursue a restructuring with wages secured through January.

Overview

  • The Neubrandenburg district court ordered preliminary self-administration and appointed a court trustee (Sachwalter).
  • Between 55 and 57 branches continue operating across Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Brandenburg.
  • About 410 employees have their pay covered by federal insolvency benefits through January.
  • Advisers from Ecovis are supporting a plan focused on cost, process and liquidity optimization.
  • The bakery cites sharply higher labor, energy and procurement costs and a customer shift to discounters, after already closing its frozen line and cutting 50 jobs in January.