Overview
- Schillinger Vegan Holding filed for insolvency on August 1 with about €4.3 million in liabilities across roughly 40 creditors
- All three German Swing Kitchen restaurants have been shut down as part of initial actions following the insolvency filing
- Austrian locations in Vienna and Graz continue operating under a creditor-supervised restructuring process that will determine their future
- The chain introduced a revised menu in May and is prioritizing streamlined corporate structures and product innovations to reduce costs
- CEO Albrecht Eltz attributed the financial strain to aggressive expansion into Germany coinciding with rising raw material prices