As planned, Michael Schorm and Andreas Förster, long-standing members of the Executive Board, became Managing Directors of casualfood GmbH on 1 January 2023. At the same time, casualfood founders Stefan Weber and Michael Weigel took seats on the newly established strategic advisory board, alongside ORIOR CEO Daniel Lutz and CFO Andreas Lindner.

In addition to the two Managing Directors, Michael Schorm and Andreas Förster, the new management team includes Patricia Breitsameter, long-standing Head of Finance and Financial Controlling. Human Resources and Corporate Culture will be headed up by Anette Clauss in future, while Josef Naschberger is the new General Manager of Operations. Both have been at casualfood since the middle of last year.

The two new Managing Directors agree that “casualfood is a great company with a remarkable success story and an incredibly good team spirit. We are very proud to have the privilege of taking casualfoodforward as its new Managing Directors after many years working at the firm. We relish the opportunity to further develop the business with an emphasis on both sustainability and success.”

The following themes and measures are priorities for the new Managing Directors: enhancing the quality and innovativeness of the products and concepts. Supporting managers’ and employees’ development, and expanding the team to ensure the business is fit for the future and able to grow. Tapping new opportunities and growth potential with a focus on Berlin Brandenburg Airport, Germany in general and other German-speaking countries. Last but not least, the new leadership will forge ahead with activities and measures relating to sustainability and take digitalisation to the next level.