Founder Spotlight: Karl Schillinger (Swing Kitchen)
Meet Karl (Charly) Schillinger
Company:
Business Description:
Swing Kitchen is an innovative, unique and particular sustainable concept in the quick-service system catering sector. Our offer includes burgers, wraps, nuggets, salads and also excellent desserts, all vegan and environmentally friendly.
Startup Stage:
Planning phase over 4 years in our vegan gourmet restaurant on the countryside near Vienna. January 2015: Opening of the first Swing Kitchen December 2015: Opening of the second Swing Kitchen We currently operate 9 restaurants in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. 6 of them are company stores and 3 are run by franchisees.
Locations:
Vienna, Austria -Berlin, Germany - Bern, Switzerland
What led you to where you are today?
- Familiarize yourself with the rules of the market economy to avoid as much animal suffering as possible and to counteract the exploitation of the environment.
- The selection of the "right" investors.
- The cooking skills of my wife Irene.
What do you wish you knew before embarking on your entrepreneurial journey?
- That it is much easier for a vegan restaurant to find great employees than usual in the industry.
- That the search for suitable locations is the bottleneck of expansion.
- That raising capital, with a well-designed business plan is not the bottleneck of expansion.
What can you help the VEGPRENEUR community with?
The Swing Kitchen franchise opportunity = concept for sustainable success
How can the VEGPRENEUR community help you?
If you would like to become part of the Swing Kitchen family, you can download our franchise booklet with all the important information here!
Fun fact about you:
Since I don't necessarily look like a vegan, most people can't believe that I've been vegan for over 20 years.
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