Focus on a population of 10.87 million: Stanislav Štádler is active in the Czech Republic with his company Keystone Value. "Our main activity is importing food mainly from Europe, as the Czech market is not big enough to justify direct imports from Asia," he explains. In an interview with Paul M. Müller, he talks about supplying commercial kitchens, the eating habits of the Czech population and the new guidelines that are also shaping his work.

10,000 meals in 350 facilities - Uwe Kalogirou, strategic purchaser at Caritasverband der Erzdiözese München und Freising e. V., and Andreas Nusser, catering and occupational health and safety officer in the retirement homes division, know the needs of institutions like Caritas to ensure high-quality meals for people.

Harald Freudenthaler has been closely associated with the ADRIA brand for many years. His first encounter with the brand was back in the 1990s, and since then he has enjoyed a close, trusting working relationship with Paul M. Müller and Managing Director Thomas Schneidawind. Today, Harald Freudenthaler works for ECO Gastrohandels GmbH in Vienna as a senior buyer and seller and shares his insights into the ethno trade in Austria with us in this interview.

Strong partners, strong cooperation: Paul M. Müller works side by side with Mediterranean Food in the Benelux countries. The company is the distributor of the ADRIA brand there. In this interview, Danny Koedijker reveals what the division of labor looks like, how the markets differ and what the major challenges of the future are.

Mutti is a family business that has existed since 1899. Old traditions, which are constantly being rediscovered and further developed, coupled with technology and innovation are the recipe for success. Not to forget: The marketing. In an interview with Paul M. Müller, Kai Bergander, National Key Account Manager Food Service at Mutti Deutschland GmbH, talks about tomatoes, awards for farmers and emerging trends.

Diana Uschkoreit has been at the helm of BellandVision since July 2020. She had previously worked at the service company with a focus on recycling for 18 years and held the role of Sales Director. In an interview with Paul M. Müller, she talks about the EU Packaging Regulation, Germany's pioneering role and how costs are developing.

One has to delve deep into the history books to find out more about the company history of Johann Dettendorfer Spedition Ferntrans GmbH & Co. KG. The first entry in the trade register was in 1825, and a transport document from 1166 shows that wine was delivered to Baumburg Abbey. Today, Johannes Dettendorfer is the ninth generation to work in the family business. In this interview, he talks about the partnership with Paul M. Müller, the bottleneck at the Brenner Pass and his views on electric trucks.

There are no pre-Christmas presents for freight forwarders from the German government. Quite the opposite. The toll is going up - and as early as December 1. From 1 July 2024, the toll will also apply to smaller vans from 3.5 tons. Journeys by trade businesses will remain exempt from this. Rainer Hautz, responsible for dry goods at NORDFROST GmbH & Co. KG in Hamburg, who is responsible for dry goods and container logistics.

Turbulent times for the food sector: the value-added tax on food is to be raised from 7 to 19 percent in the catering business from Jan. 1, 2024 - and is posing major problems for landlords. During the Corona pandemic, it had been lowered by the federal government. We spoke with Dr. Thomas Geppert from the Bavarian Hotel and Restaurant Association DEHOGA Bayern e.V. about the far-reaching consequences.

Miesbacher Gastroservice GmbH turns half a century - 50 years old. We met Managing Director Erwin Erb for an interview, who talks about the company's developments, but also about the partnership with Paul M. Müller.