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In the bakery (from left): Max Miedl, Hans Webersberger (CSU Bad Endorf), Member of the Bundestag Daniela Ludwig, Mayor Alois Loferer, Manfred, Angelika and Michael Miedl and Deputy District Administrator Josef Huber. © re
The Miedl confectionery and bakery in Bad Endorf is one of the most successful companies in the Rosenheim district, but company boss Manfred Miedl still has to contend with many hurdles. What he wants from politicians during a visit by Bundestag member Daniela Ludwig.
Bad Endorf – 19 branches, 200 employees, including 30 trainees – the Miedl confectionery and bakery in Bad Endorf is one of the most successful companies in the city and district of Rosenheim. Nevertheless, company boss Manfred Miedl has some wishes for politicians: “The companies must be relieved of bureaucracy,” Miedl told Rosenheim’s CSU member of the Bundestag, Daniela Ludwig, during a conversation in the bakery in Bad Endorf.
High taxes are poison for Germany as a business location
“We have been wanting to build in a municipality in the district since 2016, but the bureaucratic obstacles have still not been removed. Taxes also need to be reduced so that there is room for investment again. High taxes and high energy prices are poison for Germany as a business location. If nothing changes, many will stop.”
This is not the first time that Daniela Ludwig has heard these wishes. For several weeks now, she has been visiting companies in her constituency to hear their concerns and wishes first-hand. “The issues of bureaucracy and taxes are at the top of the list. Unfortunately, the traffic light government is doing nothing to ease the burden on companies. Instead, new burdens are constantly being imposed. And well-known companies are already moving out of Germany. This is alarming.”
Family business in the fifth generation
Despite the bureaucratic hurdles and the high tax burden, Manfred Miedl does not want to complain. “We are successful, I do not want to speak badly of Germany as a business location. But as a family business in the fifth generation, we have also made an effort and are well positioned.” Manfred Miedl has been running the bakery with his wife Angelika since 1994. Their two sons Max and Michael have now joined the company. Like their parents, both have completed an apprenticeship as a baker or confectioner, have completed master baker and confectioner qualifications and have studied business administration. “They will continue to follow the company philosophy and ensure that we remain successful,” says Manfred Miedl.
The core of the company philosophy is to use only natural ingredients and to avoid preservatives and colorings in bread and cakes. Another building block of success is the issue of working hours. “We have been working daytime for several years now,” Miedl continues. Angelika Miedl sees a need for action on the issue of part-time work. (re)
