The baking death continues: Traditional Bernese bakeries are forced to close after 68 years

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Hot croissants and Weggli were sold out for the last time at Binoth-Träff at the Spiez BE train station last Friday. The bakery closed the same day. The same goes for the second outlet in Spiez Terminus, writes “Berner Oberländer”.

Pain: The sales staff also had no information about the closing. “We learned on Friday morning that the store would be closing,” an employee told the newspaper. A vague change was announced midweek: “And now this.” No one expected to close down immediately. “We sell it today and then it’s gone,” the employee said.

Binoth AG was initially a family company. Quality baked goods have been sold on the stalls since 1956. Franziska Grossen took over Binoth AG with three locations and 25 employees in 2018. Café Binoth on Seestrasse in Spiez was supposed to close as early as 2021. After 68 years, it’s finally over.

There is no official information about the closure to be found anywhere, not even on the website. In fact, they are still looking for a pastry chef there. Staff said goodbye to the last customers on Friday.

Ovens are worried about energy costs

Binoth Bakery is not alone in closing. Almost a hundred employees lost their jobs following the closure of Chrigubeck in Burgdorf BE last summer. The company went bankrupt after 32 years. The traditional Müller bakery in Solothurn also sold its last loaves of bread last September.

Last October, Flury bakery also closed one of its locations in Koppingen BE. Ten employees subsequently had to look for new jobs. Flury is actually one of the biggest names in the bakery industry: before its closure, it had seven branches in the cantons of Bern and Solothurn and a total of 90 employees.

The reason for the closure of many bakeries is the low margins of the industry. Additionally, ovens operate almost around the clock. Increasing energy costs cause serious problems for the sector. (kae)

Source :Blick