On Saturday , an clause was published on the onlineDer Spiegeledition , allegeing serious accusations against the Landgard agrarian cooperative : How officials would pass much more than the indebted organisation can handle ; from using luxurious society cars to expensive visits to the Oktoberfest and other effect . All of this would be financed by the 3,000 penis companies from the blossom , fruit and veggie industry . " Only by working together an these growers hold their own against the big businessman of the retail trade . However , it does n’t seems to be all ' solidarity ' any longer . There is growing discontent among the members about the eminent - handedness of their bosses and their lax supervisors . The first sally have lready shown . "
The contrast with the gamey level of debt is quite stark , it is lay claim : " At the end of 2019 , the governing body from Straelen -near the Dutch border- owned 141 million euros in liabilities . According to national written document , more new loans are already under consideration . Some 30 million euros might be garner from state - owned KfW Bank . "
2020 was a turbulent twelvemonth for Germany ’s largest producers ' cooperative , not only because of Corona , but also at the personnel level . According toDer Spiegel , this was another cause for bitterness among the members . Only last October , some of the members left to to organise their own organization : " In outflow , CEO Armin Rehberg had to get out , although he had been praised for his restructuring successes shortly before . As a result , Labinot Elshani , who is considered a sales gift , join the three - fellow member board of directors , and only a few weeks later he was separated from the team . "
The clause goes on to say : " The financial situation of [ the producers ] is clear from the often stingy terms paid for their goods . In the meanwhile , more members are leaving the tie than there are young ones derive in . The important tomato growers from Neurath recently founded their own merchandising organization , the Landgard board of directors announced in October , showing some fear .
argument from LandgardThe Landgard management firmly refutes the accusations of theSpiegelarticle . Despite the challenges posed by the pandemic , the organization is not in financial difficulties : " This real spot is very unlike from the online article , which gives the depression that Landgard is presently feel economical problem , having to look for extra loan . In fact , Landgard is currently negociate follow - up funding for existing loans . The co-op ’s debts have fall by 57.6 percentage from 2011 to the nowadays and will be reduce further . " According to Landgard , the positive development since the crisis class of 2011 is due to the successful elaboration of strategical client relationships and the continuous skill of major young customers from a all-inclusive range of retail sectors .
Der Spiegel’saccusations go back as far as fifteen years , long before the eight - year restructuring form . " Landgard has always reacted to distressful situation with personnel changes , repairing any harm cause . Unfortunately , Der Spiegel’sreporting was one - sided , even though the editor program was mindful of Landgard ’s economic recuperation and the consequences of any misconduct . "
Landgard also raise serious accusations . The report card was predate by several calendar week of enquiry by the editor , who received all relevant facts transparently in reply to his accusations : " These fact were not included in his report , presumptively because they negated his ' story ' . "
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