Restructuring in the hospitality industry: stabilising before the doors close
The hospitality industry is under considerable economic pressure. Rising staff costs, energy prices and bureaucracy, together with the temporary return to the full rate of VAT on food, weigh directly on the earnings of restaurants and hotels, even though permanent relief has been promised for 2026.
Small and mid-sized businesses in particular are increasingly wavering, despite their social relevance, regional roots and, in some segments, growing numbers of overnight stays. While holiday accommodation and camping are booming, traditional hotels struggle with stagnating numbers. In restaurants and catering, restrained consumer spending and price sensitivity depress revenue: liquidity dwindles and investment fails to materialise.
The Worstbrock-Group accompanies hospitality businesses in economic stabilisation, in restructuring proceedings and in structural realignment. The aim is to safeguard the substance of the business, preserve jobs and implement viable solutions, with a sense of proportion and business clarity.
Immediate support and crisis management
- Analysis of the liquidity position, cost structure and revenue development
- Immediate measures for relief on rents, supply contracts, leasing or staff costs
- Negotiations with creditors, banks and landlords
- Support with Schutzschirmverfahren (protective shield proceedings under Section 270d of the German Insolvency Code) or insolvency filings
Restructuring & Eigenverwaltung
- Restructuring concept in accordance with IDW S 6 (the German standard for restructuring concepts issued by the Institute of Public Auditors) to secure the continuation of the business towards financiers and authorities
- Support for Eigenverwaltung (debtor-in-possession management under Sections 270 et seq. of the German Insolvency Code) under ESUG (the German act facilitating the restructuring of companies), with operational assistance
- Review of branch structures, lease agreements and the range of products and offering structure
- Reduction of fixed costs while maintaining the core business
Strategic realignment
- Restructuring under StaRUG (the German Act on the Stabilisation and Restructuring Framework for Businesses) for out-of-court debt relief
- Advice on splits into operating and property companies (Betriebsaufspaltung), succession or sales of sites
- Optimisation of process flows, staff planning and the focus of the offering
- Support with repositioning, e.g. from an à-la-carte model to event, canteen or communal catering
We know the structures of the hospitality industry and how burdensome margin pressure, regulation and price sensitivity are in combination. Our task: to secure liquidity, develop viable solutions and guide businesses through this phase, in a professional, discreet and implementation-oriented way.
Use your room for manoeuvre before external factors decide on your future.
We accompany hospitality companies in stabilisation, restructuring and strategic realignment, with foresight and a grounding in business reality.
