Mozart ball production threatens: Salzburg chocolate broke!

Mozart ball production threatens: Salzburg chocolate broke!

Grödig, Österreich - The candy manufacturer "Salzburg Chocolate" is once again faced with a financial disaster. Today it became known that the company made a bankruptcy application to the Salzburg Regional Court. This became particularly alarming, since the company went bankrupt in 2021 and initiated a renovation process, which, however, failed. The best -known article of the company, the "real Salzburg Mozartkugel", is widely available in supermarkets such as Edeka and Aldi and therefore has a large customer base.

The current financial problems are serious. "Salzburg chocolate" can no longer pay its debts, which amount to around 7.7 million euros. Originally, the company was supposed to remove all liabilities by February 2025, but the value of the report for the location in Grödig was less than expected.

production and job loss

Already at the end of 2024 the production of the Mozart balls at the Grödig location was discontinued. All 58 employees who were busy up to this point have now lost their jobs. Production is now being shifted to two other locations in the Czech Republic, which should catch the closure in Grödig. This restructuring shows how difficult the Situation for the company is in an environment characterized by bankruptcy.

The plots and the factory in Grödig have already been sold. A group of Salzburg has acquired the properties that were rated with a value of around 9.9 million euros. These investors plan to locate offices and companies on the area, which should contribute to the creation of 300 to 400 new jobs. This could be a positive turn for the region, which is already severely affected by the loss of positions at "Salzburg Chocolate".

creditor and further procedure

The company's creditors have the opportunity to register their claims at the Credit Protection Association of 1870 (KSV1870). It is to be hoped for those affected that a satisfactory solution will be found in the processing of the bankruptcy proceedings. The situation of the "Salzburg Chocolate" once again shows the challenges with which many companies are faced in today's economy.

The case of "Salzburg chocolate" is not an isolated case. In this way, it becomes clear in the current statistics that the number of bankruptcy applications in Germany often increases and that companies are constantly getting into economic difficulties. For more information on bankruptcies and the current trends, we refer to the website of Federal Statistical Office .

The developments related to "Salzburg Chocolate" are an indication of the fragile state of many companies and raise questions about sustainability and stability in the food industry.