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NORDSEE is a German
Nordsee was founded in 1896 as "German steam-fishery company Nordsee" () to supply seafood from the North Sea to the residents of
fast-food restaurant
A fast-food restaurant, also known as a quick-service restaurant (QSR) within the industry, is a specific type of restaurant that serves fast food, fast-food cuisine and has minimal Foodservice#Table service, table service. The food served ...
chain specialising in seafood. In addition to selling raw and smoked seafood, the company also sells a wide variety of meals and products prepared from seafood such as Fischbrötchen (fish sandwiches), salads, and canned seafood. The company formerly supplied its own seafood but has since sold the fishery
Fishery can mean either the enterprise of raising or harvesting fish and other aquatic life; or more commonly, the site where such enterprise takes place ( a.k.a. fishing ground). Commercial fisheries include wild fisheries and fish farms, both ...
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History
Nordsee was founded in 1896 as "German steam-fishery company Nordsee" () to supply seafood from the North Sea to the residents of Bremen
Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (german: Stadtgemeinde Bremen, ), is the capital of the German state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (''Freie Hansestadt Bremen''), a two-city-state consis ...
. In 1964 the company opened restaurant type retail shops offering meals prepared from seafood in addition to raw seafood. This concept, known as Nordsee Quick, was a huge success as nearly 300 shops opened within 2 years. In 1998, the company sold the fishery division known as Deutsche See to allow for more focus towards seafood retailing. The new focus was demonstrated with the introduction of locations serving smaller, quicker takeout meals in the following year.
In 2005 the company was sold to Kamps Food Retail Investments and Nomura International. The company underwent restructuring and experienced a growth in profits five times greater than expected in the first year. In response to a new emerging market, the company introduced sushi and a number of other higher quality food products the following year and has begun to move into other sectors of the food industry with success.
In October 2018, Nordsee was sold to Swiss investment fund Kharis Capital.
Operations
Nordsee restaurants are usually located in populated areas such as city centers or near airports and train stations. The company focuses primarily on Germany and Austria but operates additional locations in the Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia,Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
, Hungary, and more recently, Cyprus, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Bulgaria, Turkey and Russia. The company also operates in Belgium with another comercial name “Happy Fish”. In 2016, Nordsee achieved a revenue of over 350 million euros. As of 2020, there are 370 Nordsee franchises operating in Europe and the Middle East.
See also
* List of seafood restaurantsReferences
External links
* * {{Authority control Companies based in Bremerhaven Restaurants established in 1896 Fast-food seafood restaurants Fast-food chains of Germany 1896 establishments in Germany