Nobody works here. - Expert sausage maker transforms butcher's store into a walk-in vending space.
Germany's top butcher, Oliver Weber (57), from Sulzbach near Frankfurt/Main, has been searching for sales assistants and a master butcher for years - to no avail. His final attempt to fill these positions: Weber plans to transform his butcher's shop into an automated vending machine. The computer will then sell sausages like salami, yellow sausage, ham etc.
He is famously known as the "king of canned meat" and produces Germany's best liver sausage. On average, he wins 20 gold medals per competition for his products.
From Butcher to Vending Machine
Yet, despite the awards and accolades, his butcher's shop's continued existence is at risk. Weber says, "I'm in the sausage kitchen every day from morning till night, serving during the day." He only has two employees, which isn't enough to maintain the shop's operation throughout the week. Weber laments, "I can't find any more staff or a master butcher to assist me."
Next, the drastic step: Starting summer, he can only open his shop for three days a week. On the remaining days, vending machines will operate in place of his staff during the transition.
This is a bold move in Germany, where no traditional butcher's shop has been transformed into a staffless vending machine. He is now searching for providers capable of providing this service.
Weber explains, "I have no other choice. The tax burden on businesses is too heavy for employees. The gap between the citizens' income, which is excessively high, and their wages is too small, causing many to lose their motivation to work. Work has to be profitable, and it's not anymore."
The data is disheartening. 800 butcher's shops are closing annually. There are only 10,335 specialist butcher's shops left in Germany. Weber states, "One can calculate how long butcher's shops will remain. We need to take action now."
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Source: symclub.org
