Economic hike: 13th Alpine climb for a good cause

2023-10-01 09:12:18

Executives and diplomats followed café+co’s call and cracked the 400,000 euro donation mark

Fügen/Vienna (OTS) – The picturesque backdrop of the Zillertal became the setting for café+co’s 13th economic hike this weekend in Fügen. The traditional event attracted around 280 executives and diplomats, for whom, in addition to networking, the charitable idea was the main focus. This year’s café+co business hike exceeded the 400,000 euro mark. The donations go to “Network Tirol helps” and – since last year – the “Zillertalers help Zillertalers” initiative. A special thank you goes to the partners of the economic hike: the Spieljochbahn, the Schwaz Chamber of Commerce, the Tyrol Industrialists’ Association, the tourism association “First Holiday Region in the Zillertal – Fügen-Kaltenbach” and “CASH – Das Handelsmagazin”. With their support, they make a significant contribution to the realization of the café+co economic migration.

Hiking for a good cause

Since the first economic hike in 2010, donations have been collected for the charitable cause. The café+co economic hike is a success story, as the donation check gallery showed at the festive kick-off in Fügen on Friday. With the donations from this year’s hike, the total grew to over 400,000 euros. “I would like to thank everyone who accompanied us on this remarkable tour. Together we not only climbed mountains, but also made an important contribution to the lives of those who need it most,” says Fritz Kaltenegger, spokesman for the management of café+co.

The final donation amount for the economic hike for 2023 will be announced in December when the donations are handed over to Governor Anton Mattle. “Tyrol inspires with its breathtaking panorama, but also with the fact that we tackle things together and support each other. The café+co business hike combines this with exchange and networking with one another. It is really impressive what has been achieved with this event in recent years,” said Tyrol’s Governor Anton Mattle. “I would like to thank everyone who helps others with their donations.”

An impressive natural experience

On Saturday, the participants of the café+co business hike immersed themselves in the mountains of the Zillertal Alps: After the “ascent” with the Spieljochbahn, the 8 km long circular hike began. Surrounded by an impressive panorama, Pastor Erwin Gerst celebrated a mountain mass before we went to the mountain restaurant “Mountain Loft” for a cozy end.

Together on the mountain pasture

café+co International managing director Fritz Kaltenegger and the organizer and founder of the economic hike, Herbert Rieser, would like to thank WKO Vice President Martha Schultz as well as Heinz and Maximilian Schultz and their team from the Schultz Group for their support in organizing the event. Together they were able to welcome representatives from business, politics and sport: including Federal Minister Norbert Totschnig and Tyrol’s Governor Anton Mattle

National Councilor and Tyrolean Chamber of Agriculture President Josef Hechenberger, Fügen’s Vice Mayor Evi Bielau, LAbg Katrin Brugger, district chairwoman of the Schwaz Chamber of Commerce and 1st Vice President of the Tyrol Chamber of Commerce Martina Entner, the chairman of the First Holiday Region in the Zillertal Ernst Erlebach, Zillertal Tourism Managing Director Ronald Felder, Managing Director of the Tourism Association Fügen Manfred Pfister, chairman of Innsbruck tourism Peter Paul Mölk, All4con CEO Christian Kren, coordinator of the “Network Tirol helps” Herbert Peer, chairman of the association “Zillertaler assist Zillertalern” Theresia Rauch, BILLA board spokesman Robert Nagele, Leadersnet CEO Paul Leitenmüller , A1 COO Martin Resel, Rudolf Thalervon Society Magazine, Ambassador of Sweden Annika Markovic, Ambassador of El Salvador Julia EmmaVillatoro Tario, Ambassador of Mexico Luis Javier Campuzano Pina, Ambassador of Slovakia JozefPolakovič, Ambassador of Peru Luis Alberto Campana Boluarte, Ambassador of the League of the Arab States Samir Koubaa, druck.at Managing Director Gerhard Patek, MANN+HUMMEL Vice President Danijel Aleksic, Privatquelle Gruber Managing Director Hermann Gruber, BiologoN Managing Director Martina Pletzenauer, Casino Seefeld and Innsbruck Director Martin König, Managing Director Tiroler Rohre Max Kloger, Leitbetriebe Austria Managing Director Monica Rintersbacher, Volksbank Wien director Wolfgang Layr, Austria EMAIL AG board member Martin Hagleitner, Stadler Schuhfabrik managing director Bernhard Stadler, presenter and dancing star Cornelia Kreuter, EatHappy ToGo CEO Peter Sturm, 11er CEO Thomas Schwarz, ISS Austria executive board member Marcus Mizerovsky, regional media Tyrol Managing Director Thomas Zerlauth, Compact Electric Managing Director Ulrike Haslauer, PORR CFO Klemens Eiter, Member of the Management Board Brau Union Austria Gabriela-Maria Straka, Managing Member of the Christophorus Flugrettungsverein KlausSchwarzenberger, ORF-Tirol Director Esther Mitterstieler, LOOMIS Austria Managing Director Regina Mittermayer-Knopf, Raiffeisen Landesbank Oberösterreich Markt Corporates Marco Ginder, Grimex General Manager Aleksandar Gros, Naber Kaffee Managing Director Marco Salvatori, café+co Austria Managing Director Gerald Matzner-Holsmer, Manstein Verlag Managing Director Markus Gstöttner, company founder & Schweindlbauer Franz Habel from the Vulcano Ham Manufactory, Phoenix Contact CEO Thomas Lutzky, Federal Wine Queen Sophie Hromatka, BIG supervisory board chairwoman Christine Catasta as well as the ex-professional athletes Katharina Gutensohn and Christian Mayer, Tiroler Schmäh and TikTok star “Mattl”

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About café+co International

café+co is a quality and service leader in the area of ​​vending machine catering and coffee supply in Central and Eastern Europe with currently 10 operating subsidiaries in Austria and seven other countries. The group of companies is primarily concerned with the operation and service of vending machines for hot and cold drinks and snacks as well as espresso machines. In 2021, consumption due to the corona pandemic was 400 million servings. In previous years, half a billion portions were consumed at over 60,000 café+co locations. In addition to the fully automated café+co shops in private companies and public institutions, café+co also operates eleven self-service cafés and a café+co corner. The group of companies employs around 2,000 people.

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