The Tropenhaus Frutigen will close its adventure world and gastronomy towards the end of May. Those responsible want to concentrate entirely on fish farming in the future.
The Tropenhaus Frutigen will close its adventure world and gastronomy towards the end of May. This step was taken after an in-depth analysis and for economic reasons, writes the owner Coop on the tropical house website. The adventure world and restaurant are expected to close on May 21st. In the future, fish farming will be the company’s focus.
The tropical house believes in the future of sustainable production of Swiss caviar and perch. “With this step, we are focusing on an important core area and are laying the foundation for our continued successful operations,” it continues. The affected employees would receive an alternative job offer within the Coop Group.
The Tropenhaus Frutigen was founded in 2003 and opened in 2009. The heat from the 18-degree water that flows from the Lötschberg base tunnel is used to farm fish in the tropical house. It employs around 80 people. The main shareholder is Coop. (keystone-sda)