Bavaria's taverns in need: new project for the catering trade starts!

On January 7, 2025, a new research project to support Bavarian inns was presented in Bamberg. The Ministry of Homeland promotes this project of the Otto Friedrich University Bamberg with 183,321 euros. Under the project name "Enjoyment and common sense: new voluntary strategies for the tavern", a modular system for voluntary support for taverns is to be developed.

The project aims to integrate offers such as social media support, creative ideas for menus and cultural events. Martin Schöffel, Finance and Home State Secretary, emphasized the importance of this initiative to secure traditional meeting points in Bavaria and to increase the quality of life in rural regions. In this context

tavern culture under pressure

The Bavarian inn culture is under pressure, as the association has already found to maintain the Bavarian inn culture. Wirtshouses and beer gardens are not only important symbols of the Bavarian homeland, but also act as social meeting places for the community. A study from 2013 already addressed the die of the inn and the dangers that are accompanied by it.

The association actively campaigns for the catering and promotes dialogue between guests, inn friends and hosts while at the same time concerns, such as the retention of cash prizes in the wading and the preservation of the Bavarian language on menus. The handling of various regulatory challenges, such as EU regulations in relation to snuff, is also taken up.

summarized, the initiative of the Otto Friedrich University to support the inn culture shows that the Bavarian way of life and the gastronomic legacy are still in focus. The Free State is also committed to better conditions in gastronomy, including more flexible working hours and reducing sales tax to 7% for dishes to preserve the inn.