The Baker and his Bread

•Success through real handiwork and a feeling for people

•Instructions for working in a manner compatible with humans and nature

•The success story of a pioneer of the organic movement

•With a preface by Gerald Hüther

 

Volker Schmidt-Sköries was one of the first organic bakers. Since the seventies, Schmidt-Sköries, who is a graduate in education studies, has wanted to bring healthy baked goods on to the market. This aspiration has grown over the years. Today, for him it is also about a fair relationship with the ingredient suppliers, meeting working conditions and a transparent relationship with the customers. According to the author, only when these conditions have been met is it possible to speak of inspired work and sustainable employment. Volker Schmidt-Sköries combines his love of bread with an ethic that reconciles economy and ecology in terms of justice, sustainability and fairness. With the success of his company, he proves that it is possible to run a business without destructive growth.

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  • Publisher: Droemer HC
  • Release: 20.08.2019
  • ISBN: 978-3-426-27791-1
  • 256 Pages
  • Author: Volker Schmidt-Sköries
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Volker Schmidt-Sköries The Baker and his Bread
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Volker Schmidt-Sköries

Volker Schmidt-Sköries is the majority owner of KAISER BIO and sees himself as a pioneer in the field of ethical and social company management that is committed to ecological sustainability. In 1977, he joined the Wiesbadener Kaiser wholegrain bakery in its infancy, took it over in 1980 and gradually developed it into an organic bakery chain. In the nineties, he reinvented the company based on early inspirations. Simultaneously, Volker Schmidt-Sköries is a sought-after company consultant, who can point to appointments in approx. 100 companies from all sectors.