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FB Roundup: Melia Hotels International, Lego Group, Bertelsmann

June 28, 2021

Melia Hotels International announces bullish recovery plan, Lego builds on $400 million sustainability effort with recycled bricks, Christoph Mohn succeeds mother as new ‘speaker of the family’ at Bertelsmann.

Melia Hotels International announces bullish recovery plan

The Escarrer family principal of Melia Hotels International has declared flexible expansion, digitalisation and sustainability as the key drivers behind the Spanish hotel chain’s recovery from 15 months of Covid-19 restrictions.

‘Shame’ of Reimann family’s Nazi slave past revelations

March 29, 2019

Germany’s second wealthiest family, behind global brands Pret a Manger, Dr Pepper, and Krispy Kreme, say they are “ashamed” by their ancestors’ brutality towards slave labour during Nazi rule.

Germany’s second wealthiest family, behind global brands Pret a Manger, Dr Pepper, and Krispy Kreme, say they are “ashamed” by their ancestors’ brutality towards slave labour during Nazi rule.

Campden Wealth’s family business awards coming to Americas

January 18, 2019

Campden Wealth is calling for nominations for its inaugural gala awards in the Americas to recognise the best-in-class family enterprises across the region.

Campden Wealth is calling for nominations for its inaugural gala awards in the Americas to recognise the best-in-class family enterprises across the region.

Organisers at the New York wing of Campden said they were “shocked” to discover there were no existing awards recognising excellence among multigenerational business families of sustainable wealth on the entire continent.

Embattled Volkswagen tries to change gear and triple profits

November 22, 2016

Family controlled automaker Volkswagen wants to become the world leader in manufacturing electric cars in its bid for environmentally friendly redemption.

Family controlled automaker Volkswagen wants to become the world leader in manufacturing electric cars in its bid for environmentally friendly redemption.

The unveiling this week of its corporate shake-up for the next decade and beyond coincided with more repercussions from its diesel emissions-cheating scandal in 2015. The beleaguered German car group is owned by the third-generation Porsche and Piëch families.

Family-controlled Volkswagen admits it deceived authorities on emissions

September 22, 2015

Family-controlled carmaker Volkswagen has admitted it deliberately tampered with thousands of its cars’ emission testing software to deceive US environmental authorities.

Family-controlled carmaker Volkswagen has admitted it deliberately tampered with thousands of its cars’ emission testing software to deceive US environmental authorities.

It faces an initial fine of $18 billion for the 11 million cars affected, equivalent to its net annual profits, but if further investigations find the rigging is more widespread this could rise.

The German carmaker posted revenues of €197 billion in 2013.

US family business beats Amazon, Google for best corporate reputation

February 18, 2015

A family-owned supermarket chain based in upstate New York has taken out multinational behemoths such as Google and Apple to be ranked the number one company for corporate reputation in the US.

A family-owned supermarket chain based in upstate New York has taken out multinational behemoths such as Google and Apple to be ranked the number one company for corporate reputation in the US.

Wegmans Food Markets knocked last year’s winner Amazon from the top spot in the annual Harris Poll reputation survey of more than 27,000 US consumers.