Dark Restaurant Zurich & Basel

The blindekuh is in the black

In both Zurich and Basel, the dark restaurant blindekuh exceeded its sales targets in 2017. The bottom line for the foundation was once again in the black in 2017. Thanks to generous donations, all planned infrastructure renovations were also completed. It was undoubtedly one of the most successful years in the history of blindenkuh. For example, the business in Basel was awarded the prestigious "Basel Social Prize for Business 2017" in recognition of the entire foundation's long-standing commitment to integrating visually impaired and blind people into the workplace. The award has helped the Dunkelrestaurant am Rheinknie to significantly increase its popularity.


Things also went well economically.
Under the management of Ralph Bucherer, blindekuh Basel was able to significantly increase turnover and profit compared to the budget and previous year. This was thanks to the event space Halle 7 and the "Sinneswandel" project at Badenfahrt 2017. 100,000 francs in total were set aside for the planned renovation of the event space Halle 7. blindekuh Zurich, headed by Adrian Schaffner, also increased its turnover and profit once again, closing the financial year 36,000 francs above budget. In addition, the blindekuh foundation was able to accept generous donations and use them to carry out all infrastructure renovations at both locations.


Balanced accounts and plans for anniversary year 2019
For 2018, blindenkuh expects to break even and aims to continue making ongoing improvements and optimizations to its operating processes. In Zurich, investments of around CHF 20,000 are planned for new equipment and infrastructure, while in Basel, the main focus is still on planning and fundraising for the renovation of Hall 7, which is scheduled for summer 2019. In 2019, the 20th anniversary of the blindenkuh will also be duly celebrated with events and activities. These are planned from July 2019. "Preparations are already in full swing this year," says Stephan Zappa.
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