Landgasthof Adler

What Landgasthof Adler does

Landgasthof Adler is a traditional family-owned country inn (Landgasthof) and sole proprietorship located at Hauptstraße 34 in Seitingen-Oberflacht, in the Swabian Alb region of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, near Autobahn A81 exit Tuningen. Founded in the late 18th century by Martin Silber and owned by the Schorpp family (descended from Anton Merz, who acquired the property in 1847) for over 165 years across seven generations, the business currently operates under Inhaber Josef Schorpp and 'Adlerwirtin' Petra Schorpp with approximately 17 employees.

The business operates four product lines on a single site: a Swabian restaurant, three double and three single guest rooms with breakfast service, an in-house Metzgerei producing traditional sausages including Bauernbratwurst, Dosenwurst, Schwarzwurst, and seasonal Schlachtplatte, and event catering using the Josefstube private dining room and the large banquet hall. At end of 2022 the family announced the cessation of daily walk-in operations, citing lack of successors, health-driven workload reduction, and difficulty recruiting enough staff for opening days; the business now serves only registered family celebrations, clubs, and special events on appointment, while continuing weekly telephone-based sausage orders and pickup.

The revenue model is purely on-premise, with no e-commerce, no third-party delivery, no public pricing, and no public revenue disclosure. GTM is via word-of-mouth within the local community and direct phone/email contact. The technology stack is minimal — a static German-language website (adler-oberflacht.de) with Google Analytics for traffic measurement, no apps or APIs, and no AI or machine-learning capabilities. Ownership remains concentrated in the Schorpp family with no external parent, no funding rounds, no subsidiaries, and no M&A activity.

Name

Landgasthof Adler

Legal name

Landgasthof Adler

Website

https://adler-oberflacht.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1790

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Landgasthof Adler is a family-owned traditional Swabian inn in Seitingen-Oberflacht, Germany, offering restaurant dining, guest rooms, event catering, and an in-house butcher shop for local families, clubs, and travelers. Operating since 1790 across seven generations, it ceased daily service in late 2022 and now serves only by appointment.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Traditional Country Inn Hospitality

NAICS

Bed-and-Breakfast Inns (721191), Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Meat Retailers (44524)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Sausages & Other Prepared Meat Products (2013)

akta.pro primary industry

Country Inns & Rural B&Bs (THAGAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Brasseries, Bistros & Trattorias (THAFACAI), Butcher Shops & Meat Markets (CRAHAHAB)

Keywords

• Traditional Swabian cuisine
• Country inn hospitality
• Butcher shop products
• Event catering services
• Guest room accommodations

Headquarters

HQ city

Seitingen-Oberflacht

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Restaurant and event catering: Traditional German inn offering dine-in restaurant services, private event hosting (family celebrations, birthdays, corporate events), and overnight guest accommodations. Business model transitioned in 2022 to operate primarily on appointment basis for registered groups and events rather than daily walk-in service.
2. Butcher shop and sausage products: In-house slaughterhouse producing and selling traditional German sausages including Bauernbratwurst, Dosenwurst, Schwarzwurst, and seasonal Schlachtplatte. Weekly phone orders accepted with notification when ready for pickup.

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Landgasthof Adler is a traditional family-run German country inn operating a Swabian restaurant with house-made regional dishes, simple guest rooms with breakfast for overnight stays, an in-house butcher shop selling artisan sausages and cured meats, and private event hosting (Josefstube and large banquet hall) for registered family celebrations, clubs, and special occasions. Since the end of 2022, the inn operates by appointment only rather than as a daily walk-in establishment, while the butcher shop continues regular sales via weekly phone orders.

Product overview

Landgasthof Adler is a traditional family-run country inn offering a unified hospitality experience centered on Swabian cuisine, accommodation, and event hosting. The core offerings include the main restaurant serving traditional regional dishes, guest rooms for overnight stays, an in-house butcher shop producing house-made sausages and cured meats, and event spaces (Josefstube and large banquet hall) for private celebrations and club gatherings. Following the cessation of daily operations in 2022, the establishment now primarily serves registered groups and events while continuing butcher shop sales.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Restaurant/Gaststätte Traditional Swabian restaurant with a rustic dining room offering freshly prepared regional dishes made from house-made ingredients, available by appointment for registered groups and events.
• Gästezimmer (Guest Rooms) Overnight accommodations offering three double rooms with private shower and WC and three single rooms with shared bathroom on the floor, inclusive of traditional breakfast service.
• Metzgerei (Butcher Shop) and Sausage Sales In-house slaughterhouse and butcher shop producing traditional German sausages including Bauernbratwurst, Dosenwurst, Schwarzwurst, and seasonal Schlachtplatte, available via weekly telephone orders with notification when ready for customer pickup.
• Event Catering and Private Event Hosting Catering and venue services for registered family celebrations (weddings, anniversaries, birthdays), club gatherings, and special events, utilizing the Josefstube private dining room and the large banquet hall at the inn.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Krokodil TrossingenminorOthersReferenced as a linked partner on the Landgasthof Adler website. Nature of partnership appears to be reciprocal local business referral or cross-promotional relationship between two Trossingen-area establishments.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Regional players

• Vinzenzmurr: A long-established Munich-based butcher chain producing traditional Bavarian sausages and meat specialties—an analog of the Landgasthof Adler Metzgerei but at a multi-store retail scale. Compares on the artisanal sausage / in-house butcher product line.

Direct peers

• Romantik Hotels & Restaurants: A European collection of heritage, family-run hotels and restaurants operating in historic properties—most comparably small-to-mid size country inns and Stadt-Hotels in Germany with on-site restaurant and event offerings. Directly comparable business model and customer profile.
• Landhotel Nudelbacher: Note: excluded as no confirmed root domain can be verified. Omitted rather than guessing.
• Schlosshotels & Herrenhäuser: A DACH-region collection of heritage castles, manor houses, and historic hotels with integrated restaurants and event spaces. Operates on a similar model of traditional hospitality rooted in long-standing family properties and on-site F&B.
• Landidyll Hotels & Restaurants: A German marketing cooperation of family-run country hotels and restaurants, typically in rural and small-town locations. Highly comparable to Landgasthof Adler in scale, regional footprint, and dependence on traditional cuisine and event business.
• Geschwister Reuter Landgasthof: Note: excluded as no verified root domain available. The category of independent family-run Landgasthöfe in Baden-Württemberg is highly fragmented, and remaining peers are real, comparable businesses operated by independent families without trackable websites.

Others

• Schwarzwald Tourismus: Regional tourism authority covering the broader Black Forest/Swabian Alb region. Relevant ecosystem participant for customer acquisition and event/culinary tourism promotion, not a direct competitor.
• DEHOGA Baden-Württemberg: The German hotel and restaurant association for Baden-Württemberg. Not a competitor but the relevant industry body, providing policy, labor, and compliance context for hospitality operators like Landgasthof Adler.

Broad incumbents

• Dorint Hotels: A German hotel group operating a portfolio of full-service and conference hotels across Germany, often with traditional restaurants and event facilities. Much larger scale, but comparable in combining lodging, F&B, and event space under one roof.
• Althoff Hotels: A German collection of independent luxury and heritage hotels with in-house restaurants. Larger and more upscale than Landgasthof Adler, but occupies the same historic-German-hospitality niche with a comparable multi-product hospitality offering.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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