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German Gustoso Group buys majority stake in Swiss restaurant operator FWG
Germany’s Gustoso Group is buying 75% of Swiss restaurant operator FWG, which runs the Nooch, Negishi and Miss Miu brands.
Brothers Daniel and Manuel Wiesner will keep the remaining 25% and continue to lead FWG as co-chief executives.
The company’s headquarters will stay in Dübendorf, near Zurich.
Founders Fredy and Anita Wiesner will share a 2.5 million-franc bonus among staff; FWG employs about 850 people across 32 restaurants.
Gustoso, based in Munich, operates more than 250 restaurants in several European countries.
FWG plans to open two or three new restaurants a year in Switzerland and aims to expand with its new majority owner.
Its first Nooch restaurant in Germany is planned for 2027.
Germany’s Gustoso Group is acquiring a 75 percent stake in Swiss restaurant operator Familie Wiesner Gastronomie (FWG).
FWG’s founders’ sons Daniel and Manuel Wiesner will retain 25 percent and continue as co-chief executives.
The company plans to use the partnership to expand, including opening its first Nooch restaurant in Germany in 2027.
Founders Fredy and Anita Wiesner will distribute a total bonus of 2.5 million Swiss francs to employees.
FWG employs about 850 people across 32 restaurants.
- Who
- Germany’s Gustoso Group and Swiss restaurant operator Familie Wiesner Gastronomie.
- What
- Gustoso is acquiring 75 percent of FWG. The Wiesner brothers will retain 25 percent.
- When
- The companies announced the deal on Tuesday, November 10, 2026.
- Where
- FWG is based in Dübendorf, Switzerland; Gustoso is based in Munich, Germany.
- Why
- FWG plans to use the partnership to advance its expansion.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
FWG announced that Gustoso would acquire a 75 percent stake in the company.
FWG plans to open its first Nooch restaurant in Germany.
- Stake acquired
- 75 percent
- Wiesner brothers’ retained stake
- 25 percent
- Employee bonus
- 2.5 million Swiss francs
- FWG workforce and locations
- About 850 employees in 32 restaurants
- Planned first Nooch restaurant in Germany
- 2027