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Rheinbach pasta maker Sassella enters insolvency
Pasta Sassella Tartero GmbH has entered insolvency proceedings after a court in Bonn opened the case on October 1.
The company is based in Rheinbach, near Cologne, and was founded in 1997 by two brothers who had run the Sassella restaurant in Bonn’s Kessenich district since the early 1990s.
The brothers built a pasta business from demand for their fresh products, which they make using a traditional bronze press.
The company supplies delicatessens, restaurants, hotels and supermarkets across Germany, including Rewe and Edeka.
The Sassella restaurant remains open and is not part of the insolvency; a family member now runs it after the brothers left the restaurant business in 2025.
The stated grounds for insolvency are inability to pay debts and over-indebtedness, but the causes and the number of jobs at risk are not known.
Creditors are due to discuss the case on November 17 at Bonn District Court, where they will consider how the proceedings should continue.
The Pasta Sassella Tartero GmbH, a pasta maker based in Rheinbach, is insolvent.
Bonn District Court opened insolvency proceedings against the company on 1 October 2026.
The stated grounds are inability to pay debts and over-indebtedness.
The company was founded in 1997 by two brothers who had run the Sassella restaurant in Bonn’s Kessenich district.
The restaurant continues under a family member and is not affected by the company’s insolvency.
The insolvency administrator has not disclosed how many jobs may be at risk or what will happen to the business.
- Who
- Pasta Sassella Tartero GmbH, founded by two brothers.
- What
- The pasta maker is in insolvency proceedings. Its restaurant is not affected.
- When
- Bonn District Court opened proceedings on 1 October 2026.
- Where
- The company is based in Rheinbach, North Rhine-Westphalia; the restaurant is in Bonn’s Kessenich district.
- Why
- The stated grounds are inability to pay debts and over-indebtedness.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The two brothers began running the Sassella restaurant in Bonn’s Kessenich district.
The brothers founded their pasta factory after friends and colleagues wanted to buy their fresh pasta.
The brothers withdrew from the restaurant business after more than 30 years, and a family member continued running the restaurant.
Bonn District Court opened insolvency proceedings against Pasta Sassella Tartero GmbH.
A creditors’ meeting is scheduled at Bonn District Court to discuss the progress of the proceedings.
- Company
- Pasta Sassella Tartero GmbH
- Base
- Rheinbach, North Rhine-Westphalia
- Court
- Bonn District Court
- Proceedings opened
- 1 October 2026
- Founded
- 1997
- Products made with
- Traditional bronze press
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