Maredo Restaurants Holding GmbH is a German restaurant chain, specialized in steaks, which was founded in 1973. The name MAREDO is a

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of the founder's names: Manfred Holl, Karl-Heinz Reinheimer, and Udo Schlote. The company is based in

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) and was responsible for over 40 restaurants in Germany and two in Austria. Maredo was the leading branch in German steak house chains which employed over 1500 people and is widely known for its South American steaks and salad buffet.

External links

* http://www.maredo.de * https://www.maredo.de/unternehmen/ Restaurant chains in Germany Restaurants in Austria Steakhouses Companies based in North Rhine-Westphalia {{Europe-restaurant-stub