Facts and figures

Complete Block Group organisation chart

Since 1968, our BLOCK HOUSE restaurants have been serving the best steaks from our own master butchery operation and the popular side dishes, such as the BLOCK HOUSE garlic bread or baked potato.

Block House

• Total of 1178 employees
• 43 restaurants in Germany
• 11 restaurants in other European countries
• Approx. 7440 steak meals a day
• Over 2,7 million steak meals a year

Jim Block

Jim Block is a chain of self-service restaurants with outlets in Hamburg, Berlin and Hanover.
• Total of 203 employees, of which twelve are trainees
• 9 restaurants in Hamburg, 2 in Berlin , 1 in Hanover
• Over 1,5 million guests in 2019
• Over 1,8 million Block burger in 2019

Fischhaus am Schaalsee

Restaurant and hotel, right by the lake and biosphere reserve in Zarrentin on the Schaalsee lake.
• 22 employees
• 65 000 guests

BLOCKBRÄU

The brewhouse in the Port of Hamburg.
• 69 employees
• 80 seats in our clubroom
• 300 seats on deck
• 4600l brewed/weekly

Block Foods

• Block Foods AG: 15 employees 2020
• Block Handel: 16 employees 2020
• 86 products

• Top seller: over three million BLOCK HOUSE garlic bread  in 2017
• Five own Block House trucks

• 141.686 pallets shipped in 2017

Block Menü

From its headquarters in Zarrentin (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania), Block Menü supplies many gastronomers throughout Europe with convenience products developed and produced in-house in top quality.
• 176 employees in 2020
• Total of 1190 tonnes of sour cream a year
• Total of 860 tonnes of salad dressing a year
• 150 factory tours a year

Block House Fleischerei (butchery)

As a master butchery operation, since 1973 Block House Fleischerei has ensured the consistently high steak quality that sets Block House apart.
• 154 employees in 2020
• 8,2 million portioned steaks
• Approx. 50 factory tours a year

Grand Elysée Hotel Hamburg

The largest 5-star Privathotel in Germany is distinguished by an inviting ambience and gastronomic variety. Our Grand Elysée Hamburg guests will be delighted of an attentive service, warm hospitality and Hanseatic charm.

• Average of 325 employees in 2020
• Of which 59 are trainees
• Total of 166.885 guests in 2019

Block Services

• Block Head College: Four employees
• Block Bau: Five employees
• Block Daten: 33 employees
• Block Systems: 27 employees
• Block Marketing: 12 employees + freelancers

Figures for the whole Block Group

• Seventeen companies
• Total of 2,300 employees
• 74 restaurants throughout Europe