Johanna Jäger takes over family inn in Austria with new renovations

Johanna Jäger took over the management of Gasthof Brenner, a traditional inn in Schönweg near St. Andrä in the Lavanttal region of Austria, from her mother, Evelyn Jäger-Brenner.

The transition occurred at the beginning of the year after the mother and daughter worked together in the kitchen for about ten years. The inn has been a family business for more than one hundred years, serving traditional cuisine.

While Johanna Jäger is now the primary decision maker, she continues to work in the kitchen alongside her mother. They employ a team of two service staff and one kitchen assistant to run the daily operations. The owners invested a six-figure sum to completely redesign the inn's banquet hall. Johanna Jäger says the renovation has been well received by guests. The business continues to operate despite broader challenges in the Austrian hospitality industry, such as rising costs and labor shortages.