History of the Company 集团历史

The company known today as ‘Kempinski Hotels’ began in 1897 under the name Hotelbetriebs-Aktiengesellschaft in Berlin. At the turn of the century, the first grand hotels were built in Germany’s largest cities and several of these belonged to the Hotelbetriebs-Aktiengesellschaft when it was founded. At the same time, M. Kempinski & Co. was founded by Moritz Kempinski and developed in parallel, finally being acquired by the Hotelbetriebs-Aktiengesellschaft in 1953.

Berthold Kempinski 于1843年10月10日出生于Posen（先前是普鲁士的一个省，即现在的波兰）Raschkow。 他是家中的两个男孩之一。 1862年，他的兄弟在Breslau和Posen开了一家专门的酒家，叫做M. Kempinski & Co，Berthold于两年后加盟。他们努力共同开创事业，10年后，即1872年，Berthold 和他的妻子Helene移居到柏林并开了家同名酒家，不久就发展成带客房的餐厅。

Berthold Kempinski was born on October 10, 1843, in Raschkow in Posen (formerly a province of Prussia, but now known as Poland). He was one of two sons. In 1862, his brother, Moritz, opened a specialist wine shop in Breslau, also in Posen, called M. Kempinski & Co, which Berthold joined two years later. They worked hard at their enterprise together and ten years later, in 1872, Berthold and his wife, Helene, moved to Berlin and opened a wine shop under the same name, which they soon expanded into a restaurant with rooms.

Berthold野心勃勃，看到自己的新事业获得成功，就想到进一步发展壮大。他找到了一个合适的地点，1889年，他在Leipziger Strasse开了家有几间餐厅的餐馆——当时柏林最大的一家餐馆。

Berthold was ambitious and, seeing his new venture was proving successful, wanted to expand even further. He searched for a suitable location and, in 1889; he opened a restaurant in the Leipziger Strasse with several dining rooms, the biggest restaurant in Berlin at this time.

由于Berthold和Helena 没有儿子，他们的女儿Frida的丈夫Richard Unger加入了这个小公司。 事实证明Richard 为人精明，对公司持续的成功起到了重要作用。1897年，Hotelbetriebs-Aktiengesellschaft酒店管理公司成立，这是现今的凯宾斯基酒店的历史性起点

As Berthold and Helena had no sons, their daughter Frida’s husband, Richard Unger, entered the small company. Richard proved to be astute and was largely responsible for the company’s continued success. In 1897, the Hotelbetriebs-Aktiengesellschaft Hotel management company was established, marking the historical beginning of Kempinski Hotels as we know it today.

Berthold在意识到他的女婿可以独立经营公司时即退休，公司从此归Richard掌管，但公司名称未变。Berthold Kempinski于1910年3月14日去世，从而退出了历史的舞台。

Noticing his son-in-law was capable of managing the company without him, Berthold retired and the company became Richard’s, even though the name was retained. Berthold Kempinski died on March 14, 1910, and was therefore spared from the events to follow.