Football world champion Lukas Podolski opens Mangal kebab in Augsburg

Around 3 p.m. a larger crowd in front of the Mangal Döner branch on Martin-Luther-Platz has already gathered. She is waiting for the 2014 soccer world champion, Lukas Podolski, who officially opened his branch in Augsburg on Saturday. The eight -year -old Niklas is in the front of Mama Monika. « Lukas Podolski comes from Silesia and my son is a football fan, » explains the mother, why she is doing the autograph session in plump sunshine and sheer DJ music. The twelve -year -old Joshua is there with Papa Maurice. « Poldi is world champion. My son and I are in many football stadiums. It just fit today, » he says. Shortly before 4 p.m. the time has come: Podolski drives up by car. The crowd calls and pulls out the cell phones. The rush is now significantly larger than an hour earlier. Hundreds of people came. Podolski later takes over the organization to be able to operate all fans.

For several weeks sells the Mangal-Döner restaurant chain on Martin-Luther-Platz its creations. On Saturday, the company’s founder, football world champion Lukas Podolski, officially opened the shop. It is the first branch in Bavaria. « Our concept has to fit the location and the city. It fits here in Augsburg. It fits from the people and Augsburg is a great city, » said Podolski to our editorial team. In Munich, says investor Tarlat Erdogan, 56 possible locations were viewed. But nobody fit. Mangal Döner would have received well in Augsburg.

Podolski can be answered at the opening of Mangal Döner in Augsbrug

It became clear on Saturday that the concept and founder Lukas Podolski have their fans. As with other such actions of the now 34 branches in 20 cities, the rush of fans is also great this time. Again and again the organizers appeal to their patience. « Please go back a little. Otherwise Lukas will not get through later, » one of them asks. Podolski, who ended up at the Augsburg Airport, finally drives up in front of his new branch at 4 p.m. Immediately the cell phones go into the air and loud « Lukas » calls halls over Martin-Luther-Platz. Everyone wants to come close to their idol. Podolski smiles patiently, waves into the crowd and first disappears into the branch to greet the employees – and eat a kebab.

But Podolski later agrees, wants to be there for every fan. Because many people push into the branch at the autograph session, he intervenes in the organization himself. « We have to make access and an outcome here. Otherwise not everyone can avoid me here, » he says, tackling himself to place tables and chairs as a guide. Again and again he gets up from his autographic to pose for selfies. The fans and eleven employees on site are more than satisfied with the campaign.

Augsburg did not want to approve Mangal Döner with Lukas Podolskin

First the city had the opening campaign unauthorized. The urban guideline states that larger advertising campaigns are only possible on the Königsplatz and Willy-Brandt-Platz, or directly in front of a shop, but then limited to four square meters. The background to the strict regulation was, among other things, a 2014 campaign, in which a detergent manufacturer with an advertising saddle tractor and container took almost the entire Luther Square. The city council then allowed the event at short notice on Thursday, in which he issued a special use permit.

Around ten years ago, Lukas Podolski opened his first kebab shop. « I’m not a suit wearer, so a five-star restaurant would not suit me at all, » he explains again and again, why he is investing in a kebab franchise. Various variations of the court are offered – also with different types of meat and as a vegetarian variant. The bread is baked itself and there is its own spice mix. That, it is said, make the dishes so special.