Dietrich Mateschitz.

Red Bull´s Dietrich Mateschitz: His gastro legacy

Roland Graf, 22.10.2022

After an extraordinary rise to become the richest Austrian, Dietrich Mateschitz leaves behind 14 gastro establishments, ranging from regional snack bars to the world-renowned Michelin-starred Ikarus.

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When a helicopter lands in the small community near Zeltweg, Styria, concern is the usual response. However, on one such occasion, it was not the emergency doctor who stepped out but Dietrich Mateschitz, a statue being built by a local woodcarver had interested the powerful Red Bull boss so much that he came to pick it up himself; it is stories like these that will be remembered about the billionaire, who has died at the age of 78.

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