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Karlskrona Municipal Chefs Leave Secure Jobs to Take Over Smakrikt Restaurant

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Key Points
  • Ola Walter (43) and Jörgen Folkesson (48) are leaving their positions as chefs at Karlskrona municipality to start their own business.
  • The two chefs are taking over the well-established Smakrikt restaurant in Karlskrona.
  • The chefs stated it's 'time to leave the security' and expressed confidence their new venture 'will be great.'

Two experienced chefs from Karlskrona municipality are leaving their secure positions to start their own business together by taking over the well-known Smakrikt restaurant. According to reports from BLT Blekinge Läns Tidning, Ola Walter, 43, and Jörgen Folkesson, 48, have been colleagues for several years and are now embarking on their first joint restaurant venture. ' Both men have extensive culinary backgrounds and have worked together for over four years at Karlskrona municipality before deciding to pursue entrepreneurship.

The takeover represents a significant career shift for the two chefs, who are moving from municipal employment to private restaurant ownership. The Smakrikt restaurant is described as well-established and reputable in the Karlskrona area. The transition marks a notable development in the local culinary scene, with experienced municipal chefs bringing their expertise to the private restaurant sector.

it's time to leave the security

Ola Walter and Jörgen Folkesson, chefs from Karlskrona municipality

will be great

Ola Walter and Jörgen Folkesson, chefs from Karlskrona municipality

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