In the press release, Curt Bergfors' son Richard Bergfors, who is also President and CEO of Max, writes about the grief after his father's death.
- Curt was a beloved husband, father, grandfather and father-in-law who cared for us all.
We mourn him deeply.
He was also a very popular and appreciated leader and pioneer in the business world, writes Richard Bergfors in the press release, and continues:
- We know him as a strong visionary, entrepreneur and philanthropist.
I tell all of us in the family that he leaves an unspeakably big void behind him and we know that we share that feeling with all of Curt's friends, employees at MAX and in the foundations he founded and became involved in.
Curt Bergfors was born in 1949 and opened his first grill restaurant in Gällivare already at the age of 19, according to the company.
Until his death, he was both the main owner and chairman of the company, which today includes 182 restaurants in five countries.