{
  "id": 13725790,
  "title": "Family business: Underberg supervisory board Ludwig Ruder: \"A change in inheritance tax would affect us\"",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/familienunternehmen-underberg-aufsichtsrat-ludwig-ruder-eine-anderung",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-11T13:24:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/mittelstand/familienunternehmer/familienunternehmen-eine-aenderung-der-erbschaftsteuer-wuerde-uns-treffen/100260068.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Ludwig Ruder, a sixth-generation member of the Underberg family, is one of seven people who know the secret recipe for the herbal bitter Underberg. As deputy chairman of the supervisory board of Semper Idem Underberg AG, Ruder discusses the upcoming hearing at the Federal Constitutional Court on inheritance tax, which could impact the company. A change to the tax could affect Underberg, as the generational transition is not yet complete. Ruder also talks about the company's transformation, citing growth in foreign markets and among younger customers.",
  "summary": "Family member and Underberg supervisory board member Ludwig Ruder talks about the inheritance tax, the success of the traditional brand - and he surprises with a confession.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}