After a lot of consultations, master baker Robèrt van Beckhoven from Oisterwijk concluded a deal with most of the investors who demanded money from him. The investors did that after they had borrowed him money through a crowdfunding campaign.
For Marc Vennings, who previously reported to Omroep Brabant because he didn’t hear anything from Van Beckhoven when he asked his money back, the case has now been settled. “I am happy with the openness that Robèrt has shown in the last months.”
Through a crowdfunding campaign, the pastry chef and TV personality raised more than 250,000 euros in 2019 for the preparation of his catering company in Oisterwijk. That company went bankrupt and the investors could whistle for their money. At the time, lawyers question the conduct of Van Beckhoven.
In total, 132 people invested, who on average an amount of more than 1900 deposited. Van Beckhoven himself also imposed part of the 250,000 euros. When the company was in tough weather in 2021 and could no longer repay the money, Van Beckhoven submitted a proposal to the investors. 103 of them agreed, the remaining 31 investors did not. In the meantime, he and most of the investors who still received money have come out together, says Van Beckhoven in a statement.
Omroep Brabant asked the Meesterbakker several times for clarity around the crowdfunding campaign, but Van Beckhoven did not give any openness. He regrets that afterwards. “In the past period, no beauty prize deserves.”
In the newspaper he gave an interview in which he crawled into the victim role, he now looks at that differently. “That was not good and I also understand that it was thought that the roles were being reversed and that I pointed with an accusing finger. I also expressed regret to the victims.”
In February a victim reported to Omroep Brabant who had money credit from the master baker. This would be about 50,000 euros. The investor had already died, but his family wanted the borrowed amount back. The statement can be read that Van Beckhoven also came out with them.