2025: Kale tour – embracing a corporate culture with a northern German tradition 

The kale tour has always been a firm tradition at PNE. Every year between November and March, colleagues meet in Cuxhaven for a walk through the northern German countryside. The reigning royal kale couple organises the tour, which ends at a secret destination.

During the walk, they partake in little games and solve tasks that help to elect the new royal couple. In earlier years, they also played “Boßeln” – a Frisian folk sport in which balls are thrown along country roads.

Once the participants arrive at their destination, they can expect a traditional kale dinner with smoked pork and various sausages and potato dishes – all washed down with the obligatory corn schnapps, of course. The evening then turns into a social gathering with music and dancing.  

Yet the kale tour is more than just a social event – it strengthens team spirit, promotes dialogue between departments and is an expression of a vibrant corporate culture that actively embraces tradition and a sense of community.