He then opened La Duchesse in Schiedam in 1989, Brasserie BeauBourg in Amsterdam, Bistrot Hosman Freres in Schiedam, and Restaurant Klein Paardenburg in Ouderkerk aan de Amstel.
Michael van Bruggen also briefly acted as an advisor to large hotel/restaurant chains and started investing in hospitality property in 2004. His activities are often based at Bo Business BV.