Facebook wall post cost teenager her job

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Waitress Stephanie Panner, 19, is taking her employer to court after she was fired when another colleague posted a critical comment about their employer on her Facebook wall. The waiter had posted a comment on Stephanie’s page when she was not even on the social networking site and never saw the message before getting a […]

Bierwirth to depart, papers claim

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Andreas Bierwirth is about to leave the executive board of Austrian Airlines (AUA), according to reports. Several Austrian business dailies report today (Fri) that the businessman’s contract will not be extended. The supervisory board of Lufthansa – which rescued AUA from ruin in 2009 – is understood to debate the details of Bierwirth’s departure in […]

DO&CO on track with ÖBB

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A leading airline caterer will soon provide food for Federal Railways (ÖBB) customers, according to a newspaper. Die Presse reports today (Weds) that ÖBB picked DO&CO to manage on-board catering services of its long-distance trains from April. The state-funded railway company and the Viennese gastronomy enterprise were unavailable for comment. ÖBB is expected to reveal […]

DO&CO turnover takes off

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Austrian caterer DO&CO managed to raise its turnover and earnings in the first half of the current business year.The company, which is headed by Attila Dogudan, said today (Tues) its turnover soared by 21 per cent year on year between April and September 2010 to 222.7 million Euros. It added earnings before interest and taxes […]

DO&CO serves up tasty Q1 figures

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Viennese caterer DO&CO managed to raise earnings and turnover in the first quarter of its 2010/2011 business year (1 April to 30 June).The firm said today (Thurs) turnover had jumped by 15.6 per cent to 102.13 million Euros year on year, while earnings before interest and taxes improved from 3.44 million Euros to 4.81 million […]

DO&CO gets Euro2012 job

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DO&CO has already qualified for the Euro2012 after the caterer was chosen to organise the event’s hospitality services.The Viennese company announced today (Thurs) it will handle catering for the tournament’s premium partners and officials. The 2012 European Football Championships will take place in Poland and the Ukraine.The firm, which is headed by Attila Dogudan, was […]

DO&CO turnover slumps but profit jumps

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Viennese catering company DO&CO said its turnover slumped in the first three quarters of the current 2009/2010 business year while profit soared.The company, headed by Attila Dogudan, announced today (Thurs) earnings before interest and taxes (Ebit) rose by 7.6 per cent to 26.08 million Euros.The firm, which runs restaurants and manages the catering for several […]