German satire magazine Titanic has sunk to a new low after printing a picture of Austrian Formula One Legend Niki Lauda with the title – ‘Exclusive – First Photo After The Accident – This is how badly it affected Schumi’. Titanic then goes on to claim Michael Schuhmacher, who is in a coma after his […]
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What really helps against mosquitos
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The humid weather has led to a plague of mosquitoes in Austria. Remedies are sought after – but what does actually work? The consumer protection department of the Chamber of Labour believes gels, lotions and lattice in front of the window work best. Scratching should be avoided at all costs. The best products to protect […]
Lake Constance Cuisine
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The area around Lake Constance has always been known for certain culinary specialities, and in May, June and October respectively, a new offer will allow gourmet lovers to visit the lake to take part in a culinary weekend. The initiative is expected to be well received. As well as cheese specialities from the Vorarlberg region, […]
Spar Austria’s organic brand prospers
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Spar Austria head Gerhard Drexel has vowed to keep focusing on organic products due to the strong demand for the supermarket’s own Natur Pur range. Drexel told the Kurier today (Thurs) that his supermarket chain’s Natur Pur portfolio had achieved two-digit growth rates each year since its introduction. The businessman claimed the sale of organic […]
Manner busier despite price hikes
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Tradition-rich sweets manufacturer Manner said today (Fri) it managed to increase its turnover by more than 10 per cent. The company, best known for its Manner Schnitten hazelnut cream wafers, announced a 10.3 per cent turnover rise from the first nine months of 2010 to 122.2 million Euros in the same time span of this […]
Massive fuel theft in Carinthia
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Thousands of litres of petrol were nicked from industrial estates in Carinthia at the weekend, police said yesterday (Mon). Officials in the district of Villach said 6,000 litres of fuel were missing after someone entered a business property in Kras. They explained that the criminals robbed fuel from the tanks of five lorries and other […]
Jail term for praising Hitler
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A man from Lower Austria has been sentenced to prison for glorifying the Third Reich. The 54-year-old was found guilty of breaching Austria’s anti-Nazi propaganda law. He was ordered to spend six months behind bars, with another 12 months on suspension. The verdict – issued by a court in Wiener Neustadt yesterday (Tues) – is […]
P&C opening challenges H&M
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Peek & Cloppenburg (P&C) will narrow the gap to market leader Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) when it opens a new store in the heart of Vienna, a market analysis company has explained. RegioPlan said today (Tues) P&C’s share in the domestic fashion sector will improve thanks to the German company’s new 11,800-square-metre store in the […]
Fair-trade food turnover shoots up
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Austrians are spending more on fair-trade products as the number of supermarkets and cafés offering such items is on the rise. Fairtrade Austria said today (Mon) businesses in the country achieved an estimated turnover of 46 million Euros by selling fair-trade products between January and June 2011. The association explained this was 13 per cent […]
Lots of air found in food packs
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The Viennese Labour Chamber (AK) has called on politicians to act on the content of air in foodstuff packages. The chamber said today (Mon) it checked 35 products on sale in Vienna for the percentage of air. The organisation picked the items over suspicions that they contained a substantial amount of air. AK announced it […]