Pumpkin pie might be the order of the day for people this Halloween but now zoo animals are also getting in on the act. Not only is pumpkin – either served raw or packed with various treats – a welcome change in the diet for most zoo animals, it is also a great way to […]
Vienna Schönbrunn zoo will be celebrating Halloween as part of their golden autumn festival running from 20 October to 1 November. On offer for visitors will be the opportunity for kids to build Halloween decorations, organic products will be on sale and special workshops are also being arranged for the kids. In the zoo’s elephant […]
There was cause to celebrate in culinary circles this weekend after it was revealed Austria had won a battle to keep its claim to a popular brand of sausage – and its famous pumpkin seed oil. The problem started when Slovenia announced that it wanted the EU to give it rights and control of the […]
A pumpkin festival will take place on September 30 in Linz, the capital of the province of Upper Austria as a variation on the traditional harvest festival celebration. Starting early in the morning, on Linz’s main square the “pumpkin mayor” will be chosen and then together with assistants dressed in orange pumpkin suits he leads […]
With Halloween becoming ever more popular in Austria it was only natural that the wildlife should also be allowed to get in on the act.And although there might have been a slight paws for thought when first added to the cage – a quick look at their contents shows these pumpkins are more treat than […]
The company Firma Mandl Exclusiv owned by Styriagra producer Richard Mandl has entered bankruptcy proceedings, according to the Alpine Land Creditors Association (AKV).It reported yesterday that the firm in Krottendorf in Styrias Voitsberg district had debts of 395,000 Euros and that Voitsberg attorney Wolfgang Klobassa would be bankruptcy administrator.A recent ruling by Vienna Commercial Court […]