Manner controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2022
Misleading-package ruling
The Vienna Commercial Court found that similarly sized bulk bags containing different quantities and varieties of wafer products could mislead consumers. The case was brought by the Association for Consumer Information on behalf of the Ministry of Social Affairs, and the ruling was reported as not final.
1939
Wartime conduct and forced labour
During the National Socialist period and the Second World War, the company benefited from military supply orders, the appropriation of Jewish property and the exploitation of forced labour. It also supplied products to the Wehrmacht and Luftwaffe. This history is a serious ethical issue associated with the corporate background of the brand.