It is popular and belongs on the plate for many VW employees.
But now they have to do without it in the canteen.
But there is an alternative.
Wolfsburg - VW wants to become more sustainable.
To this end, not only will the range of electric cars be expanded, but the menu will also be redesigned.
In the future, employees in the canteen in the automaker's high-rise building in Wolfsburg will have to do without a classic.
After the end of the work holiday, the menu in the canteen should be completely meat-free, reports the
dpa
with reference to an internal announcement.
The 150 or so recipes should then do without meat.
Fish will only be served every now and then.
This also means the end of the currywurst, whose production at Volkswagen has often exceeded the car sales of the core brand.
The end of the currywurst in the VW canteen: avoiding meat should help the environment
Many employees wanted vegetarian and vegan alternatives, according to the reasoning in the information letter.
The realignment also serves the topic of sustainability, because less meat consumption per week also helps the environment.
The responsible Service Factory has already implemented the concept at the Hanover location.
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Two sausages with the VW logo
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That sounds like a radical step.
But if you don't want to do without your beloved currywurst, there is an alternative.
The classic will continue to be available in the canteen a few meters away on the opposite side of the street.
VW is thus avoiding a similar riot as last year.
When the group announced that it would only put sausages on the menu on Tuesdays instead of every morning from 8 a.m. due to Corona, it caused an outcry.
After protests, the group gave in at least at certain food distribution points.
For the currywurst in the VW canteen: the company's own butcher shop produces seven million pieces
In the pre-Corona year 2019, the Volkswagen butcher's shop produced around seven million curry sausages.
In addition, there were more than 550 tons of ketchup, as a spokesman said.
However, many company restaurants at the car manufacturer are currently still closed.
With the switch to vegetarian and vegan cuisine, VW is relying on a trend that has been around for several years, according to the German Hotel and Restaurant Association (Dehoga).
"The days when vegetarian cuisine was neglected by some are over for good," said a Dehoga spokesman.
(mhof / dpa)
List of rubric lists: © Darius Simka, via www.imago-images.de
