court

German bakery chain sued for selling bread on a Sunday

A bakery chain with branches in Munich has been sued for selling bread for too long on Sundays. Now a Munich court will decide if this is legal - and if a slice of cheese can make the bread compliant.

Crime

Hessen police shoot dead man in bakery rampage

Police in the central German city of Fulda said they shot dead a young Afghan refugee who went on a violent rampage in a bakery early Friday.

Police

Tourist finds €7,500 instead of cheesecake

Just how honest would you have to be to return €7,500 that you found in a box supposed to contain your favourite cheesecake?

Health

Brezel ban for bug-ridden Bavarian bakery

Cockroaches, weevils, worms and maggots: authorities have shut down a wholesale bakery after they repeatedly found pests on the premises. It's the third serious hygiene scandal in Bavarian bakeries this year.

Food and Drink

Pretzel factory 'failed hygiene tests'

Bavarian health authorities shut down last week an industrial bakery producing pretzels for the Oktoberfest after they found it did not comply with hygiene standards. Everything produced in the past five days has been recalled.