German word of the day: Das Drachenfutter
The food of dragons...or angry spouses?
Chock-a-block! A ton of chocolate spills onto road in German city
It's that time of year when we all indulge in a bit more chocolate than usual. But a city in North Rhine-Westphalia had to deal with a literal overflow of the sweet stuff when a ton of it leaked onto a street.
Supermarket with ‘secret source’ of Nutella buckets strikes Germany’s sweet tooth
A supermarket in the west of Germany announced on social media at the weekend that it had started selling Nutella by the bucketload. The news has since spread like wildfire.
Sticky-fingered thieves steal €70,000 of chocolate in Hesse
A truck trailer filled with 20 tonnes of sweets including Nutella and Kinder surprise eggs has been stolen in the city of Neustadt in Hesse, police reported on Monday.
Woman fired for eating co-worker's chocolate bar wins back job
A woman and her employer reached a settlement on Wednesday in a case over how she was fired without notice from her job of 30 years over eating a colleague's chocolate bar.
Tests find 'possible carcinogen' in Kinder sweets
A German food watchdog on Monday pushed for the recall of Kinder chocolate bars, among other snacks, after they tested positive for containing a possible carcinogen.
Consumer rights group warns of toxins in knock-off Nutella
Germany's top consumer rights organization Stiftung Warentest revealed that 16 of 21 chocolate spreads they tested contain potentially cancer-causing toxins. An all-clear for Nutella though - the beloved Italian brand is fungus-free and flavourful as ever.
Mars, Snickers and Milky Way recalled across Germany
Chocolate giant Mars on Tuesday ordered a massive recall of Mars and Snickers bars as well as Milky Way Minis in Germany after plastic was found in a product.
Germans 'can't eat any more chocolate'
Each German eats nearly 32 kilos of chocolate and sweets per year - so much that sales have peaked, leaving the domestic industry searching for growth markets abroad, it admitted on Thursday.
Kids - eat 59,000 calories for a football shirt!
Children in Germany are being encouraged to eat their way through 59,000 calories to get a free football shirt ahead of the Euro 2012 championship – even though they may have trouble fitting into it by the time it arrives.