(Translated with DeepL-Translator) Josef Manner opened a small shop in the heart of Vienna in 1890 - just a stone's throw from the giant gate of St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna - where he sold mainly chocolate bars and fig coffee. The chocolatier from Stephansplatz decided to make his own chocolate a short time later. At the age of only 25, Josef Manner I bought the concession, premises and equipment of a small chocolate producer in Vienna's fifth district in what was then Wildenmanngasse - and from 1 March 1890 he was the fresh-faced owner of the "Chocoladenfabrik Josef Manner". However, this location was soon too small and so the company moved to the 17th district of Vienna, where the classic - the original Neapolitan slice - is still produced today. But delicious pink Manner products are also produced just outside Vienna - in Wolkersdorf, Lower Austria. Vegan even before anyone knew what it was! The Manner slice, which has even become a Hollywood icon in the hands of Arnold Schwarzenegger, is our most popular vegan product. Even when it first appeared in a Manner product catalogue in 1898, at that time under the rather matter-of-fact name "Neapolitaner Schnitte No. 239", the Manner Original Neapolitaner Schnitte was vegan. ... and it has remained so to this day! Two packs of Manner Schnitten are eaten every second. For over 100 years, the Manner Schnitte, in its original recipe and unchanged format, has been a bite-sized and crispy, tender treat. It doesn't get any better than this? Yes, it does! Manner has been using 100% certified sustainable cocoa for all brand products since 2020. The next important step in sustainability followed in 2021, when all Manner wafer and cake products received the well-known FAIRTRADE cocoa seal.