Darbo is 98-per-cent family-owned!!

I have just read an article on www.austriantimes.at and it talks about the Tyrol jam producer Darbo.

Basically what it says is that the Tyrol jam producer Adolf Darbo AG become almost entirely family owned after purchasing 42.4 per cent of its stock back from the Swiss Hero Group.

It also talks about that the German firm Schwartauer Werke had purchased 25 per cent of Darbo's stock in 1994 and Darbo used this money to modernise its facility and to increase its market share.

Schwartauer increased its interest and buys more shares until it had acquired a 42.4-per cent interest.

Last year Darbo had turnover 99.7 million Euros and this year they expect more than 100 million.


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Why Vastic snubbed LASK

I have just read an article on www.austriantimes.at and it is about why Vastic snubbed LASK for waidhofen job.


Basically what it says is that Vastic thinks that he might have been overburdened with start working at a bundesliga club.
He said that he has no pressure at waidhofen. They don't have to secure promotion or buy players. Their policy is to focus on talents in the region.

He was also offered the post of manager of the amateur team of Bundesliga side LASK Linz, but he weighed up the offers and came to the decision that it would be more interesting to work with waidhofen.


In my opinion it is a pity that Vastic doesn't stay at LASK, I think he would be a good manager there.



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Styria Medien becomes largest media company

I have just read an article on www.austriantimes.at and it talks about the Styria Medien company.

I thought you might be interested becau the Styria Medien AG produces the newspaper "Kleine Zeitung" which is an austrian newspaper.


Basically what it says is that the Styria Medien AG has become Austria's largest media enterprise. It talks about the change of Moser Holding, which produces "Tiroler Tageszeitung" to the Styria Medien AG.

It also says that the deal would creat a credible, counterweight to the harmful dominance of Mediaprints newspaper "Kronen Zeitung".



In my opinion it is good to hear that now there is another leader of the printer and not Mediaprint anymore.

Red Bull Co(caine)la !!

I have just read an article on www.austriantimes.at and it talks about Red Bull Cola.

I thought you might be interested because Red Bull is an austrian brand.


Basically what it say is that in five German Provinces Red Bull Cola has been banned after finding traces of cocaine in the drink.

It also says that you can't become addicted to the drink, but added that further steps were being considered


In my opinion I don't care about this because I don't drink Red Bull Cola. Besides, if there is only a few of cocaine in it, it won't damage your body.