Viennese confectionery factory, known for wafer slices with hazelnut cream filling since 1898.
Josef Manner & Comp. Aktiengesellschaft
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About Manner
Josef Manner & Comp. Aktiengesellschaft is a traditional Viennese confectionery factory, founded on 1 March 1890 by Josef Manner. Its best-known product is the Manner slice (Neapolitan slice), invented in 1898 — a wafer slice with hazelnut cream filling. The range also includes wafers with lemon cream, wholegrain wafers, chocolate confectionery, nougat masses, candies, cocoa and seasonal products. Production takes place at the main plant on Wilhelminenstraße in Vienna-Hernals, in operation since 1913; the Perg plant was closed in 2020 and production fully concentrated in Vienna. Manner is a listed public limited company on the Vienna Stock Exchange whose shares are predominantly family-owned. The company distributes its products through its own sales subsidiaries in Slovenia, the Czech Republic and Germany, an online shop as well as its own shops and flagship stores in Austria.
- Site
- Vienna
- Processes
- Wafer production (wafer slices with hazelnut cream filling), Chocolate manufacturing (bars, chocolate figures, nougat masses), Confectionery manufacturing (wafers, long-life confectionery, chocolate confectionery, candies,, In-house distribution via sales subsidiaries (Slovenia, Czech Republic, Germany), Online shop, Factory shops / flagship stores
- Materials
- Hazelnut cream, Wholegrain (wafers), Chocolate, Cocoa, Sugar, Nougat mass, Wafer (wheat flour, wholegrain), Chocolate / cocoa
- Founded
- 1890
- Industries
- Confectionery industry, Food / consumer goods
- 01
Wafer production
- 02
Filling with hazelnut cream
- 03
Chocolate manufacturing
- 04
Packaging (aroma-tight films)
- 05
In-house distribution
- 06
Online shop & shops
Ingredients & Products
Hazelnut cream
Filling of the Original Neapolitan slices, originally with hazelnuts from the Naples region.
Wafer (wheat flour, wholegrain)
Basis of the wafer slices, also offered as a wholegrain variant.
Chocolate / cocoa
For bars, chocolate figures and chocolate-based confectionery.
Nougat mass
Product made since the founding era, based on sugar and nougat.
Sugar
Basic raw material for confectionery and nougat masses.
Locations
Vienna (Hernals)
ATMain plant / production (Wilhelminenstraße, since 1904/1913)
- Part weight / size
- Slices: 47 × 17 × 17 mm, 75 g or 400 g
- Materials
- Wheat flour, hazelnut cream, chocolate, sugar, cocoa, wholegrain
Vienna (Stephansplatz)
ATFlagship store (since 2004)
Vienna Airport
ATFlagship store (since 2006)
Salzburg (Residenzplatz)
ATShop with café (since 2010)
Graz
ATShops (Hauptplatz 2018, Murpark 2019)
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wafer production (wafer slices with hazelnut cream filling)Assembly | – | 47 mm × 17 mm × 17 mm | 75 g | – | Wheat flour (wafers), Hazelnut cream, Chocolate, Sugar, Cocoa, Wholegrain |
| Chocolate manufacturing (bars, chocolate figures, nougat masses)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Chocolate, Nougat, Cocoa, Sugar |
| Confectionery manufacturing (wafers, long-life confectionery, chocolate confectionery, candies,Assembly | – | – | – | – | Chocolate, Cocoa, Sugar |
Additional services
History
- 1890
Foundation of the chocolate factory Josef Manner in Vienna-Margareten; relocation to Hernals
- 1897
Establishment of the open trading company Josef Manner & Comp. with Alfred Teller; 100 employees
- 1898
Invention of the Manner slice (Neapolitan Slices No. 239)
- 1913
Conversion into Josef Manner & Comp. Aktiengesellschaft; plant on Wilhelminenstraße in Vienna-Hernals
- 1919
Listing of shares on the Vienna Stock Exchange
- 1947
Death of founder Josef Manner
- 1960
Introduction of aroma-tight packaging with red tear strip
- 1970
Acquisition of competitors Napoli and Casali
- 2004
Opening of the flagship store at Stephansplatz in Vienna
- 2006
Flagship store at Vienna Airport
- 2009
Revenue of 155.4 million €, export share approx. 55%
- 2013
Revenue of approx. 180 million €; investments in the Vienna plant
- 2014
Partial collapse of the renovated factory building in Hernals
- 2017
Heat utilisation with Wien Energie (waste heat for approx. 600 households); death of Carl Manner
- 2020
Closure of the Perg plant; production fully concentrated in Vienna
- 2025
Dieter Messner becomes the new Chairman of the Management Board as of 1 September