Kunsthandel Andréewitch Christmas market in Vienna city center 1st part

Gazpacho soup | Akis Kitchen

Receipt obligation: Digital solutions to fight the paper overload

Since January 1st, 2020, there is an obligation in Germany to issue receipts. This means that everyone has to receive a receipt for their purchase, whether it is at the bakery, at the newsstand or at the butcher. The goal: to prevent tax fraud. But what does that result in? Lots of paper that often ends up in the trash! From February 16th to 20th the EuroShop in Dusseldorf, the world's largest trade fair for retail investment needs, shows digital solutions for this problem and how in general digitization is progressing in retail.

Sparkling wine with dinner? The ProWein trends of 2019

The year 2017 was catastrophic for vintners - on average 25% crop failure, some vintners were hit even harder. Then 2018 was a record hot summer, which also taught some farmers the meaning of fear - the rain didn’t come and no amount of watering was going to replace it. However - only very young vines without deep roots were affected - in the end, the fear of another crop failure was unfounded. After a good harvest it is now time to take a look at the trends concerning wine.