Volkswagen currywurst

Volkswagen has said the currywurst contains no protein powder, monosodium glutamate or phosphates,[5] and has announced plans to ban all factory-farmed meat from its staff cafeterias by 2025.

[6] The currywurst is sold in the 17 canteens and restaurants in the Wolfsburg factory, usually with ketchup and French fries.

[7] Volkswagen has produced food for its workers at the Wolfsburg plant since it opened in 1938 due to the remote location of the factory.

[4] Around 40% of Volkswagen currywurst production is consumed within restaurants at its six German factories; the remainder is sold at external shops, supermarkets and football stadiums.

[3][5] In the past Volkswagen has sent a team of chefs to the United States to replicate the product with locally sourced ingredients.

[5] Production increased by 264% between 2009 and 2018 when 6.81 million were made, making the currywurst the most produced of any part in the Volkswagen range.

[8] In August 2021, Volkswagen announced that it was removing the traditional pork-based product from one of its canteens in favor of the vegetarian version.

[12] Schröder expressed his displeasure at this move in a social media post, stating "Currywurst with fries is one of the power bars of the skilled production worker [...] it should stay that way.