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The Guardian - UK
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Kate Connolly in Berlin

Volkswagen enjoys surprise bestseller amid financial woes: the VW currywurst

Members of the VW production team eat currywurst during the daily morning tasting session at the  Wolfsburg plant.
Members of the VW production team eat currywurst during the daily morning tasting session at the Wolfsburg plant. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

In recent years, Volkswagen’s financial woes may have become emblematic of Germany’s economic downturn. But, amid a slump in car sales, one of its more obscure products that has nothing to do with automobiles is experiencing a boom: the VW currywurst.

Described as the fuel of the carmaker’s own factory workers and served up daily in its numerous works canteens and nearby supermarkets, the snack has officially become the company’s most popular product.

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