Volkswagen’s Other Specialty: Curry Sausage

A food culture staple in Germany for decades, the currywurst pork sausage, smothered in spicy ketchup and topped with curry powder, has been a favorite snack of the masses. They’re sold at diners, railway stations, and at Volkswagen’s headquarters in Wolfsburg. But VW has taken things a step further, producing its own line of the popular sausage. Master butcher Francesco Lo Presti has worked for more than 15 years perfecting his own currywurst recipe, which dates back to 1973. Each day, 30 kitchen staffers participate in the industrial-scale production of 30,000 sausages. The sausages are offered by VW salesmen as a treat for prospective clients, and they’re also available at corporate marketing events. They’ve even made it onto the shelves of German supermarket chain Edeka. And just like its cars, VW’s sausages are popular with consumers: In 2015, Volkswagen sold about 7.2 million curry sausages, twice the number sold in 2008. Take a look at VW’s currywurst production line below. —Relaxnews

Volkswagen currywurst sausages with the lettering “Volkswagen genuine part” are waiting to be packaged at German car manufacturing giant Volkswagen’s sausage manufacturing plant, at the VW headquarters in Wolfsburg. (John Macdougal/AFP/Getty Images)

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A worker pushes a rack of Volkswagen currywurst into a “smoking” oven at German car manufacturing giant Volkswagen’s sausage manufacturing plant, at the VW headquarters in Wolfsburg. (John Macdougal/AFP/Getty Images)

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Employees package Volkswagen currywurst sausages at Volkswagen’s sausage manufacturing plant, at the VW headquarters in Wolfsburg. (John Macdougal/AFP/Getty Images)

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Director of VW’s food division Martin Cordes eats a plateful of Volkswagen currywurst, at the VW headquarters in Wolfsburg, central Germany, on April 21, 2016. (John Macdougal/AFP/Getty Images)

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