Josef Manner & Comp. AG Josef Manner & Comp. AG manufactures confectionery products in Austria, specializing in wafers, sugar-coated treats, chocolate-based products, and aerated confectionery; its core offerings include the iconic Original Neapolitaner wafers with hazelnut-cocoa cream filling, cream-filled wafers and biscuits under the Manner brand, chocolate-covered bananas and rum-coconut dragees under Casali, chocolate-coated miniature biscuits under Napoli, and Mozartkugeln plus vanilla crescent cookies under Victor Schmidt and Ildefonso brands. The company, founded in 1890 and headquartered at Wilhelminenstrasse 6 in Vienna's 17th district with a production site in Wolkersdorf, Lower Austria, operates as a predominantly family-owned business with around 850 employees producing exclusively at these Austrian facilities; it exports to over 50 countries worldwide through segments in Austria, Germany, and the rest of the world, targeting retail, shops, private labels, and diabetic-friendly products. Recent developments encompass the 2020 closure and relocation of its Perg factory operations to Vienna for consolidated production, the introduction of 100% certified sustainable cocoa across all branded products since 2020 followed by Fairtrade certification for Manner wafers in 2021, the appointment of Dieter Messner as Chairman of the Management Board in March 2025, authorization for share buybacks in May 2025, and revenue of EUR 288.4 million in the 2024 financial year.