SPAR Österreichische Warenhandels-AG#
SPAR Oesterreich Warenhandels-AG, wholesale and retail enterprise dealing in all types of foodstuffs, as well as in meats and cold meats, wine, spirits, coffee and tea. One of the largest Austrian trading companies; created in 1970 through the merger of ten large Austrian trading enterprises. In 1999 and 2000 SPAR took over several branches of Julius Meinl AG. In 1999 the company had 1,502 shops across Austria (SPAR, EUROSPAR and INTERSPAR) with a total turnover of ATS 45.42 billion and 25,944 employees; consolidated group turnover amounted to ATS 38.6 billion. Interspar GesmbH.