Spar Austria

Spar, a chain of retail stores, launched in Austria in 1954. The company, ASPIAG, holds the license to operate Spar stores in Austria, Slovenia, Hungary, Croatia and Northern Italy.

Currently Spar Austria operates a total of 1578 stores, EUROSPAR, and INTERSPAR stores, of which 696 are run by independent SPAR retailers and in 2021, Spar Austria reached a turnover of €8.63bn. 

The company also offers an online platform. 

Spar won the EY Family Business Award of Excellence 2019-20, an honor that recognizes excellence in family businesses for the year 2019-2020. 

It offers a variety of products under different categories:

• Savory grocery: Bread, macaroni, rice, etc.
• Sweet grocery: Chocolate, candy, waffles, etc. 
• Fresh and chilled: Fruits, pasta sauce, pesto sauce, etc.
• Frozen: Meat, vegetables, ready-made pizzas, etc.
• Dairy: Milk, butter, yogurt, etc.
• Drinks: Soft drinks, juice, water, etc.
• Household: Detergents, kitchen towels, toilet paper, etc.
• Personal care: Sanitary napkins, shampoo, face wash, etc.
• Wine and spirits: Vodka, Beer, Wine, etc.

Spar Austria offers products from Spar’s private labels which include (but not limited to):  

• SPAR Premium: Seafood chocolate, king prawns, norwegian smoked salmon, etc.
• SPAR Enjoy: food that are both fresh, quick and ready to eat products: waffles, smoothies, chicken curry sandwiches, etc. 
• SPAR Vital: nutritious food for health-conscious people: kiwi berries, raspberries, nut mix, etc. 
• SPAR Veggie: Meatless products: bag snack, vegan crispbread, vegan mayonnaise, et
• SPAR Nature Pure: organic products: Herbal tea, organic kitchen herbs, organic mushrooms, etc. 
• SPAR already offers almost 3,300 organic products in Austria. 

After INTERSPAR and SPAR Gourmet fish counters, all INTERSPAR restaurants had already been MSC-certified by 2016.

Concerning its logistics, in 2021, SPAR opened a ‘fully digitalised’ wine warehouse in Loosdorf, Austria. 

When it comes to sustainability, SPAR brand care products are 100% free of solid microplastics and before the 2020 ban, SPAR has always been loyal to its commitment of reusable alternatives for plastic bags.

Link to Spar’s online shop: https://www.spar.at/online-shops