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Field-fresh & sweet: METRO presents stories from herbs to cakes

Dill, desserts and digital features in the new METRO Stories - with visits to herb cultivation for METRO Chef, tasty treats from DISH Pay Now customer Donecake and tips for gastronomy.

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METRO Quiz - where does the wine of the year 2025 come from?
Focus on herbs and sweet treats plus 👉 Competition for METRO customers
METRO Stories Magazine 02 2025

What is it all about?

  • Delicious and fast payment at Café Donecake
  • These wines are only available at METRO
  • Digitalization tips for the food service industry
  • High-tech and manual labor in the Herrmann family's herb fields
  • Competition - for METRO customers
Content:

Manual work meets high-tech: Herrmann Kräuter for METRO Chef

Fresh from the field to the plate: the family business Herrmann Kräuter from Neuss supplies METRO's own brand METRO Chef with high-quality cut herbs throughout Germany. In Austria, edible seedlings - so-called microgreens - are also used. METRO Stories was there exclusively during the harvest, in production and on the special packaging lines for METRO.

🎥 Discover now: The video report with a drone flight over the herb fields - including tips on using herbs, recipe ideas and more!

The Herrmann family walks through the herb field together
METRO Originals

It doesn't get any greener

Tradition meets technology: How the Herrmann family grows professional herbs for METRO - sustainably, precisely and with love for the product.

Supplier

Fresh, dried or frozen – herbs can be used in many different ways in catering. Tips for handling and inspiration.

Clever use of herbs: Tips for the kitchen

Fresh, dried or as oil? When used correctly, herbs provide more flavour and variety in the kitchen.

Gastronomy

various fresh herbs

The basics of herbal cuisine

Herbs refine, combine and enhance: Which ones are indispensable and which dishes do they go particularly well with?

Gastronomy

Sweet innovation: Donecake relies on DISH Pay Now

In the heart of Düsseldorf, Café Donecake delights with creative desserts - from cheesecake to trendy tartlets. Thanks to DISH Pay Now, guests can now pay even faster and more conveniently. Owner Hakan Cengiz was one of the first testers of the mobile payment device - and is convinced by the digital progress.

🍰 Exclusively online: The Donecake team reveals the latest dessert trends - and why "Dubai" has had its day as a flavor trend.

Desserts and cake on a table at Donecake

Dessert trends for 2025: From lazy cat to matcha

Layered, in a glass and on a fork: restaurateurs are scoring points on their menus with these three dessert trends.

Gastronomy

Thinking gastronomy digitally: tips from a gastronomy engineer

How can digitalization succeed in gastronomy? Christoph Digwa, known as the "gastro engineer", gives practical advice - from smartwatches instead of service bells to efficient service processes.

📲 Read more in METRO Stories: Printed and online with further tips for restaurateurs.

Christoph Digwa, ‘The Gastro Engineer,’ explains how digitalisation and AI enable transparent pricing.
A Ladle

A ladle... Dynamic pricing

How digitalisation and AI enable transparent pricing is explained by "The gastro engineer " Christoph Digwa.

Digitalisation

Summer, drinks & METRO highlights

Whether summer drinks, non-food equipment from METRO's own brands or exclusive wines - the new METRO Stories offers exciting insights into the world of METRO.

🍷 Curious? Find out how we choose the wine of the year.
METRO Wine - how METRO chooses the wine of the year
Hello METRO

Quality wine at a top price?

Customer asks, METRO answers: How do you choose the wine of the year?

Assortment

Competition for METRO customers

Whether accompanying a meal or as an elegant soloist - the right wine makes all the difference. That's why the experts at METRO 2025 have chosen the wine of the year for the 18th time.

But which wine region does the fine wine come from?

Find the answer in the magazine and, with a little luck, METRO customers can win a shopping voucher worth €200 as the main prize. Places two to five can look forward to a voucher worth €100.

The competition runs until August 31, 2025.

Look for the solution in the magazine and, with a bit of luck, win! 👉 Competition

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