Actively preventing food waste

How to keep baked goods fresh for longer

Food is precious. With simple tips, longer shelf lives and initiatives such as the Look-Smell-Taste Date Labelling Initiative and Too Good To Go, we’re helping to reduce avoidable food waste.

How to avoid food waste with baked goods

A lot of food is thrown away even though it is still edible. Often, even small changes in our daily routines can help: storing food properly, planning shopping more effectively, and making a point of checking products after their best-before date has passed.

The 3-Senses Rule

1. Look – what does the product look like?
2. Smell – does it smell normal?
3. Taste – does it taste as it should?

On the packaging

The Look-Smell-Taste date labelling on selected Ölz products serves as a reminder to check food using your senses after the best-before date has passed. Looking, smelling and tasting can help to prevent unnecessary food waste.

On the packaging

The Look-Smell-Taste Date Labelling Initiative is an initiative by Too Good To Go that highlights the fact that the best-before date is not a ‘use-by’ date. When stored correctly, many food items often remain edible for longer than you might think.

Enjoy freshness for longer

To ensure you can enjoy our products for as long as possible, we adhere to the highest standards of quality and hygiene, utilise modern manufacturing processes and employ our cleanroom technology.

Processing and packaging in a particularly low-germ environment helps to preserve freshness and quality as effectively as possible. This means that many Ölz products remain edible for a long time even without preservatives. You can find out more about why we avoid using preservatives on our ‘free from preservatives’ page.

Save Ölz products with Too Good To Go

Through Too Good To Go, you can reserve surprise bags from our Ölz Lädele in Dornbirn and easily do your bit to tackle food waste.

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Our initiatives to tackle food waste

Look-Smell-Taste Date Labelling Initiative

As supporters of the Too Good To Go Look-Smell-Taste Date Labelling Initiative, we are committed to promoting a more mindful approach to food. The logo on selected Ölz products serves as a reminder to assess food using your senses and not to throw it away too hastily.

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Ölz Super Soft Sandwich oft länger frisch

Too Good To Go

Thanks to the Too Good To Go ‘surprise bags’ at the Ölz Lädele in Dornbirn, perfectly good Ölz products are given a second chance. Together with Too Good To Go, we are helping to reduce food waste.

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Food is precious!

As a partner in the ‘Food is precious!’ initiative run by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, the Environment and Water Management, we support measures to prevent food waste and the donation of surplus food to charitable organisations.

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Good to know

What does the ‘best before’ date mean?

The best-before date is not a ‘use-by’ date. Many food products are still safe to eat after the date has passed, provided they have been stored correctly. Looking, smelling and tasting can help you to assess a product’s quality accurately.

Can you still eat Ölz baked goods after the best-before date has passed?

Yes, many Ölz baked goods are still safe to eat even after the best-before date has passed. The key factors are appearance, smell and taste. If there are no obvious signs of spoilage, the products can often still be enjoyed.

How do I store baked goods properly?

Storing food correctly helps to preserve its freshness and quality for as long as possible. You can find tips on storing toast, plaited bread and other Ölz baked goods in our storage guide.

How does Too Good To Go work?

Using the Too Good To Go app, you can reserve surprise bags containing surplus Ölz baked goods and collect them at a reduced price. At the Ölz Lädele in Dornbirn, delicious Ölz products are given a second chance instead of ending up in the bin.

We act sustainably

We are committed to preserving resources and to treating our environment with respect. With a passion for the product, we are unwaveringly committed to the highest quality standards and sustainable methods.