"The Mozartkugel is a flagship product of Austria, just like the Sachertorte chocolate cake or the apple strudel or the poppy seed strudel," managing director Andreas Heindl, 63, told AFP.

Austria's beloved Mozartkugel, a chocolate treat born in Salzburg, faces a threat from mass production. Local chocolatiers struggle to keep the traditional craft alive against global giants.

At a small high-end confectionery in Vienna, chefs put the finishing touches to one of Austria’s signature souvenirs: Mozart chocolate balls filled with marzipan, pistachio, and rich almond and ...

Family-owned Leschanz still painstakingly makes the Mozartkugel chocolates by hand before putting them in their signature wrapping, featuring a portrait of Austria's 18th-century composer Wolfgang ...

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Leschanz is one of the few confectioners who still make Mozartkugel chocolates labouriously by hand - Copyright AFP JOE KLAMAR At a small high-end confectionery in ...

Vienna (AFP) – At a small high-end confectionery in Vienna, chefs put the finishing touches to one of Austria's signature souvenirs: Mozart chocolate balls filled with marzipan, pistachio, and ...