diff --git a/app/controllers/application.rb b/app/controllers/application.rb
index 659e4b31..3933f5d6 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
 
   # If you wanna run multiple foodcoops on one installation uncomment next line.
-  before_filter :select_foodcoop
+  #before_filter :select_foodcoop
   before_filter :authenticate, :store_controller
   after_filter  :remove_controller
   
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
   # Use this method to call a rake task,,
   # e.g. to deliver mails after there are created.
   def call_rake(task, options = {})
-    options[:rails_env] ||= Rails.env
+    options[:rails_env] ||= Foodsoft.env
     args = options.map { |n, v| "#{n.to_s.upcase}='#{v}'" }
     system "/usr/bin/rake #{task} #{args.join(' ')} --trace 2>&1 >> #{Rails.root}/log/rake.log &"
   end
@@ -60,14 +60,6 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
 
   private
 
-    # selects the foodcoop depending on the subdomain
-#    def select_foodcoop
-#      # get subdomain and set FoodSoft-class-variable (for later config-requests)
-#      FoodSoft.subdomain = request.subdomains.first
-#      # set database-connection
-#      ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(FoodSoft.get_database)
-#    end
-
     # Ensures the HTTP content-type encoding is set to "UTF-8" for "text/html" contents.
     def ensureUTF8
       content_type = headers["Content-Type"] || "text/html"
@@ -159,7 +151,7 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
       # Get subdomain
       subdomain = request.subdomains.first
       # Set Config
-      Foodsoft.set_env subdomain
+      Foodsoft.env = subdomain
       # Set database-connection
       ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(Foodsoft.database(subdomain))
     end
diff --git a/app/controllers/orders_controller.rb b/app/controllers/orders_controller.rb
index 15369ef4..4b41a16e 100644
--- a/app/controllers/orders_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/orders_controller.rb
@@ -127,13 +127,13 @@ class OrdersController < ApplicationController
   def text_fax_template
     order = Order.find(params[:id])
     supplier = order.supplier
-    contact = APP_CONFIG[:contact].symbolize_keys
-    text = "Bestellung für" + " #{APP_CONFIG[:name]}"
+    contact = Foodsoft.config[:contact].symbolize_keys
+    text = "Bestellung für" + " #{Foodsoft.config[:name]}"
     text += "\n" + "Kundennummer" + ": #{supplier.customer_number}" unless supplier.customer_number.blank?
     text += "\n" + "Liefertag" + ": "
     text += "\n\n#{supplier.name}\n#{supplier.address}\nFAX: #{supplier.fax}\n\n"
     text += "****** " + "Versandadresse" + "\n\n"
-    text += "#{APP_CONFIG[:name]}\n#{contact[:street]}\n#{contact[:zip_code]} #{contact[:city]}\n\n"
+    text += "#{Foodsoft.config[:name]}\n#{contact[:street]}\n#{contact[:zip_code]} #{contact[:city]}\n\n"
     text += "****** " + "Artikel" + "\n\n"
     text += "Nummer" + "   " + "Menge" + "   " + "Name" + "\n"
     # now display all ordered articles
diff --git a/app/models/article.rb b/app/models/article.rb
index cc1d794d..a3f70392 100644
--- a/app/models/article.rb
+++ b/app/models/article.rb
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class Article < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   # The price for the foodcoop-member.
   def fc_price
-    (gross_price  * (APP_CONFIG[:price_markup] / 100 + 1)).round(2)
+    (gross_price  * (Foodsoft.config[:price_markup] / 100 + 1)).round(2)
   end
   
   # Returns true if article has been updated at least 2 days ago
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ class Article < ActiveRecord::Base
           false
         end
       else # get factors for fc and supplier
-        fc_unit_factor = APP_CONFIG[:units][self.unit]
-        supplier_unit_factor = APP_CONFIG[:units][self.shared_article.unit]
+        fc_unit_factor = Foodsoft.config[:units][self.unit]
+        supplier_unit_factor = Foodsoft.config[:units][self.shared_article.unit]
         if fc_unit_factor and supplier_unit_factor
           convertion_factor = fc_unit_factor / supplier_unit_factor
           new_price = BigDecimal((convertion_factor * shared_article.price).to_s).round(2)
diff --git a/app/models/article_price.rb b/app/models/article_price.rb
index c9e4f220..1a63a456 100644
--- a/app/models/article_price.rb
+++ b/app/models/article_price.rb
@@ -39,6 +39,6 @@ class ArticlePrice < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   # The price for the foodcoop-member.
   def fc_price
-    (gross_price  * (APP_CONFIG[:price_markup] / 100 + 1)).round(2)
+    (gross_price  * (Foodsoft.config[:price_markup] / 100 + 1)).round(2)
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/mailer.rb b/app/models/mailer.rb
index bab5eaf2..55fa7991 100644
--- a/app/models/mailer.rb
+++ b/app/models/mailer.rb
@@ -5,39 +5,39 @@ class Mailer < ActionMailer::Base
   
   # Sends an email copy of the given internal foodsoft message.
   def message(message, recipient)
-    headers     'Sender' => APP_CONFIG[:email_sender], 'Errors-To' => APP_CONFIG[:email_sender]
-    subject     "[#{APP_CONFIG[:name]}] " + message.subject
+    headers     'Sender' => Foodsoft.config[:email_sender], 'Errors-To' => Foodsoft.config[:email_sender]
+    subject     "[#{Foodsoft.config[:name]}] " + message.subject
     recipients  recipient.email
     from        "#{message.sender.nick} <#{message.sender.email}>"
     body        :body         => message.body,
                 :sender       => message.sender.nick,
                 :recipients   => recipient.nick,
-                :reply        => "#{APP_CONFIG[:base_url]}/messages/reply/#{message.id}",
-                :link         => "#{APP_CONFIG[:base_url]}/messages/show/#{message.id}",
-                :profile      => "#{APP_CONFIG[:base_url]}/home/profile"
+                :reply        => "#{Foodsoft.config[:base_url]}/messages/reply/#{message.id}",
+                :link         => "#{Foodsoft.config[:base_url]}/messages/show/#{message.id}",
+                :profile      => "#{Foodsoft.config[:base_url]}/home/profile"
   end
 
   # Sends an email with instructions on how to reset the password.
   # Assumes user.setResetPasswordToken has been successfully called already.
   def reset_password(user)
     prepare_system_message(user)
-    subject     "[#{APP_CONFIG[:name]}] Neues Passwort für/ New password for #{user.nick}"
+    subject     "[#{Foodsoft.config[:name]}] Neues Passwort für/ New password for #{user.nick}"
     body        :user => user,
-                :link => "#{APP_CONFIG[:base_url]}/login/password/#{user.id}?token=#{user.reset_password_token}"
+                :link => "#{Foodsoft.config[:base_url]}/login/password/#{user.id}?token=#{user.reset_password_token}"
   end
     
   # Sends an invite email.
   def invite(invite)
     prepare_system_message(invite)
-    subject     "Einladung in die Foodcoop #{APP_CONFIG[:name]} - Invitation to the Foodcoop"
+    subject     "Einladung in die Foodcoop #{Foodsoft.config[:name]} - Invitation to the Foodcoop"
     body        :invite => invite,
-                :link   => "#{APP_CONFIG[:base_url]}/login/invite/#{invite.token}"
+                :link   => "#{Foodsoft.config[:base_url]}/login/invite/#{invite.token}"
   end
 
   # Notify user of upcoming task.
   def upcoming_tasks(user, task)
     prepare_system_message(user)
-    subject   "[#{APP_CONFIG[:name]}] Aufgaben werden fällig!"
+    subject   "[#{Foodsoft.config[:name]}] Aufgaben werden fällig!"
     body        :user => user,
                 :task => task
   end
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class Mailer < ActionMailer::Base
   # Sends order result for specific Ordergroup
   def order_result(user, group_order)
     prepare_system_message(user)
-    subject   "[#{APP_CONFIG[:name]}] Bestellung beendet: #{group_order.order.name}"
+    subject   "[#{Foodsoft.config[:name]}] Bestellung beendet: #{group_order.order.name}"
     body      :order        => group_order.order,
               :group_order  => group_order
   end
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class Mailer < ActionMailer::Base
   # Notify user if account balance is less than zero
   def negative_balance(user,transaction)
     prepare_system_message(user)
-    subject   "[#{APP_CONFIG[:name]}] Gruppenkonto im Minus"
+    subject   "[#{Foodsoft.config[:name]}] Gruppenkonto im Minus"
     body      :group        => user.ordergroup,
               :transaction  => transaction
   end
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class Mailer < ActionMailer::Base
 
   def prepare_system_message(recipient)
     recipients  recipient.email
-    from        "FoodSoft <#{APP_CONFIG[:email_sender]}>"
+    from        "FoodSoft <#{Foodsoft.config[:email_sender]}>"
   end
   
 end
diff --git a/app/models/shared_article.rb b/app/models/shared_article.rb
index 5fe90129..3606e77c 100644
--- a/app/models/shared_article.rb
+++ b/app/models/shared_article.rb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 class SharedArticle < ActiveRecord::Base
   
   # connect to database from sharedLists-Application
-  SharedArticle.establish_connection(APP_CONFIG[:shared_lists])
+  SharedArticle.establish_connection(Foodsoft.config[:shared_lists])
   # set correct table_name in external DB
   set_table_name :articles
   
diff --git a/app/models/shared_supplier.rb b/app/models/shared_supplier.rb
index fd4d8f0a..e907ec26 100644
--- a/app/models/shared_supplier.rb
+++ b/app/models/shared_supplier.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 class SharedSupplier < ActiveRecord::Base
   
   # connect to database from sharedLists-Application
-  SharedSupplier.establish_connection(APP_CONFIG[:shared_lists])
+  SharedSupplier.establish_connection(Foodsoft.config[:shared_lists])
   # set correct table_name in external DB
   set_table_name :suppliers
   
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.haml b/app/views/layouts/application.haml
index e7f08e6d..1d2659cc 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.haml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
       #logo
         %a{:href => "/"}
           <span>food</span>soft
-        %span{:style => "color:white; font-size:45%; letter-spacing: -1px;"}= APP_CONFIG[:name]
+        %span{:style => "color:white; font-size:45%; letter-spacing: -1px;"}= Foodsoft.config[:name]
       #nav= render :partial => 'layouts/main_tabnav'
 
     #main
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/email.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/email.html.erb
index d789db3f..78af305d 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/email.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/email.html.erb
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 
 --
 FoodSoft: <%= @foodsoftUrl %>
-Foodcoop-Homepage: <%= APP_CONFIG[:base_url] %>
-Hilfe/Help: <%= APP_CONFIG[:help_url] %>
\ No newline at end of file
+Foodcoop-Homepage: <%= Foodsoft.config[:base_url] %>
+Hilfe/Help: <%= Foodsoft.config[:help_url] %>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/login.haml b/app/views/layouts/login.haml
index 8bc89297..068ac036 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/login.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/login.haml
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@
       = yield
       #meta
         Foodcoop 
-        = link_to_if APP_CONFIG[:homepage], APP_CONFIG[:name], APP_CONFIG[:homepage]
+        = link_to_if Foodsoft.config[:homepage], Foodsoft.config[:name], Foodsoft.config[:homepage]
diff --git a/app/views/login/invite.haml b/app/views/login/invite.haml
index ef4c99c9..15c82043 100644
--- a/app/views/login/invite.haml
+++ b/app/views/login/invite.haml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-- title "Einladung in die #{APP_CONFIG[:name]}"
+- title "Einladung in die #{Foodsoft.config[:name]}"
 %p
   Du bist eingeladen worden in der Foodcoop
   %b= @invite.group.name
diff --git a/app/views/mailer/negative_balance.html.erb b/app/views/mailer/negative_balance.html.erb
index 4d6a405e..f44aea6e 100644
--- a/app/views/mailer/negative_balance.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/mailer/negative_balance.html.erb
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ Es wurden <%= @transaction.amount %> für "<%= @transaction.note %>" abgebucht,
 
 Bitte zahlt so bald wie möglich wieder Geld ein, um das Gruppenkonto auszugleichen.
 
-Viele Grüße von <%= APP_CONFIG[:name] %>
\ No newline at end of file
+Viele Grüße von <%= Foodsoft.config[:name] %>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/views/mailer/order_result.html.erb b/app/views/mailer/order_result.html.erb
index f1633c91..1b0bbc6b 100644
--- a/app/views/mailer/order_result.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/mailer/order_result.html.erb
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@ Für Euch wurden die folgenden Artikel bestellt:
 <%	end  -%>
 Gesamtpreis: <%= @group_order.price %>
 
-Bestellung online einsehen: <%= "#{APP_CONFIG[:base_url]}/ordering/my_order_result/#{@order.id}" %>
+Bestellung online einsehen: <%= "#{Foodsoft.config[:base_url]}/ordering/my_order_result/#{@order.id}" %>
 
-Viele Grüße von <%= APP_CONFIG[:name] %>
\ No newline at end of file
+Viele Grüße von <%= Foodsoft.config[:name] %>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/views/mailer/upcoming_tasks.html.erb b/app/views/mailer/upcoming_tasks.html.erb
index 793a1ee9..b310b710 100644
--- a/app/views/mailer/upcoming_tasks.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/mailer/upcoming_tasks.html.erb
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ Aufgaben für die nächste Woche:
   <% end -%>
 <% end -%>
 
-Meine Aufgaben: <%= APP_CONFIG[:base_url] %>/home/tasks
+Meine Aufgaben: <%= Foodsoft.config[:base_url] %>/home/tasks
 
-Viele Grüße von <%= APP_CONFIG[:name] %>
\ No newline at end of file
+Viele Grüße von <%= Foodsoft.config[:name] %>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/views/messages/new.haml b/app/views/messages/new.haml
index 4af2e9e5..72939eea 100644
--- a/app/views/messages/new.haml
+++ b/app/views/messages/new.haml
@@ -6,19 +6,19 @@
   %p
     Empfängerinnen
     %fieldset
-      - if APP_CONFIG[:mailing_list].blank?
+      - if Foodsoft.config[:mailing_list].blank?
         = f.check_box :sent_to_all, :onchange => "Element.toggle('recipients')"
         gesamte Foodcoop
       - else
         %b Nachrichten an alle
         verschickst Du bitte über den Verteiler:
-        = mail_to APP_CONFIG[:mailing_list]
+        = mail_to Foodsoft.config[:mailing_list]
         %br/
         %small{:style => "color:grey"}
           Eventuell musst Du Dich dem Verteiler erst bekannt machen.
           %br/
           z.b. mit einer Mail an
-          = mail_to APP_CONFIG[:mailing_list_subscribe]
+          = mail_to Foodsoft.config[:mailing_list_subscribe]
       %table#recipients
         %tr
           %td
diff --git a/app/views/orders/faxPdf.pdf.prawn b/app/views/orders/faxPdf.pdf.prawn
index 6f056c13..5294b0b6 100644
--- a/app/views/orders/faxPdf.pdf.prawn
+++ b/app/views/orders/faxPdf.pdf.prawn
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Get ActiveRecord objects
-contact = APP_CONFIG[:contact].symbolize_keys
+contact = Foodsoft.config[:contact].symbolize_keys
 
 # Define header and footer
 #pdf.header [pdf.margin_box.left,pdf.margin_box.top+30] do
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ end
 
 # From paragraph
 pdf.bounding_box [pdf.margin_box.right-200,pdf.margin_box.top], :width => 200 do
-  pdf.text APP_CONFIG[:name], :align => :right
+  pdf.text Foodsoft.config[:name], :align => :right
   pdf.move_down 5
   pdf.text contact[:street], :align => :right
   pdf.move_down 5
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_loginInfo.haml b/app/views/shared/_loginInfo.haml
index ad2db31f..ce5c4830 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_loginInfo.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/_loginInfo.haml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   %li
     = image_tag 'b_user.png' , :size => '7x10',  :border => 0, :alt => _("User")
     = link_to h(@current_user.nick), my_profile_path, { :title => _("User Settings") }
-  - if APP_CONFIG[:homepage]
-    %li= link_to APP_CONFIG[:name], APP_CONFIG[:homepage], { :title => _("Go to your FoodCoop-Hompage") }
+  - if Foodsoft.config[:homepage]
+    %li= link_to Foodsoft.config[:name], Foodsoft.config[:homepage], { :title => _("Go to your FoodCoop-Hompage") }
   %li= link_to _("Hilfe"), 'http://dev.foodcoops.net/wiki/FoodsoftDoku'
   %li= link_to _("Logout"), :controller => '/login', :action => 'logout'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/initializers/load_app_config.rb b/config/initializers/load_app_config.rb
index 2ba8c728..904ce9cb 100644
--- a/config/initializers/load_app_config.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/load_app_config.rb
@@ -1,15 +1,17 @@
-raw_config = File.read(RAILS_ROOT + "/config/app_config.yml")
-APP_CONFIG = YAML.load(raw_config)[RAILS_ENV].symbolize_keys
-
+# Loads and returns config and databases for selected foodcoop.
 module Foodsoft
   @@configs = YAML.load(File.read(RAILS_ROOT + "/config/app_config.yml"))
   @@databases = YAML.load(File.read(RAILS_ROOT + "/config/database.yml"))
   @@env = RAILS_ENV
 
-  def set_env(env)
+  def env=(env)
     @@env = env
   end
 
+  def env
+    @@env
+  end
+
   def config(rails_env = @@env)
     @@configs[rails_env].symbolize_keys
   end
@@ -24,6 +26,6 @@ end
 
 # Configuration of the exception_notification plugin
 # Mailadresses are set in config/foodsoft.yaml
-ExceptionNotifier.exception_recipients = APP_CONFIG[:notification]['error_recipients']
-ExceptionNotifier.sender_address = APP_CONFIG[:notification]['sender_address']
-ExceptionNotifier.email_prefix = APP_CONFIG[:notification]['email_prefix']
\ No newline at end of file
+ExceptionNotifier.exception_recipients = Foodsoft.config[:notification]['error_recipients']
+ExceptionNotifier.sender_address = Foodsoft.config[:notification]['sender_address']
+ExceptionNotifier.email_prefix = Foodsoft.config[:notification]['email_prefix']
\ No newline at end of file