Economy

Change of distributor

High Spirits Distribution takes over import of Glen Scotia and Loch Lomond

High Spirits Distribution has taken over the official import of the Scottish whisky brands Glen Scotia and Loch Lomond for Switzerland from October 2024. Both brands have already secured a firm place among whisky lovers thanks to their exceptional quality.

Thanks to the preparatory work of the previous importer Best Taste Trading, which has significantly promoted the awareness and popularity of Glen Scotia and Loch Lomond in recent years, we ... Read more ...

Championship for cooking students

The six finalists of "gusto25" have been announced

The twentieth edition of the Swiss championship for trainee chefs has more participants than it has had for a long time: 111 young talents submitted a main course they created themselves for the competition organized by Transgourmet/Prodega. Six of them have now made it through to the "gusto25" final, which will take place in mid-March 2025.

111 young talents in their second or third year of apprenticeship had registered for the "gusto25" Swiss championship for apprentice chefs by the beginning of November. This means that the twentieth edition of "gusto" recorded almost a quarter ... Read more ...

Allegra Passugger Mineralquellen AG

Expansion of GL with Thomas Schreiber

Passugger is the independent mineral water of Graubünden, the oldest mineral water in Switzerland. Originally from Graubünden and full of character. Values that Passugger also wants to manifest unconditionally in the future.

A new generation is now joining the management board and thus the operational management with the 29-year-old young entrepreneur Thomas Schreiber. Since July, the almost 130-year-old company has been managed by CEO and ... Read more ...

Company takeover

Paul Ullrich AG acquires majority stake in Drinks of the World

The entrepreneurial couple Urs and Jacqueline Ullrich took over the majority of Drinks of the World GmbH from Susi and Stefan Müller on July 1, 2024.

The family business Drinks of the World was thus able to find the ideal succession solution. For ULLRICH, the takeover is also a "perfect match". ULLRICH, with over 100 years of experience and 120 employees, ... Read more ...

London Calling

BCB comes to London

From 2025, Imbibe Live will become part of the global BCB family and will be re-branded as BCB London to better position the event among global trade shows for the bar and beverage industry.

With the BCB shows in Berlin, Brooklyn, Sao Paulo and Singapore as well as Imbibe Live in London, organizer RX has strong international trade fairs for the bar and beverage industry in its portfolio. ... Read more ...

Business talk

In conversation with Urs Ullrich, owner of Paul Ullrich AG, Münchenstein

BAR NEWS presents portraits of people from the beverage industry at irregular intervals. Today Urs Ullrich, owner and managing director of Paul Ullrich AG, Ullrich - Passion for liquids.

BAR NEWS: What motivates you to be in the business every day and drive the company forward? Urs Ullrich: Yes, certainly the many fantastic creative opportunities to develop projects and ideas with the employees.

Icon on the Paradeplatz

Mandarin Oriental Savoy, Zurich is "Gault Millau Hotel of the Year 2025"

Zurich has its "Savoy" again! The city's oldest five-star hotel has been renovated at a cost of 80 million francs, with Mandarin Oriental as the dedicated operator. UBS is the owner.

44 rooms, 36 suites, a magical rooftop bar, two inspiring restaurants. GaultMillau honors the icon on Paradeplatz as "Hotel of the Year 2025". On Christmas 1838, Johannes Baur, a ... Read more ...

from Salis Wine

Marc Kälin becomes new Sales Manager

Marc Kälin, an experienced expert in sales and marketing, takes over the management of sales at von Salis Wein and joins the management team.

Marc Kälin (42) has more than two decades of experience in sales and marketing, which he gained at renowned companies such as Nespresso and Moët Hennessy (LVMH). from ... Read more ...

Joining forces

Transgourmet takes over Saviva

Transgourmet and Saviva AG are joining forces and have been united under the Transgourmet umbrella since August 2, 2024.

The merger offers customers many new opportunities in the areas of logistics, sales and product range. All employees will be taken on. Saviva AG has been part of HEBA Food Holding since 2021 ... Read more ...

2023 as a record year

Karl Wild hotel rating 2024

Last year was a record year for the Swiss hotel industry: almost 42 million overnight stays were recorded. Karl Wild and his team were once again busy testing hotels.

As with every hotel rating, hotel and restaurant management, location and leisure facilities, hospitality and value for money were used as points of criticism. Ten evaluation criteria were used to compile a list of the best 125 hotels in the ... Read more ...

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