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2025 survey of the 101 best bars

Once a year, SWISS BARGUIDE publishes a new edition featuring the 101 best bars in Switzerland. In keeping with bar culture and its many players, the editors of BAR NEWS wanted to learn more about these bars again this year: Where does the Swiss bar scene stand today and how has it developed?

Which topics will or should we focus on in the future? Below you will find the anonymized findings of the most important results of the large market survey. Number of employees and proportion of women In small ... Continue reading ...

Diageo Switzerland SA

Samuel Schawalder is the new Head of On-Trade

Diageo appoints Samuel Schawalder as Head of On-Trade for Switzerland and Markus Kopfer as Head of On-Trade for Austria.

In these positions, they will manage the on-trade business in these countries and be responsible for the key account team (wholesale, cash & carry, and specialty stores) as well as the field force team, which also includes ... Continue reading ...

Emil Ebneter & Co. Inc.

Walter Regli appointed new Chairman of the Board of Directors

Beat Kölbener has submitted his resignation as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Emil Ebneter & Co. AG to the Annual General Meeting on April 26, 2025.

The shareholders' meeting elected Walter Regli as his successor. Beat Kölbener remains a member of the Board of Directors. "I am delighted that we are once again entrusting this responsible position to a proven personality from within our own ranks ... Continue reading ...

Oldest brewery in Switzerland

Schützengarten invests and focuses on innovation

Switzerland's oldest brewery recorded a slight increase in sales in the 2023/24 brewing year, with the non-alcoholic beer segment standing out as the most important growth driver.

Despite challenging conditions, including persistently high raw material prices, the Schützengarten brewery remains optimistic and is focusing on its comprehensive quality strategy, innovative product developments, and major investments at its site in ... Continue reading ...

Best Partner Award '24

Transgourmet/Prodega honors supplier partners

On May 15, 2025, Transgourmet/Prodega conducted its 27th supplier rating, which is unique in the industry, and honored its best partners at "Das Zelt" in Uster, Canton of Zurich.

At the same time, the event also provided an opportunity to celebrate Prodega's 60th anniversary with representatives from numerous supplier partners. Transgourmet/Prodega presents the "Best Partner Award" to its top-performing suppliers every year. ... Read more ...

Glen Scotia & Loch Lomond

New brands at High Spirits Distribution

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 whiskey lovers thanks to their exceptional quality. Thanks to the groundwork laid by the previous importer, Best Taste Trading, which raised the profile and popularity of ... Continue reading ...

Swiss Brewers Association / GastroSuisse

26 new Swiss beer sommeliers

On January 15, 2025, 26 successful graduates of the specialist seminar "Swiss Beer Sommelier®"

Discovering, tasting, and successfully selling beer" receive their well-deserved certificates. As Swiss beer sommeliers, they use their acquired knowledge to convey that beer is a cultural asset with a long tradition, which, thanks to its diversity ... Continue reading ...

On April 28 and 29

Zurich Bar Show 2025

Following the success of the last two years, the Zurich Bar Show will enter its third round on April 28 and 29 and, according to the organizers, will put the Swiss bar scene even more in the international spotlight.

Initiated by Armin Azadpour (Lupo Bar) and organized with Wolfgang Mayer (Widder Bar) and Daniel Staub The Pouring Tales), the event is aimed specifically at industry professionals. In ... Continue reading ...

Strategic partnership

Diwisa AG becomes exclusive distributor of Kindschi

Diwisa AG becomes the exclusive distributor of the Kindschi brand in Switzerland and the exclusive importer and distributor of the international Marussia Beverages Group products.

Kindschi Söhne AG, a traditional Swiss distillery, announces a significant strategic partnership: From April 14, 2025, Willisau-based Diwisa AG will take over exclusive distribution ... Continue reading ...

DistiSuisse awards

Thomas Blum is the new jury president of DistiSuisse

DistiSuisse, Switzerland's leading spirits competition, has a new jury president: Thomas Blum.

Enjoyment and technology are the two themes that define his professional career. After training as a wine technologist and earning a bachelor's degree in food technology, the Glarus native now works as a scientific-technical employee ... Continue reading ...

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