BCB 2024 focused on business networking and education
This year's BCB once again brought the international bar world to Berlin and offered three days of ideal conditions for networking at the highest level. 15,114 trade visitors from 87 countries...
High Spirits Distribution takes over import of Glen Scotia and Loch Lomond
Thanks to the groundwork of previous importer Best Taste Trading, which has been instrumental in raising the profile and popularity of Glen Scotia and Loch Lomond in recent years, we are building on...
The six finalists of "gusto25" have been announced
111 young talents in their second or third year of training 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...
Review of ZAGG 2024
180 exhibitors presented their products and services at the trade fair, which means that almost 30 more companies were welcomed than two years ago. Trade fair manager Suzanne Galliker draws a positive conclusion: "We...
Expansion of GL with Thomas Schreiber
A new generation is now joining the management board and thus the operational management with 29-year-old young entrepreneur Thomas Schreiber. Since July, the almost 130-year-old company has been managed by CEO and...
Paul Ullrich AG acquires majority stake in Drinks of the World
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,...
BCB comes to London
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....
In conversation with Urs Ullrich, owner of Paul Ullrich AG, Münchenstein
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.
Mandarin Oriental Savoy, Zurich is "Gault Millau Hotel of the Year 2025"
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...
Marc Kälin becomes new Sales Manager
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).
Transgourmet takes over Saviva
The merger offers customers many new opportunities in the areas of logistics, sales and product range. All employees will be retained. Saviva AG has been part of HEBA Food Holding since 2021...
Karl Wild hotel rating 2024
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...
Successful masterclass in Zurich
Founded in 2014 by visionary bartenders, the brand produces premium drinks without preservatives and artificial colorings. Inspired by the soda fountain culture of the late 19th century and after years of tinkering in search...
Best Partner Award'23
For 2023, Romer's Hausbäckerei, Gustav Gerig AG, Essity Switzerland AG, Ramseier Suisse SA and Schöni Swissfresh AG were recognized for their outstanding achievements in the various product groups.
General elections of the Board of Directors
The main topic was the general elections. Platzer led the association for ten years. He is grateful for what they have achieved and that they have made their association one of the...
New members
On May 2, 2024, the General Assembly of the Swiss Brewers' Association (SBV) welcomed Kitchen Brew from Allschwil (BL) and Euelbräu GmbH from Winterthur (ZH) as new members. In addition to statutory...
Martin Candinas new President
Martin Candinas succeeds former National Councillor Alois Gmür, who is stepping down after more than twelve years in office. "I am delighted with this election," he says. "I will do everything I can to...
Business talk with Sandro Vetterli, CEO of Lateltin AG
BAR NEWS: You've been working in the spirits industry for over ten years now. What has changed during this time? Sandro Vetterli: On the one hand, the culture of the industry has certainly...
Change at the top of the Executive Board
Oliver Schärli was chosen by the central board of the employee organization. The 50-year-old from Lucerne is Head of the Labor Market and Unemployment Insurance Division at the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO in Bern and a member of SECO's Executive Board. The...
New ownership structure and two new shareholders
Hubertine Underberg-Ruder, who has represented the 5th Underberg family generation since 1991, is now the sole majority shareholder of Dettling & Marmot AG. In this context, she has appointed Andre Parsic (GM) and Andreas Bohle (Marketing Director)...