The Phoenix Award for long-term Swiss entrepreneurship was presented for the first time this year and honours Swiss SMEs that have mastered their succession planning for at least a century. The jury's vote in the category "Impact and Performance of the Team" fell on the family business, founded in 1889 by Louis Morand, among other things because of its social responsibility, with which it was ahead of the times for a long time and continues to fulfil this comprehensively today.
These include the pension fund set up by André Morand for his employees in the first decades of the 20th century. Since 2015, the company has employed people with mental disabilities. In collaboration with FOVAHM (Fondation valaisanne en faveur des personnes handicapées mentales), 16 jobs were created in an integrated workshop in the areas of labelling and packaging.
"We are proud of this unexpected award, which honours our entire team."
Fabrice Haenni, Distillerie Louis Morand & Cie. SA
Another key factor in the jury's and jury advisory board's approval of the award was the more than 100 years of consistency in the product portfolio with the parallel constant development of convincing product innovations. "We are proud of this unexpected award, which honours our entire team. A really nice recognition and confirmation of our work, the family business and our strategy - and an inspiring motivation to keep at it," says a delighted Fabrice Haenni.
Distillerie Louis Morand & Cie SA, Martigny
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