2024 market survey of the 101 best Swiss bars
Below you will find the most important anonymized results of the large 2024 market survey of the 101 best bars in Switzerland. Number of employees Among small businesses (up to three employees), the number of...
Daniel Demke appointed new Commercial Director
In this newly created position, he will be responsible for the Swiss and Austrian markets and will report to Olena Neznal, Managing Director Northern Europe. He will be based in Austria. diageo.com
Business talk with Vincent Rameau
BAR NEWS: How much Switzerland is in Coca-Cola? Vincent Rameau: Switzerland plays an important role for us. Almost half of Swiss households buy our products every month. Whenever in this country...
New sales manager, new website
Gianni Migliore will be an asset to the Best Taste Trading team with his many years of experience and passion. To celebrate its 30th anniversary, Best Taste Trading has launched a new newsletter design and...
Switch from gin to whiskey
Since 2010, the Annual Brands Report has published its data show on the buying habits and favorite brands of bars. The data for this is obtained by the publisher Drinks International from 100 selected best...
4 days work - 3 days off
Working when others are off is part of the job description in the hospitality industry. Especially in the bar scene, where work in many establishments begins with the after-work business. Providing guests with a great...
Swiss Beer Award 2024
The Swiss love beer - in all its diversity. The fact that Switzerland is a true brewing and beer paradise is demonstrated by this year's "Swiss Beer Award" - the...
The best winter hotels
The Karl Wild Hotel Rating with the 75 best winter hotels is published at the start of the winter season. For the overall assessment, Karl Wild and his team, specialists from the hotel and tourism industry as well as...
Foundation stone laid for new building
The preparatory work for the expansion of Appenzeller Alpenbitter AG was challenging. First, the new access road for logistics was built. In future, this will separate the existing traffic flows in front of the existing...
70,000 Swiss francs for the next generation of brewers
Franco and Cédric, the apprentices responsible for the development and production of Feldschlösschen Kellerbier, presented Marcel Kreber, Director of the SBV, with the cheque for 70,000 Swiss francs....
Spirits Museum
In the museum you can learn a lot about the production of spirits such as rum, gin, whisky, cognac, armagnac, mezcal, brandy, vodka and many others. You will learn which raw materials are used for...
Green light for the expansion of the Boxer brewery in Yverdon-les-Bains
At the end of August 2023, the authorities of the city of Yverdon issued the building permit for the modernization of the buildings and the upgrading of the site on Avenue des Sports. In addition to new storage tanks, the...
The taste of 9556 nights
The taste of this strictly limited herbal liqueur has been a well-kept secret until now. Sharing it with friends makes it even more precious. The unique thing: the essence is more...
The best Swiss distilleries
This year's event broke all records with an impressive turnout of 135 distilleries submitting 790 products for judging. This represents almost 30 percent more submissions than at the previous...
Jörg Arnold becomes General Manager
Jörg Arnold will take over as General Manager of The Chedi Andermatt on October 1, 2023; at the same time, he will become Cluster Director Hotels Andermatt of Orascom Hotels Management. In this function...
The Swiss Beer Award 2024 has been launched
In mid-August, the nearly 1,200 breweries registered in Switzerland received the entry forms for the Swiss Beer Award 2024. The Swiss Beer Award is the national and broad-based...
New head of marketing
With Sara Jermann and Angelika Leemann, two proven professionals have been sharing the management of the marketing departments since mid-August. As co-heads, Sara Jermann (39) and Angelika Leemann (39) took over the...
Where the bar scene meets
This fall, the Berlin exhibition halls will once again become the meeting place for the international bar industry. In a total of six exhibition halls, spirits and beverage manufacturers from all over the world will present themselves for three days. The BCB team expects...
Record at the national spirits competition DistiSuisse
Over 30 percent more companies from all corners of Switzerland are taking part in this year's awards and have entered their spirits. The samples sent in will now be judged at the beginning of August by a...
Gourmet tourism in Switzerland
Anyone who wants to get involved with the topic of enjoyment in Switzerland has numerous options in a very small area. Many breweries and distilleries are happy to welcome their guests personally in order to present their specialties...
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