New website for barnews.ch
Following the redesign of the print magazine, the online platform barnews.ch was recently relaunched. The content and concept of the website have been revised and adapted to today's needs. The revised look...
Business closure Breil Pur
In July 2020, around 7 years after they held their first bottle of Breil Pur in their hands, the two career changers announced that they had just bottled their last batch and...
Pascal Loepfe-Brügger becomes Managing Director
The 41-year-old business economist already knows Appenzeller Alpenbitter AG as a long-standing member of the Board of Directors, as head of various projects and as a member of the shareholder family. Nevertheless, he went through the multi-stage application process that a management recruitment company...
Appenzeller plans plant expansion
The paths of visitors, trucks and residents cross in front of the main entrance, and now these traffic flows are to be separated. The plan is to build an extension on the east side, between the existing production halls and the...
Oettinger Davidoff achieves business targets
In the private label segment, the company recorded a decline of -3.6% compared to the previous year. This follows a strong 2018, in which the Davidoff and AVO brands celebrated anniversaries with various products...
Max Kopp is the new DistiSuisse President
In last year's award, 108 companies from all regions of Switzerland took part with 622 different spirits. A new participation record and a success story, on which Max Kopp, the newly elected...
ZAGG 2020 cancelled
It would only have been possible to hold the event under certain conditions, which would not have done justice to the character of the gastronomy fair. "It was very difficult for us to cancel," says trade fair manager Suzanne Galliker. "Especially in the...
Suvretta House is Hotel of the Year
For the Suvretta House in St. Moritz, the award from the renowned hotel tester Karl Wild is equally a high recognition of the legendary service that has been provided for over 100 years with...
Sabine Lüthi takes over
Most recently, she worked for Migros Medien. "With Sabine Lüthi, we have gained a committed woman who will help shape the future image of HotellerieSuisse and the independent htr hotel revue....
BCB 2020 as a live and digital event
The BCB team is aware of its responsibility, firstly as a trade fair that brings together many thousands of people in one place, but also as part of a globally networked bar scene. "So...
Bar culture in times of Covid-19
The Tales in Zurich was even somewhat surprised by the speed of the easing: "We didn't expect to be allowed to open until June," says Wolfgang Bogner, who is responsible for the lockdown...
SpiritSuisse is involved as a project partner with Helpgastro
The "#HELPGASTRO" initiative makes it possible to provide quick and easy financial support to catering businesses particularly affected by the coronavirus crisis. Inclined consumers can buy vouchers for restaurants and bars via the online portal www.helpgastro.ch.
What the lockdown relaxations mean for the bars
This is good news; the industry has been given a perspective," writes GastroSuisse President Casimir Platzer in a press release. Nevertheless, the question arises as to whether this applies to the entire sector. In...
Nicolo Paganini new SBC President
The 54-year-old succeeds Dr. Markus Zemp, who received the "ad gloriam cerevisiae" beer medal at the AGM and was made an honorary member. Furthermore, Antonio Govetosa,...
A new chapter in the success story
The aim is to actively collaborate with Alata, especially in the area of communication. Alata was founded in 2017 by winemaker Hugo Pozzo di Borgo and graphic designer Karim Merzoug....
Alcohol statistics 2018/2019 of Switzerland
In Switzerland, 7.7 liters of pure alcohol are still consumed per capita per year. In the last 10 years, alcohol consumption has fallen by 1 liter of pure alcohol. While the...
Jan Lunelli is the new Sales Director
Lunelli, who was Country Director at Diageo Switzerland before joining Coca-Cola, brings more than 20 years of industry experience. He is a graduate of the European Business School Schloss...
Swiss beer market grows
Enjoying a long summer evening with a fresh beer in your hand - that's the way to live. Last summer, this was even possible with above-average frequency in Switzerland...
Meininger Verlag swallows Mixology
In addition to the printed Mixology magazine, other brands such as Mixology Online and the Mixology Bar Awards are also moving to Meininger Verlag. Mixology cites private reasons for the sale of the company, which was founded in 2003...
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