JanuaRy
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Commitment to Tunisia strengthened
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Kaiku, which is part of the Emmi Group, has held a stake in the second-largest Tunisian milk processor, Centrale Laitière de Mahdia SA (“Vitalait”), since 2012. Emmi and the other Kaiku shareholders decide to increase their stake in Vitalait from 45.4 % to 54.7 %, and then to 64.0 % in 2021.
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End of collaboration with “siggi’s”
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The shareholders of The Icelandic Milk & Skyr Corporation (“siggi’s”) decided to sell the company to French milk processor Lactalis. As a result, Emmi and siggi’s end their collaboration after six successful years.
February
march
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Protein-rich dairy perform well
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Dairy products containing high-quality proteins are still very popular, leading Emmi to further expand its activities in this area. The new addition in the spring is lactose-free skimmed milk within the “good day” range. It contains 7 % protein, twice as much as ordinary milk.
April
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A breath of fresh air on Emmi’s Board of Directors
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Christina Johansson and Alexandra Post Quillet, two proven managers with international experience, succeed Stephan Baer and Josef Schmidli, who do not stand for re-election to the Board.
May
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Changing the good for the better
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What began as a simple tidying-up operation has greatly influenced Emmi’s working culture and economic success over the past decade: the Emmi Operational Excellence (EOE) optimisation programme. The importance of this programme is recognised with an anniversary celebration in Kirchberg.
JunE
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Interest in the global goat’s milk market confirmed
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Emmi has held a stake in Dutch goat’s and sheep’s milk product trader AVH dairy trade B.V. since 1 January 2013. The company plays an important role in Emmi’s international goat’s milk network. The stake is now being increased from 75 % to 90 %.
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We plant a forest
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The tree symbolises Emmi’s sustainability efforts. As part of the Company Challenge sustainability competition, three apprentices develop a project dedicated to the tree. They motivate around 450 employees at the Ostermundigen site to plant a tree. Over 300 larches, Douglas firs and oaks are planted in the storm-damaged Bremgarten forest in Berne.
July
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Mittelland Molkerei on the path to carbon neutrality
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Emmi aims to reduce its global CO2 emissions by 25 % by 2020. With the connection of the Mittelland Molkerei in Suhr to the local district heating network, it takes a major step towards achieving this target. The annual CO2 emissions will thus be reduced by 80 % or 5,000 tonnes from 2020.
August
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Original Swiss milk
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The milk in Emmi products comes from 6,000 farmers all over Switzerland – from Vaud to Grisons, from Schaffhausen to Uri. Each of these regions has its own characteristics, not least when it comes to language. The wide range of dialects are part of Swiss culture, and for many people form part of their personal identity. With milk packaging in twelve different dialects, Emmi brings this popular topic to the breakfast table in autumn 2018.
September
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From the mountains to Kaltbach
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The people of Graubünden are rightly proud of their mountain cheese. There are many different varieties, mostly from small producers. One of the cheeses has made it to Kaltbach. Thirty farmers from across the region supply their milk to Lataria Engiadinaisa in Bever – one of the highest dairies in Europe. There, the milk is made into mountain cheese according to a tried-and-tested recipe and stored for 70 days before being sent to the Kaltbach cave for refinement.
October
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Joining forces in Italy
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Over the past eight years, Emmi has acquired no less than three dessert manufacturers in the greater Milan area. They are now united under one roof: Emmi Dessert Italia. This is the first time that Emmi has carried out such a comprehensive merger of different companies outside Switzerland. The bundling of know-how and innovative strength will support the continued successful development of the dessert business.
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Scoring points with naturalness
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The easy-to-prepare Gerber fondue has been extremely popular since the 1960s. The recipe of this classic dish has now been adapted in line with the trend towards making products as natural as possible. It no longer contains emulsifiers, which were previously used to enhance the stability and shelf life of the product.
november
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Subsidiaries move closer to their parent
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After a project to introduce SAP as the enterprise resource planning (ERP) system for all Emmi’s Swiss sites, the systems at the foreign subsidiaries are to be integrated more closely with those of their parent company over the next few years. This will be made possible by a standardised, lean ERP system. The first go live at Emmi UK in London is a success.
december
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Favourite farmers chosen
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Emmi and dairy farmers belong together. This is demonstrated by the “Farmers as ambassadors” campaign. Some 60 Emmi milk suppliers are presented to the public, with everyone able to support their favourite by voting for them online. Brothers Aaron and Jonas Ruprecht, who run a dairy and arable farm with 95 Holstein cows, receive the most votes.