January
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The best Le Gruyère AOP comes from a cave
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Le Gruyère AOP is the most popular Swiss cheese – both at home and abroad. The magazine “al dente” asked six cheese specialists to taste a selection of cheeses matured for eight to 12 months.
KALTBACH Le Gruyère AOP emerged as the favourite thanks to its rich spectrum of aromas, intense flavour and salt crystals, which are appreciated by connoisseurs and denote its long maturation period.
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Positive assessment of Emmi’s CO2-commitment
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As part of its sustainability strategy, Emmi has set the goal of reducing its global CO2-emissions by 25 % by the end of 2020. The emphasis is on implementing measures in Emmi’s own production sites to reduce direct emissions from the use of fossil fuels (scope 1) and associated indirect emissions from the production of electricity and heat (scope 2).
Emmi provides transparent and detailed information on emissions, measures and progress, for example through participation in the “Carbon Disclosure Project”.
This organisation awarded Emmi’s emissions data a B- rating. This puts Emmi ahead of the pack compared with the average grade of C within the food industry and within Europe (all companies based in Europe).
February
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Tackling the coronavirus crisis as part of a global network
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On 10 February – two weeks before the first confirmed case of coronavirus in Switzerland – Emmi began raising awareness among its employees and introducing additional hygiene and protective measures. All efforts were focused on protecting employees and maintaining production.
The strong networking of the central crisis team and subsidiaries made it possible to share knowledge. Experience from Italy, the European country that was hit first and particularly hard by the coronavirus crisis, proved especially valuable. As a result, the Emmi companies in the USA and South America were well prepared when the virus began to spread to them a few weeks later.
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Emmi honoured as an integrative employer
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Every year, the Lucerne Compensation Office, IV Lucerne and wira Lucerne present the WAS IV Awards to companies that strive to integrate people with disabilities.
Emmi has been consistently implementing internal integration projects for years and has now received the IV Award for its efforts. Emmi will double the prize money and use it for further projects to benefit people with disabilities.
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Appenzeller® from the cave
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“Only the best come to Kaltbach” – this motto underlies the decision as to which cheeses are matured in the famous sandstone cave. Because only the highest-quality wheels are suitable for the long cave ageing and warrant the considerable effort producing such an extraordinary result.
Appenzeller® is the third “big” Swiss cheese speciality to join the exclusive range of Kaltbach cave-aged specialities.
March
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YoghurtPur named “product of the year” in Germany
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Gläserne Molkerei in Germany followed in the footsteps of its parent company in Switzerland in 2018, launching its own additive-free Bio-JoghurtPur.
In the year following its launch, sales of JoghurtPur rose rapidly in line with its popularity. Reason enough for Gläserne Molkerei to expand its range with a version enriched with organic cream in three new flavours.
The icing on the cake of this success story came when readers of the German trade journal Milchmarketing named it “product of the year”. -
Beleaf – vegan addition to Emmi’s range of brands
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More and more consumers are eating vegetarian or vegan food from time to time. In response to this trend, Emmi is launching its own vegan line under the brand Beleaf.
The yogurt alternatives, drinks and shakes based on almonds or oats offer even more variety for all those who value a varied diet. Emmi Caffè Drink Almond Macchiato is a further highlight for vegan food fans.
Vegan is nothing new for Emmi. In Switzerland, it has been producing a variety of almond, cashew and lupin-based plant products for its trading partners since the 1990s. With its plant-based brand products, Emmi is servicing a segment of its home market that has been heavily influenced by imported products in the past.
April
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Environmentally friendly cup wins Emmi Sustainability Award
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Emmi’s Swiss facilities alone use around 600 million yogurt cups each year. Most of these cups are made of polystyrene.
As recycling systems for this type of cup are often deficient, Emmi is committed to finding more environmentally friendly solutions. With the “Seda Paper Cup”, an internal project team has developed a promising alternative that produces around 60 % less CO2-emissions, with comparable product protection.
The cup’s initial use for exports of the beleaf brand, which was coordinated by the Development, Production and Marketing teams, was awarded the Emmi Sustainability Award. -
General Meeting on a small scale
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The Emmi General Meeting 2020 was planning to host 1,800 guests. As a result of the ban on events due to coronavirus, however, the huge event took on a much smaller scale.
The attendees included the chairman of the Board of Directors, the independent proxy, a representative of the auditors and the secretary of the Board of Directors.
The shareholders were of course still able to vote: in advance – in writing or online. In this way, all the proposals were approved by a large majority. -
Desserts with barista flair
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Coffee is inextricably linked with Italy. Italians have shaped the global coffee culture. But they have also managed to stick with their own coffee habits. While most coffee-lovers generally like either espresso or white coffee, in Italy it is the time of day that determines which is drunk.
Italians are though open to enjoying a coffee dessert after eating rather than a hot espresso. Inspired by this, Emmi Dessert Italia have launched a fitting range. In a glass espresso cup – for the perfect espresso moment!
May
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Protein boom continues
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More and more people are eating a body-conscious diet and want to support their active, sporty lifestyle with protein-rich foods. But they want these foods to taste great as well. This trend is an opportunity for Emmi products. Because here, functionality is never at the cost of quality and pleasure.
Emmi has therefore expanded its range with innovations on three fronts: a new drink containing high-quality whey proteins, a high-protein variant of Emmi Caffè Latte and a protein drink developed in collaboration with the Swiss sports nutrition specialist Sponser Sport Food. All products must meet two criteria: they need to be body conscious and great tasting.
June
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First Emmi Sustainability Day
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Emmi used the United Nations’ World Environment Day as a platform for the first-ever Emmi Sustainability Day. Emmi employees worldwide committed to driving forward positive changes for the environment and more sustainable development.
Each location had a different focus in its actions for a better world. For example, three bee colonies now live on the company premises in Kirchberg and Gläserne Molkerei has planted apple trees in its courtyard garden. The staff at the headquarters in Lucerne assessed their individual environmental footprint with the help of WWF Switzerland. They concluded that they performed better than the average Swiss citizen, but that they still had a lot of work to do.
August
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Additive-free Emmi Caffè Latte
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Caffè Latte is Emmi’s best known and most successful brand. Since it was launched 15 years ago, things have changed in chilled coffee drinks, particularly in terms of flavour based on freshly roasted coffee beans and perfectly brewed coffee thanks, among other things, to gently roasted coffee beans and freshly brewed coffee.
Caution is therefore needed when it comes to changing recipes. But Emmi has now decided to use a new manufacturing process it has developed itself to simplify recipes: since autumn 2020, no additives such as stabilising agents or preservatives have been used in the majority of the Emmi Caffè Latte range.
October
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Emmi’s dessert business broadens its horizons
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Over the past few years, Emmi has built up a new strategic pillar in Italian speciality desserts. Starting with the acquisition of A-27 in 2012, a network of Italian dessert manufacturers has been gradually established, which now operates under the umbrella of Emmi Dessert Italia.
The acquisition of US company Indulge Desserts means Emmi can now become part of the world’s largest dessert market, extend its footprint in the United States and open up new distribution opportunities for its Italian desserts. The company, which is based in the Greater New York area, has a wide range of high-quality desserts and generates annual sales of between USD 80 million and 90 million.
November
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New Emmen cheese dairy
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Emmi is strengthening its presence in Switzerland and investing CHF 50 million in its traditional location in Emmen. A new building will replace the more than 40-year-old cheese dairy building, providing space for highly professional and resource-saving cheese production and creating additional capacities in line with the company’s long-term growth plans. Construction work began in November 2020, with commissioning planned for the end of 2022.
DEcember
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Emissions-free transport
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Since the end of 2020, Emmi has been using two of the world’s first hydrogen-powered lorries from Hyundai. Emmi believes this technology has the potential to lead to a more sustainable future for freight transport by road. Sustainable transport and mobility solutions are an important element for Emmi in achieving its new emissions target of reducing its CO2 emissions by 60 % by 2027. Every hydrogen-powered lorry that replaces a conventional diesel lorry will save around 70 to 80 tonnes of CO2 per year.