JanuarY
New powder plant in Brazil
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Our Brazilian Group company Laticínios Porto Alegre expands its presence with a new powder plant in Antonio Carlos. The additional capacity provides the scope to expand the supply of milk powder on the domestic market and extend the milk collection base in cooperation with local dairy farmers.
FebruarY
Best dairy moments for future generations
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Emmi raises the bar yet again in terms of its commitment to sustainability, with extended targets up to 2027. In addition to further reducing our environmental impact and now also our water consumption, we have also extended our commitment to sustainable dairy farming at Group level. Furthermore, we have set new reduction targets along the entire value chain based on the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and switched to a net zero reduction path with the netZERO 2050 vision.
MARCH
Added value through Swissness
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Oats, with their sweet, cereal-like taste, are a popular milk alter-native. But a large proportion of these products are produced abroad or manufactured here in Switzerland using imported oats. Not so with the oat products from our vegan brand beleaf. These drinks and yogurt alternatives use oats produced regionally in Switzerland as their key ingredient. We are therefore not only generating local added value; we are also improving our ecological footprint thanks to short transport routes, with Swissness as a mark of differentiation.
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April
Joint start at new headquarters in Chile
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Quillayes and Surlat, two major, successful Chilean milk processors, joined forces in early 2020. The Emmi Group company now operates under the name Quillayes Surlat and, with around 800 employees and sales of around CHF 180 million, is number four in the country. Following the merger of the two companies, the process of gradually merging core activities such as production and logistics began. Since the beginning of 2021, the company has been managed from the joint headquarters in Santiago de Chile, in order to create solid foundations for a shared corporate culture with a focus on growth.
MaY
Pasticceria Quadrifoglio creates space for innovation and growth
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Pasticceria Quadrifoglio, which has been part of the Emmi Group since 2019, operates two production sites in the Modena area. Due to good growth prospects, including within Emmi’s dessert network in Italy and, more recently, also in the US, the “Quadrilatero” project was launched to expand production capacity at the Campogalliano site. The expansion will also be innovative from a sustainability perspective. For example, “Quadrilatero” will be the first production facility within the Emmi family to be “net zero” from the outset. The expansion is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2022.
JunE
Foundation laid for new cheese dairy
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At our traditional location in Emmen, we are investing 50 million Swiss francs in the construction of a new cheese factory. It will replace the existing cheese dairy building and provide space for highly professional and resource-saving cheese production. In line with our long-term growth plans, we are thus creating additional capacity and regional added value.
JulY
Sustainable climate protection
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We have also set ourselves ambitious targets for reducing our own greenhouse gas emissions. We aim to reduce these by 60% by 2027, relying heavily on renewable energies. For products manufactured at the Emmen site, such as Emmi Aktifit and Luzerner Rahmkäse, solar energy will now be used to supplement the existing wood chip-fired heating system. The source is 1,440 photovoltaic modules on the roofs of the Amstutz buildings, which produce around 500,000 kilowatt hours of electricity per year.
August
“AOP eco-cheese” network in Kaltbach
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Our cave masters in Kaltbach are now using solar energy and a local “AOP eco-cheese” network to produce our cheese specialties – from the farm, through production in the cheese dairy, to cave maturing. The centrepiece is a new photovoltaic system installed on the production building in Kaltbach. This complements the solar-powered production of Emmentaler AOP at the nearby traditional Schlierbach cheese dairy, whose local milk suppliers are also increasingly switching to solar energy.
September
Emmi Caffè Latte packaging becomes more sustainable
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Emmi is committed to a circular economy as part of its sustainability model. Our goal is to use only recyclable packaging by 2027 and to increase the share of recycled materials to at least 30%. Emmi is starting with its successful Emmi Caffè Latte brand. Since September the cups have contained a proportion of recycled polypropylene. A first step in the right direction.
OCtober
Five times gold
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At the World Cheese Awards (WCA) in Ovideo, Spain, 26 cheese specialities from Emmi achieve a place on the podium. Five of them even win a gold medal, such as Kaltbach Rahmkäse, which is matured in the sandstone cave. As a producer of a wide variety of specialty cheeses and Switzerland’s largest cheese trader, Emmi markets its cheeses around the world and uses the annual WCA platform to inspire people to enjoy cheese.
November
Number 1 in the US feta market becomes part of Emmi
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Emmi acquired Athenos, the number 1 in the US feta business, strengthening our strategically important specialty cheese business in our most important foreign market. The Athenos feta range perfectly complements the extensive selection of high-quality, locally produced as well as imported speciality cheeses in our business in north America. We are also creating additional export opportunities for Swiss cheese thanks to our strengthened distribution capacity.
Emmi and WWF extend collaboration until 2024
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Emmi and WWF Switzerland extend the partnership initiated in 2016 for a further three years. WWF will therefore continue to provide Emmi with strategic support on the way to achieving its ambitious goals in the areas of climate and energy, food waste and establishing a sustainable dairy industry beyond Switzerland.
This is based on a shared vision of a food system that respects the Earth’s ecological limits. The collaboration with WWF has helped Emmi to continue its tradition of building a business model aligned to broad sustainability initiatives backed by science-based targets, and pursuing a net-zero reduction path with a 2050 horizon.
DeCember
McDonald’s names Emmi supplier of the year
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We have been supplying Mcdonald’s Switzerland with selected specialties for almost 20 years. The quality of this long-standing relationship is also reflected in the results of the company’s annual supplier audit, with the chain – which was founded in 1940 as a snack bar – awarding Emmi “Supplier of the year 2021”. Emmi achieves a score of 100% – something no partner has ever achieved before.
