Bischofszell food
| Bischofszell Nahrungsmittel AG | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Corporation |
| founding | 1909 |
| Seat | Bischofszell , Switzerland |
| management | Peter Hinder |
| Number of employees | Around 1000 (2013) |
| sales | 565 million CHF (2013) |
| Branch | food |
| Website | www.bina.ch |
The Bischofszell Food Ltd. (BINA), based in Bischofszell is a food business of Swiss retail group Migros . On the one hand it processes potatoes and fruit , on the other hand it produces frozen products , ready meals and non-carbonated drinks ( iced tea and fruit juices ).
history
In 1909 David Tobler founded a company for the production of dried fruits and dried products in Bischofszell . In 1914 the company began to manufacture canned peas and condensed milk , and in 1928 it started producing apple concentrate. From 1933 Union Handelsgesellschaft AG from Basel was the owner of the company, in 1945 it was transferred to the Federation of Migros Cooperatives (MGB). Part of the production was outsourced to the newly founded Conserves Estavayer SA (CESA) in 1955 , and from 1957 the production of frozen products was added. In 1966 the production of potato chips began ; BINA's potato products also include french fries and mashed potatoes .
Brik packaging for fruit juices was introduced in 1973, and the production of jams began in the same year . Iced tea in Tetra Brik was available from 1984. With the transformation of CESA into a milk processing company in the 1980s, BINA took over the production of all canned products again. From 1986 chilled ready meals were offered under the label “à la carte” and the range of convenience products was greatly expanded in the following years. The “Anna's Best” brand existed from 1995 as a counterpart to “ Betty Bossi ”. In 1998, BINA put Switzerland's first aseptic beverage bottling plant into operation for its PET - Aseptic line, followed by a vacuum fryer for chips in 2005 and a new cold-asepic filling system in 2006. As part of a growth strategy, BINA took over several companies: Gastina GmbH (2009), Centrale Traiteur (2010), Schweizer Getränke AG (2014) and Sushi Mania (2016). She also founded Bischofszell Food Innovation in 2016 and Menu Casa in 2018.
Products
Bischofszell's product range includes fruit juices (fruit juices, cider), non-soda drinks, jams, potato products (crisps, French fries, mashed potatoes), ready meals (convenience products, chilled products) and frozen products. A rapidly growing mainstay of BINA is the supply of restaurants, hospitals, canteens and industry. Individual products are also exported and contribute a good five percent to sales.
Bischofszell Nahrungsmittel AG in numbers (2013)
- Around 1000 employees
- Turnover: 564.7 million francs (of which retail: 408.1 million, bulk consumers: 132.6 million and export: 24 million)
- A total of 215,000 tons of food
- 57.8% of the transports were carried out by rail
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Thomas Griesser-Kym: Bischofszell Nahrungsmittel AG has a new manager. Thurgauer Zeitung , November 15, 2018, accessed on November 19, 2018 .
- ↑ a b story. Bischofszell Nahrungsmittel, accessed October 14, 2019 .
- ↑ The BINA Group on course for growth - media release ( memento from January 19, 2015 in the Internet Archive ). Website of Bischofszell Nahrungsmittel AG. Retrieved January 19, 2015.