Import and distribution of selected foods: frozen, fresh and ambient products for retail, gastronomy and industry.
Delico AG
Bahnhofstrasse 6, CH-9200 GossauNew on Amplifa
About Delico
Founded in 1981, Delico AG is an owner-managed family company based in Gossau SG that has been importing and distributing selected foods for the Swiss market for over 40 years. The company distributes international brands and Swiss labels, develops private-label products for retail and gastronomy, and trades in commodities such as canned fruit and vegetables, dried fruits and nuts. The range comprises around 400 products across the temperature zones frozen, fresh and ambient – from semi-finished products such as frozen pizza bases to convenience items and delicacies. The value chain covers sourcing, imports from around 20 countries of origin supplied by about 80 suppliers, storage in its own intermediate warehouses, logistics, distribution and sales across all sales channels: retail, gastronomy, beverage trade and the food industry. In addition, Delico handles the marketing of the represented brands and quality assurance according to IFS Broker at Higher Level. Since 1999, Delico has held the general agency for Kikkoman.
- Site
- Gossau
- Processes
- Import, Logistics, Distribution, Sales, Marketing, Private-label product development, Certification/quality management, Commodities trading
- Materials
- Frozen products, Fresh, Ambient food, Private label
- Certificates
- IFS Broker (Higher Level), FSSC 22000, ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1981
- Employees
- 17
- Industries
- Retail, Gastronomy, Beverage trade, Food industry
- 01
Market studies / product development
- 02
Sourcing / import
- 03
Intermediate storage
- 04
Logistics
- 05
Distribution
- 06
Sales and marketing
Competencies and Services
Frozen products
Frozen semi-finished products and delicacies such as apple fritters, pizza bases and mini desserts.
Fresh
In the range since 2015: fresh products for retail and gastronomy.
Ambient food
Shelf-stable foods such as Kikkoman soy sauce as well as canned fruit and vegetables, dried fruits and nuts.
Private label
Development of private-label products together with customers in the frozen, fresh and ambient segments.
Location
Gossau
CHHeadquarters, office, warehouse/distribution
- Materials
- Frozen, fresh and ambient products, commodities
- Own intermediate warehouses
- Distribution network for truck, pallet and small-quantity deliveries
Product Areas
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality and Certification
As a trader and importer, Delico has been certified to IFS Broker at Higher Level since October 2019, thereby closing the gap between production and distribution. An in-house quality management system continuously monitors suppliers and products.
| Evidence | Gossau |
|---|---|
| IFS Broker (Higher Level) | |
| FSSC 22000 | |
| ISO 9001 |
Our History
- 1981
Alex K. Fürer and his wife Beatrice found Delico AG; initially market studies for international food producers.
- 1984
Launch of frozen apple fritters; import of frozen vegetables and fruits from France and Poland.
- 1987
Launch of Switzerland's first frozen mini dessert ("Mini Windy's").
- 1995
Expansion of the industry range with semi-finished products such as frozen pizza bases from Italy.
- 1999
Takeover of the general agency for Kikkoman; opening up of the ambient food business.
- 2002
Matthias Fürer takes over the leadership from founder Alex K. Fürer.
- 2007
Growth to eight employees.
- 2015
Opening up of the fresh segment.
- 2016
Occupancy of additional office premises at Bahnhofstrasse 6 in Gossau.
- 2017
Takeover of the operations of Gemperli AG (commodities: canned fruit and vegetables, dried fruits, nuts).
- 2019
Certified to IFS Broker at Higher Level for the first time (replacing FSSC 22000).
- 2021
40th anniversary; over 400 products, 80 suppliers, 17 employees.