Swiss natural products manufacturer for the trade and processing of herbs and spices in conventional and organic quality.
Dixa AG
Stationsstrasse 39a, 9014 St. Gallen, SwitzerlandNew on Amplifa
The Swiss natural products manufacturer for herbs and spices
Dixa AG, based in St. Gallen, is a Swiss natural products manufacturer of herbs and spices with a history of over 100 years. The company sources more than 600 varieties of herbs, spices and teas worldwide and from Switzerland – conventional as well as organic – and processes the raw materials at its St. Gallen site into quality products. The value chain includes testing and analysis, cutting, sieving, milling with various mills, blending from 5 kg to 2'000 kg, CO2 pressure disinsection, sterilization via external partners, as well as the production of granulates, tablets and dragées. In addition, Dixa offers recipe development, contract manufacturing, packaging, filling, as well as storage and delivery from its own central warehouse. Customers come from the pharmaceutical, food and cosmetics industries as well as from the health and specialty retail trade. Since 2025, Dixa AG has been part of the Schütte Group in Bremen.
- Site
- St. Gallen
- Processes
- Testing and analysis of herbs and spices, Sieving, Cutting (leaf cutting), Milling (turbo mill, hammer mill, pin mill, roller mill, crushing mill, edge runner mill; cold, Blending (fine cuts and powders), Hand-blending coarsely cut herbs (e.g. tea blends), CO2 pressure disinsection, Sterilization (via external partners)
- Materials
- Herbs (over 600 varieties, conventional and organic), Spices, Tea, Glucose, Herbs (over 600 varieties)
- Certificates
- FSSC 22000 (ISO 22000:2018, ISO/TS 22002-1), Organic certification (CH Organic Regulation, Bio Suisse, Demeter), Agroscope approval (animal feed), FSSC 22000
- Founded
- 1916
- Employees
- around 40
- Industries
- Pharmaceutical industry, Food industry, Cosmetics industry, Health retail (pharmacies, drugstores, health food stores), Specialty retail, Animal feed
- 01
Sourcing and cultivation
- 02
Testing and analysis
- 03
Cutting and sieving
- 04
Milling and blending
- 05
CO2 pressure disinsection / sterilization
- 06
Granulation, tableting, dragee production
- 07
Packaging and filling
- 08
Storage and delivery
Raw materials and processing methods
Herbs (over 600 varieties)
Conventional and organic, for the pharmaceutical, food and animal feed industries as well as the retail trade.
Spices
Spices sourced worldwide, processed into cuts, powders and blends.
Tea
Tea blends, including hand-blended coarsely cut herbs.
Glucose
Carrier material for pressing glucose tablets.
Locations
St. Gallen
CHHeadquarters, production, laboratory, central warehouse
- Lot size
- Blending 5–2'000 kg; tableting/dragee production from 100'000 pieces
- Materials
- Herbs, spices, tea, glucose
- Turbo mill
- Hammer mill
- Pin mill
- Roller mill
- Crushing mill
- Edge runner mill
- Blending systems
- CO2 pressure disinsection system
- Tablet press
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Testing and analysis of herbs and spicesTesting | – | – | – | – | Herbs, Spices |
| SievingOther | – | – | – | – | Herbs, Spices |
| Cutting (leaf cutting)Other | – | – | – | – | Herbs |
| Milling (turbo mill, hammer mill, pin mill, roller mill, crushing mill, edge runner mill; coldOther | – | – | – | – | Herbs, Spices, oily raw materials |
| Blending (fine cuts and powders)Other | – | – | – | 5kg – 2'000kg | Herbs, Spices |
| Hand-blending coarsely cut herbs (e.g. tea blends)Other | – | – | – | – | Herbs |
| CO2 pressure disinsectionSurface | – | – | – | – | Herbs, Spices, organic items |
| Sterilization (via external partners)Surface | – | – | – | – | Raw herbs/spices |
| GranulationOther | – | – | – | 100'000 pieces | Natural raw materials |
| Tableting (tablets from 100'000 pieces according to recipe)Other | – | – | – | 100'000 pieces | Dietary supplement raw materials, Glucose |
| Dragée production (dragées from 100'000 pieces)Other | – | – | – | 100'000 pieces | Dietary supplement raw materials |
| Pressing of glucose tabletsOther | – | – | – | – | Glucose |
| Packaging/filling (plastic films, cans, paper sacks; ready for sale)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Herbs, Spices, Tea, Tablets, Powders |
| Development of new recipes and contract manufacturingEngineering | – | – | – | – | Herbs, Spices |
9 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turbo mill | – | – | – | – | St. Gallen |
| Hammer mill | – | – | – | – | St. Gallen |
| Pin mill | – | – | – | – | St. Gallen |
| Roller mill | – | – | – | – | St. Gallen |
| Crushing mill | – | – | – | – | St. Gallen |
| Edge runner mill | – | – | – | – | St. Gallen |
| Blending systems | – | – | 5kg to 2'000kg | – | St. Gallen |
| CO2 pressure disinsection system | – | – | – | – | St. Gallen |
| Tablet press | – | – | – | – | St. Gallen |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality & Certifications
The in-house laboratory provides quality certificates in accordance with the current regulations for raw materials and foodstuffs and works with qualified external laboratories. Analysis certificates can be accessed via the online shop.
| Evidence | St. Gallen |
|---|---|
| FSSC 22000 | |
| Organic certification (CH Organic Regulation, Bio Suisse, Demeter) | |
| Agroscope approval (animal feed) |
Company History
- 1906
Early beginnings of the herb trade by Willi Dix in Wolfhalden.
- 1916
Foundation of the company Willi Dix, Dixa Works, in Rorschach by the pharmacist Willi Dix (wholesale of vegetables and drugs).
- 1931
Wild & Dix becomes Dixa AG, with David Eduard Wild as sole managing director and owner.
- 1934
Move to the present company building at Stationsstrasse 39a in St. Gallen.
- 1939
War years: difficult raw material sourcing, herb collection appeal in Switzerland.
- 1956
Construction of a new warehouse begins, growth of the company.
- 1968
Reto Wild, son of David Eduard Wild, joins the company.
- 1994
ISO 9001 certification and organic certification.
- 2005
Acquisition of Kennel AG, Baar (organic herbs, BIO-Suisse licensee).
- 2010
Bettina Wild and Stefan Postl (fourth generation) take over shares and management.
- 2015
FSSC 22000 certification (certified since 24 June 2015).
- 2017
Anniversary celebration '101 Years of Herb Delight'.
- 2023
Waiver of GMP certification by Swiss authorities; no delivery of medicinal products or pharmaceutical active ingredients.
- 2025
Bettina Wild and Stefan Postl sell their shares; Dixa AG becomes part of the Schütte Group (Joh. Gottfr. Schütte GmbH & Co. KG, Bremen).