Production of bakery products, pasta, snacks, beverages and convenience products for Migros and private label.
Fresh Food & Beverage Group AG
Bischofszell · approx. 150 sites (incl. in-house bakeries & Sushi Corners)New on Amplifa
About Fresh Food & Beverage Group
The Fresh Food & Beverage Group (FFB Group), based in Bischofszell, is a food company of Migros Industry and was formed effective 1 June 2023 through the merger of Bischofszell Nahrungsmittel AG (BINA) with Jowa. The company unites four entities: the Fresh Food & Beverage Group AG (bakery products, pasta, snacks, beverages, convenience products), Hug Bäckerei AG, Aproz Sources Minérales SA (mineral water and syrup) and Sushi Mania SA. Products manufactured include iced tea, fruit juices, jams, potato products such as chips and French fries, chilled ready meals, frozen products and sushi – around 6'000 products in total. A core business is the development and production of private-label ranges as well as supplying gastronomy, hospitals, canteens and industry. With around 4'400 employees, 218 apprentices in 13 apprenticeship professions and approximately 150 sites (including in-house bakeries and Sushi Corners), the group is one of the largest food producers in Switzerland.
- Site
- Bischofszell
- Processes
- Private label development and production, Development of complete assortment concepts for international customers, Supplying gastronomy, hospitals, canteens and industry, Merger/consolidation of four companies: Fresh Food & Beverage Group AG, Hug Bäckerei AG, Aproz
- Materials
- Beverages, Potato products, Bakery products, Convenience & frozen products, Sushi, Mineral water & syrup
- Employees
- 4400
- Industries
- Food industry, Retail (Migros), Gastronomy / large-scale consumers, Private label
- 01
Raw material procurement
- 02
Food processing and production
- 03
Filling and packaging
- 04
Quality control
- 05
Logistics and distribution (retail, large-scale consumers, export)
Product Groups and Processes
Beverages
Iced tea, fruit juices and non-soda beverages, since 1998 with germ-free PET-Aseptic filling.
Potato products
Chips, French fries and mashed potato; since 2005 with vacuum fryer.
Bakery products
Bakery products and pasta of FFB Group and Hug Bäckerei AG.
Convenience & frozen products
Chilled ready meals («À la carte») and frozen products for retail and large-scale consumers.
Sushi
Ultra-fresh Asian cuisine from Sushi Mania SA.
Mineral water & syrup
Mineral water and syrup from Aproz Sources Minérales SA.
Sites
Bischofszell
CHProduction site (formerly Bischofszell Nahrungsmittel AG)
- Materials
- Beverages, potato products, convenience, frozen products
- PET-Aseptic line (germ-free beverage filling, since 1998)
- Vacuum fryer (since 2005)
- cold-aseptic filling system (since 2006)
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 1909
David Tobler founds a company in Bischofszell producing dried fruits and dried products.
- 1912
Foundation of the canning factory Bischofszell Tobler & Co. AG.
- 1945
The company passes to the Migros Cooperative Federation and is renamed Konservenfabrik Bischofszell AG.
- 1957
Start of production of frozen products.
- 1966
Start of production of potato chips.
- 1984
Iced tea in Tetra Brik comes onto the market.
- 1995
Introduction of the «Anna's Best» brand.
- 1998
Commissioning of Switzerland's first germ-free beverage filling line (PET-Aseptic line).
- 1999
Renaming to Bischofszell Nahrungsmittel (BINA) AG effective 1 May.
- 2009–2016
Acquisitions: Gastina GmbH (2009), Centrale Traiteur (2010), Schweizer Getränke AG (2014), Sushi Mania (2016).
- 2022
Start of the CHF 85 million expansion of the Bischofszell site.
- 2023
Effective 1 June, merger of Bischofszell Nahrungsmittel AG into Fresh Food & Beverage Group.