Development and manufacture of customised food products such as coffee, spices, sauces and snacks for contract manufacturing and private label
Haco Holding AG
Gümligen (Muri near Bern) · Utzenstorf · Schwarzenburg/Lanzenhäusern · Traismauer · Sassenheim · Rietberg · Hamburg · Shah Alam · Manteno, IL · City of Industry, CA · Baie D'Urfé, QuebecNew on Amplifa
About the HACO Group
Haco Holding AG (HACO Group) is an independent, unlisted Swiss family company headquartered in Gümligen (Muri near Bern) that produces convenience products such as seasonings, spices, soups, sauces, ready meals, cereal bars and instant beverages. Founded in 1922 in Bern, initially as a manufacturer of pharmaceuticals, the company evolved into a specialist for customised food solutions for the food industry, retail, gastronomy and pet food. Its core technological competencies include coffee and tea extraction, spray, freeze and vacuum belt drying, wet and dry blending processes, liquid products as well as snack and packaging technologies. Raw materials processed include coffee, tea, spices, herbs, cocoa, malt, cereals and chocolate. The group comprises 11 companies with a total of 12 locations in Europe, Asia and North America, around 1'600 employees and revenue of approximately 500 Mio. CHF. Customers include Migros and the start-up no normal coffee.
- Site
- Gümligen
- Processes
- Coffee extraction (extractors, instant coffee), Spray drying, Freeze-drying (extracts frozen at minus 40°C, granulated, sublimated), Vacuum belt drying, Wet blending, Dry blending, Manufacture of liquid products (soups, hot and cold sauces, dips, dressings, mustard), Snack manufacturing (Soft Bars, Baked Bars, Oat Bars, Extruded Bars & Bites)
- Materials
- Coffee, Tea, Spices, Herbs, Cocoa, Malt, Cereals (for muesli/snacks), Chocolate/Couvertures
- Certificates
- ISO 9001, BRC, IFS
- Founded
- 1922
- Employees
- 1600
- Industries
- Food industry, Retail (private label), Gastronomy, Pet food
- 01
Sourcing of spices and herbs at origin
- 02
Extraction (coffee/tea)
- 03
Drying (spray, freeze, vacuum belt drying)
- 04
Wet/dry blending processes
- 05
Manufacture of culinary liquid products
- 06
Product development and application
- 07
Packaging
- 08
Contract manufacturing / private label delivery
Raw Materials & Processes
Coffee
Base material for instant coffee, extracts and contract roasting, including caffeine-free and freeze-dried products.
Tea
Raw material for extracts and instant products, produced decaffeinated since 1979.
Spices
Sourced spices for blends, seasonings and private-label products.
Herbs
Herbs sourced at origin for seasoning blends and culinary products.
Cocoa
Base for cocoa-containing beverage and snack products.
Malt
Base material for malt-containing breakfast beverages, dried in the vacuum belt dryer.
Cereals
Raw material for muesli, bars and snacks in various bar technologies.
Chocolate/Couvertures
Finishing ingredient for snacks and bars.
Product Areas
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coffee extraction (extractors, instant coffee)Food technology | – | – | – | – | Coffee, Tea |
| Spray dryingFood technology | – | – | – | – | Coffee (instant products) |
| Freeze-drying (extracts frozen at minus 40°C, granulated, sublimated)Food technology | – | – | – | – | Coffee, Tea extracts, Food extracts |
| Vacuum belt dryingFood technology | – | – | – | – | Malt-containing breakfast beverages, Seasonings, Natural Extracts |
| Wet blendingFood technology | – | – | – | – | Bouillons, Breakfast beverages, Snacks |
| Dry blendingFood technology | – | – | – | – | Soups, Sauces, Ready meals, Seasoning blends, Milk coffee, Dessert products |
| Manufacture of liquid products (soups, hot and cold sauces, dips, dressings, mustard)Food technology | – | – | – | – | Sauces, Soups, Dips, Dressings, Mustard, Mayonnaise |
| Snack manufacturing (Soft Bars, Baked Bars, Oat Bars, Extruded Bars & Bites)Food technology | – | – | – | – | Cereals, Chocolate, Couvertures, Ingredients |
| Packaging solutions (primary and point-of-sales packaging)Packaging | – | – | – | – | – |
| Contract roasting / roasting of coffeeFood technology | – | – | – | – | Coffee |
| Manufacture of spice and herb blendsFood technology | – | – | – | – | Spices, Herbs |
| Manufacture of seasonings and reaction flavoursFood technology | – | – | – | – | Seasonings, Reaction flavours, Spices, Coffee |
| Filling (e.g. coffee in a tube, filled at Gautschi)Packaging | – | – | – | – | Coffee |
4 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extractors | – | – | – | – | – |
| Spray towers (spray drying) | – | – | – | – | – |
| Freeze-drying system | – | – | – | – | – |
| Vacuum belt dryer | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality & Certification
Quality requirements, especially in the area of food safety, are ensured through optimally designed and managed business processes within a continuous improvement process (CIP). Certifications according to ISO 9001, BRC and IFS serve as means of constant improvement.
| Evidence | Gümligen |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | |
| BRC | |
| IFS |
History
- 1922
Founded as a cooperative in Bern by the chemist Oscar Bally-Forcart; initially production of pharmaceuticals
- 1923
Conversion into a stock corporation, production site Gümligen
- 1929
Start of collaboration with Migros
- 1930
Production of a caffeine-free coffee without harmful residues
- 1945
Pioneering start in coffee extraction, i.e. instant coffee
- 1969
Production of freeze-dried coffee
- 1979
Foundation of Narida AG in Schwarzenburg
- 1994
Foundation of Haco Holding AG, transformation into the Haco Group
- 2005
Opening of a new production plant in Malaysia
- 2018
Foundation of the HACO Innovation Lab (H!L)