Zweifel Chips & Snacks AG

About us

Zweifel Chips & Snacks AG (until 2024 Zweifel Pomy-Chips AG) is a Swiss food manufacturer headquartered in Zurich-Höngg with its administrative seat in Spreitenbach. The company, 100% family-owned, produces potato chips, savory snacks and sweet baked goods under the Zweifel and Berger brands. Production is carried out industrially on computer-controlled systems, from raw material intake through frying or baking to filling and packaging; in 2023, Spreitenbach produced more than 10'000 tonnes of chips and snacks per year for the first time. Swiss ingredients are used as raw materials wherever possible, including potatoes from over 250 Swiss farms, rapeseed oil and Alpine salt. With its own Fresh Service, the company supplies around 13'000 points of sale via twelve regional distribution centers and employs more than 500 staff at three locations.

Site

Zürich

Processes

Fresh Service (direct shelf stocking, regular delivery, free take-back before, Genusswerkstatt visitor center (up to 10'000 guests/year), Factory shop Münsingen, Vocational training in five occupational fields at three locations

Materials

Swiss potatoes, Rapeseed oil, Alpine salt, Chickpeas, peas, beans

Founded

1958

Employees

> 500

Industries

Food / snack industry, Retail trade, Gastronomy and convenience, Food / snack industry (potato chips, snacks, sweet baked goods)

1. 01

   Raw material intake (Swiss potatoes, rapeseed oil, Alpine salt)

2. 02

   Refinement: frying or baking on computer-controlled production systems

3. 03

   Seasoning and quality control

4. 04

   Filling and packaging

5. 05

   Logistics via Fresh Service (12 regional distribution centers, 90+ vehicles)

Raw materials & processes

Locations

Spreitenbach

CH

Administrative seat and main production site (factory since 1970, new building 2019, new snack plant from 2027)

Materials

Potatoes, rapeseed oil, Alpine salt

Zurich (Höngg)

CH

Original seat of the corporate group, seat of Zweifel 1898 AG (wine trade)

Münsingen

CH

Production site of Berger AG Backwaren (sweet baked goods) with factory shop

Inside the production

History

1. Anfang der

   Hans Meier fries the first potato chips on his farm in Katzenrüti near Rümlang; after his death, the Zweifel family takes over chip production at the Höngg cider pressery.

2. 1958

   The first chips are launched under the Zweifel brand.

3. 1960

   Commissioning of the first fully automated fryer («friendly dragon», 180 kg of chips/hour) in Höngg.

4. 1962

   Hansheinrich Zweifel founds the Fresh Service with ten VW buses for nationwide delivery.

5. 1964

   Introduction of the Original Chips Paprika.

6. 1966

   Founding of the company's own chip business (Zweifel Pomy-Chips).

7. 1970

   Commissioning of the new factory in Spreitenbach.

8. 2007

   Inauguration of the new high-bay warehouse in Spreitenbach.

9. 2015

   Hansheinrich Zweifel is inducted into the Swiss Supply Chain Hall of Fame for the invention of the Fresh Service; a street in Spreitenbach is named after the company.

10. 2019

    Opening of the new building with offices, staff restaurant and visitor center (Genusswerkstatt) in Spreitenbach.

11. 2020

    Acquisition of Berger AG Backwaren in Münsingen; Christoph Zweifel takes over as CEO, once again a member of the founding family at the helm after 29 years.

12. 2023

    More than 10'000 tonnes of chips and snacks produced for the first time; launch of the VAYA waffles; 65th anniversary.

13. 2024

    New appearance as Zweifel Chips & Snacks AG; revenue CHF 303.9 Mio.; construction start of the new snack plant in Spreitenbach (around CHF 40 Mio., commissioning spring 2027); first sustainability report according to GRI.

14. 2025

    Record revenue of CHF 315.5 Mio. (tenth in a row); Promarca Brand Sustainability Award and audience award Aargau Company Prize.