Bell Food Group Capital Market Day in Oensingen
At the well-attended Bell Food Group Capital Market Day 2025, CEO Marco Tschanz and Eric Overbeek, Head of the Hügli Division since 1 March 2025, provided an update on the strategic direction of the Bell Food Group. They then answered questions from the investors and analysts in attendance.
This was followed by a tour of the new facilities. The technological prowess of the new infrastructure offers a clear-cut competitive advantage. It secures the core business in Switzerland and thus our earning power in the future.
The new cattle slaughterhouse will replace the old slaughterhouse, which has been operating at full capacity for years and has reached the end of its useful life. The new building will renew the existing facilities and optimise production processes. The new cattle slaughterhouse will be among the best in the world in terms of animal welfare, hygiene, sustainability, ergonomics, working conditions, productivity and efficiency. It will be gradually commissioned in the second half of 2025.
The new logistics centre will centralise the logistics infrastructure so that business partners can be supplied from a single platform in future. This will enable even faster goods management and shorter order and delivery cycles. Among other things, Bell Switzerland is thus making a further contribution to avoiding food waste. The new logistics centre will be gradually ramped up from the first quarter of 2026.
The new deep-freeze warehouse has been up and running since 2024. The insourcing of the decentralised external storage facilities eliminated rental costs. The new building has also created additional deep-freeze capacities and new order-picking solutions. The new warehouse cuts energy costs in this area by around 50 percent.