- Agroscope – Agricultural research centres.
- BBZN – Lucerne Vocational Training Centre for Nature and Nutrition.
- BFH – Bern University of Applied Sciences, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics.
- BFH – HAFL School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences
- CCRS – Center for Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability.
- ChemTech – Partner for plastic articles, air fresheners and personal care products.
- CSEM – Swiss Centre for Electronics and Microtechnology.
- Eawag – One of the world's leading water research institutes.
- Ècole de Changins – One institute, three schools for viticulture.
- EHL Institute of Nutrition R&D – Application of models inspired by nature to overcome modern nutritional challenges.
- Empa – Materials, science and technology.
- ETHZ – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Institute of Food and Nutritional Sciences.
- FFHS – Fernfachhochschule of Applied Sciences.
- FH OST Ostschweizer Fachhochschule – Where knowledge works.
- FIBL – Research Institute of Organic Agriculture.
- HES-SO//Valais-Wallis – Fachhochschule Westschweiz, Institute for Life Sciences.
- HES-SO//Vaud – HEIG-VD, Institute for Mechanical Design, Materials and Packaging Technology.
- HSLU – Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.
- agroecology science – Expertise and consulting services, expert opinions, project development and project implementation for the food systems of the future.
- Institut für Computational Engineering – FH-Ost Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences.
- Lebensmittelforschung und Innovationszentrum Universität Freiburg – Nutritional science for a more sustainable future.
- SIB – Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics.
- Unine – University Neuchâtel
- ZHAW – Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Department of Life Sciences & Facility Management.
Our members are business enterprises and start-ups, universities and research institutes active in the field of agro-food science and nutrition, as well as industry organisations, associations and other network organisations.
Research Institutes
Economy, industry and start-ups
- Abrinca Genomics – Genome data management.
- Advection Engineering – Imitation of muscle fibrils using state-of-the-art technology.
- Aeschbach Chocolatier – Top quality from our factory in the heart of Central Switzerland.
- AFRY – Engineering and consulting company for ecology.
- Agentur Foodtrucks Schweiz – The largest food truck platform for mobile kitchens.
- Agilery AG – Establishing the most optimal supply chain for food and beverages.
- AgriNorm AG – Intelligent management of the quality chain in the fresh produce sector.
- AgroSustain – Natural solutions for reducing organic waste.
- All but sugar
- Alpinasana - die erste vollbilanzierte Protein Glace
- AMESCO AG – Premium drinks with wine flavour for enjoyment without consequences.
- Anton Paar Switzerland - High-quality analytical instruments
- Arbofino - Nature conservation, sustainable forestry, organic agriculture
- Arrhenius - CO2 Removal with Microalgae.
- BaerglerART GmbH – Agricultural products.
- Bakels Nutribake AG – Baking ingredients since 1904.
- Better Food Consulting – Science-based advice for start-ups in the food sector.
- Bioengineering AG – Plants customised to the user.
- Bischofszell Nahrungsmittel AG – Leading food manufacturer in Switzerland.
- Blattmann Schweiz AG – Organic food ingredients.
- Bonafide Wealth Management - Brining fish into your portfolio
- BottlePlus GmbH – Sparkling water, anytime and anywhere.
- Brauerei Brewdaz – Better beer, better people.
- Bühler AG – Industrial solutions and process technology for grain processing.
- BraunBIC – Business Innovation Consulting
- Centravo – Effective utilisation of all types of waste.
- Chocolats Halba – Swiss chocolate, innovative snacks and high-quality baking and cooking ingredients.
- Chocolat Stella Bernrain – Swiss premium manufacturer of private label chocolates.
- Chocolat Camille Bloch – More than the best Swiss chocolate.
- Chonova – Unique ultrasound technology for perfect chocolate-mold detachment.
- CM Fine Chemicals – Providing and producing fine chemical ingredients.
- Colasit AG – Chemically resistant systems and components in plastic.
- Cook Eat AG – Marketplace for home-cooked food.
- Corsin Camenisch Consulting GmbH – Consulting for the food sector.
- Cultivated Biosciences – Plant-based dairy products that look and taste exactly the same.
- D&A Scientific Services – Consultancy services
- DasPure AG – Organic delicacies.
- Delica AG – Experts in coffee and natural food.
- Densus AG – Coffee grinding and packaging in capsules.
- Digimeals – The smart kitchen for everyone.
- Digit Soil AG – Understanding your own biological soil quality in real time.
- Diiszwii KIG – Healthy and sustainable snacks.
- Dryden Aqua – Innovative water treatment technology.
- Durrer Spezialmaschinen AG - Machinery & Service Solutions
- Ecocascara SA – Innovative ideas with the Cascara.
- ENSOY GmbH – Swiss tofu with excellent flavour.
- Entomos SA –The world's first flexi burger.
- Equal Profit Sàrl – Fair profit distribution for everyone involved ‘from farm to fork’.
- ErmEtica GmbH – Black Soldies Fly applications for Europe and worldwide.
- Essento Insect Food AG – Eatable insects.
- ExpertInova AG – Scientific expertise for innovation.
- Fabas GmbH – Proteins from Beans.
- Feldkost – Food innovation, utilisation of side streams.
- Feld zu Tisch – Food Network Basel.
- Ferme du Chateau – Agricultural production from a closed cycle.
- Fermentable – Fermentation educator and consultant.
- Fermento Brewery – Unique and tasty beer from a family brewery.
- Field Food AG – Like eggs, but from the field.
- Fine Funghi – Swiss organic mushrooms.
- Food for Health Sárl – Olive oil with highest quality.
- Food Lex AG – Law agency for food law in Switzerland.
- Foodanza – Consultancy for the alternative protein industry.
- foodward — Building bridges between industry, research and start-ups through further training, projects, foundation work and start-up support.
- Foodways Consulting GmbH – Project services relating to food and sustainability.
- FoodYoung Labs - from formulation to scale
- Fountain (Impact AG) – Customisable, sustainable drinks.
- Fresh Food Beverage Group – Contains the Migros Industry companies that offer food for everyday consumption.
- Fresh Water Farms Europe – Advice on the assessment of environmental and food risks.
- FrugalTec – Your vertical garden.
- FruitfulAI AG – AI-supported help for optimized farming.
- Frymakoruma AG – Your partner for food processing machines.
- Future Cuisine GmbH – New dimension of vegan catering.
- Fufoco – Swiss company developing authentic food with a view to the future.
- fungi futuri - Cultivation of mushrooms.
- Gaia Tech – More than Upcycled Ingredients.
- Gelavena GmbH – Plant based ice cream.
- Gipfelhirsch GmbH – Swiss spices and syrups.
- Globofood SA – Semi-finished and finished products made from rice, maize, millet, yeast, malt, cereals.
- GoNiña – Reduce food waste through better networking.
- Green Dreams Lab GmbH – Connecting change makers across the globe for a sustainable future.
- Groupe Minoteries SA – Suppliers of soft wheat flour.
- HACO Switzerland – innovations in the food and tech sector
- Harmonius – Hemp expertise since 1997
- Hempfy – Hemp-based soft drinks.
- Hexafed – Use insects to utilise waste and recover resources.
- Hilcona AG – Ready-to-eat meals.
- Hillbot GmbH – Agricultural electric robots in lightweight construction.
- Hochdorf Swiss Nutrition AG – Powder drying, mixing technology for milk-based and alternative proteins.
- Hof Rinderbrunnen – Natural farming with a variety of products.
- Hoshii – AI-supported app for efficient food ordering.
- HPP Competence SA – Pasteurisation machines in any size.
- Identitas AG – Free access to anonymised animal and food data.
- IMPAG AG – Procurement, distribution of raw materials and active ingredients, technical consulting and logistics.
- Infré SA – Gentle decaffeination of tea.
- InstaHeat AG – Innovation in the field of heating liquids.
- Jurdesk – Legal experts for entrepreneurs.
- Kaffeemacher GmbH – Coffee training, advice and accessories.
- Katzarov – Accompanies its clients in building, securing and defending their intellectual property rights worldwide.
- Kernser Edelpilze GmbH – Swiss organic Gourmet-Mushrooms.
- KIDEMIS GmbH – Sustainable biotechnology for global nutrition.
- Kinematica AG – Dispersing and foaming technologies.
- Knecker GmbH – High-protein crackers in Swiss quality.
- KOA Switzerland GmbH – Innovative foods with cocoa fruit juice.
- KoraLabs – The efficient AI Nutritionist for your crops.
- Leimenhof Wenslingen – Honest, transparent and reliable agriculture.
- Lindt & Sprüngli – Swiss Maître Chocolatier since 1845.
- Localfish AG – Local fish.
- Lokalgenuss AG – Sustainable and delicious drinks made from whey.
- Lowimpact Food SA – Sustainable foods made with Insects.
- Lucky Shrimp AG – Sustainable and antibiotic-free shrimp farming.
- Luginbühl's Event & Catering GmbH – Event and Catering Service.
- Lumartix SA – Innovative lamps.
- LupiFood Sàrl – Food made with Swiss Lupins.
- Luya Foods AG – 100% organic meat-alternatives.
- Maestrani Schweizer Schokoladen AG – Traditional Swiss Chocolat
- Mane SA - Flavor & Fragance Manufacturer
- MaSpiruline – Spirulina cultivation in Switzerland.
- maltiply GmbH – Services around malt.
- Max Felchlin AG – Traditional Swiss Chocolatemanufacturer.
- MediPlant – Research and development institute for crop and medicinal plants.
- Mehr als zwei – Use what is there.
- MicroPow – Delivery system for flavours and aromas.
- Mirabelle AG – Fine Dining and sustainable Caterings.
- Mirai International AG – Tasty meat grown from animal cells.
- MoCoffee Group – Espresso capsule technology.
- Mokä klg – Ready-to-eat blends made from organic Swiss lentils and chickpeas.
- Moonchy GmbH – Bio-Chocolatebars to support the female cycle.
- Mövenpick Holding AG – Gastronomy, wine and fine food.
- Mulino Maroggia – Ticino grain mill.
- Mycosolutions - Naturel reinforcement of plants
- Mycostrat – Umweltfreundliche Baustoffe aus Pilzmycel.
- Mycrobez AG – Mushroom foam.
- Myia SA – Innovative circular economy with the Black Soldier Fly.
- Myriad Optics - detection of bacteria on production lines
- Naturkraftwerke – Swiss company that processes and produces high-quality organic and biodynamic (Demeter) products.
- Nectariss Sàrl – Novel natural flavours.
- Nera Technologies AG – We are building the next generation of confectionery machines.
- Neuro Culinary Center – Creates innovations in the hotel and catering industry by further developing products, processes and precision in the culinary sector.
- New Roots – Vegane Molkerei. Wir erfinden die Tradition der Zukunft.
- New Roots – Vegan dairy. We invent the tradition of the future.
- Niatsu – Automatisierte Produkt-Kohlenstoff-Fussabdrücke für Lebensmittel.
- No Normal Coffee – Outdoor coffee from the tube.
- Noosh Drinks Sârl – Swiss based company specialized in research and production of fermented kefir drinks.
- Noriware SA – The future of packaging.
- Novataste – Provision of ingredients and innovative solutions, functional active ingredients and food cultures to optimise food quality.
- Oro de Cacao – The pure flavour of chocolate.
- PanVega AG – Development, production and marketing of high-quality vegan-organic foods and ingredients with a nutritional plus.
- Patiswiss – Production of semi-cooked and ready-to-eat products.
- Polyplants – Multiplying the best varieties of plants and trees for a performing and sustainable agriculture..
- ProSeed Ingredients SA – Converting food waste into nutritious ingredients.
- Proteinas – Vegetable protein extracts for the food industry.
- RegioFair Agrovision Zentralschweiz AG – Organic, fair and regional production.
- Reploid Schweiz AG – Insect breeding for the efficient utilisation of organic materials.
- Rethink Resource GmbH – Turning industrial waste into innovative products.
- Revyve Foods — Development of sustainable and natural texturising ingredients for plant-based alternatives.
- Sanvita Food – Manufactory for specialities.
- Schaerer AG – Swiss coffee expertise.
- Schlachthof Letzigrund – Seasonal and regional Swiss favourites.
- Schönbächler's – Feldenmoos farm. Quality and flavour that inspire.
- Schweizer Zucker AG – Sweetness from Switzerland.
- SensoPlus – Evaluation of products and services.
- Siemens Schweiz AG – The digital transformation of the food and beverage industry.
- Siftlink SA – Combining humans and AI to improve innovation.
- SilvoCultura – Support farms, organisations and companies in the planning and implementation of agroforestry projects in the context of climate protection and sustainability strategies.
- Smartbreed GmbH – Nutrient cycles and sustainable food production by insects.
- Soil to Soul — Wissensplatform zu den Themen Bodenbewirtschaftung, Genuss und Verdauung.
- Spirit Naturae MaSpiruline – Local spirulina.
- SQTS – Swiss Quality Inspection Service.
- Stadtmühle Schenk AG – Quality flours from Switzerland.
- sterilAir AG – UVC sterilisation technology.
- Sulzer Chemtech AG – Leading in fluid engineering and chemical processing.
- Suri BioTech GmbH – Microbial solutions for infant health.
- Sustainable Future Foods – Digital marketplace for the data-driven procurement of plant-based raw materials.
- Swifish AG – Development of optimised zander stocking for indoor systems.
- Swiss Blue Salmon – Sustainable Swiss fish.
- Swiss De Code SA – Food Safety and Compliance 24/7.
- Swiss Soil GmbH – Science-based solutions for optimising soil quality.
- SwissMycel – Applications based on fungal mycelia.
- Switzerland Global Enterprise — The official Swiss organisation for export and investment promotion.
- Symactiv – Healthy soil for a thriving world.
- Symbitrade – Source your products directly from verified origins.
- Tasty Spready klg – Sugar-reduced spreads with fruit and vegetables.
- Terensis – A digital twin of field crops.
- Terrabiom – Soil restoration and soil health.
- Thermoplan – Swiss quality coffee machines.
- TierraBerna GmbH – Marketing & communication and project management services for companies and organisations in the agricultural and food sector.
- Treegether – (Re)discovering chocolate and supporting producers.
- Treeless Pack GmbH – Sustainable microorganism-based materials.
- Tropenhaus Frutigen – Tropical garden and fish farm.
- Tyroler Glückspilze – Gourmet mushrooms and delicacies from Austria.
- Upgrain AG – Protein from brewer's grains.
- Urban Blue – Intelligent management and control solutions for vertical farming and aquaculture operations.
- Vanilla Dream – Organic vanilla from Uganda.
- Vegional – Lupine products from the cheesemaker.
- VIFFF Holding AG – Fermented Feelgoodfood.
- Vileala – Planning, construction and operation of state-of-the-art cultivation facilities for edible mushrooms.
- Villars Maître Chocolatier SA – Traditional Swiss Chocolate.
- Vision Landwirtschaft – In favour of a transparent, goal-oriented agricultural policy.
- Vitarbo AG – Moringa and fruit powder.
- Vivent SA – Utilising biosignals for the future.
- Voltiris SA – Enabling the energy transition in greenhouses.
- W. Kündig & Cie AG – Supplier of food ingredients.
- We Talents – Find the best talents, freelancers and specialists.
- Weinbauzentrum Wädenswil AG – Swiss-German competence centre for vine and wine.
- Yumame Foods AG – Feeding our sustainable future.
- Yumetofu GmbH – Authentic tofu with delicous flavour.
- Zya – The transformative power of enzymes.
- Zwicky AG – Swiss peeling mill.
Organisations & Associations
- Agridea – Agricultural advice centre of the cantonal specialist agencies.
- Agropole SA – Agricultural and Food Tech HUB.
- Avina Stiftung – Foundation for the nutrition of tomorrow.
- Bio Suisse – Organic, from the field to the plate.
- BLW – Federal Office for Agriculture.
- Circular Economy Switzerland – The movement for a circular economy in Switzerland.
- Cluster Food & Nutrition – Together for a strong, innovative and sustainable agri-food ecosystem.
- Crowdfoods – Association of food entrepreneurs and start-ups.
- Das Provisorium – Coworking food space to promote a sustainable food culture.
- EcoCircular Lyss Seeland – Open innovation, coordination and communication platform for the development of the circular economy.
- Fenaco – Agricultural co-operative.
- IP-Suisse – Farmers for generations, holistic and sustainable action.
- KNW-E – Competence Network Food Industry, Weinfelden.
- SCAUT – Swiss Centre for Applied Underground Technologies.
- Schweizer Plattform für nachhaltigen Kakao – Nachhaltiger Kakaoanbau für Mensch und Umwelt.
- Seedling – We support initiatives and organisations that develop and implement innovative solutions for climate protection.
- SGE – Swiss Society for Nutrition.
- SGLH – Swiss Society for Food Hygiene.
- SGLWT – Swiss Society for Food Science and Technology.
- SHL – Swiss Hotel Management School Lucerne.
- Strickhof – Centre of excellence in agriculture, food and home economics.
- SVIAL – Swiss Association of Agricultural and Food Engineers.
- Swiss Nutrition & Health Foundation – Verankerung von Vertrauen durch Wissenschaft.
- Switzerland Gobal Enterprise – Promotion of Switzerland as a business location.
- United Against Waste – Together against waste.
- Verein Agricultura Regeneratio – Regenerative agriculture.
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