Rolle, Vaud, Switzerland (Le Matin, Fre) – Chiquita, the food company based in Cincinnati, Ohio in the US, will open a new European head office in Rolle, becoming the 15th international company to open shop in the town since 2003. The company registered in Vaud in December 2007, the deadline to take advantage of fiscal incentives that were made possible by a Swiss federal programme to build up disadvantaged industrial zones. The company reportedly plans to have some 100 employees at the new A-One Business Center complex, according to Le Matin. Other newcomers include Cadbury-Schweppes and Yahoo, neither of which has yet moved into the town, and Bank Pictet and Cisco, already established.
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News story, GenevaLunch, 28 July 2008.
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Tags: Bank Pictet, Cadbury-Schweppes, Chiquita, Cisco, Rolle
October 7th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am currently doing a survey of companies that have moved their European HQ to Switzerland. Could you please let me know the most relevant site to keep myself posted in regards to this matter.
Thanks in adavance.
Regards,
Sharina
October 7th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
Well, we think we keep a good eye on this, but mainly in the Lake Geneva region. You might want to check with the various economic development agencies for each canton. To start: the national investment promotion body, Switzerland: Trade and Investment Promotion (http://www.osec.ch/internet/osec/en/home/invest/events/brazil.html) keeps records on all inward investment, in other words companies coming into Switzerland. They list the regional economic development agencies and if you go to the regional sites you’ll see information about companies that have decided to move to Switzerland. You can contact them directly for details about European head offices.
October 13th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
Dear Madam,
In the posted article of Le Matin, it is mentionned that Chiquita is the 15th company to move to Rolle, do you know where I could find which are the other 14 companies?
Do you by any chance know which are these companies apart from Yahoo and Candburry Schweppes already mentionned.
Thanks in advance for your feedback
Nathalie
October 13th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
Cisco is one but for the full list you should either contact Rolle directly, http://www.rolle.ch (administration) or you could contact DEVS, the Vaud Econonomic Development agency, whose web site is http://www.vaud.ch/en/services/companies/getting-started/support-organisations-for-company-start-ups/
October 14th, 2008 at 12:17 am
Thanks a lot for your quick reply, will check the links you sent me.
Best regards,
Nathalie
August 21st, 2009 at 9:53 pm
Yes
Rolle has received a lot of new wankers. Vaud has become a little bit smellier.