We love our cold coffee: 6 swimming pools’ worth of milk!

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ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – Emmi’s 2004 recipe for little cups of cold coffee is holding its own, and giving Swiss dairy farmers a boost. The company says it has crossed the line for 100 million cups sold, two-thirds of them outside Switzerland, all made from fresh Swiss cows’ milk. The UK, Germany and Austria are the [...]

Givaudan smelling sweet again

Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Givaudan, makers of scents and flavours for the world’s perfumes, food and other industries, ended the first quarter of 2010 on a positive note, with sales of just over CHF1 million. The company’s shares rose on the news, 8.5 percent in trading on the Swiss market, its largest jump in a [...]

Givaudan faces brighter year in 2010 after “satisfactory” 2009

Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Geneva-based scents and flavours specialist Givaudan says it faces 2010 in good shape, despite lower production, with stocks reduced. Group sales for 2009 totaled close to CHF4 billion, an increase of 1.4% in local currencies and a decrease of 3.1% in Swiss francs compared to the previous year. On a comparable [...]

Firmenich sales fall 4.3%, perfume business weaker

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Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Sales at Firmenich, Geneva-based scents and flavours specialist, fell by 4.3 percent from June 2008 to June 2009, when the company’s financial year ends. The company’s turnover was CHF2.64 billion. Ingredients for the necessities of daily life, such as soaps and foods, remained stable but the fine perfumes business was down. [...]