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01.09.2010, "Swiss Meat" Video Clip

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19.8.2010, Albert Spiess of Switzerland: ORIOR AG’s export brand

Albert Spiess, one of several ORIOR AG brands, is dedicated to export and the last few months have been focused on developing a new market range. A high-quality, unmistakable brand image aims to bring international consumers into closer contact with artisan products from the Albert Spiess company, which has a history dating back over a hundred years. The brand “ALBERT SPIESS OF SWITZERLAND” stands for exclusive Swiss premium quality and the highest in culinary luxury products. With attractive packaging and a strong logo, this range is setting new standards for the most important export product for the Swiss meat industry.

In addition to Bündnerfleisch, the product range on show at InterMeat 2010 will also contain cured ham and Salsiz.

16.8.2010, Sustainability as an aspect of brand management

As part of the special exhibition on Sustainability and CSR at the InterMeat trade fair, Dr Thomas Schwetje, Head of Marketing at the Coop Genossenschaft, will be giving a talk on sustainability as an aspect of brand management on 14 September 2010 at 12.30pm. During his presentation he will address general sustainability strategies as well as the sustainable services offered by Coop. The talk will conclude by looking at “communication of sustainable services and products”.

12.8.2010, Sustainability and social responsibility within the Swiss meat industry

As part of the special exhibition on Sustainability and CSR at the InterMeat trade fair, Albert Baumann, CEO of Micarna SA, will be giving a talk on sustainability and social responsibility within the Swiss meat industry on 13 September 2010 at 4.00pm. This presentation will focus predominantly on economic and ecological efficiency, the importance of labels and the accep-tance of social responsibility.

12.8.2010, Export of Swiss meat continues to grow

Sales of Swiss meat products abroad continued to rise in 2009 with the export volume of 4,496 tonnes (meat equivalent) sold in 2009 exceeding the 4,165 tonnes sold the previous year. At 1,399 tonnes, a substantial proportion of this figure comprised Bündnerfleisch which is ex-ported primarily to the neighbouring countries of France (1,187 tonnes) and Germany (204 tonnes).

12.8.2010, Swiss meat abroad: the export activities of Ernst Sutter AG

As a licensed EU business, Suttero exports various specialities to the EU and Far East. Its main demand is for Bündnerfleisch but its export classics also include premium products such as Bündner cured ham, Appenzeller Mostbröckli and sausage specialitites.

Suttero began its export operation back in the 1960s when its first retail partners were delicatessens in Germany wanting to import speciality meat products from the Appenzell and Graubünden regions.

Product lines "Appenzeller BraumeisterSpezialitäten (smoked bacon and smoked ham) and "Sutters Original Appenzeller Spezialitäten" will form the central core of the product range featured at InterMeat 2010. As premium quality luxury foods, these products will benefit from the Swiss image.
 

Swiss meat industry to showcase itself to trade audience at InterMeat

The Swiss meat industry will be presenting itself to an international trade audience again at the InterMeat trade fair in Düsseldorf from 12 to 15 September 2010. This year, the association’s stand (D31 in hall 16) will showcase three renowned producers with the aim of establishing contact with meat buyers and presenting its export range.

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Swiss meat products enjoy high confidence levels

Cheese and chocolate from Switzerland are synonymous with the utmost in quality and luxury. Swiss meat specialities are also second to none, pro-duced exclusively from selected raw meat materials predominantly from family businesses that make a conscious effort to consider sustainability and the careful handling of natural resources in their practices. For in-stance, the animals must not be fed genetically modified (GM) fodder. Furthermore, the feedstock comes from businesses that operate in an environmentally protective manner and can provide proof of their ecological per-formance certificate [ökologischer Leistungsnachweis (ÖLN)]. An independent control system covers the entire production chain and together with the central animal transport database ensures the safety and traceability of the prod-ucts – from the plate right back to the field.

Correspondingly, Swiss meat products such as Appenzeller Mostbröckli, Salsiz or St. Gallen veal sausage provide an excellent opportunity for retailers to set themselves apart by offering a highly specialised range. The high degree of safety and quality associated with Swiss specialities coupled with interest among German consumers for regional products represents a recipe for success.
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