HOCHDORF expands its range and launches concept for semi-finished products with functional added value

Media Release

Hochdorf, 23 May 2023 – HOCHDORF will be present at PLMA Amsterdam with a stand in the Swiss Pavilion of S-GE (Switzerland Global Enterprise). In addition to private label products for infant nutrition "made in Switzerland" and ready-to-export private label brands, the dairy processing company is presenting a concept for a product range for functional food supplements for adults ("Specialized nutrition"), specifically designed for the food industry and Private Label customers.

As a long-standing manufacturer of semi-finished products for the food industry and as the producer and distributor of the well-known infant formula and infant nutrition brand Bimbosan in Switzerland, an expansion of the product range in the direction of adult and senior nutrition was an obvious choice. With specific additional benefits tailored to customer needs – such as increased protein content, functional ingredients or ingredients that promote well-being – the HOCHDORF team will share initial product specifications on a concept base with interested parties at the PLMA. Depending on the customer's wishes, it then goes into the usually very individualized and specific development, whereby the vast majority of customers already bring a brand or an idea of a brand world with them and largely implement this part themselves.

HOCHDORF supplies the rest – high-quality ingredients based on Swiss milk or vegetable substitutes plus recommendations for functional additives.

Service package for Private Label launches

The HOCHDORF ingredients are professionally dried, mixed and packaged at the Swiss sites in Hochdorf and Sulgen. Advisory services such as export/import permits, certificates or other go-to-market requirements round off the "made by HOCHDORF" service package.

In parallel, HOCHDORF also develops its own B2C brands for the "Specialized nutrition" sector – in the company's own development laboratory. These in-house developments support the development, marketing and sales team in understanding customer and production needs even better and at the same time offer an opportunity to present a future-oriented product portfolio in the company's own range.

Contact and photo material

Marlène Betschart, Head of Corporate Communications & Investor Relations HOCHDORF Group,
+41 41 914 65 83 / +41 79 245 24 10, marlene.betschart@hochdorf.com

About HOCHDORF

Founded in 1895, HOCHDORF is the Swiss centre of excellence for milk processing, specialising in powder drying and mixing technology for milk-based and alternative proteins. The technology company based in Hochdorf (LU) and Sulgen (TG) in Switzerland develops functional foods and ingredients for industrial customers and consumers around the world. As “food for life”, these products help shape the changing eating habits of society today and tomorrow. The HOCHDORF Group achieved a consolidated net sales revenue of CHF 292.1 million in 2022 and employs 361 staff. HOCHDORF shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange.