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Prices for Easter treats rise in Switzerland despite cocoa price slump
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Swiss consumers are not being spared from the inflation that has hit Easter treats. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The blame for the price increases is attributed to forward-looking procurement practices implemented when cocoa prices were still sky-high. In the last twelve months cocoa prices have plummeted. Lindt & Sprüngli, …
Switzerland’s wine-making president pushes to restrict imports
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Effort to boost local producers draws ire from foreign rivals and domestic merchants. Switzerland is proposing to restrict wine imports under a plan from the country’s president, a trained winemaker with a family vineyard near Lake Geneva. Guy Parmelin wants to restrict merchants from buying foreign wine unless they also buy or process Swiss grapes, …
Swiss apricot farmers grapple with frosty conditions
2026-03-28
Fruit growers in canton Valais in southern Switzerland are anxiously watching the weather as frost threatens the region’s apricot trees. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox “The first torches were lit around 11pm,” Jean-Noël Devènes, a fruit grower in Baar, near Nendaz, told the Keystone-SDA news agency. He described a “nasty …
Swisscom profits shrink after Vodafone Italia integration
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The biggest acquisition in Swisscom’s history is having an impact on the company’s results. Profits at the Swiss telecoms firm plummeted due to the costs of integrating the acquired Vodafone Italia. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Net profit fell by 17.6% to CHF 1.27 billion last year, announced Swisscom. …
When Swiss food start-ups fail
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Switzerland promotes itself as a global hub for food technology and innovation, but it is not always easy for start-ups to gain a foothold. Swissinfo spoke to four food entrepreneurs who took the plunge. Switzerland has topped the global innovation rankings by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for the last 15 years. A large …
Coop overtakes Migros in battle of Swiss food retailers
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Swiss retailer Migros is marking its 100th anniversary this year, but there is not much reason to celebrate. According to the SonntagsZeitung, the cooperative giant is continuing to lose market share in its core business, while Coop is growing. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In an article published on …
Swiss economic outlook is improving, says thinktank
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Switzerland’s economic outlook continued to improve in October, according to the KOF Institute’s Economic Barometer. While expectations are improving overall, there are divergences between sectors. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox After falling in August as a result of the introduction of 39% tariffs on Swiss imports into the United …
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