Meet our Swiss Best Managed Companies 2023

Läderach - chocolatier suisse, the Swiss chocolate manufacturer, stands for three core values: freshness, artisanal skills, and Swissness. Founded in 1962, the family company employs approximately 1,700 people from more than 50 countries across the Group, which is headquartered in the Swiss canton of Glarus. Läderach oversees the entire production process from the cocoa bean to the store counter and manufactures its chocolate exclusively in Switzerland. This makes them one of just a few premium producers to guarantee sustainable quality from the cocoa bean to the end product. The artisanally crafted premium products are sold at more than 150 Läderach chocolateries with sales locations in 18 countries, as well as via franchise partners in the Middle East and Asia.

Variosystems is an internationally established and recognized electronics services partner in the field of the development, industrialization, production and life-cycle management of electronics solutions to leading innovators in Europe, North America and Asia. With 30 years of experience, Variosystems has established a reputation for operations excellence and highest customer satisfaction with a team of more than 2,500 employees and a turnover of 300 million Swiss francs worldwide. In accordance with our vision "to be the most trusted and sustainable electronics services partner", we want to shape innovation and solve complex challenges together. Our aspiration is that we use our resources sustainably and that our behaviour creates trust among customers.

Acrotec is an independent group created by micromechanics professionals. Its main objective is to be a reference subcontractor, offering a wide range of manufacturing processes for precision components. Its strategy is to provide "Swiss-made" quality products to the entire watch and jewelry industry, the medical industry, as well as to the automotive, electronics and aeronautical sectors.

Acrotec is distinguished by its extensive expertise, cooperatively, in precision machining (CNC turning, CNC multi-spindle turning, cam turning, 3 & 5-axis milling, micro-turning, transfer and machining of precious metals), by supporting processes (surface treatment, cutting, assembly, heat treatment, finishing and laser engraving) and by specific processes (UV-Liga component production, wire erosion/sinking, synthetic stone machining, rolling, spring forming, machine and tool production and silicon engraving - DRIE). The Group currently employs over 2,000 people.

Precipart is a global leader engaged in the engineering, design and manufacture of high precision custom solutions. We provide precision mechanical components, assemblies, gears and motion control systems to the most recognized companies in the medical, aerospace and industrial sectors.

Headquartered in Brugg (Switzerland), the Wipf Group is an internationally active industrial holding company specialized in flexible packaging, envelopes & stationery, direct marketing and digital services.