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Emmi Switzerland
The Board of Directors is responsible for the overall management and the monitoring of the group. The group management is in charge of the operational management of Emmi. The members of both bodies are introduced in this section.
In 1907, 62 cooperatives founded the Central Switzerland Milk Association in Lucerne (Zentralschweizerischer Milchverband, MVL). The Association gained a foothold in the canton of Lucerne in 1919 through the purchase of milk from the Neuhüsern dairy cooperative in the commune of Emmen. Initially, Sbrinz cheese was produced there during the 1920s, with production of soft cheese beginning in the 1940s.
The general shortage of food during the two world wars resulted in state control of milk production and processing. The state delegated implementation of its decisions on the dairy industry to various institutions. The old shepherd’s hut owned by the MVL in Hasli-Emmen (canton of Lucerne) was therefore converted into a milk regulation unit by the Emmentaler cheese dairy in 1944. Milk from Emmen was also supplied to Ticino and Basel at this time, in addition to the city of Lucerne and surrounding urban areas.
Soft cheese and yoghurt was marketed under the Emmi brand name in Emmen for the first time in 1947, the name referring to the municipality of Emmen. Emmi brand yoghurts were initially supplied in glass jars, and in plastic pots from 1962. In order to satisfy demand, the newly built 'Milchhof' production site in Emmen became operational in 1966, with new successful products such as 'Coupe Chantilly' soon being manufactured there. The Emmen area formed the basis for Emmi’s further expansion.
The production site in Dagmersellen has also been operational since the 1960s. Built by MVL over 50 years ago to process the constantly growing milk deliveries, milk powder is still manufactured there today. In recent years, the site has also become the largest Swiss mozzarella production site.
