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Mitarbeiter in Logistik HOCHDORF

130 years of HOCHDORF Swiss Nutrition

HOCHDORF Swiss Nutrition AG is a traditional Swiss company with leading expertise in powder technology for refining milk and whey raw materials for modern, functional nutritional solutions.

Among other things, HOCHDORF develops, produces and sells baby food under the leading Swiss brand BIMBOSAN and for various international brands. Founded in Hochdorf, Lucerne, with around 300 employees, the company is celebrating its 130th anniversary in 2025.

HOCHDORF Swiss Nutrition AG is one of the largest refiners of Swiss milk and is therefore also important for the Swiss dairy industry.

HOCHDORF Standort Sulgen

Together for “Food for Life”

Around 350 employees ensure that HOCHDORF products meet the highest standards of quality, safety and sustainability every day.

Nutritionists, food technologists, production and quality managers, plant operators, sales and marketing specialists, logisticians and many more work hand in hand.

Job profiles and career opportunities at HOCHDORF are diverse. The design spaces are large, the distances short. Collegiality and teamwork are part of the corporate culture.

Would you like to contribute your professional experience and personal commitment to HOCHDORF? Here you can find our current vacancies.

HOCHDORF Mitarbeiter

HOCHDORF - Innovation is a tradition

2025

HOCHDORF is celebrating its 130th anniversary. The concentration of production at the Sulgen site will be completed by the end of 2025.

2024

Sale of HOCHDORF Swiss Nutrition AG to Swiss-British financial investor AS Equity Partners in December 2024 following a successful operational turnaround.

2020

HOCHDORF is celebrating its 125th anniversary.

2019

Sale of shares in Pharmalys Laboratories SA, Pharmalys Tunisie S.à.r.l. and Pharmalys Africa S.à.r.l. and HOCHDORF South Africa Ltd.

2018

Start-up of a new spray tower and a filling line in Sulgen for the production and packaging of baby food. Forward integration in the infant nutrition sector: Acquisition of the traditional Swiss company Bimbosan AG.

2017

HOCHDORF acquires Zifru Trockenprodukte GmbH in Zittau.

2016

Majority stake (51%) in Pharmalys Laboratories SA, Pharmalys Tunisie S.à.r.l. and Pharmalys Africa S.à.r.l.

2015

Summary of development, production and sales activities in Switzerland into HOCHDORF Swiss Nutrition AG. Founding of HOCHDORF South Africa Ltd in Cape Town, development of the Afrikoa chocolate brand.

2014

60% stake in Uckermärker Milch GmbH and 26% in Ostmilch Handels GmbH. Takeover of Marbacher Ölmühle GmbH, Marbach. Successful share capital increase at market at a ratio of 1:7.

2013

HOCHDORF Nutrimedical AG is sold.

2011

On May 17, the shares of HOCHDORF Holding AG will be traded for the first time on the SIX Swiss Exchange in Zurich (ISIN CH0024666528). HOCHDORF Nutrimedical AG is founded. HOCHDORF Nutrimedical AG is founded. HOCHDORF Nutrimedical AG is founded. HOCHDORF Nutrimedical AG is founded.

2010

HOCHDORF is building the new spray tower line 8 in Sulgen. The powerful and ultra-modern tower produces baby food.

2009

Successful share capital increase from CHF 6 to CHF 9 million

2008

Merger of HOCHDORF Nutrition AG into HOCHDORF Nutrifood AG.

2006

Founding of HOCHDORF-Holding AG.

2003

Takeover of Multiforsa AG, Steinhausen and Switzerland. Milchgesellschaft AG, Sulgen.

2000

Company renaming to Hochdorf Nutritec AG.

1954

HOCHDORF is the first company to bring adapted infant milk onto the market.

1912

Start with the production of spray milk powder.

1899

Company renaming to Schweizerische Milchgesellschaft.

1895

Founding of the first Central Swiss Natural Milk Export Company by 28 cooperative members with an initial capital of CHF 39,000.

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Management

Thomas Freiburghaus
Thomas Freiburghaus
CFO
since May 1, 2023
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1968, Swiss Citizen

Place of residence: Wettingen, AG; function: CFO of the HOCHDORF Group since May 1, 2023. Education/diploma: Business economist HWV. Professional career: 1997 to 2004 various management positions in finance and controlling at ABB Switzerland, ABB Thailand and ABB subsidiaries (Micafil); 2005 to 2015 CFO Plastics Technology Division at WEIDPLAS (formerly WEIDMANN Kunststofftechnik) and later as CEO responsible for implementing the EXIT strategy with the conclusion of the sale in May 2014; 2016 to 2019 Deputy Managing Director and Head of Automotive at SIKA Automotive AG, Romanshorn and later as Business Director at SIKA Automotive AG, Romanshorn KA India Ltd, SIKA Automotive & Global Industry; 2020 to 2023 CFO & managing director of the division and all companies in Germany at STADLER Germany, Berlin. Further activities: Founder and independent management consultant of Linked Concept Management GmbH since 2016; member of the Board of Directors of Mäder und Partner AG, Zurich since 2016.

Lukas Hartmann
Lukas Hartmann
CIO
since April 1, 2022
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1983, Swiss citizen

Place of residence: Steinhausen, ZG; position: CIO (Chief Innovation Officer) of the HOCHDORF Group since April 1, 2022; Education/degree: Master of Science in Food Sciences at the Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) and Master of Business Administration MBA at the University of St. Gallen (HSG); Professional career: 2009 to 2013 project manager in research and development at Nestlé, Orbe, in the Product Technology Center in the Infant Cereal Nutrition division, responsible for the development and implementation of recipes and processes in various factories worldwide; 2013 to 2015 process engineer at Nestlé Suisse S.A., Konolfingen, responsible for the development, implementation and start-up of an investment project for the production of infant powder formula; 2016 member of an early start-up in the area of sustainable probiotic feed additives as a business Development Manager, Root; Head of Baby Care Development from 2017 to 2022 and VP Innovation and R&D at the HOCHDORF Group since 2021. Further activities: none

Geza Somogyi
Geza Somogyi
COO
since July 2020
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1978, Hungarian citizen

Place of residence: Güttingen, TG; position: COO (Chief Operation Officer) of the HOCHDORF Group since July 1, 2020; Education/degree: food engineer; Professional career: 2002 to 2003 Development Engineer and Head of Production at Mars Inc. Bokros (H); head of production at several plants from 2015 to 2020 and responsible for the registration of German plants and recipes as a prerequisite for market entry in China at Danone/Milupa, Fulda (D); Further activities: none

Philippe Mele
Philippe Mele
CCO
since July 2025
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1966, French / Italian citizen
Place of residence: Milan; Position: CCO (Chief Commercial Officer) of the HOCHDORF Swiss Nutrition Ltd since July 21, 2025; Education/ degree: Master's degree in Marketing / Economics at École Management de Lyon; Professional career: 1990 to 2001: various Marketing roles in LaboratoiresFournier, Abbott and Merck KgAa in Italy, France and Czech Republic; 2002 to 2013: various Sales / Management roles in JanssenCilag, J&J Consumer, Zambon and Nestlé Infant Nutrition, in France; 2013 to 2018: Head of Nestlé Infant Nutrition Italy; 2019 to 2025: Head of Lactalis Infant and Adult Nutritionfor Oceania, then for Europe, then worldwide; Further activities: none

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