Delivery areas +
their stories
Our trucks depart from Sins at four in the morning.Carrying everything that was ordered last night.
Aargau
the wrong carrot canton
Aargau is known as the "carrot canton," though no one is quite sure why anymore. Perhaps carrots were once confused with turnips, or maybe it was simply a stroke of good marketing. Regardless of how it started, the carrot has certainly come a long way.
Zurich Region
a mature choice
Around 1863, the Theilersbirne pear is said to have accounted for about half of all pear trees in Zurich, Zug, Lucerne, and Schwyz. On the left bank of Lake Zurich, it even reached over 90 percent in some areas. It seems Zurich had a pretty successful pear long before anyone here was talking about start-ups.
Central Switzerland
the great cherry race
In Zug, people run through the old town carrying eight-meter-long ladders. No joke. In the past, you weren't allowed to pick cherries until the church bells rang. Anyone who helped themselves beforehand risked a fine or even jail time. Today, it earns you applause.
French-speaking Switzerland
very chic, very chicory
According to legend, chicory was discovered by accident in Belgium in 1830. A farmer had forgotten some chicory roots in a dark cellar. When he rediscovered them, delicate white leaves had sprouted from them. Today, chicory is particularly chic in French-speaking Switzerland.
Eastern Switzerland
Greetings from Apple Country
Thurgau is known as "Mostindien" (Cider India). It has nothing to do with India: in 1853, a satirical magazine depicted the canton as a cider pear and playfully turned "Ost" (East) into "Most" (cider). The name stuck, the number of pears dwindled, and the apples took over. Today, there are more apples hanging on trees here than anywhere else in Switzerland.
Bern
an onion for the ages
On the fourth Monday in November, around 50 tons of onions change hands in Bern. Braided into plaits, tied into wreaths, or baked into tarts. The Zibelemärit begins at five in the morning. Just about the time our trucks are already on the road.
Rheintal, Chur, Davos
You don't buy chard
In Grisons, they say: you don’t buy chard, you have it. In your own garden, ready for the capuns. Spätzle dough and Bündnerfleisch wrapped in a leaf—a humble dish that now features on every menu. And for those who don’t have chard in their garden, you have us.
Order by 11 pm,
delivered the next morning
Not a customer yet?
It’s about time.
We have been supplying kitchens across Switzerland since 1946. Yours, apparently, is still missing out. Let’s change that.Just give us a call. I look forward to hearing from you.
Martin Mayr
Head of Sales