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Wander AG

Wander AG is a food producer that is owned by Associated British Foods and is based in Neuenegg. The company employs about 300 people in Switzerland. Its most well-known products are Ovomaltine and Isostar.

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Wander AG
TypePrivate limited company1
IndustryFood
Founded1865
FounderGeorg Wander
FateSold off in 2002.
Headquarters
Neuenegg
,
Switzerland
Number of locations
1
Key people
Georg Wander, and Albert Wander.
ProductsOvomaltine, and Isostar.
Number of employees
3002
ParentAssociated British Foods
Websitehttp://www.wander.ch/

Wander AG (officially: "WANDER AG") is a food producer that is owned by Associated British Foods and is based in Neuenegg (Canton of Bern, Switzerland). The company employs about 300 people in Switzerland. Its most well-known products are Ovomaltine and Isostar.3

History

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In 1865 Georg Wander opened a "chemical-technical and analytical" laboratory in the old town of Bern. His son Albert Wander, took over the company in 1897. In 1904, the production of the malt beverage Ovomaltine was started.4

In 1913, the first Ovomaltine production facility outside of Switzerland was built in Kings Langley, UK.5

In 1927 the Swiss production site was moved from Bern to Neuenegg.6

Wander AG was taken over by Sandoz in 1967 and, in 1996, the merger of Sandoz and Ciba-Geigy led to the creation of Novartis.7 Novartis sold Wander AG to Associated British Foods in 2002.8

Products

In addition to Ovomaltine products, Wander AG also manufactures the first isotonic drink on the market, Isostar, as well as the chocolate beverage powder Caotina, the nutritional supplement Jemalt.9

References

References

  1. Handelsregister des Kantons Bern. "WANDER AG". Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  2. "Wander AG - Company Profile". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  3. "Wilkommen auf der Webseite von Wander". wander.ch. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  4. "The Bernese wonder drink in the orange tin". Government of Switzerland. 13 May 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  5. "Ovaltine factory closes". BBC News. 3 April 2001. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  6. "50 Jahre und ein Geniestreich". Freiburger Nachrichten. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  7. Grimond, Magnus (8 March 1996). "Ciba-Geigy and Sandoz to merge into pounds 40bn giant". The Independent. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013.
  8. "ABF buys Ovaltine brand". The Grocer. 8 October 2002. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  9. "jemalt". wander.ch. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
Further reading

Further reading

  • Walter Thut: Vom Zwei-Mann-Labor zum Weltkonzern. Georg Wander (1841–1897), Albert Wander (1867–1950), Georg Wander (1898–1969). Association for Economic History Studies, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-909059-29-5 (Swiss pioneers of business and technology. Vol. 79).
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