365 DAYS 24 HOURS COOP IN ACTION

THE COOP GROUP
365 DAYS
24 HOURS
COOP IN ACTION
Contents
3 Foreword
4 Corporate structure
6 The Coop Group at a glance
8 Together to the top
Retail
10 Our sales formats
14 The greatest range diversity
16 A pioneer in sustainable products
18 More services
20 Sustainability at Coop – Actions, not words
24 Jobs with prospects
26 Close to people through sponsorship
Wholesale and Production
28 Active in the cash & carry and
wholesale supplies sector
30 Our manufacturing companies
32 Publishing details
Foreword
In Switzerland, everyone is familiar with Coop. However,
Coop is far more than just the well-known supermarket
around the corner. The Coop Group also includes a wide
variety of different sales formats that do not display the
Coop logo, as well as wholesale and manufacturing companies. The aim of this information brochure is to give you an
insight into the colourful world of the Coop Group and show
you the diversity of our range of products and services.
With its two core areas of retail and wholesale / production,
the Coop Group is able to maintain a firm footing, both
in Switzerland and in Europe as a whole. It is of particular
concern to us that the different business areas within the
Coop Group should increasingly work together and benefit
from one another.
We are especially proud of our environmentally and socially
responsible ranges and our sustainable products and
services. We play a pioneering role in this area and have
already won several national and international awards.
This recognition spurs us on to continue our commitment
with conviction and enjoyment.
Our employees, who attend to their many and varied tasks
with passion, form the basis of our success. We are in
good shape and therefore look forward to facing the future
together and tackling the challenges that will come our way.
Hansueli Loosli
Joos Sutter
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Chairman of the Executive Committee
FOREWORD
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CORPORATE STRUCTURE
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CORPORATE
STRUCTURE
AROUND 2.5 MILLION MEMBERS
REGIONAL COUNCILS
Suisse Romande
Zentralschweiz-Zürich
Bern
Ostschweiz incl. FL
Nordwestschweiz
Ticino
DELEGATE ASSEMBLY
STATUTORY AUDITOR
COOP BOARD OF DIRECTORS
5 Hans-Jürg Käser
1 Chairman:
Hansueli Loosli
6 Beth Krasna
2 Vice-Chairwoman:
7 Roman Kuhn
8 Lillia Rebsamen-Sala
Irene Kaufmann
9 Bernard Rüeger
3 Peter Eisenhut
4 Michela Ferrari-Testa
10 Giusep Valaulta
COOP EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
11 Chairman: Joos Sutter
CEO
RETAIL
TRADING
MARKETING /
PURCHASING
LOGISTICS
FINANCE /
SERVICES
PROPERTY
11 Joos Sutter
11 Joos Sutter
12 Daniel
Stucker
13 Philipp Wyss
14 Leo Ebneter
15 Reto Conrad
16 Jean-Marc
Chapuis
CORPORATE STRUCTURE
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12:15
ALBULA LINE,
LANDWASSER VIADUCT
Consignments on their way
to Coop supermarkets in
the Engadine
06:10
APPENZELL,
COOP SUPERMARKET
Delivery of goods
12:38
THE COOP GROUP
AT A GLANCE
HEIMBERG,
COOP MEGASTORE
Plenty of choice during
your lunch break
– Approximately 2.5 million members
– Total sales of CHF 28.2 billion
– Net sales of approximately CHF 27.2 billion, of which CHF 17.7 billion
is generated in retail and CHF 11.2 billion in wholesale and production
– Around 2 000 retail outlets across Switzerland
– Over 110 cash & carry markets in Switzerland and Europe
– Coop Group net sales of over CHF 1.1 billion in online retail
– Around 77 000 employees, of whom 46 200 work in retail and
30 800 in wholesale and production
– Greatest brand diversity in the Swiss retail sector
– Award-winning commitment to sustainability
– Majority stake in the Bell Group, Switzerland’s leading meat processor
with a strong presence in Europe
– With Transgourmet Holding AG, Europe’s second-largest cash & carry
and wholesale supplies business
– Efficient goods purchasing in the Far East thanks to subsidiary Eurogroup Far East
As at 31.12.2014
More key figures can be found in the folder on the last page of this brochure.
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THE COOP GROUP AT A GLANCE
08:10
PAYERNE,
BUILDING & HOBBY
Clearing away the
shopping trolleys
20:00
HEIMBERG, COOP MEGASTORE
We’re closed
11:07
KRIENS,
COOP MEGASTORE
Stocking the shelves
NordwestschweizZentralschweiz-Zürich
THE COOP SALES REGIONS
Suisse
Romande
Bern
Ostschweiz-Ticino
In Switzerland, Coop is divided into
four sales regions, enabling it to cater
to its customers’ regional needs.
The logistics and property regions
are organized according to the same
principle.
THE COOP GROUP AT A GLANCE
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VISION
Together
to the top
CORPORATE PROFILE
Close
Distinctive
Diverse
Innovative Partnership-oriented
MISSIONS
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SUCCESS PYRAMID FOR COOP GROUP
14:35
VOLKETSWIL, CHILDREN’S CITY
What does the children’s jury
think about the new Jamadu
products?
16:20
LANGNAU, BUILDING & HOBBY
The right wood for every project
19:20
ZURICH,
THE BODY SHOP
Professional
make-up course
TOGETHER
TO THE TOP
Our corporate culture and our everyday work
are characterized by shared values.
The 77 000 or so employees at the Coop
Group all share the same Group vision:
“Together to the top”.
The corporate profile is also the same for all
sales formats and companies in the Coop Group.
It shows how we perceive our work: close,
diverse, distinctive, innovative and partnership-oriented.
The mission statements vary within the Coop
Group and are company-specific. Through its
individual mission statements, each company
makes a contribution to the Group-wide vision
and corporate profile.
Our vision:
together to the top
This is what drives us to aim for the best possible
performance at all levels and at all times on
behalf of our customers, employees, business
partners and all others who are associated
with Coop.
Our corporate profile:
how we perceive our work
– close to people
– diverse in our offering
– distinctive in the marketplace
– innovative in moving forward
– partnership-oriented for mutual trust
10:52
HEIMBERG,
COOP MEGASTORE
Fine products from
our own bakery
TOGETHER TO THE TOP
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10:20
ST. GALLEN, COOP CITY
The new Nulu collection is put
on display in the shop windows
21:50
15:03
ZURICH,
SCHÖNEGGSTRASSE
Fresh food delivered
to the front door
CHUR, COOP RESTAURANT
Rich and varied
dessert buffet
20:13
SCHÜPFHEIM, COOP FILLING STATION
Fill her up, please
15:08
VILLARS-SUR-GLÂNE,
IMPORT PARFUMERIE
Display of make-up
products
18:34
ROTHRIST, NETTOSHOP
Bringing products to life
in the showroom
10:51
WETTINGEN, PRIVATE HOME
Photos for the new Toptip
annual catalogue
08:21
HEIMBERG, COOP MEGASTORE
Filling the frozen goods cabinet
12:00
MARCHÉ GLARNERLAND
SERVICE AREA
How about a salad
for lunch today?
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16:11
LANGNAU, BUILDING & HOBBY
Plants receive tender loving
care in autumn as well
11:02
CANOBBIO,
VITALITY PHARMACY
Producing medicines
in the lab
06:00
VISP, PRONTO SHOP
Fresh bread from early morning
to late at night
OUR
SALES FORMATS
Coop is close to people. Ten minutes is
all that 99% of the Swiss population need to
reach their nearest Coop outlet. As well as
supermarkets, the Coop Group also includes
many other well-known specialist shops.
Coop has the densest network of sales outlets in
Switzerland. These include supermarkets at an
altitude of almost 2 000 metres, megastores with
a surface area of over 3 500 m2, department
stores at customer-friendly locations in major
conurbations, Building & Hobby centres in all
regions of Switzerland and numerous specialist
stores that do not display the Coop logo. Thanks
to these many sales formats, Coop is able to offer
consumers an extensive, expertly-selected range
of products to meet a wide variety of needs.
And if there’s occasionally not enough time to
visit a branch during opening hours, Coop’s
various online shops can be accessed 24 hours
a day. They are in no way inferior to our physical
stores when it comes to choice of products.
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17:20
LUCERNE, CHRIST
WATCHES & JEWELLERY
Display of jewellery for
a customer
09:02
BÜTZBERG, TOPTIP /
LUMIMART WORKSHOP
Lighting equipment is
brought back to life here
13:47
DIETIKON, MICROSPOT
SHOWROOM
How can I help you?
SUPERMARKETS
Coop
Over 800 supermarkets and megastores
throughout Switzerland.
SPECIALIST FORMATS
Coop City
The second-largest department store chain in
Switzerland.
Betty Bossi
Switzerland’s number one for cooking and
indulgence.
Coop Building & Hobby
Switzerland’s leading building supplies store.
Import Parfumerie
The leading specialist discounter in the perfume,
bodycare and make-up market.
Coop Mineraloel
The market leader in Switzerland, with a wide
network of Coop filling stations.
The Body Shop
The natural and sustainable cosmetics company.
Coop Pronto
The number one in the Swiss convenience
market.
Christ Watches & Jewellery
The largest chain of jewellers.
Coop Vitality pharmacies
Everything that’s good for your health: from
prescription-only medicines to beauty products.
Interdiscount
The Swiss number one in the consumer electronics market.
Toptip
The professional home furnishings store.
Dipl. Ing. Fust AG
Just the job: number one for electrical
household appliances and upgrading your
kitchen or bathroom.
Lumimart
Number one in the Swiss lighting market.
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Schubiger
The right advice – the best household
appliances and first-class service.
10:15
CARIBBEAN,
PUNTA CANA
Brochure shoot
for ITS Coop Travel
16:40
BERNE,
THE BODY SHOP
Fair-trade lip gloss
can be purchased here
ONLINE FORMATS
CATERING / RESTAURANT BUSINESS
Coop@home
The online supermarket with the biggest selection and personal delivery to your front door.
Coop Restaurant
Culinary treats every day, at fair prices.
Microspot.ch
The leading online supplier of consumer
electronics and household equipment.
Marché Restaurants
The market-fresh number one in Swiss transport
catering.
Nettoshop.ch
The largest online shop for household
appliances, with personal advice.
ITS Coop Travel
The travel agent owned by Coop and Rewe –
number one in Switzerland in direct sales of
beach holiday packages.
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THE GREATEST
RANGE
DIVERSITY
Coop offers a unique mix of branded articles
and its own-label brands. Customers can
rest assured that they obtain at least as good
value for money as at our main competitor –
across all price segments.
Our supermarket range of around 40 000 articles
in the food and non-food segments satisfies
every customer demand. As well as the greatest
diversity of national and international branded
articles in the Swiss retail sector, we stock
own-label brand products in all price segments
that always represent the best value for money.
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We offer own-label brands that meet the needs of
all kinds of customers: the particularly priceconscious, connoisseurs, the health-conscious,
vegetarians, people who suffer from allergies,
children and people who don’t have much time
to cook. And customers who are particularly concerned about sustainability will find a wide
selection of environmentally friendly and socially
responsible products at Coop.
COOP OWN-LABEL STANDARD BRANDS
Coop Qualité & Prix
High-quality products, very good value for money
and wide choice.
COOP OWN-LABEL TARGET-GROUP BRANDS
08:02
EGERKINGEN,
COOP MEGASTORE
Brand-name diversity
from morning
until night
Prix Garantie
Good-quality products at guaranteed permanently
low prices.
Fine Food
Premium-grade specialities offering excellent value in
good food and enjoyment.
Betty Bossi
Innovative, fresh convenience products for fresh
ideas and everyday culinary enjoyment – ready to eat,
ready to drink, ready to heat and ready to cook.
Primagusto
Great tasting fresh fruit and vegetables.
Weight Watchers
Low-fat, low-sugar, low-salt and low-calorie products
for a health-conscious yet tasty diet, tailored to the
Weight Watchers points programme.
Jamadu
Children’s products for a balanced and age-appropriate
diet which, above all, taste great.
Karma
Fabulous fresh convenience products based on exciting
and tasty recipes from around the world – naturally
vegetarian.
Délicorn
Natural products providing a range of alternatives to
meat.
Free From
Products with all of the flavour and none of the
unpleasant side-effects – free from gluten, lactose
and other allergens.
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A PIONEER IN
SUSTAINABLE
PRODUCTS
The shopping habits of consumers have a
considerable influence on the environment
and society. Coop has a key role to play here.
We offer our customers the most comprehensive and attractive range of environmentally and socially responsible products.
For many years, Coop has been the market
leader in environmentally friendly, humanely
produced and socially responsible products.
Almost every second organic product sold in
Switzerland passes a Coop check-out. Coop
is the world’s leading company in marketing
fair-trade organic cotton and also ranks first
in Switzerland and among the world’s leading
retailers of Fairtrade Max Havelaar-certified
products.
Coop has worked hard to achieve this status.
The factors behind our success are long-term
visions, dedicated employees, continuous
efforts in the sphere of range selection and
communication, cooperation with credible
and professional partners, and investments in
innovation and research.
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16:11
BASEL,
COOP HEAD OFFICE
Appraising the new
packaging design
We have a sustainable
answer to every question.
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09:24
CAROUGE
This is where the
Naturaplan organic
sushi is produced
COOP OWN-LABEL SUSTAINABILITY BRANDS AND QUALITY LABELS
Coop Naturaplan
Switzerland‘s largest organic brand stands for organic products produced in accordance with the
stringent Bio Suisse bud label guidelines. Uncompromisingly organic, uncompromisingly tasty.
Naturafarm
Swiss meat and eggs from farms with particularly animal-friendly access-to-range or free-range
farming with barns designed to meet the animals‘ needs and healthy feeding.
Coop Oecoplan
Environmentally friendly products for home and garden, flowers and plants with the Bio Suisse
bud logo, timber products with the FSC® label, products made from recycled materials,
energy-efficient appliances, environmentally-friendly coating agents, as well as detergents,
cleaning products and dry-cleaning which do not cause water pollution.
Coop Naturaline
Textiles made from organically grown cotton and produced according to socially and environmentally responsible methods, and certified natural cosmetic products made in Switzerland.
Pro Montagna
Products produced and processed in the Swiss mountain areas – with a donation
to Coop Aid for Mountain Regions.
14:30
INDIA, TEXTILE
FACTORY
Manufacturing
Naturaline organic
cotton textiles
Unique
Fruit and vegetables which are perfect in terms of quality and sensory characteristics, but
which do not meet retail standards owing to their appearance. For the quirks of nature and
the use of the entire harvest.
Pro Specie Rara
Heirloom native crops and animal breeds that have almost sunk into obscurity.
Slow Food
Traditional, sustainably manufactured specialities for rediscovering the pleasures
of real food.
Fairtrade Max Havelaar
The Fairtrade Max Havelaar quality seal stands for sustainably cultivated fair-trade products
and thus boosts smallhold farming families and workers in developing countries and emerging
markets.
Bio bud
Organic products with the bud logo, manufactured according to the rigorous Bio Suisse
guidelines and processed with care. The bud logo stands for the same high standard for both
domestic and imported products.
MSC
Fish and seafood from sustainable wild-catch – to protect the oceans and for
sustainable enjoyment of fish.
FSC
Forest Stewardship Council® stands for timber and paper products from environmentally,
socially and economically responsible forestry.
Hochstamm Suisse
Products with fruit from tall standard trees help sustain unique Swiss landscapes, native
animals and orchard plants, and traditional varieties of fruit.
Swiss Parks
Regional products that are sustainably produced and processed in Swiss Parks of National
Importance. They promote the regional economy as well as the parks’ natural and scenic assets.
Topten
Appliances with the lowest energy consumption, low environmental impact and good
serviceability, hand-picked by Topten.ch.
13:55
HEIMBERG,
COOP MEGASTORE
Wide selection
of organic vegetables
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MORE
SERVICES
Coop offers numerous additional services
with genuine added value for customers.
Coop Quality Management
Coop Quality Management ensures high Coop
quality, with rigorous product controls in its own
central laboratory and process controls at all
levels, from the raw material to the sold product.
Coop Consumer Service
Coop Consumer Service answers questions about
range selection, quality, pricing, the Coop Supercard, promotional and marketing activities and all
things Coop-related, by telephone, on the Internet
and by e-mail and postal mail.
Coop member press
With over 3.5 million readers, the Coop member
press (Coopzeitung), together with Coopération
and Cooperazione, is the most widely read
printed publication in Switzerland. It is especially
dedicated to content such as eating and drinking, family, society, lifestyle and tourism.
Coop Supercard
Consumers who present their Supercard receive
one Superpoint for every franc they spend. The
accumulated points can be exchanged either for
loyalty bonus gifts, purchases at Coop City
department stores or the Supercash promotions
offered by Coop and its partners. With over
3.2 million active card accounts, the Supercard
is the largest customer loyalty programme in
Switzerland.
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Supercardplus
Supercardplus combines the benefits of a
customer card with those of a free credit card
(MasterCard / VISA). Superpoints can be collected
each time a payment is made, anywhere in
the world.
Hello Family Club
The Hello Family Club is aimed at families with
children and takes specific account of their
shopping needs. For example, it offers weekly
discount promotions, attractive family offerings
for leisure time, holidays and events, numerous
competitions and many other benefits.
Mondovino
The Mondovino wine club and its integrated
online shop brings together information and
activities regarding the world of wine. Mondovino
club members benefit from an attractive welcome package with a number of savings coupons,
exclusive offers, expert recommendations and
lots more when they buy wine in Coop supermarkets and at www.mondovino.ch.
Coop Depositenkasse
With the Depositenkasse, Coop offers its members a lucrative alternative way of investing.
Attractive interest rates and zero account charges
combine to offer the ideal opportunity to invest
money for the short, medium or long term. It’s
also worth the trip to one of the 27 locations in
Switzerland to exchange foreign currency.
09:12
PRATTELN,
COOP CENTRAL
LABORATORY
Determinations of
bacterial colony
counts for quality
control
20:35
BASEL,
COOP SUPERMARKET
Pay quickly and easily at
the self-checkout
15:00
MÖHLIN, DISTRIBUTION CENTRE
Testing the shelf-life of
satsumas
13:21
BASEL,
COOP HEAD OFFICE
Naturaplan on tour
throughout Switzerland
00:40
BERNE, IT CENTRE
Carrying out maintenance
on the network
www.mondovino.ch
22:54
ADLIGENSWIL, PRINTING WORKS
Production of the Coop
member press
SUSTAINABILITY
AT COOP –
ACTIONS, NOT
WORDS
Sustainability is an integral aspect of
Coop’s business activities and, as
such, is firmly enshrined in our corporate
culture and daily work.
Coop firmly believes that sustainability is an important basis for a company’s long-term success.
For this reason, Coop has firmly enshrined
sustainability in its Articles of Association, its
corporate profile and its missions. With its
sustainability strategy concept, Coop ensures
that the dimension of sustainability is incorporated into all its corporate strategies. The sustainability strategy concept is based on three
pillars:
Pillar 1: Sustainable products and services
How we act as consumers has a considerable
impact on both people and the environment.
Coop is promoting sustainable consumption with
particularly sustainable products, conscious
range selection, targeted customer information
and, especially, a variety of advertising activities.
It promotes compliance with demanding minimum requirements along the entire value chain,
is involved in pioneering procurement projects,
and cultivates long-term partnerships in organic
farming, for example.
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Pillar 2: Resource efficiency and climate
protection
The efficient use of resources and energy helps to
both reduce our consumption of these resources
and lower costs. Coop’s efforts in this regard
focus on the consistent implementation of the
“CO2-neutral by 2023” vision and the associated
reduction in energy consumption and greater use
of renewable energies. Other important topics are
logistics and goods transport, waste avoidance,
packaging optimization and recycling, responsible
water management and sustainable construction.
11:03
TÄGERWILEN
Organic white cabbage
farming for Coop
05:27
VIETNAM,
SHRIMP FARM
Purchasing organic
shrimps for
Naturaplan
07:36
HONDURAS, COCOA
PLANTATION
Fairtrade cultivation of
cocoa beans for
Chocolats Halba
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10:30
ALLSCHWIL,
COOP SUPERMARKET
Mounting the new
LED logo
We are consistently reducing our CO2 emissions.
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To the top with innovative achievements in sustainability
Integrated brand and corporate communication on sustainability
Sustainable
products &
services
Resource
efficiency &
climate
protection
Employees &
society
02:50
Processes and tools
HONG KONG,
EUROGROUP FAR EAST
Meeting to implement
social standards with
the business partners
SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY
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11:03
17:14
POLAND, OSTRICH FARM
Quality check of ostrich rearing
BASEL, COOP SUPERMARKET
Recycling made easy
13:54
INTERLAKEN
Event for around 2 000 Coop
employees on the theme
of own-label sustainability
brands
09:22
AFFOLTERN, COOP SUPERMARKET
Food being handed over to
“Schweizer Tafel” (Swiss Table)
14:12
WOLHUSEN, TROPENHAUS
Visiting a Coop Sustainability
Fund project
11:30
MADHYA PRADESH,
INDIA
Visit to the Biore
Animation School as
part of the Coop
Naturaline media trip.
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10:05
15:40
STEINMAUR
Organics event for Coop
apprentices
BASEL,
NATURE TRADE FAIR
Information stand
on the topic of biodiversity
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16:00
VALAIS, BELALP
A visit to a Coop
Aid for Mountain
Regions project
Pillar 3: Employees and society
As an employer, Coop provides training for
apprentices, a standardized and progressive
collective employment agreement for the whole
of Switzerland and a generous pension scheme,
and endeavours to integrate disabled people
into the work process. Coop also supports the
organizations “Schweizer Tafel (Swiss Table)”
and “Tischlein deck dich (Table Be Set)” with
both food donations and financial assistance.
For more than 70 years, Coop Aid for Mountain
Regions has been actively engaged in improving
the living and working conditions of inhabitants
of the Swiss mountain regions.
Coop Sustainability Fund
The Coop Sustainability Fund enables Coop to
work together with external partners to research
sustainable production methods or products
and thus promote real pioneering work. The Fund
also helps to support exhibitions, events and
services which raise public awareness of sustainable consumption. Projects that focus on
health, exercise, or supporting disadvantaged
people are sponsored for society and staff.
Each year, the Coop Sustainability Fund invests
around CHF 16.5 million into more than 80 projects in innovation, awareness raising and
employees and society. The majority of these
projects are commitments over many years. In
addition, Coop offers access to communication
instruments, staff, and valuable partner networks via the Fund.
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14:40
WIL, BUILDING SITE
Advice on bathroom
refurbishment
by Dipl. Ing. Fust
07:12
15:30
HINWIL, DISTRIBUTION CENTRE
Order-picking of frozen goods at –25°C
ZURICH
Delivery of Toptip sofa
JOBS WITH
PROSPECTS
In retail alone, Coop has a workforce of
around 46 200 employees. It goes to great
lengths to provide secure jobs with potential
for career development and offers its employees the fairest working conditions in the
Swiss retail sector.
Employee development
Employees benefit from specially tailored, internal
training programmes, and Coop runs training
departments at national and regional level and
two training centres in Muttenz and Jongny. Over
100 training and continuing education specialists
throughout Switzerland support the managers
in their employee development tasks – from basic
training right through to management level.
Talent management
Coop’s talent management programme supports
the employability of all employees. It makes
systematic and uniform tools available for performance appraisal and analysing potential, and
supports career planning within the Coop Group.
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Apprentices
Coop invests heavily in training for its apprentices and trains around 2 800 young people in
almost 30 different professions in sales, administration, logistics and production. More than
65% of trainees are able to continue working
for Coop on completion of their apprenticeship.
Pension fund
The CPV/CAP Coop Pension Fund is the Coop
Group’s occupational pension fund and serves
to insure employees and their family members
or surviving dependents against the financial
consequences of old age, invalidity and death.
Coop pays two thirds of the pension contributions.
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10:10
SPREITENBACH,
COOP@HOME
Assembling an
online order
We provide training for more
than 3 200 apprentices
across the group.
13:04
LANGNAU, BUILDING & HOBBY
A wide range of
environmentally compatible
Oecoplan paint
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Staff discount
Coop employees enjoy attractive benefits:
– In the food segment: five times as many
Superpoints
– In the non-food segment: 10% staff discount
– Coop Restaurants: 20% staff discount
– Bâle Hotels: 20% staff discount
– Various discounts at the Trading sales outlets
– Preferential interest rates at Bank Coop and
the Coop Depositenkasse
– Reka cheques: 20% staff discount with an
allowance of up to 600 francs
– Preferential discount on insurance
– 650 francs towards the SBB personal
GA travelcard.
Social partnership
Coop is the only employer in the Swiss retail
sector that has concluded a collective employment
agreement with five different social partners.
Approximately 36 600 employees are members of
the Coop collective employment agreement.
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11:37
BASEL,
BARFÜSSERPLATZ
Coop Beachtour
CLOSE TO
PEOPLE THROUGH
SPONSORSHIP
Coop aims to inspire all ages with attractive
sponsorship projects – both in the regions
and at national level.
Coop supports regional and national sporting
and cultural projects, thereby reaching a wide
audience that also includes children and families
in particular:
– Through “Luna Open Air Cinema”, Coop
provides open-air cinema experiences at
20 venues throughout Switzerland.
– Coop is the sponsor of world-famous musicals,
exciting Swiss musical productions and
cultural shows such as the open-air theatre
group “Karl’s kühne Gassenschau”.
– Coop supports a multitude of projects for
children and families, such as the Kinderland
Openair and children’s musicals.
– Through fitness projects such as Coop
Gemeinde Duell (Coop Municipality Duel),
Gorilla and fit-4-future, Coop is committed to
promoting more exercise and a healthy diet.
– In the field of sport, Coop also supports beach
volleyball and gymnastics. Coop is present
wherever its customers are involved in sport –
at the Engadine cross-country event, for
example.
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21:30
DELÉMONT
Coop is the main
sponsor of “Luna
Open Air Cinema”
17:00
TRIENGEN
“Coop Gemeinde Duell
von schweiz.bewegt”
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15:11
WILLISAU, SWISS AEROBIC
CHAMPIONSHIPS
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21:05
OLTEN
Coop presents “Karl’s
kühne Gassenschau”
14:20
THUN, KINDERLAND OPENAIR
Coop and Jamadu are there too
RETAIL
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12:13
17:50
MOOSSEEDORF,
PRODEGA MARKET
Sound advice on
the purchase of
professional knives
ESCHBORN (D),
SELGROS MARKET
Wide range
of foodstuffs
for commercial
customers
14:30
WISSOUS (F),
TRANSGOURMET
OPÉRATIONS
Goods are prepared for
delivery to customers
13:29
WIL
Trucks being labelled
with the new
Transgourmet logo
ACTIVE IN THE
CASH & CARRY AND
WHOLESALE
SUPPLIES SECTOR
As eating habits change, consumption
outside the home will increase. Thanks to the
takeover of Transgourmet Holding AG, the
Coop Group has plenty to offer in the national
and international wholesale catering and
commercial business.
Transgourmet Holding AG is Europe’s secondlargest cash & carry and food service company.
It employs around 22 800 people and, as well
as large cash & carry stores, offers its customers
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WHOLESALE AND PRODUCTION
wholesale supplies. The Transgourmet Group
includes companies active in Switzerland,
France, Germany, Poland, Romania and Russia.
10:30
BREMEN (D),
FISH MARKET
Large numbers of visitors
at the Transgourmet
Seafood stand
Russia
Germany
France
Poland
CH
Romania
12:46
BADEN, GUSTO
COOKING COMPETITION
A commitment to
aspiring young chefs
Transgourmet Holding AG
Transgourmet Holding AG has its headquarters in Basel and operates in the cash & carry and wholesale
supplies sector.
Transgourmet Schweiz
The Transgourmet Group is the Swiss market leader in the cash & carry and wholesale supplies sector. In the cash &
carry business, 29 Prodega / Growa outlets provide some 97 000 customers from the catering, retail and industrial sectors with a range of over 30 000 articles. Furthermore, around 25 000 articles from the range are available for delivery
via Transgourmet. Engadine-based catering supplier Valentin Pontresina AG is also part of Transgourmet Switzerland.
Transgourmet Central and Eastern Europe
Thanks to Selgros Cash & Carry, the Transgourmet Group is able to offer commercial customers a complete food range
and a tailored non-food range in a total of 87 cash & carry stores in Germany, Poland, Romania and Russia. In Germany,
Transgourmet also supplies some 40 000 industrial customers in the restaurant, hotel, works canteen and social service
sectors from 15 different locations. Transgourmet is thus the German market leader in the wholesale supplies sector.
Transgourmet Germany also owns Transgourmet Cash & Carry, Transgourmet Seafood – the specialist supplier of fresh
fish and seafood – and Sump & Stammer, which specializes in supplying cruise ships and international hotel chains.
Transgourmet France
Transgourmet France is made up of several companies: Transgourmet Opérations, Transgourmet Fruits et Légumes,
Transgourmet Seafood, Transgourmet Export and Eurocash. In France, Transgourmet is the main supplier of
food articles – especially fruit and vegetables, and fresh meat and fish – to catering businesses and social services.
Bakeries and patisserie businesses are also some of its 60 000 or so customers. Its supply range consists of
around 15 000 articles.
WHOLESALE AND PRODUCTION
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OUR
MANUFACTURING
COMPANIES
Whether flour, rice, meat, chocolate,
mineral water or cleaning products – many
products on Coop’s shelves were made
by Coop’s own manufacturing companies.
A number of manufacturing companies belong
to the Coop Group. While Coop is the majority
shareholder in Bell AG, the other manufacturing
companies are integrated into the Coop Group
as divisions. The manufacturing companies
produce both Coop own-label brand products
and products for third parties.
23:10
WALLISELLEN,
CHOCOLATS HALBA
Exquisite chocolate
is made here –
also at night
10:31
ZURICH, SWISSMILL
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for Coop baked
goods comes from
08:42
BRUNNEN,
REISMÜHLE BRUNNEN
Milling the grains of rice
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WHOLESALE AND PRODUCTION
16:05
09:50
PRATTELN, SUNRAY
Peanuts are roasted
here
WINTERTHUR,
STEINFELS SWISS
Production of cleaning
agents
BELL GROUP
COOP MANUFACTURING COMPANIES
Bell
With 27 production facilities in seven countries, the Bell group is one of Europe’s
leading meat processors. Its range incorporates meat, poultry, cold cuts, seafood and
convenience products. With its brands Bell,
Abraham, Zimbo, Môssieur Polette and
Hoppe, the group covers a whole variety of
customer requirements. It sells to the retail,
wholesale, catering and food industries.
The subsidiary Hilcona, in which Bell holds
the majority of the shares, is the Swiss
market leader in fresh convenience products
in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Bell is
listed on SIX Swiss Exchange.
Swissmill
Switzerland’s largest grain mill.
Chocolats Halba
Chocolate bars, assorted chocolates and snacks.
Sunray
An innovative partner for food products in the following
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and dessert products, sugar.
Steinfels Swiss
Develops, produces and sells cosmetics, detergents,
cleaning agents and hygiene products for households
and industrial-scale consumers.
Reismühle Brunnen
Processing of rice specialities from around the world.
Nutrex
Wide range of vinegar products.
Pearlwater Mineralquellen
Natural mineral water from the mountains of Valais.
09:31
BUSSWIL, NUTREX
Quality control of
vinegar
11:33
BASEL, BELL AG
Lots of manual work
for perfect enjoyment
13:04
TERMEN, PEARLWATER
MINERALQUELLEN AG
Coop mineral water rolling
off the production line
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Publishing details
Published by: Coop Cooperative, CH-4002 Basel,
Jörg Ledermann (Head of Communication / Quality / Sustainability),
Barbara Irniger Furtwängler (Head of Public Relations)
Editing / Coordination: Andrea Horn, Eva Kaufmann
Translation: BMP Translations AG
Concept / Design: Victor Hotz AG, Steinhausen / Zug
Photography: Anne Gabriels-Jürgens, Hamburg / Zurich,
other photographers and Coop employees
Printing: W. Gassmann AG, Biel
Binding: Scherrer AG Buchbinderei, Urdorf
Print-run: 10 000 G / 2 500 F / 1 500 I / 1 000 E
Publication date: May 2015
Information / contact / ordering
Coop
Info Service
Postfach 2550
CH-4002 Basel
Tel. +41 61 336 66 66
www.coop.ch
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PUBLISHING DETAILS
More information about the Coop Group can be
found on the Coop website at www.coop.ch and
in the Coop Group’s annual report. The annual
report can be read online, downloaded as a PDF
or ordered in print at: www.coop.ch/report
The adjacent folder shows the key figures from
the last financial year at a glance.