Bell Switzerland Ltd. maintains around 35 breeding centres, mainly in rural Lucerne, the neighbouring canton of Bern and in South Germany. Around 100,000 hens and 10,000 cockerels are raised in Switzerland every year. The parent birds for Bell’s chicken production come mainly from France and Holland. The female and male birds are mixed at a ratio of 9:1 at the laying farms. The hens lay around 16 million hatching eggs every year. Each individual egg is checked prior to transport to our contract hatcheries.
The Bell Food Group is one of the leading processors of meat and convenience products in Europe and is market leader in Switzerland.
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Bell Switzerland is Switzerland’s leading meat processor and offers a comprehensive range of meat, charcuterie, poultry and seafood products.
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Regional specialities
Poultry production
integrated poultry production
Breeding parks
Hatchery
Rearing
Farming methods
Production
Breeding parks
Hatchery
Rearing
Farming methods
Production
Regional charcuterie specialities
In some of our regional manufacturing plants, we prepare European specialities such as salami, air-dried ham and dried meat. These products combine tradition and regionalism to create a refined gourmet experience.
Hungary
Perbál
Hungarian Salami and Kolbàsz
Poland
Niepolomice
Krakauer and Cabanossi
Spain
Azuaga
Jamòn Iberico and Embutidos
<Germany
Schiltach, Suhl, Edewecht
Schwarzwälder Schinken, Thüringer Rostbratwurst and Ammerländer Kernschinken
Switzerland
Basel, Gossau, Churwalden, Cheseaux
Bell Würstli, Aussteller, Olma Bratwurst, Bündner Fleisch, Bündner Rohschinken and Saucisson Vaudois
France
Teilhède, Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise, Virieu-le-Grand
Saucisson sec, Jambon sec d’auvergne, Rosette de Lyon, Saucisson sec and Jambon sec de Savoie