Valora

Infobox Company
company_name = Valora Group
company_
company_type = Public (parent company Valora Holding AG traded under VALN)
foundation = 1905
location = Valora Holding AG in Bern, Switzerland, Valora AG in Muttenz, Switzerland
key_people = Peter Wüst (CEO)
Markus Voegeli (CFO)
Manfred Zipp (CEO of Valora Retail)
Christian Schock (CEO of Valora Press & books)
Alex Minder (CEO of Valora Trade)
industry = Retail, Trading, Press, Books
products =
revenue = 2.86 billion CHF (2005)
num_employees = 7'500
homepage = http://www.valora.com/

Valora (also known as "Valora Group" and "Valora Holding AG") is a Swiss logistics and retail holding company.

History

Valora goes back to the Schweizer Chocoladen & Colonialhaus, which was founded in Olten, Switzerland in 1905, which later became known as Merkur AG. In 1986, Merkur AG was made into a holding company, Merkur Holding AG, and in 1996, the company was renamed to todays Valora Holding AG.

Divisions

Valora Retail

Valora Retail contributes with around 55 per cent of the group turnover selling to end-consumers. The core of Valora Retail is the kiosk/convenience store chain k kiosk. Valora Retail also operates kiosks/convenience stores named avec in medium sized Swiss railroad stations in cooperation with Migros.

Valora Press & Books

This division makes up for around 20 per cent of the group turnover. Valora Press & Books distributes printed media to 1'500 group owned kiosks and 17'000 independent gas stations, kiosks and retailers selling printed media.

Valora Trade

"Valora Trade" deals with production, distribution and trading of food. The division contributes with around 25 per cent of total group turnover. Some of the brands held by Valora Trade include Roland (biscuits, confectionery), the Swedish brand Gille (confectionery) and the Norwegian brand Sørlandschips (potato chips).

Links

* [http://www.valora.com/ Valora Holding AG]