Forum 2018 at Aarau Wine Cellars

• Today's positioning of the Aarau AG wineries
  How the long-time managing director judges the market
  Ulrich R. Stucky, Managing Director, Aarau Wineries
  
• Technological challenges in the wine industry
  Where action is needed when taking a critical look
  Michael Hänzi, owner, Oenoservice Hänzi GmbH
• Security in the food chain
  What to expect from the new ISO 22000: 2018
  Denise Kistler, auditor, Labor Veritas AG, Zurich

Forum 2017 at Brauerei Locher AG in Appenzell

• In the jungle of energy efficiency programs
  A layout of the options for the Swiss beverage industry.
  Erich Bötsch, specialist for industry and services, Federal Office of Energy, Bern
  Fabian Bont, Durena AG, Lenzburg
  
• Swissness – state of affairs
  What has happened since the highly controversial set of rules was introduced?
  Marcel Kreber, Director, Swiss Brewery Association (SBV), Zurich
• Focus on personal responsibility
  Philosophy, structure and effects of the new food law on the beverage industry
  Dr. René Eisenring, Managing Director / Auditor, Labor Veritas AG, Zurich

Forum 2016 at the Vals mineral springs

• Tension between the group and Bergdorf
  Who adapts to whom?
  Urs Länzlinger, site manager of Vals mineral springs
• Vals – narrow valley, wide world
  An economist reports about his home village.
  Prof. em. Dr. Peter Rieder, author and Valser
• Challenges of the new food law
  What will the beverage industry face in 2016 with the new food law?
  Matthias Beckmann, canton chemist, canton of Graubünden

Forum 2015

Due to the hospital stay of the host being announced at short notice and cannot be postponed, it was not carried out or postponed to 2016.

Forum 2014 at the Schützengarten AG brewery in St. Gallen

• Beverage industry in the media and political headwind
  Are the industry associations fighting windmills?
  Marcel Kreber, Director, Swiss Brewery Association (SBV), Zurich
• Critical scrutiny of food safety standards
  A field of tension between product safety, consumer protection, business models, delegation of responsibility, …
  Dr. René Eisenring, Managing Director / Auditor, Labor Veritas AG, Zurich
• Beer sommeliers – a fad or a sustainable sales tool?
  First-hand experience of a beer sommelier from the very beginning
  Richard J. Wüst, Head of Sales, Beer Sommelier, Brewery Schützengarten AG, St. Gallen

Forum 2013 at Coca-Cola HBC Switzerland AG in Brüttisellen

• Dangerous sweetness
  How dangerous are drinks sweetened with fructose actually?
  Dr. Isabelle Aeberli, Senior Scientist, Institute for Food Science, Nutrition and Health, Zurich
• When Murphy's law becomes reality
  Incident Management – Coca-Cola leaves nothing to chance
  Patrick Wittweiler, Country Operational Sustainability Manager, Coca-Cola HBC Schweiz AG, Brüttisellen
• Recall in all its facets
  Normative and legal considerations related to defective foods and commodities
  Dr. René Eisenring, Managing Director / Auditor, Labor Veritas AG, Zurich
  Dr. Franz Schenker, lawyer, Baker & McKenzie, Zurich

Forum 2012 at the Falken AG brewery in Schaffhausen

• The eerie influence of the EU
  There is not much leeway left when it comes to food law
  Dr. Michael Beer, Head of Food Science Department, Federal Office of Public Health (BAG), Bern
• Oil in the compressed air
  Do oil-free compressors really guarantee oil-free compressed air?
  Peter Gysi, Independent Consultant Food Industry, Hinterkappelen
• Beverage cans and food safety
  What needs to be considered from the point of view of the enforcement of food law
  Dr. Christoph Bürgi, Head of Non-Food, Zurich Cantonal Laboratory
• Can filling at the falcon
  The Schaffhausen brewery becomes a contract filler for beverage cans
  Oskar Dommen, project manager, brewery Falken AG, Schaffhausen

Forum 2011 at brewery H. Müller AG in Baden

• Lobbying for the drinks is more important than ever!
  Marcel Kreber, Director, Swiss Brewery Association (SBV), Zurich
• Farewell in installments or half a professional life for the clarification of off-flavors
  Dr. Hugo Mändli, test manager, Labor Veritas AG, 8002 Zurich
• Design of a reusable filling system for short changeover times
  Thomas Weber, Area Manager Krones AG, Krones AG, Neutraubling DE
• Drinks as a food law challenge
  Dr. Alda Breitenmoser, canton chemist, Office for Consumer Protection, Aarau

Forum 2010 at Rivella AG in Rothrist

• Nanotechnology – where to find it in the world of drinks?
  Dr. Christoph Meili, Managing Director, Die Innovationsgesellschaft mbH, St. Gallen
• Delights and Sorrows of a Cold Aseptic
  Vreni Förtsch, Head of Quality Assurance, Rivella AG, Rothrist
• Define and maintain air quality – not an easy undertaking
  Rolf Wehrli, Head of Sales & Marketing and Andreas Bächler, Head of Quality Assurance, CAS Clean-Air-Service AG, Wattwil
• If you measure, you measure manure – minimum requirements for laboratories
  Dieter Meierhans, Deputy Managing Director, Quality Officer, Labor Veritas AG, 8002 Zurich

Forum 2009 at Rugenbräu AG in Interlaken

• Background and critical thoughts on HACCP
  Dr. René Eisenring, Managing Director, Labor Veritas AG, Zurich
• Technical fats and oils are suitable for food
  Dr. Michael Eglin, Head of R&D Lubrication and Fritz Sulzer, Head of Sales Switzerland, Blaser Swisslube AG, Hasle-Rüegsau
• Herbal extracts for drinks – possibilities and limits
  Dr. Norbert Fischer, Global R&D Manager, Frutarom Switzerland Ltd., Wädenswil

Forum 2008 at Ramseier Suisse AG in Hochdorf

• Independent wastewater management
  Ulrich Knörle, General Manager, Aquatyx Wassertechnik GmbH, Ravensburg DE
• Water treatment – not trivial and yet often neglected!
  Andres Keller, Managing Director, Keller Fluid Pro AG, Zurich
• Minimum requirements for cleaning validation in the bottling plant
  Dr. Henry von Rège, Marketing & Key Account Manager F&B, JohnsonDiversey Switzerland, Münchwilen
  Uwe Diesselmeier, Head of Sales, Ecolab GmbH, Muttenz

Forum 2007 in the Einsiedeln monastery

• Alcohol – ghost or problem child?
  Abbot Martin Werlen
• Do not trust statistics!
  Konrad Studerus, Director, Swiss Brewery Association (SBV), Zurich
• Desired beverage menu from today's restaurateur
  Paul Nussbaumer, Director, Hotel Management School Belvoirpark, Zurich
• Future of the beverage industry from the perspective of a small brewer
  Alois Gmür, Managing Director, Brewery Rosengarten AG, Einsiedeln

Forum 2006 at Feldschlösschen Getränke AG in Rheinfelden

• The bottle stopper from the perspective of food safety
  Richard Jauslin, Managing Director, Obrist Closures Switzerland GmbH, Reinach BL
• Limits of foreign body detection in beverage filling plants
  Stefan Schober, Group Leader Technical Sales Support, Inspection / Control Technology Division, Krones AG, Neutraubling DE
• Hygiene when serving openly – contradiction between theory and practice
  René Zwygart, QM manager responsible for serving, project manager for plant engineering, Feldschlösschen Getränke AG, gastro service, Rheinfelden
• Effects of the new regulation structure of Swiss food law
  Dr. René Eisenring, Managing Director, Labor Veritas AG, Zurich

… and so on