Rivella Group: Successful financial year 2025 and change of Co-CEO
Focuswater drives Rivella growth
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140 million Swiss francs - that's how much the Swiss family business Rivella Group generated with its beverages last year. This corresponds to an increase of 2 %. Once again, the high-flyers were the Focuswater brand of vitamin water drinks. In order to meet future demand, the company once again invested heavily in its factory last year. There will also be a change at CEO level in summer 2026.
Last year, the Rivella Group sold 95 million liters of beverages, generating sales of CHF 140 million. This corresponds to an increase of 2 % compared to the previous year. In its home market of Switzerland, the Rivella Group even recorded sales growth of 3%, with sales of 65 million liters. Silvan Brauen, Co-CEO of the Rivella Group, is correspondingly satisfied: "We can look back on a successful year. The clear focus on our two core brands Rivella and Focuswater has proven to be the right approach."
Focuswater and Rivella enjoy great popularity
The growth trend for the vitamin water brand Focuswater continues unabated. The company also achieved double-digit growth with Focuswater last year. With Focuswater Shine, the company introduced another sugar- and sweetener-free variety last year. In order to continue to meet the increasing demand for light drinks in the future, the Rivella Group has massively upgraded its factory in the past year. Over the past two years, it has invested CHF 16 million in the new bottling plant for Focuswater alone. The largest share of the company's turnover and sales continues to come from the core brand Rivella. Within the Rivella range, Rivella Blue Zero Sugar was particularly impressive in the 2025 financial year and benefited from the trend for light drinks.
Best employer in Switzerland
This month, the Rivella Group was named Switzerland's best employer for the second time since 2021*. In their annual study, "Handelszeitung" and "PME" evaluate Swiss companies with at least 250 employees and survey over 15,000 employees. "The fact that the Rivella Group scored so well is a great honor for us, but it is no mere coincidence," says Simone Müller-Ledermann, Head of People & Culture at Rivella: "For years, we have been strongly committed to a lively corporate culture, we invest a lot in an attractive working environment and we also proactively communicate these efforts to the outside world. We do this out of the conviction that only satisfied and committed employees make the success of a company possible."
New co-management from 1.8.2026
An important personnel change is due this summer at the top management level of the company. Erland Brügger, who has been CEO for 12 years and Co-CEO since 2023, will leave the company at the end of July 2026 in order to devote more time to his Board of Directors mandates and new projects. His successor will be Christoph Messerli, current CFO of the Rivella Group. Christoph Messerli will take over the co-management of the Rivella Group together with Silvan Brauen. "The co-model at CEO level has proved very successful. We benefit from new impulses and perspectives. I am delighted to be able to continue this inspiring model with Christoph in the future," says Co-CEO Silvan Brauen.
Source: *Handelszeitung 12.2.26, Best employers in Switzerland
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