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Archives for October 2012

Swiss cheese industry boosted by free trade

30/10/2012 by Ellen Wallace

We’re eating more than 400 grams of cheese a week per person BERN, SWITZERLAND – The Swiss cheese industry benefited in the first five years of free trade with the European Union, a study released 30 October shows. Exports slowed down in 2011 due to the strong Swiss franc, but in the first half of […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: consumption, Emmenthal, EU, exports, France, free trade market, Germany, Gruyere, imports, Italy, Swiss cheese

Swiss tourism tightens belt, looks forward to 2015

30/10/2012 by Ellen Wallace

Ski lifts will bounce back in 2013 due to high demand for day passes BERN, SWITZERLAND – The high Swiss franc continues to hurt the Swiss tourism industry, but the worst may be behind it, a key new forecast indicates. Bakbasel, an economic research group, and Seco, the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, expect […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: Europe, figures, forecast, ski lifts, statistics, Switzerland, tourism, winter 2012-13

Swiss join world network compiling “geographic indicators”

25/10/2012 by Ellen Wallace

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – If you’ve ever tried to get a handle on all the AOC’s, IGPs, DCs, and other geographic indicators for products, particularly for wine, and felt overwhelmed, you might feel reassured to know there is a global network that is compiling a complete online list by 2014. Switzerland last week joined the group. […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: AOC, FOAG, geographic indications, global network, IGP, online list, oriGIn, Switzerland

Winemaker of the Year from Ticino, top wine Valais and organic from Geneva

23/10/2012 by Ellen Wallace

Number one wine is from Valais and best organic wine from Geneva BERN, SWITZERLAND – Head for Valais for the best bottle of wine in the country, a Johannisberg from Chamoson, but go to Ticino if you want to sample the collection from the top winemaker in Switzerland. And Geneva is home to the best […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: Bern gala event, blends, Chamoson, Choulex, Claudio Tamborini, competition, Domaine de Miolan, Domaine du Cretacombe, Geneva, Grand Prix du Vin Suisse 2012, judges, Lamone winery, Merlot, Mueller-Thurgau, red, Riesling, rosé, sparkling, sweet, Swiss wine national awards, top Swiss wines, Valais, white

Clockwork Apple: Swiss trains share their favourite timepiece

12/10/2012 by Ellen Wallace

Licensing fee is the solution to the Swiss train clock vs Apple iPad, iPhone ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – The famous Swiss train station clock designed in 1944 by Hans Hilfiker will stay on Apple iPhones and iPads, after Apple and the SBB/CFF Swiss rail company settled on licensing terms 12 October, the two companies announced Friday […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: Apple, CFF, iPad, iPhone, legal case settled, licensing agreement, SBB, Swiss train station clock

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