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Archives for January 2015

Good morning winter! Reconsider breakfast

31/01/2015 by Ellen Wallace

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Ski season is upon us, and a day on the slopes requires more energy than your day at home, in the office or at school. SwissMilk, the marketing arm of Swiss milk producers, has put together a helpful guide to a good breakfast: what makes sense and what doesn’t, for an energy-packed […]

Filed Under: Food & dining

Swiss gold in liquid form

28/01/2015 by Ellen Wallace 1 Comment

Withered Pinot Gris grapes make a luscious sweet wine A beautiful reincarnation began on the mountainside above Aigle last Saturday: 60 0 kg of shriveled and mostly unattractive grapes were snipped off the vines and began a slow transformation into a rich gold liquid that is one of the treasures of Switzerland, at the Badoux […]

Filed Under: Wineries

Basel airport agreement reached

23/01/2015 by Ellen Wallace

French, Swiss sign deal in Davos BASEL, SWITZERLAND – Basel airport will remain in full service, following an agreement between France and Switzerland. The airport, which is an important centre for airline easyJet, had been at the centre of a dispute between the two countries. The new agreement calls for international operators to be taxed […]

Filed Under: Travels

Swiss franc: Migros lowers euro veg, fruit prices

23/01/2015 by Ellen Wallace

Largest supermarket calls on suppliers to cut prices GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Migros, the country’s largest supermarket chain, said Friday 23 January that it is lowering prices for fruits and vegetables that come from the euro zone, by 10 to 30 percent. It called on its suppliers to immediately adapt their prices to reflect the weaker […]

Filed Under: Food & dining, News

Lausanne schools to skip meat, fish

21/01/2015 by Ellen Wallace

One day a week off, for school cafeterias LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Daycare centre and school cafeterias in Lausanne will have one meat- and fish-free day at week, following a vote by the city council. The motion to have a vegetarian day was presented by the Green Party and other politically Left parties, who also proposed […]

Filed Under: Food & dining, News

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