Our Company
Fully dedicated to a sustainable circular economy
May we introduce ourselves?
The Centravo Group was born of the idea that the reprocessing and recovery companies in Basel, Zurich, and Bern could join forces to achieve more – together. This idea still shapes us today. As a group of companies, we assume responsibility, create reliable solutions for the Swiss meat processing industry, and multiply the value of by-products for the benefit of society.
Our values
Regardless of what we undertake: We make the most of it. In this, we are guided by our corporate values.
Innovation
We develop new solutions through innovation-led processing. This is how we use raw materials to multiply value.
Responsibility
Out of respect for life, we multiply the value of animal by-products and are a strong partner of the food industry.
Reliability
We reliably supply premium products – from edible fats and oils to pharmaceutical raw materials, pet food, and energy.
We don’t just talk about responsibility – we live it every day. Even in our interactions with one another.
The Centravo Group:Vision & Mission
As a company that actively designs the circular economy, we at Centravo create innovative solutions built on premium Swiss quality. We use organic waste materials and by-products to recover valuable raw materials and products for industries and consumers in a responsible and future-oriented manner.
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Wir sind überzeugt: Die Kreislaufwirtschaft ist unsere Zukunft. Deshalb sind die Unternehmen der Centravo-Gruppe spezialisiert auf die verantwortungsvolle Rückgewinnung von wertvollen Ressourcen. Mit Qualität, Innovation und Zuverlässigkeit arbeiten sie in diesen Geschäftsfeldern.
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Current news and announcements about the Centravo Group.
Annual Reports
Multiply value – sustainably and responsibly. See our annual reports for details about the business potential offered by organic waste materials and by-products.
People and careers at the Centravo Group
Multifaceted duties, secure jobs, and an employer that makes an important contribution to the Swiss food industry. Find a job (or apprenticeship) at Centravo and multiply your value with us.
History
While Centravo may no longer be the cooperative of master butchers that it once was, it nevertheless remains first and foremost a provider of services to the Swiss meat processing industry.
2026
Centravo pools its activities in the processing of by-products and organic waste materials under a sustainable concept: multiplying value.
2023
Operating licence Swiss NutriFine AG, Lyss (collagen peptides).
Establishment of pet food processing in Lyss.
2022
Operating licence Swiss NutriFine AG, Lyss (animal food fats).
2021
Commissioning of combined heat and power, Lyss.
2019
Export licence to China — Swiss NutrivalorAG, Oensingen.
2018
Founding of Collaswiss AG.
2017
Commissioning of the Swiss NutrivalorAG processing site in Oensingen.
2015
Merger of the Nutriswiss AG & Grüninger AG production sites to form one consolidated food products unit for operational activities at the Zurich site.
2014
Portfolio is expanded — pharma/peptides Decision to invest in pioneering projects and innovative approaches with the “Food Processing Centre”.
2010
Establishment of Swiss Feedvalor AG (marketing of livestock feed). Conversion of the group of companies into a holding.
2009
Establishment of Swiss Ecovalor AG (marketing of BIODIESEL+). Discontinuation of operations in Zurich.
2008
Establishment of Swiss NutriValor AG (international marketing of slaughterhouse products fit for consumption as food).
2007
Commissioning of GZM’s waste water treatment facility (ABA) and new air-cooled condensers.
2006
Discontinuation of business activities in Basel. Gradual assumption of responsibility for business activities at Marti Protein AG, Othmarsingen.
2003
Extensive investment in GZM exhaust air treatment systems.
1990
Establishment of Centravo AG (German acronym for “CENTRAL SALES ORGANISATION”) from the three self-help organisations HFZ (Hides/Skins and Fat), HAFEBA (Skins Recycling Basel, Fat Plant Basel) and GZM (Swiss Master Butcher Cooperative for Central Switzerland).
1874
Expansion of capacity at GZM for processing animal carcasses following the abolishment of knackers’ yards.
1964
Establishment of GZM in Lyss: processing of bones and offal, use of chemical solvents for degreasing (extraction).
1889 / 1904 / 1908
Establishment of butcher self-help organisations in Zurich, Basel and Bern for marketing slaughterhouse by-products, mainly from hides and fats.
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