sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . may 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message valora group type public parent company valora holding ag traded under valn industry retail trading press books founded 1905 1986 holding headquarters valora ag in muttenz switzerland key people michael mueller ceo rolando benedick chairman tobias knechlte cfo products kiosk and convenience products coffee press revenue 2.86 billion chf 2005 number of employees 6 500 fte as of end of 2009 website http www.valora.com valora also known as valora group and valora holding ag is a swiss retail holding company . contents 1 history 2 general 3 business areas 3.1 valora retail 3.2 valora services 3.3 valora trade 3.4 ditsch brezelk nig 4 external links history edit valora goes back to the schweizer chocoladen & colonialhaus which was founded in olten switzerland in 1905 which later became known as merkur ag . in 1986 merkur ag was made into a holding company merkur holding ag and in 1996 the company was renamed to today s valora holding ag . general edit valora operates on a europe wide scale in three business areas retail services and trade . in small outlet retail the group s valora retail division operates through four brand names k kiosk avec . caff spettacolo and presse und buch in english press and books . valora media runs the group s press distribution business while valora trade is a distributor of fast moving consumer goods fmcg . in its 2009 financial year valora generated some 3 billion swiss francs in turnover and employed some 6 500 staff on a full time equivalent basis . citation needed business areas edit valora retail edit valora retail runs a europe wide network of kiosks and other small outlet retail units located at heavily frequented sites . the division distributes press products consumer staples and items for the impulse purchase market . valora retail operates kiosk and railway station bookstores in switzerland germany and luxembourg . the product range on offer encompasses press titles tobacco products food and non food items as well as services . in switzerland its domestic market valora retail operates a network of more than 1 000 k kiosk outlets throughout the country . in luxembourg the division operates some 80 kiosks selling newspapers magazines books tobacco products convenience articles lottery tickets and phone cards . these outlets are run under the k presse buch and k bookstore banners . in 2009 two shops using this same concept were also opened in switzerland . in more than 100 avec . outlets in switzerland and the first avec . german unit grocery and impulse purchase items are available after the usual shop closing times . the focus here is on essential supermarket items . besides fresh produce a range of private label and branded goods is on offer as are a variety of kiosk articles . caff spettacolo flogs italian coffee . valora services edit the valora services division is a distributor of international press products clarification needed and books . its logistics system not only supplies media products to valora retail s 1 430 or so outlets but to third party customers in switzerland austria and luxembourg as well . in switzerland the division is the largest independent media distributor offering international press and book products . valora services links publishers to their retail customers in german and italian speaking switzerland liechtenstein austria and luxembourg . the services it provides include picking sorting and packing distribution and sales promotion . in 2014 valora sold valora services to thomas kirschner the majority shareholder of presse vertriebs gesellschaft . valora trade edit the valora trade division is a distribution organisation of third party brands among others ferrero and kellogg s in the fast moving consumer goods fmcg area with distribution channels in retail and wholesale trade food service drugstores pharmacies and perfumeries . the network of valora trade comprises seven countries dach countries valora trade austria valora trade germany and valora trade switzerland ; nordic countries valora trade denmark valora trade finland valora trade norway and valora trade sweden . included in the distribution services of valora trade are key account management principal account management trade marketing field service and supply chain logistics . valora trade took over engelschi n marwell hauge as emh in 2010 and thus opened up the sales and distribution of cosmetic products in norway . in 2011 valora trade took over scandinavian cosmetics scanco and thus acquired access to cosmetic distribution in sweden . ditsch brezelk nig edit in 2012 valora has acquired the ditsch brezelk nig group of companies a leader in producing and selling lye bread specialities . external links edit valora holding ag valora trade ag retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title valora company & oldid 710307029 categories retail companies of switzerlandretail companies established in 19051905 establishments in switzerlandcompanies based in bernhidden categories articles lacking sources from may 2011all articles lacking sourcesall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from may 2011wikipedia articles needing clarification from september 2013 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutschfran aisitalianonorsk bokm l edit links this page was last modified on 16 march 2016 at 04 58 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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