Bell Food Group

On 29 March 1869, Samuel Bell-Roth opened "Ochsenmetzg" at Streitgasse 13 in Basel. The first store opened two decades later. The Samuel Bell Söhne company was founded in 1899 by Samuel Bell-Roth, Eduard Bell, Samuel Bell-Vollenweider and Rudolf Bell. It was converted into a stock corporation in 1907. In the same year, an area was acquired at Elsässerstrasse 174–188 in Basel, which still serves as the headquarters and production site today.As early as 1912, Bell was the largest meat producer in Switzerland and one year later it entered into an alliance with what was then the Association of Swiss Consumers .In 2006, Bell entered into foreign markets, at first by exporting meat to Luxembourg, and later by acquiring French charcuterie manufacturer Polette, and German sausage manufacturer Abraham.In 2018, Bell acquired the controlling stake in Swiss soup and sauce producer Hügli.