What Brändi Foundation does

Brändi Foundation (Stiftung Brändi) is a Swiss non-profit foundation established in 1968 and headquartered at Horwerstrasse 123, 6011 Kriens, Switzerland. It delivers a unified portfolio of protected employment, vocational training, and residential services for individuals with primarily cognitive or psychological disabilities who hold IV (Swiss disability insurance) pensions. The foundation operates across 14 production and service industries - metalworking, woodworking, electrical engineering and cable assembly, mounting and assembly, logistics and order picking, paper processing and digital printing, textile processing, food production (including chocolate), horticulture and grave care, facility services, gastronomy (restaurants in Horw and Sursee, 50-200 guest capacity), contact center / commercial work, temporary staffing, and e-commerce fulfillment. Parallel to these B2B and B2G services, Brändi sells its own branded consumer products - Brändi Dog treats, Brändi Multi-Grillspiess grill skewers, Brändi Caminos chocolates, Brändi Kids, the mobiliarprogramm furniture line, and Kreativ-Artikel craft items - through its own online shop (braendi-shop.ch) and physical locations, and resells returned articles on ricardo.ch.

The organization's go-to-market is multi-channel and hybrid. Approximately 280 young people are placed in apprenticeships or retraining programs each year across Brändi's own companies and external partners, at three vocational qualification levels (PrA practical training, EBA federal VET certificate, EFZ federal VET diploma). Six residential locations offer housing at varying support intensities - independent apartments, shared living, residential homes, and specialized modules including Wohnen Intensiv, Wohnen Fragile, Wohnen in Ausbildung, Tagesstruktur Wohnen, and Wohnschule. Revenue is generated through B2B service contracts with Swiss enterprises (e.g., 4B Fenster for the WAS building project, LUSH for co-developed consumer products, ricardo.ch for resale of returned articles), direct-to-consumer product sales via the Brändi Shop and restaurants, IV-funded protected employment reimbursements, and voluntary donations. Brändi holds a portfolio of certifications relevant to its positioning: ISO 9001:2015 (2023-2026), INSOS Q 2017 (2023-2026), Bio Swiss via bio inspecta (2026), FSC via SGS (2024), Schweizer Holz, and Bündner Standard (2025-2030).

The foundation's technology stack is standard web infrastructure - Google Analytics, Google Fonts, Google reCAPTCHA, Google Tag Manager, Google Ads, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Facebook and Instagram social plugins, YouTube embeds, and the Refline applicant tracking system (data hosted in Switzerland) - with no proprietary AI, ML, or platform technology disclosed. The organization is led by Geschäftsführer Marcel Hossli, with Matthias Moser heading Marketing & Communications. Brändi publishes a bi-annual magazine called 'klar' with 21,000 circulation and maintains active social channels on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok. It is currently constructing the Wohnen Stöckli Horw residential building to replace the existing Horw Wohnhaus.

Name

Brändi Foundation

Legal name

Stiftung Brändi

Website

https://braendi.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Brändi Foundation (Stiftung Brändi) is a 1968-established Swiss non-profit delivering protected employment, vocational training, and residential services across 14 production and service industries for people with primarily cognitive or psychological disabilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social and Disability Services

NAICS

Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (624310), Technical and Trade Schools (61151), Apprenticeship Training (611513)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Workforce Readiness, Career Pathways & Youth Employment Nonprofits (BPAGADAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Employment & Job Readiness Support Services (BPAGAEAJ)

Keywords

• Protected employment services
• Vocational training for disabilities
• Disability residential services
• B2B production outsourcing
• Social enterprise manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Kriens

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Production and Service Contracts: B2B contracts with companies for production, assembly, logistics, facility services, and other operational tasks performed by people with disabilities in protected workplaces
2. Product Sales: Direct sales of branded products including Brändi Dog, Brändi Grill, Brändi Caminos, Brändi Kids, creative articles, and the Multi-Grillspiess through their own online shop and physical locations
3. Gastronomy Services: Restaurant operations in Horw and Sursee serving lunch, private and business events, seminars, banquets, apéros, and family celebrations for 50-200 guests
4. IV-Rente Supported Employment: Government-funded protected employment for individuals receiving IV (disability) pensions
5. Donations and Charitable Support: Voluntary donations from individuals and organizations to support the foundation's mission

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Brändi Foundation is a Swiss non-profit social enterprise providing protected employment, vocational training, and residential services for people with primarily cognitive or psychological disabilities. It operates 14 production and service branches delivering industrial services (metalworking, woodworking, assembly, electrical, logistics, printing, textile), horticulture, restaurants, food production, and consumer products (Brändi Dog, Brändi Multi-Grillspiess, Brändi Caminos, Brändi Kids, furniture, creative articles). Vocational training covers roughly 280 youth at PrA, EBA, and EFZ levels, complemented by six residential locations offering housing and integration coaching.

Product overview

Brändi Foundation operates as a comprehensive social enterprise offering a unified portfolio of protected employment, vocational training, and residential services for people with primarily cognitive or psychological disabilities. The core offering consists of 14 branches of production and service operations spanning industrial services (metalworking, woodworking, assembly, electrical work, logistics, printing, textile work), horticultural services (garden center, floristry, landscaping), foodservice (restaurants, food production including chocolate), facility management, e-commerce fulfillment, and administrative services. Brändi also operates its own consumer product lines including the well-known Brändi Dog treats, Brändi Multi-Grillspiess, Brändi Caminos, Brändi Kids, furniture programs, and creative articles - all produced by people with disabilities. These products are sold through the Brändi Shop and various sales channels. Supporting the production operations are educational offerings (approximately 280 vocational training positions), residential services at six locations with varying support intensities, and integration coaching services. The organization positions its services as market-competitive in both quality and pricing while fulfilling a social mission of inclusion in work and society.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Brändi Dog: A popular meat substitute product made by people with disabilities at Brändi
• Brändi Multi-Grillspiess
• Brändi Caminos
• Brändi Kids
• mobiliarprogramm
• Kreativ-Artikel

Products and services

• Brändi Shop Online shop for Brändi products, including Brändi Dog, Brändi Multi-Grillspiess, Brändi Caminos, Brändi Kids, mobiliarprogramm, and Kreativ-Artikel, sold to individual consumers and supporting the foundation's social mission.
• Brändi Dog Signature dog treat brand produced by people with disabilities, sold via the Brändi Shop and physical locations.
• Brändi Multi-Grillspiess Multi-use grill skewer product manufactured by people with disabilities and sold through Brändi's retail channels.
• Brändi Caminos Branded chocolate product line manufactured in Brändi's food production facilities.
• Brändi Kids Product line designed for children, produced by people with disabilities.
• mobiliarprogramm Furniture program offering workplaces and products created by people with disabilities.
• Kreativ-Artikel Creative articles — including card atelier and artistic creations — handmade by people with disabilities.
• E-Commerce Fulfillment Logistics and fulfillment services for e-commerce operations, handling order processing and delivery for external clients.
• Elektrotechnik/Kabelkonfektion Electrical engineering and cable assembly services delivering customized cable solutions for B2B clients.
• Facilityservice Facility management and cleaning services for businesses.
• Gastronomie/Restaurants Restaurant operations in Horw and Sursee serving 50-200 guests for lunch, private events, seminars, banquets, aperitifs, and family celebrations.
• Gärtnerei Garden center services including flowers and floristry, landscaping and garden maintenance, grave care, plants and garden supplies, and bio plants and dried products.
• Holzbearbeitung Woodworking and carpentry services including custom wood products and construction (e.g., over 900 Durchgreifschutz wooden grilles for the WAS building of Canton Lucerne via 4B Fenster).
• Kaufmännische Arbeiten / Contact Center Administrative and office work services including contact center operations and resale of client articles on ricardo.ch under the 'Restwert' project.
• Kommissionieren und Logistik Picking and logistics services including food packaging operations for B2B clients.
• Lebensmittelproduktion / Schokolade Food production services including chocolate manufacturing for B2B clients and own brands.
• Metallbearbeitung Metal processing and fabrication services for B2B clients.
• Montage und Assembling Assembly services including component assembly and device assembly for B2B clients.
• Papierverarbeitung / Digitaldruck und Lettershop Paper processing and printing services including digital printing and direct mail (lettershop) operations.
• Personalverleih Temporary staffing services providing workers to external businesses.
• Textilverarbeitung Textile processing and handling services for B2B clients.
• Geschützte Arbeitsplätze Protected employment positions for people with IV pension (disability insurance), offering diverse work opportunities across the foundation's 14 production and service branches.
• Berufliche Ausbildungen Vocational training programs (~280 apprenticeships and retraining positions) across multiple professional fields, offered at three certification levels: PrA (Practical Training), EBA (Federal VET Certificate), and EFZ (Federal VET Diploma).
• Wohnangebote Residential services at six locations offering diverse housing options: independent apartments, shared living, residential homes, and specialized modules (Wohnen Intensiv, Wohnen Fragile, Wohnen in Ausbildung, Tagesstruktur Wohnen, Wohnschule/Wohntraining).
• LUSH Collaboration - Turtle Collection Exclusive co-developed product line with LUSH for the LUSH Vatertagskollektion (Father's Day collection), featuring turtle-motif Lokta paper gift packaging and greeting cards designed by a Brändi employee.

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 280 young people enabled to pursue education and training each year
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• LUSHflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Collaboration with LUSH for exclusive products as part of the LUSH Vatertagskollektion (Father's Day collection). Brändi employee Brigitte Jordi designed reusable gift wrapping from Lokta paper and greeting cards with turtle motifs. LUSH and Brändi plan to continue collaboration for Christmas 2026 products.
• 4B FenstercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWoodworking partnership where Brändi's Kriens carpentry workshop produced over 900 Durchgreifschutz wooden grilles for the new WAS (Wirtschaft Arbeit Soziales) building project of the Canton of Lucerne.
• ricardo.chcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerE-commerce partnership where Brändi sells returned articles through the ricardo.ch platform, generating residual value from returned goods.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Stiftung Wagerenhof: Swiss foundation (Uster, ZH) offering integrated work, housing, education, and day-structure services for people with disabilities across multiple production and service workshops. Closest structural analogue to Brändi outside Central Switzerland.
• Stiftung Tannenhof Gähwil: Swiss foundation providing protected workplaces, vocational training, and residential care for people with cognitive disabilities in Eastern Switzerland, with a comparable workshop-based business model.
• Stiftung Bernaville: Swiss foundation offering vocational rehabilitation, residential housing, and creative/artisan production workshops for adults with cognitive disabilities in the Bern region. Directly comparable in mission and operational scope.
• Bethesda Stiftung Basel: Swiss foundation providing residential homes, vocational training, and sheltered workshops for people with disabilities in the Basel region. Operates a comparable integrated production-and-care model under Swiss IV funding.
• Stiftung RgZ Rheinhäldli: Swiss foundation operating vocational training (EBA/EFZ), production workshops, and residential services for people with disabilities in the Basel area. Comparable INSOS Q-certified integrated offering.
• Stiftung Arkadis: Swiss foundation providing vocational training, supported employment, and residential services for people with disabilities in the Olten/Solothurn region, with multiple production workshops. Operates a comparable INSOS-certified integrated model.

Broad incumbents

• INSOS Schweiz: National industry association of Swiss disability service providers; issues the INSOS Q quality certification that Brändi holds. Represents the broader institutional ecosystem of which Brändi is a member.
• Pro Infirmis: Switzerland's largest disability advocacy and service organization, providing vocational integration, residential support, and advisory services nationwide. Operates as a national-scale incumbent in Brändi's market.
• Caritas Schweiz: Swiss humanitarian/social services organization operating vocational integration programs, social enterprise workshops, and supported employment initiatives across Switzerland for disadvantaged groups including people with disabilities.

Emerging players

• Stiftung Wendepunkt: Smaller Swiss foundation providing supported employment and training for people with mental health or social challenges. Partial overlap with Brändi's psychological-disability segment but smaller scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtiktok.com/@stiftung_braendi
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/StiftungBraendi
• Facebookfacebook.com/StiftungBraendi
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stiftung-br%C3%A4ndi
• Instagraminstagram.com/stiftung_braendi
• TikToktiktok.com/@stiftung_braendi

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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