Ohne

What Ohne does

Ohne (legally ohne.ch GmbH) operates a single zero-waste unpackaged grocery store at Stadtturmstrasse 15 in Baden AG, Switzerland, complemented by an online pre-order shop for store pickup. The company sells certified organic, BIO KNOSPE, and Demeter products across more than 20 categories including beverages, oils, grains, pasta, snacks, honey, superfoods, household cleaning, and skincare, sourced from Swiss and European suppliers such as Sonett, Biofarm, Alce Nero, NaturKraftWerke, and the Swiss Kombucha Company. The retail model requires customers to bring their own containers, and a Kombucha refill station operated by the Swiss Kombucha Company sits inside the store alongside a Café & Take Away offering.

The business operates exclusively through direct-to-consumer retail, with no delivery or shipping service; online orders placed by Wednesday noon are available for in-store pickup on Friday or Saturday, with payment collected at the point of pickup. Pricing is per-unit in Swiss Francs inclusive of VAT, with product prices ranging from roughly CHF 2.10 (rice waffles) to CHF 106.90 (Manuka honey) and skincare items reaching CHF 57.00. The technology stack is intentionally lightweight: a Jimdo-built website hosted by Hostpoint.ch, with Mailchimp handling newsletter distribution roughly 2-3 times per year.

The company is privately held with no external investors, no disclosed funding rounds, and no public listing. Management consists of three named team members: Silja Buck (Member of Management / shareholder, responsible for assortment), Sophie Maurer (corporate design, social media, website), and Deborah Knecht (HR, events, partnerships). Customer acquisition relies on organic social media (Instagram @ohne.ch, Facebook), email newsletter, and local foot traffic near Baden train station. Geographic scope is single-country domestic (Switzerland), with all operations concentrated in the Canton Aargau micro-market.

Name

Ohne

Legal name

ohne.ch GmbH

Website

http://www.ohne.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ohne is a privately-held Swiss zero-waste grocery retailer operating a single physical unpackaged store and online pickup shop in Baden AG, serving environmentally conscious consumers with certified organic and Demeter-branded food and non-food products across 20+ categories.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Zero-Waste Unpackaged Grocery Retail

akta.pro primary industry

Bulk Food & Refill Stores (Package-Free/Zero-Waste) (CRAHAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Eco-Friendly Household & Zero-Waste Refill Stores (CRAHAEAG), Bulk Baking & Ingredients Supply Stores (Flour, Spices, Grains) (CRAHAMAK)

Keywords

• Zero waste grocery
• Unpackaged retail store
• Organic food shop
• Plastic free shopping
• Refill station store

Headquarters

HQ city

Princeton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Retail Store Sales: Physical retail store sales at Stadtturmstrasse 15, 5400 Baden AG, Switzerland. Open Tuesday-Friday 08:30-19:00 and Saturday 09:00-17:00. Customers can shop in-store and fill their own containers.
2. Online Shop Pre-Orders: Online ordering system for store pickup. Orders placed by Wednesday 12:00 are available for pickup Friday from 14:00 or Saturday. Payment is made upon pickup. No shipping costs.
3. Café & Take Away: On-site café service and take-away offerings within the retail location.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ohne (ohne.ch GmbH) operates a zero-waste unpackaged grocery retail store in Baden AG, Switzerland, where customers bring their own containers to fill organic and BIO-certified food and non-food products. The offering combines a physical storefront with refill stations and a café with an online pre-order shop for weekly pickup, spanning 21 product categories including beverages, oils, grains, pasta, honey, snacks, superfoods, household cleaning, and skincare.

Product overview

Ohne (ohne.ch GmbH) is a zero-waste unpackaged grocery store in Baden, Switzerland operating as both a physical retail store and an online ordering platform. The company offers a comprehensive range of organic and unpackaged food and non-food products through two core offerings: the physical retail store at Stadtturmstrasse 15 with refill stations, a cafe, and takeaway services, and an online shop (ohne.ch/shop) where customers order products for pickup. The product portfolio spans 20+ categories including milk alternatives, coffee and tea, bread, nut butters, sweet and salty spreads, pasta, tomato sauces and pestos, bouillons and seasonings, oils and fats, vinegars and preserved foods, grains and flours, cookies and chocolate, honey and sweeteners, chips and snacks, beverages, superfoods, washing and cleaning products, and skin care. Products come from certified organic brands primarily from Switzerland, Germany, and other European countries. The online ordering system operates on a weekly cycle with orders placed by Wednesday noon for Friday/Saturday pickup.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ohne.ch Physical Retail Store A zero-waste unpackaged grocery store located at Stadtturmstrasse 15, 5400 Baden AG, Switzerland, where customers bring their own containers to fill organic and BIO-certified food and non-food products. The store features refill stations (including Kombucha from the Swiss Kombucha Company) and operates Tuesday–Friday 08:30–19:00 and Saturday 09:00–17:00.
• Ohne.ch Online Shop (Pre-Order Pickup) A web-based ordering system allowing customers to browse and order unpackaged organic grocery products across 21 categories (beverages, oils, grains, pasta, honey, snacks, superfoods, cleaning, skincare, etc.) for pickup at the physical store in Baden. Orders placed by Wednesday 12:00 are available for pickup Friday from 14:00 or Saturday 09:00–17:00, with payment made upon pickup and no shipping or delivery costs within Switzerland.
• Café & Take Away On-site café and take-away counter located inside the Baden retail store, offering food and beverages for immediate consumption alongside the zero-waste grocery offering.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Swiss Kombucha CompanyminorOthersThe Swiss Kombucha Company operates a refill station inside the ohne.ch store, providing two varieties of fresh Swiss-made Kombucha for customers to fill their own containers. This partnership supports the zero-waste unpackaged model.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Migros: Switzerland's largest retailer with extensive organic product lines including Migros Bio. A broader incumbent that increasingly competes in the organic and eco-friendly segment where Ohne specializes, with significant scale, supply chain, and pricing advantages.
• Alnatura: Germany's largest dedicated organic supermarket chain with 130+ locations. A larger incumbent in the organic grocery space with overlapping BIO/Demeter assortment, but operating at chain scale with much broader geographic reach and a more developed e-commerce and delivery offering than Ohne.
• Denn's Biomarkt: DACH-region organic supermarket chain with 300+ locations across Germany, Austria, and parts of Switzerland. Comparable to Ohne's organic/BIO focus but operates at chain scale across multiple countries with broader assortment and pricing competitiveness.
• Reformhaus: Long-established German health food store chain focused on organic, natural, and health-oriented products including food, household cleaning, and personal care. Overlaps with Ohne's BIO and natural product assortment, though it operates as a broad franchise-style chain rather than a single-location zero-waste destination.
• Coop: Switzerland's second-largest retailer with strong organic and sustainability positioning through the Naturaplan product line. Comparable in serving Swiss consumers seeking organic/BIO products, but at significantly larger scale, broader assortment, and with deeper sustainability marketing investment.

Direct peers

• Original Unverpackt: Berlin-based pioneer of the modern zero-waste/unverpackt retail format, launched as the first package-free supermarket concept. Directly comparable to Ohne in product model (refill stations, bulk products, certified organic assortment), though it operated at larger city scale and faced subsequent expansion challenges.
• Bio Company: Berlin-headquartered organic supermarket chain operating more than 50 stores across Germany. Closely comparable to Ohne as a specialty organic food retailer with emphasis on unpackaged and bulk offerings, though at significantly larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• Basic: German organic supermarket chain with multiple locations focused on BIO-certified products including bulk and unpackaged offerings. Directly comparable to Ohne in product category, customer demographic, and emphasis on sustainable retailing, though operating at larger scale.
• SuperBioMarkt: German organic supermarket chain operating 20+ stores with focus on BIO-certified products, regional sourcing, and unpackaged offerings. Comparable to Ohne in product category and customer demographic, with similar emphasis on certified organic assortment and sustainable retailing.
• Farmy: Swiss online organic grocer delivering BIO and Demeter certified products across Switzerland. Closely comparable to Ohne in target Swiss customer and organic/BIO positioning, but differentiated by delivery infrastructure and broader assortment, highlighting a capability gap that Ohne could address.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ohneshop
• Instagraminstagram.com/ohne.ch
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ohne

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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