What Ecobion does

Ecobion is a Switzerland-based hygiene and quality management services company that supports food service, hospitality, and food production businesses in meeting Swiss food-safety and regulatory requirements (HACCP, SCAV). Its service portfolio spans microbiological and hygiene analyses, audits, HACCP training, quality management outsourcing, and consulting — delivered primarily through direct, sales-led engagement with on-site field experts across Switzerland.

The company's core digital asset is ePack (marketed as ePackPro), a self-control and hygiene-monitoring platform that digitizes compliance documentation, self-inspection records, and quality assurance workflows for regulated businesses. This software layer sits on top of a predominantly professional-services revenue base, with one subscription/recurring line attached to ePack and a small direct-to-customer online shop for digital products and ancillary supplies. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; quotations are handled on a contact basis.

Ecobion operates as part of the Sonic Suisse (Medisupport Sonic Suisse) network of regional Swiss laboratories, which functions as its primary strategic partnership and source of distributed laboratory capacity. The company maintains a bilingual (French/German) web presence targeting Switzerland's multilingual market, runs an online shop, and publishes job postings and an events agenda, but provides no public information on revenue, headcount, ownership, or funding. Customer segments are vertically focused — restaurants, hotels, caterers, and food manufacturers — with no named logos or case studies disclosed.

Name

Ecobion

Legal name

Ecobion

Website

https://ecobion.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ecobion is a Switzerland-based hygiene and quality management services firm serving food service, hospitality, and food production businesses with audits, HACCP training, QM outsourcing, and the ePack digital self-control platform, operating within the Sonic Suisse laboratory network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Safety & Hygiene Management Services

SIC

Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental Public Health (Food Safety, Water Quality, Sanitation) (BPAIAJAE)

Keywords

• Hygiene analysis services
• Food safety audits
• HACCP training
• Quality management consulting
• Digital self-control software

Headquarters

HQ city

Carouge

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Hygiene Analysis Services: Microbiological and hygiene testing services for food service and hospitality businesses requiring compliance with hygiene regulations.
2. Quality Management Consulting: QM outsourcing, support and consulting services for businesses needing quality assurance expertise.
3. Training Services: HACCP and SCAV formation services providing certification training for food safety and hygiene compliance.
4. ePack Digital Solution: Digital self-control software platform sold as a product/service for businesses to manage their hygiene documentation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Ecobion provides hygiene and quality management services for Swiss businesses in food service, hospitality, and food production. Its offering spans microbiological and hygiene analyses, on-site audits, HACCP and SCAV training, quality management outsourcing, and consulting, together with the ePack (ePackPro) digital platform for digitizing self-control and compliance documentation.

Product overview

Ecobion is a hygiene and quality management services company operating within the Swiss Sonic Suisse network of regional laboratories. The company offers a portfolio of services comprising ePack/ePackPro as its primary digital product for self-control and hygiene monitoring, complemented by laboratory analyses and audits, HACCP training, quality management outsourcing, and consulting services. ePack serves as the core digital platform enabling businesses to digitally manage their self-inspection and compliance processes, while the other services provide supporting expertise in hygiene analysis, training, and quality assurance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ePack: Digital solution for self-control / self-monitoring in hygiene management
• ePackPro

Products and services

• ePack (ePackPro) Digital self-control platform for hygiene monitoring and compliance management that enables businesses to conduct and document their self-inspection and quality control processes digitally.
• Analyses & Audit
• Formation (HACCP)
• Sous-traitance AQ (Quality Management Outsourcing)
• Assistance & conseil (Support and Consulting)

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Sonic Suisse (Medisupport Sonic Suisse)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEcobion is part of the Sonic Suisse network, described as the Swiss network of regional laboratories. This partnership provides access to a network of regional laboratory facilities across Switzerland for comprehensive hygiene testing and analysis services.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SGS SA: Swiss-headquartered testing, inspection and certification (TIC) major with a substantial food and hygiene testing practice. Comparable as a domestic Swiss TIC incumbent with overlapping food safety, audits, and certification offerings, though far broader in scope.
• ALS Global: Testing services provider with a food and environmental testing division covering microbiological analyses for food operators. Comparable on the laboratory testing side of Ecobion's offering, though operating at global scale.
• Eurofins Scientific: Global market leader in food, feed and environmental testing including microbiological analyses and HACCP-related services. Highly comparable on the hygiene testing and compliance certification side, but operates at vastly greater scale and across many geographies versus Ecobion's Swiss-only focus.
• Bureau Veritas: Global TIC player offering food safety audits, certification, and hygiene testing across hospitality and food manufacturing. Overlaps with Ecobion's audit and QM outsourcing services, but at much broader industry and geographic scale.
• Intertek: International TIC group with food service testing, auditing, and certification capabilities. Comparable on audit and food safety testing offerings to food and hospitality clients, though a much larger diversified incumbent.

Direct peers

• Hygiena: Specialist in rapid hygiene monitoring, ATP swab systems, and environmental microbiological testing for food service and hospitality. Highly comparable to Ecobion's hygiene analysis and sanitation verification work, with overlapping technology solutions.
• Mérieux NutriSciences: Dedicated food testing, auditing, and consulting network with HACCP training and food safety services. Closely comparable to Ecobion's combination of microbiological analyses, audits, and QM consulting for food operators.

Emerging players

• Charm Sciences: Food safety testing company providing rapid microbiological and sanitation tests for food processors and operators. Comparable on the food/hygiene testing technology stack, though primarily a product vendor rather than a Swiss compliance services firm.
• bioMérieux: Microbiological diagnostics and industrial testing provider with food applications including pathogen detection. Comparable on the microbiological testing technology layer underlying Ecobion's analyses, though primarily a manufacturer rather than a service provider.

Regional players

• Sonic Suisse / Medisupport: Swiss network of regional laboratories of which Ecobion is a member. Directly comparable as a regional laboratory and hygiene services collective serving the Swiss food and hospitality market with overlapping microbiological testing capabilities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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