What Rageth Comestibles does

Rageth Comestibles AG is a fourth-generation, family-owned Swiss specialty food distributor and small-scale producer headquartered in Landquart, Graubünden. Founded in 1926 by Jacob and Nina Rageth-Wyss, the company operates across two integrated business lines: (1) trading and distribution of national and international delicatessen products across seven categories — delicatessen, game, poultry, fish, meat, smoked fish, and crustaceans — sourced through a curated network of over 25 named Swiss and international producers, and (2) own production centered on an in-house salmon smoking facility that has operated for over 20 years in Landquart, plus a processing department producing proprietary prepared foods (truffle butter, bouillabaisse fond, seafood cocktail, sauces, pesto, guacamole) and offering custom filleting and portioning services.

The company serves business customers including one- to five-star hotels, restaurants, canteens, hospitals, and catering companies, alongside a smaller private-customer channel. Distribution covers Graubünden, Liechtenstein, Eastern Switzerland, Zurich, Lucerne, and Ticino via own delivery infrastructure, with B2B customers ordering through a personal-login online shop (HogaShop) and private customers ordering by phone, email, or WhatsApp for pickup in Landquart. The GTM motion is relationship-led direct sales anchored on personal service, broad assortment (from everyday catering to luxury and exclusive items), and custom production capability.

Revenue is generated through one-time product sales across the assortment, with higher-margin contribution from in-house smoked fish and prepared foods. No external investors, funding rounds, public revenue figures, or pricing data are disclosed. A 40-person team supports operations under 2023 leadership of fourth-generation Andri Rageth, who assumed the role after Jann Rageth's 37-year tenure.

Name

Rageth Comestibles

Legal name

Rageth Comestibles AG

Website

https://rageth.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1926

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Rageth Comestibles AG is a fourth-generation, family-owned Swiss specialty food distributor and salmon-smoker in Landquart, Graubünden, supplying hotels, restaurants, hospitals, and caterers with national and international delicatessen products across German-speaking Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and Ticino.

Ownership category

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Product category

Specialty Food Distribution

NAICS

Food Manufacturing (311), Mayonnaise, Dressing, and Other Prepared Sauce Manufacturing (311941), Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing (3114)

SIC

Wholesale-Groceries, General Line (5141), Food And Kindred Products (2000), Prepared Fresh Or Frozen Fish & Seafoods (2092), Sausages & Other Prepared Meat Products (2013)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty Condiments, Sauces & Pickles Wholesale (AFAIAIAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Condiments, Sauces & Dressings (CRADAAAB), Pesto, Cooking Pastes & Concentrated Flavor Bases Manufacturing (AFAKADAN), Dips, Salsas, Relishes & Chutneys Manufacturing (AFAKADAM), Refrigerated Dips & Spreads (Cream Cheese, Hummus, Salsa, Guacamole) (CRADACAG), Fermented & Air-Dried Charcuterie (Salami, Pepperoni, Prosciutto-Style) (AFANAEAE)

Keywords

• Specialty food distribution
• Fine food trading
• Smoked salmon production
• Delicatessen wholesale
• Gourmet food supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Landquart

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Comestibles trading and distribution: Sourcing, processing, selling and distributing fine food products including fish, meat, poultry, crustaceans, smoked fish, game, and delicacies. Also procures vegetarian and vegan products. Revenue generated from sale of traded goods to gastronomy businesses, hotels, hospitals and private customers.
2. Proprietary production: In-house production of salmon and other smoked fish products, as well as prepared products like sauces and seafood preparations. Higher margin own-brand products sold through the company's own distribution channels.
3. Online shop sales: Business customers purchase through HogaShop online platform with personal login credentials. Private customers order by phone or email and collect at Landquart location.
4. Customer-specific production: Custom production requests handled through own processing department, providing specialized revenue stream for bespoke customer requirements.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Core offering

Rageth Comestibles AG is a specialty food (Feinkost) distributor and producer that sources, processes, sells, and distributes fine food products across seven categories — Delikatessen, Wild, Geflügel, Fische, Fleisch, Rauchfische, and Krustentiere — to gastronomy businesses, hotels, hospitals, canteens, and caterers. The company also operates an in-house salmon smoking facility (Lachsräucherei) and a processing department that delivers custom fish filleting, portioning, and a range of proprietary prepared foods such as truffle butter, bouillabaisse fond, seafood cocktail, dill-mustard sauce, tomato sauce, pesto, and guacamole.

Product overview

Rageth Comestibles AG operates as a gourmet food (Comestibles/Feinkost) distributor and producer founded in 1926, specializing in national and international delicatessen products. The company offers a diverse product portfolio organized into seven main categories: Delikatessen (delicatessen), Wild (game), Geflügel (poultry), Fische (fish), Fleisch (meat), Rauchfische (smoked fish), and Krustentiere (crustaceans). The company differentiates itself through three core competencies: (1) Trading of Comestibles - procurement, refinement, sale and distribution of fine food products; (2) Own Production - a dedicated salmon smoking facility operating for over 20 years in Landquart, plus proprietary prepared specialty foods including truffle butter, bouillabaisse fond, seafood cocktail, dill-mustard sauce, tomato sauce, pesto, and guacamole; and (3) Processing Department - custom fish processing including filleting and portioning services. The company serves the gastronomy sector, supplying hotels, restaurants, canteens, hospitals, and catering businesses throughout Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and parts of Eastern Switzerland. Products are available through their online shop platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Salmon Smoking (Lachsräucherei) - Own Production In-house salmon smoking facility processing salmon sourced from Switzerland, Norway, or Scotland, some in organic quality, operating for over 20 years in Landquart. Customers include gastronomy businesses, hotels, hospitals, and private customers seeking premium smoked salmon.
• Proprietary Prepared Specialty Foods In-house production of prepared specialty foods manufactured in Landquart, including truffle butter, bouillabaisse fond, seafood cocktail, dill-mustard sauce, tomato sauce, pesto, and guacamole. Sold to gastronomy businesses, hotels, and private customers.
• Custom Fish Processing Service In-house fish processing department offering custom filleting and portioning services to customer specifications, along with bespoke production requests. Aimed at gastronomy businesses, hotels, hospitals, and caterers needing tailored cuts or preparations.
• Fine Food Assortment (Gesamtsortiment) Comprehensive fine food assortment distributed to gastronomy businesses, hotels, canteens, hospitals, catering companies, and private customers across Switzerland and Liechtenstein, spanning delicatessen, game, poultry, fish, meat, smoked fish, and crustaceans.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4th generation family business with 97 years of continuous operation since 1926
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

27 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Baby Rock Lobster Tristan da CunhaminorOthersSupplier of premium cold water rock lobster from Tristan da Cunha.
• Biertreber EdelschweinminorOthersCulinarum certified Swiss premium pork products from Benken Canton St. Gallen, fed with beer draff for excellent taste.
• BOS FOODcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for delicacies, providing international fine food products to complement Rageth's assortment.
• Brüggli-Forellen GmbHminorOthersSupplier of salmon trout, trout and char from Canton Schwyz.
• CEPOSA AGminorOthersFresh and handmade antipasti delicacies from Canton Thurgau.
• Di Marco Corrardo srlminorOthersOriginal Pinsa producer from Italy.
• Domino Food AGminorOthersSwiss pasta producer from Canton St. Gallen.
• Futur NaturminorOthersOrganic tofu products from Bernese Oberland.
• GallinaminorOthersOrganic poultry of the finest quality for conscious meat enjoyment.
• Geflügel Gourmet AGminorOthersFree-range polenta chicken, duck and guinea fowl from local Swiss suppliers.
• GioiellaminorOthersBurrata producer from Apulia, Italy.
• Giolito AGminorOthersPremium ice cream from Italy.
• Glacier 51minorOthersSupplier of black cod/Patagonian Toothfish from Australasia.
• Gmür AGminorOthersPartner for innovative products.
• Gotthard ZanderminorOthersPike perch producer from Canton Uri.
• Hiramasa KingfishminorOthersPremium kingfish from Australia, sourced from Clean Seas.
• KNEUSS GüggeliminorOthersChicken supplier.
• La Perche LoëminorOthersPerch producer from Canton Valais.
• La Rose NoireminorOthersPremium tartlets and patisserie products.
• Les vergers BoironminorOthersPremium fruit purees.
• MövenpickminorOthersPremium ice cream from Switzerland.
• PlantedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwiss vegan chicken alternative producer, aligning with Rageth's focus on diverse product range including vegetarian options.
• RapelliminorOthersTicino salami producer.
• Selva ShrimpminorOthersBlack Tiger giant prawns from sustainable and climate-friendly farming in Vietnam.
• Swiss LachscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwiss salmon from Graubünden, both raw and smoked by Rageth in their own facility.
• The Green MountaincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVegan meat alternatives produced in Landquart, Graubünden, aligning with local production and sustainability values.
• Vanilla DreamminorOthersSustainable vanilla products.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Saviva AG: Major Swiss foodservice distributor (part of the Bell Food Group ecosystem) serving the hotel, restaurant, and catering trade nationwide. Closest large-scale direct competitor to Rageth in the same Swiss gastronomy distribution space.
• Feinkost Dittmann: German specialty food company distributing antipasti, olives, and Mediterranean delicatessen products to retail and foodservice. Comparable specialty-food curation and distribution model to Rageth's delicatessen assortment.
• Chefs Culinar Deutschland & Schweiz: European foodservice distributor serving hotels, restaurants, and catering with broad assortments including premium and specialty foods. Comparable business model to Rageth but at larger scale and broader geography.
• Transgourmet Schweiz: Switzerland's largest foodservice distribution company (Coop Group subsidiary), supplying hotels, restaurants, and caterers across the country with a broad assortment. Direct competitor to Rageth in Swiss gastronomy distribution but at vastly greater scale and broader assortment.

Broad incumbents

• Performance Food Group: US-based broadline foodservice distributor serving restaurants and hospitality nationwide. Comparable foodservice distribution model to Rageth at vastly larger scale, useful as a broad incumbent reference point.
• METRO AG: European broadline foodservice and hospitality distribution group operating across multiple countries. Relevant as a large incumbent with overlapping foodservice distribution capabilities that competes for premium hospitality accounts in markets adjacent to Switzerland.
• Sysco Corporation: World's largest broadline foodservice distributor, serving restaurants, healthcare, hospitality, and education customers. Serves as the broad incumbent benchmark for the foodservice distribution model that Rageth operates at a much smaller, specialty-focused scale.

Emerging players

• Planted Foods AG: Swiss plant-based meat alternative producer whose products Rageth distributes to gastronomy. Relevant as both a strategic partner and a peer in the emerging Swiss premium plant-based foods category that Rageth is building around.
• BOS Food GmbH: German specialty food distributor focused on international delicatessen and premium imports, with active Swiss market presence via the partnership with Rageth. Highly comparable in assortment focus (international fine foods) but operates as a specialist rather than the family-owned regional specialist that Rageth is.

Regional players

• Mövenpick Fine Food: Swiss premium food brand with retail and foodservice presence including ice cream, wines, and specialty foods. Both a supplier-partner of Rageth and a comparable Swiss premium food player targeting overlapping gastronomy customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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