Exclusive Financial Advisor to Granovit

On 9. September 2026 Granovit AG (Granovit) and utro Fikovit AG (utro Fikovit) announced that they would be joining forces in the future. Through this partnership, two long-established Swiss companies are combining their strengths to enhance and further develop private-label compound feed production in Switzerland over the long term.

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The proven feed formulations, familiar points of contact, and personalized support will remain in place. At the same time, production capacities, market knowledge, and technical expertise will be strategically transferred. Both Granovit and utro Fikovit are privately owned and entrepreneurially managed. They share values such as quality, customer focus, reliability, flexibility, and innovation. This ensures that utro Fikovit’s customers can continue to count on these values in the future.

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Josef Fischer, CEO of utro Fikovit, will play an active role in shaping the company’s future development and will join the Granovit Board of Directors. In addition, he will continue to be involved in day-to-day operations as before. In these roles, he will contribute his many years of experience, his customer relationships, and his entrepreneurial approach.

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Andreas Fischer, CEO of Granovit: “With this step, we are preserving what has been proven successful while simultaneously creating new opportunities for customers, employees, and Swiss agriculture. Our combined strengths enable us to actively shape the future and further strengthen the competitiveness of independent Swiss compound feed production.”

Support by IFBC

IFBC supported Granovit as its exclusive Financial and M&A Advisor in evaluating strategic options, providing transaction support, and conducting contract negotiations.

About Granovit

Today’s Granovit AG was founded in 1925 as Grand Moulin de Cossonay SA. Over time, several companies were added to the group. Today, Granovit, headquartered in Kaiseraugst, Aargau, is one of Switzerland’s leading compound feed producers. With Andreas Fischer as the sole owner, the company has been exclusively Swiss-owned again since 2019. At its three plants in Kaiseraugst AG, Lucens VD, and Gossau SG, Granovit develops and produces innovative, highly specialized, and high-performance livestock feed. Through a dense network of sales representatives and technicians, we serve our professional clientele throughout Switzerland. In addition, Granovit develops, produces, and distributes premixes, minerals, and milk powder, as well as pet food, zoo animal feed, and laboratory animal feed. For more information, visit www.granovit.ch.

About utro Fikovit

In 1855, the historic company Utro AG was founded in Rotkreuz by the Uttinger family. The much younger company, Josef Fischer Fikovit, was established in 1975 and, following several years of successful business operations, was converted into a stock corporation. Since Fikovit AG acquired Utro AG in 1995, utro Fikovit AG has been wholly owned by Josef Fischer, who, with great dedication, passion, and energy, has turned the company into a leading compound feed manufacturer in Switzerland. utro Fikovit is headquartered in Rotkreuz, ZG. Its high-performance feed mill in Emmenbrücke, LU, produces a wide range of feed products, supplemented by specialized single-ingredient feed and mineral products. For more information, visit www.utrofikovit.com (in German).

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