A Swiss heritagein infant nutrition.
Nutrimilk is part of HOCHDORF Laboratories, where HOCHDORF Swiss Nutrition, whose story with milk began in 1895, and Pharmalys Laboratories, who bring Nutrimilk to families around the world, now share one home for infant nutrition.
- 1895HOCHDORF founded in central Switzerland
- 130 yearsof experience with milk and milk powders
- 1954HOCHDORF's first adapted infant milk
- 29countries where Nutrimilk is found
130 years of care for milk
From a cooperative of milk producers to a home for infant nutrition: the milestones behind every Nutrimilk tin.
- 1895
A cooperative idea
Twenty-eight members of milk cooperatives in central Switzerland found the company that will become HOCHDORF.
- 1912
Milk becomes powder
HOCHDORF begins producing spray-dried milk powder, a craft it has refined ever since.
- 1954
The first infant milk
HOCHDORF brings its first adapted infant milk to market.
- 2008
Pharmalys joins the story
Pharmalys Laboratories begins working with HOCHDORF and takes its formulas to families far beyond Switzerland.
- 2025
130 years
HOCHDORF celebrates its 130th anniversary, its production now concentrated at its modern site in Sulgen, Thurgau.
- 2026
HOCHDORF Laboratories
HOCHDORF and Pharmalys bring their infant nutrition brands, science and know-how together in one company.
Science, kept gentle.
Behind every formula are nutrition and quality specialists, and more than a century of experience in turning fresh milk into powder. Each step is designed, measured and checked.
HOCHDORF's production plants are certified to FSSC 22000, an international food safety standard recognised by the Global Food Safety Initiative.
- 01Research and formulation
Recipes are developed stage by stage to meet international standards for infant nutrition, and reviewed as science moves on.
- 02Wet processing
All ingredients are blended in liquid form into a uniform emulsion, then gently spray-dried.
- 03Checked at every step
Raw materials, the process and the finished powder are tested against strict physical, chemical and microbiological criteria.
- 04Single-can security
Every tin is inspected and sealed with minimal residual oxygen, to protect its nutrients.
Where precision meets care.
A look inside HOCHDORF's production site and laboratories in Sulgen, Switzerland, where milk becomes powder under constant control.
01The HOCHDORF site in Sulgen, Thurgau, where production is now concentrated. 
02Processing, drying and packing, side by side on one site. 
03Every stage of production is monitored. 
04Liquid processing: the ingredients are blended before drying. 
05The can line, where formulas are filled and sealed. 
06In the chemistry laboratory, samples are analysed batch by batch.
Caring for what comes next.
Infant nutrition begins long before the tin: with the land, the animals and the people who look after them. HOCHDORF's sustainability goals cover nature, technology and people, to be met by 2030.
- NatureMilk, with care for the land
Since 2024, the milk HOCHDORF uses for baby food comes from farms meeting the swissmilk green standard, which covers animal welfare, natural feed and biodiversity.
- EnergyCleaner production
Around 7,000 m² of solar panels at the Sulgen plant, waste heat put back to work and more efficient equipment reduce the energy each tin needs.
- PeopleCare, from the inside
Around 350 colleagues in Root and Sulgen share the same standards of safety, quality and care.
Questions about our story?
Parents, health professionals and partners: our team is happy to answer.