Rivella Group increases sales to 140 million francs
The Swiss family business Rivella Group generated sales of CHF 140 million in 2025 - an increase of 2%. The vitamin water brand Focuswater was particularly successful with double-digit growth. There will also be a change in the Co-Management Board in summer 2026.
Headquarters of the Rivella Group in Rothrist. In the foreground, one of the four new electric trucks. Source: Rivella Group[/caption]
Last year, the Rivella Group sold 95 million liters of beverages, generating sales of CHF 140 million. This corresponds to an increase of 2 percent compared to the previous year. In its home market of Switzerland, the company even recorded sales growth of 3 percent with sales of 65 million liters. Silvan Brauen, Co-CEO of the Rivella Group, is correspondingly satisfied: «We can look back on a successful year. The clear focus on our two core brands Rivella and Focuswater has proven to be the right approach.»
Focuswater with double-digit growth
The growth trend for the vitamin water brand Focuswater continues unabated. The company also achieved double-digit growth with Focuswater last year. With Focuswater Shine, the Rivella Group introduced another sugar- and sweetener-free variety last year. In order to continue to meet the growing demand for light drinks in the future, the company massively upgraded its factory last year. Over the past two years, it has invested 16 million Swiss francs in the new Focuswater bottling plant alone.
The largest share of the company's turnover and sales continues to come from the core brand Rivella. Within the Rivella range, Rivella Blau Zero Zucker was particularly impressive in the 2025 financial year and benefited from the trend for light drinks.
Best employer in Switzerland
In February 2026, the Rivella Group was named Switzerland's best employer for the second time since 2021. In their annual study, «Handelszeitung» and «PME» evaluate Swiss companies with at least 250 employees and survey over 15,000 employees. ’The fact that the Rivella Group scored so well is a great honor for us, but it is no mere coincidence,« says Simone Müller-Ledermann, Head of People & Culture at Rivella: »For years, we have been strongly committed to a lively corporate culture, we invest a lot in an attractive working environment and we also proactively communicate these efforts to the outside world. We do this out of the conviction that only satisfied and committed employees make the success of a company possible.«
New co-management from August 2026
An important change in the company's top management will take place in summer 2026. Erland Brügger, who has been CEO for 12 years and Co-CEO since 2023, will leave the company at the end of July 2026 in order to devote more time to his Board of Directors mandates and new projects. His successor will be Christoph Messerli, current CFO of the Rivella Group. Christoph Messerli will take over the co-management of the Rivella Group together with Silvan Brauen.
«The co-model at CEO level has proved very successful. We benefit from new impulses and perspectives. I am delighted to be able to continue this inspiring model with Christoph in the future,» says Co-CEO Silvan Brauen.
