Irish Meat Exports to Switzerland Up as Foodservice Sector Reopens

Across the World, foodservices has been one of the sectors hit hardest with the COVID pandemic.  However, we are now seeing volumes of meat consignments from Ireland to Switzerland recover to pre-pandemic levels.

Pre-pandemic, we had started to see a significant increase in the volume of beef consignments destined for the Swiss Foodservice Sector.

The relatively new Swissness provenance regulations (in force since 2017) had perhaps been a contributory factor.  The regulations are unique in European terms.

For foodstuffs, to carry the prestigious Switzerland Logo of a white cross on a red background, at least 80% of the raw materials used must come from Switzerland.

The Switzerland Logo adds value.  For the Swiss foodservices and manufacturing sectors, that require supplementary beef and bovine meat, quality and traceability are a high priority.  High quality, grass-fed and full traceable Irish beef fits the bill.

The quality of Irish meat combined the reliable and efficient logistics links together are driving and delivering the Irish Beef & Bovine Meat success story in Switzerland.

In the past quarter we have seen strong growth in the number of dedicated, full loads for Irish bovine meat exports of (Commodity Group 0201 “Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled”) to Switzerland.  The Swiss foodservices and manufacturing sectors are significant end customers.

Fast, flexible and reliable transport of temperature-controlled goods from Ireland to Switzerland adds to the attractiveness of Irish beef in the Swiss market.

HANNON Transport has over 25 years’ experience delivering European palletised Full Load (FTL) and Groupage Services (LTL) for customers of all sizes.

Our fleet of over 500 modern standard temperature-controlled trailers can carry 26 loaded standard pallets 1,000 x 1,200 (13 each side) or 33 loaded Euro pallets 800 x 1,200.