Swiss Lions 100 | Provisional 2026 edition
Hero
Hero is No. 90 in the Swiss Lions 100 and No. 7 in Food & Beverage, with a score of 33.6 out of 100. Headquarters: Lenzburg, canton of Aargau.
- Swiss Lions score
- 33.6
- Overall rank
- 90of 100
- Food & Beverage
- 7of 8
About
Hero Group is a privately held consumer food manufacturer and marketing company based in Switzerland. Focusing baby and toddler food, healthy snacks, and natural spreads, the group brands include Corny Snack Bars and Semper Baby food.
From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
How the score is made
Global scale
CHF 1.1bn e revenue.
Swiss value
Swiss made: Limited.
Prominence
Wikipedia attention across language editions, and Google search interest.
Impact
Net-zero target validated. Not a certified B Corp.
Philanthropy
None found.
Key figures
- Revenue used in the ranking
- CHF 1.1bn eFY2021, estimate
Not listed on a stock exchange, so profit, dividends and employee numbers are not published in a comparable form.
Employees in Switzerland and dividends paid to Swiss shareholders are not published consistently, so they are not shown.
Profile
- Headquarters
- LenzburgCanton of Aargau
- Language region
- German-speaking
- Category
- Food & Beverage
- Founded
- 1886
Nearby in the Swiss Lions 100
Also in Food & Beverage
1NestléScore 79.4
2NespressoScore 72.2
3Lindt & SprüngliScore 63.4
4Barry CallebautScore 58.5
5EmmiScore 51.0
6RicolaScore 47.4
See all 8 brands in Food & Beverage.
Sources
- Revenue used in the ranking: Wikipedia infobox (FY2021).
- Climate target: Science Based Targets initiative dashboard, October 2026.
- Foundations: Swiss commercial register (Zefix). B Corp: B Lab directory.
- Prominence: Wikimedia page views (October 2025 to September 2026) and Google Trends.
- Founded and website: Wikidata.
- Logo: Wikimedia Commons: Hero Group logo.svg. Logos are trademarks of their owners.
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