Swiss Lions rankings | 2026 edition

A.Vogel

A.Vogel is No. 11 in the Pharma and Biotech ranking, with a score of 24.8 out of 100. It is not among the Swiss Lions 100 for 2026. Registered office: Roggwil, canton of Thurgau.

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About

Roggwil-based natural health company that grows and processes medicinal plants and makes herbal medicines, supplements, food and personal care products, sold in more than 30 countries.

A.Vogel is a Swiss natural health company that cultivates and processes medicinal plants and develops and manufactures herbal medicines, dietary supplements, medical devices, healthy foods and personal care products. The business goes back to the naturopath Alfred Vogel, who opened his first health food shop in Basel in 1923; the operating company, founded in Roggwil in 1963 as Bioforce AG, took the name A.Vogel AG in 2020. Headquarters, cultivation, processing and testing are in Roggwil in the canton of Thurgau, with further production in Elburg in the Netherlands and Colmar in France. Research and development teams are based in Switzerland and the Netherlands, and its products are sold in more than 30 countries, with the Netherlands, France, Germany, Canada and the United States among its markets.

  • Herbal medicines
  • Dietary supplements
  • Medical devices
  • Healthy foods
  • Personal care products

How the score is made

Global scale

-0.7

CHF 115m e revenue.

Swiss value

60

Partly Swiss made.

Global visibility

12.2

Online attention across languages, and worldwide search interest.

Impact

0

No current SBTi target. Not a certified B Corp.

Philanthropy

35

Foundation-owned: Alfred-Vogel-Stiftung.

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Key figures

Revenue used in the ranking
CHF 115m elatest (undated), estimate

Not listed on a stock exchange, so profit, dividends and employee numbers are not published in a comparable form.

We have not found a published figure for employees in Switzerland for 2025 or 2026, and dividends paid to Swiss shareholders are not published, so neither is shown.

Profile

Registered office
RoggwilCanton of Thurgau
Language region
German-speaking
Ownership
Foundation-ownedAlfred Vogel Foundation
Charitable foundation
Alfred-Vogel-StiftungOwns the company
Chief executive
Andy SuterSource
Global reach
Products sold in more than 30 countriesSource
Founded
1963

In Switzerland

  • Roggwil TGHeadquarters, plant cultivation, processing and testing
  • Teufen ARCompany site

Milestones

  1. 1923Alfred Vogel opens his first health food shop on Jurastrasse in Basel.
  2. 1963Bioforce AG founded in Roggwil, Thurgau, by Alfred Vogel.
  3. 2020Bioforce AG renamed A.Vogel AG on 1 January.
  4. 2022Photovoltaic plant opened across the front of the Roggwil site.
  5. 2023Centenary year; strategy realigned and brand identity refreshed.

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Sources

  • Revenue used in the ranking: avogel.ch (latest (undated)).
  • Company profile, sites, history and milestones: avogel-health.ch.
  • Climate target: Science Based Targets initiative dashboard, status at 30 June 2026. Foundations: Swiss commercial register. B Corp: B Lab directory.

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