Swiss Lions 100 | 2026 edition

Franke

Franke is No. 49 in the Swiss Lions 100 and No. 4 in Electrical & Building Technology, with a score of 53.1 out of 100. Headquarters: Aarburg, canton of Aargau.

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Swiss Lions score
53.1
Overall rank
49of 100

About

Aarburg maker of kitchen sinks, professional coffee machines and food-service equipment, owned by the Pieper family's Artemis Group.

Why Franke ranks No. 49

Franke ranks on its size, its Swiss production in Aarburg and a strong impact score: a validated net-zero target and the charitable Franke Foundation. Its coffee machines and kitchen systems are sold worldwide to households, restaurant chains and hotels. The latest published revenue is for 2023.

Swiss connections

  • Founded in 1911 by Hermann Franke in Rorschach, it moved to Aarburg in the canton of Aargau.
  • The Franke Foundation supports charitable projects in culture, education and social causes.

How the score is made

Global scale

46

CHF 2.4bn e revenue.

Swiss value

60

Partly Swiss made.

Global visibility

41

Online attention across languages, and worldwide search interest.

Impact

50

Net-zero target validated. Not a certified B Corp.

Philanthropy

20

Corporate foundation: Franke Stiftung.

Impact and philanthropy together make up the impact measure. How the ranking works.

Key figures

Revenue used in the ranking
CHF 2.4bn e2023, 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
AarburgCanton of Aargau
Language region
German-speaking
Ownership
Family-ownedPieper family, through Artemis Group
Main customers
Consumers and businesses
Chief executive
Patrik WohlhauserSince 2018. Swiss national. Source
Founded
1911

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Also in Electrical & Building Technology

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Sources

  • Revenue used in the ranking: franke.com (2023).
  • Climate target: Science Based Targets initiative dashboard, October 2026. Foundations: Swiss commercial register. B Corp: B Lab directory.

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