After 160 years, Bühler remains a Swiss family enterprise with a remarkable global reach and impact in food processing and advanced materials. Our strategy is based on the deeply held values of Trust, Ownership and Passion – the principles which guide the behavior of every Bühler employee. We are driven equally by a strong sense of purpose: to create innovations for a better world.
Our family-owned business culture is driven by a strong sense of purpose, and our strategy is based on deeply held values. Trust, ownership, and passion are the guiding principles of our behavior. With our 160+ years of company history, you are part of a company that thinks and invests long-term when it comes to innovation, business success, employees, and driving change in the world and our market.
We are more than just an international company. Our global spirit brings ideas together and connects the brightest minds from all over the world to drive positive change in the industries in which we operate worldwide.
We share our experiences and ideas through our Bühler exchange networks and business movements with more than 12,500 colleagues of about 100 nationalities from 140 locations globally.
Sustainability is our business model and our purpose. Our biggest impact comes from supporting our customers in reducing their energy consumption, waste generation, and water usage, reducing their CO₂ footprint and at the same time ensuring their productivity and yield.
Innovation is at the heart of our company. At Bühler, everyone is challenged to come up with great ideas. New solutions are needed by our customers to make their production safer, cleaner, and themselves more innovative. Therefore, we invest long-term in R&D, our people, and our research partners.
At Bühler, lifelong learning for all employees is a core principle, regardless of age, location, or career stage to give everyone the opportunity to make their voice heard. Flexible learning programs help employees choose the most appropriate learning medium at different life stages.
Billions of people come into contact with Bühler technologies as they cover their basic needs for food and mobility every day. Two billion people each day enjoy foods produced on Bühler equipment; and one billion people travel in vehicles manufactured using parts produced with Bühler technology. Having this global relevance, Bühler is in a unique position to turn today’s global challenges into sustainable business. Bühler contributes to safely feeding the world and is doing its part to protect the climate, producing solutions that make cars, buildings, and machinery more energy efficient.
At Bühler we are not only offering working opportunities and international exchange of like-minded professionals. We are more than just a global company. Our value proposition to transform the way companies feed and move the world, is driving positive change in the industries in which we operate globally.
We take care of our passionate professionals because they are the key to our success. Bühler is committed to comply with all legal occupational health and safety (OH&S) requirements. All of our business units and companies ensure far more than for example safe and healthy workplaces to prevent work-related injuries and illnesses.
Rooted in a rich history dating back to 1860, Bühler has continually pioneered innovation in the fields of food processing and advanced materials. From revolutionizing milling technology to introducing groundbreaking solutions in optics and die-casting, our journey is marked by key milestones that have shaped industries worldwide. With a legacy spanning more than a century, Bühler remains at the forefront of technological advancements, committed to driving sustainable progress for generations to come.
On February 10, 1860, Adolf Bühler establishes his cast iron foundry with two employees. First year total foundry output: 23 tons of iron castings.
Dr. René Bühler takes over as Chief Executive Officer in 1934.
MIAG, Mühlenbau und Industrie GmbH, Braunschweig, Germany is acquired in 1972. MIAG was one of Bühler’s biggest competitors. After the acquisition, investment efforts and productivity increase dramatically resulting in sales of DM 250 million in 1988, rising to DM 360 million in 1991.
Urs Bühler is appointed Chief Executive Officer of Bühler in 1986.
Acquisition of Sortex Ltd., London, UK 1994. Sortex was the world’s leading manufacturer of optical sorting equipment. For Bühler, the acquisition marks a step toward the expansion of its Advanced Materials business in the area of equipment for manufacturing of functional layers.
Acquisition of Leybold Optics, Alzenau, Germany. Bühler acquires Leybold Optics, the world’s leading provider of production systems for vacuum deposition of functional layers.
Bühler is a family business. Maya, Jeannine and Karin Bühler are fifth-generation owners and sit on the Board of Directors.
The African Milling School in Nairobi, Kenya is established. Bühler opens the African Milling School to offer professional training for the next generation of millers in Africa and the Middle East. In total, over 1,000 students have graduated from the African Milling School.
Bühler expands its investment and acquisition capabilities by issuing a dual-tranche bond. The bond enables the company to accelerate its growth plan and to invest further in the modernization of the production and logistics facilities in Uzwil, and to build an innovation campus.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Bühler holds a fully virtual trade fair. Bühler transforms its physical Interpack program into a digital experience. Over three days, more than 12,000 people form 132 countries visit the digital platform, and around 500 private meetings take place.
The Bühler Networking Days 2022 take place. 1,000 representatives of the world’s leading companies gather in Uzwil to discuss the urgent need for business to come together to accelerate the transition towards sustainability in food, feed and mobility.
The Bühler Energy Center opens in Uzwil. To master the complex and dynamic demands of the private and working world and to seize new opportunities, the Bühler Energy Center becomes the central hub for vocational training, lifelong learning, preventive health care, and prototyping and production.
The Grain Innovation Center commences operation. Bühler invests in the creation of a new Grain Innovation Center in Uzwil to enable the development of innovative and sustainable solutions in grain and feed processing.
The next Bühler Networking Days are set for 2025. Industry leaders from all over the world will again convene in Uzwil to continue efforts for a more sustainable world.
