During his speech at the official ceremony, Mr Ernst Wüthrich, who founded the company 50 years ago, looked back on how it all started: “In the early days, only small numbers of layers and broilers were hatched, but the company always kept an eye out for growth opportunities. As a result, the hatchery’s setting capacity has increased from 60,000 egg places in 1962 to 1.2 million today,” he said.

From left to right: Mr Ernst Wüthrich, founder of Wüthrich Brüterei, Mr Markus Wüthrich, his son, and André van Rij, Petersime Area Sales Manager.

His son, Mr Markus Wüthrich, elaborated on the challenges Wüthrich Brüterei is currently facing, emphasising quality and cooperation. He summarized the hatchery’s future operations around 5 key terms: consolidation, Swiss branding, separation of layers and broilers, biological production, and sustainability.

During the ceremony, father and son Wüthrich were offered an official certificate by Petersime Area Sales Manager André van Rij to congratulate them with their hatchery’s anniversary. André praised the emphasis Wüthrich Brüterei puts on quality, which is reflected not only in the incubators, but also in training and hatchery guidance supplied by Petersime.