Natural raw materials

Natural and fair

«natural and honest»,<br /> also for our raw materials

«natural and honest»,
also for our raw materials

With a strict, self-imposed raw materials charter, we want to give our customers the certainty that we manufacture our HUG, DAR-VIDA and Wernli products from the most natural raw materials possible. The charter regulates the use of raw materials for the market assortment in the retail trade and gastronomy in the form of a guideline.

Our Charter of Raw Ingredients

We manufacture our products with raw materials that are as natural as possible. We also attach importance to fair and sustainable cultivation and trade practices.

Eggs

Only free range eggs are used in our productions.

Cocoa

We have been buying only Rainforest Alliance-certified cocoa in the mass balance model.

Hazelnuts

We only source Rainforest Alliance certified hazelnuts.

Palm Oil

If palm oil, then only from sustainable cultivation. Since 2016, we have only purchased 100 percent certified palm oil in the RSPO Segregated standard.

A minimum of additives

We limit additives to the absolute minimum necessary.

No preservatives

Preservatives trigger intolerance reactions in consumers - reason enough for us to refrain from using such substances.

Raw materials without the use of genetically modified plants

Products from genetically modified plants are not accepted by consumers. Therefore, we do not use any ingredients or additives made from genetically modified plants in our products.

Download our Charter of Raw Ingredients

Our raw materials

Swissness

Fair work

Flour & meal

Swiss beet sugar

Free range eggs

Swiss butter

Swiss rapeseed oil

Certified palm oil

Coconut oil with added value

Certified cocoa

Certified coffee

Certified hazelnuts

Californian almonds

Organic seeds

Organic raw cane sugar

Pure honey

Spices

Pure water

Natural ingredients, for consumer safety and even greater pleasure

The HUG Family promise «natural and honest» includes the conscious and transparent use of the most natural possible raw materials, obtained by fair trade practices. This is how the HUG Family commits to high safety towards its consumers and trading partners. For all products made in Malters and Willisau, we buy the following individual raw materials:

100

Swiss beet sugar

100

Free range eggs

100

Swiss butter

100

Swiss rapeseed oil

100

Certified & fair trade palm oil

100

Certified & fair trade cocoa

100

Certified & fair trade coffee

100

Certified & fair trade hazelnuts

100

Organic sesame, quinoa, chia & linseed

100

Organic raw cane sugar

Pilot

project

DAR-VIDA biscuit wheat with ecological added value

5000

CHF

Donation to Happy Hazelnut Foundation (annually from 2025)

Natural and fair