Eating Swiss: what guarantees?

Researchers from the “Citizen Consumer" project will discuss the role of the Swiss brand in the food sector. They will exchange views with Jacques Bourgeois, director of the Swiss Farmers’ Union, and Barbara Pfenniger, food specialist of the “Fédération romande des consommateurs”.

Start27.04.2018 15:00
End27.04.2018 16:00
VenueSalon du livre de Genève, Palexpo, Bühne Philo, Stand I991, Genf
Registration deadline27.04.2018

Can Swiss mayonnaise be made with imported eggs? Yogurts of the region be flavoured with foreign strawberries? The Swiss brand, associated with quality and tradition, sells well. But how can this national specificity be guaranteed?

The researchers involved in the “Citizen Consumer” project will discuss the role of the Swiss brand in the food sector. Jacques Bourgeois, director of the Swiss Farmers’ Union, and Barbara Pfenniger, Food specialist of the “Fédération romande des consommateurs” will participate in the debate.