Sponsors
The current version of Innovetica is free thanks to the sponsors listed on this page. Sponsors also donate prizes for the Weekly Challenges (see rules of participation).
Main sponsors
The descriptions are partly taken from their Wikipedia articles.
Volg
Volg is a Swiss wholesale organisation based in Winterthur. The company’s name is the German acronym for the Association of Agricultural Co-operatives of Eastern Switzerland (Verband Ostschweizerischer Landwirtschaftlicher Genossenschaften). www.volg.ch
Swiss Post
Swiss Post is Switzerland’s national postal service. www.post.ch
Sponsors
Hero
Hero is a globally positioned Swiss food company based in Lenzburg and specialises in fruit products, baby food, and cereal bars. www.hero.ch
Kambly
Kambly SA Spécialités de biscuits suisses, based in Trubschachen, is a Swiss manufacturer of baked goods. The company mainly produces pastries in the premium segment. www.kambly.com
Quöllfrisch
Quöllfrisch is brewed by Locher AG. Locher is a family-run brewery with a long tradition. Based in Appenzell, Switzerland, it is known for its Appenzeller beers. www.appenzellerbier.ch
Ricola
Ricola AG is a Swiss manufacturer of herbal lozenges, drops, pastilles, instant teas and teabags. The company is based in Laufen, near Basel, with subsidiaries in Italy, the UK, Asia, and the USA. www.ricola.ch
Valser
Valser (often called Valserwasser) is a Swiss mineral water from mineral springs in Vals. www.valser.ch
Weekly Challenges
Swiss Advance
Swiss Advance develops long-lasting products for outdoor use. www.swiss-advance.com
Arosa Bergbahnen
Arosa Bergbahnen AG covers the tourist area of Arosa in Schanfigg, Grisons, where it operates mountain railways (2 cable cars, 2 gondolas, 5 chair lifts, 4 ski lifts and several conveyors), restaurants, and snow bars. www.arosabergbahnen.com
See- und Seminarhotel FloraAlpina
The See- und Seminarhotel FloraAlpina AG is situated at the foot of Mount Rigi on Lake Lucerne in Vitznau and has 57 individually designed rooms, a variety of meeting and events spaces, and a wellness park. www.floraalpina.ch
Congress Hotel Seepark
The Congress Hotel Seepark in Thun overlooks Lake Thun with views of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau peaks. It boasts a variety of rooms, suites, meeting spaces, dining facilities, and the “inBalance” wellness area. www.seepark.ch
Seedamm Plaza
The event hotel and conference centre Seedamm Plaza is located in Pfäffikon, overlooking Lake Zurich, and offers a variety of rooms, conference, meeting and events spaces, a wellness club, and a variety of dining facilities. www.seedamm-plaza.ch
Hotel Palafitte Neuchâtel
The Hotel Palafitte was built in 2002 for the Swiss national exhibition. The unique hotel, with its pavilion built on stilts in the water, boasts an extraordinary setting. The hotel was designed to ensure stunning views of the surrounding area – no matter where you are in the building. www.palafitte.ch
Château d’Ouchy
Situated in the heart of Ouchy, this historic castle hotel towers over the popular area on Lake Geneva. Built in the 12th century, with only a castle turret remaining of the original structure, Château d’Ouchy is a landmark of the modern and trendy surroundings of Lausanne’s lake promenade, welcoming visitors and travellers from all over the world to enjoy its unique terrace and walls. www.chateaudouchy.ch