The Valora Group achieved strong results in the first half of 2025, thereby confirming the record level of the previous year: with external sales of CHF 1,4 billion, operating profit (EBIT) came in at CHF 43,7 million, matching last year’s high level (+1,4% in constant currencies). The main driver of this positive performance was once again the convenience retail business, particularly in the food and tobacco categories.
Valora, the European retail unit of FEMSA (Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V.), recorded a successful first half of 2025, remaining at the record level of the previous year. The Valora Group generated total sales (External Sales) of CHF 1,4 billion, unchanged from the previous year in constant currency, while EBIT in the same period rose by 1,4% in constant currency to CHF 43,7 million.
Convenience business as growth driver
Demand for quick and convenient food to-go options remained high in the first half of 2025. A growth driver for Valora was once again the consistent implementation of the “Foodvenience” strategy, which combines fresh food to-go offerings with convenience retail. In the Retail segment, with formats such as avec and k kiosk, both the food and tobacco categories recorded the highest sales growth. Valora is further expanding its retail presence in Germany over the coming months. By summer 2026, more than 80 current ServiceStore DB outlets of Deutsche Bahn will be re-opened under the avec brand.
Solid results in Food Service for private customers and wholesale
Despite persistently restrained consumer sentiment in the core markets of Switzerland and Germany, the Food Service B2C segment – with established formats such as BackWerk, Ditsch and Brezelkönig – achieved a solid operating result in the first half of the year. Brezelbäckerei Ditsch, the world market leader in the pretzel wholesale trade, delivered excellent results in the German market and thus made a significant contribution to the positive overall result. In the USA, the second Ditsch production facility in Cincinnati, opened in October 2024, was able to gradually ramp up its capacities in the first half of the year.
International Award
In addition to its positive financial results, Valora achieved an internationally recognized success with the new avec flagship store on Freiestrasse in Zurich. For its new avec store concept “The Kitchen,” Valora became the first retailer from the German-speaking region to be awarded the title “European Convenience Retailer of the Year” – one of the most prestigious awards in the international convenience retail sector. The panel of experts commended a store concept “that sets new standards across Europe with fresh food to-go, a curated convenience assortment, and innovative technologies.”
