The continual growth of Schaerer AG owes much to Swiss enterprise and its structures as a mid-sized company with flat hierarchies and rapid decision-making processes.
Scaerer was founded in 1892 as a maker of surgical instruments and sterilization equipment but broadened its offerings in 1924 with its first coffee machine.
Dr. Volker Lixfeld, c.e.o. says “Schaerer stands for a pioneering spirit, passion, and Swiss coffee expertise. These attributes have defined Schaerer in the industry for decades now and played a significant role in shaping the WMF Group’s business in professional coffee machines.”
Schaerer is keenly focused on its customers with subsidiaries in Germany, Belgium and the US as well as 100 partner companies on all five continents. Since 2006, Schaerer AG has been a key part of the WMF’s professional coffee machine division. And since the takeover of the WMF itself at the end of 2016, Schaerer has been a subsidiary of the large French consortium Groupe SEB, where it is able to contribute its Swiss coffee expertise and engineering skills.