Knorri Park

Perfect Infrastructure for Food Companies

On the historic Unilever production site in Thayngen, the Knorri Park is taking shape — a vibrant food hub backed by over 100 years of Swiss food tradition. Food and food-adjacent companies find food-grade infrastructure, attractive rental terms and an established network of production, logistics, expertise and partners

Why Knorri Park in Schaffhausen?

The Entire Value Chain Under One Roof

From AgTech (Swiss Future Farm) to processing (Nutrition Manufacturing Hub) to packaging (SIG, Syntegon, Medipack) — nowhere else in Europe will you find the complete food value chain in such a compact area. 15 minutes by car, not 15 different locations.

Unilever as Anchor Tenant

Unilever opens its infrastructure and expertise — a model unique in Europe. Benefit from global know-how, local collaboration and direct market access.

Leading Packaging Expertise

SIG Combibloc and Syntegon are global market leaders — right on site. Develop your innovation and the right sustainable packaging simultaneously, in close coordination.

Innovation at the Start of the Chain

Swiss Future Farm demonstrates how intelligent agriculture works. For FoodTech companies, this means access to sustainably produced raw materials and innovation partners in the AgTech space.

Short Paths — Fast Decisions

Direct access to Unilever, SIG, Syntegon, Agroscope and authorities. No long hierarchies, fast partnerships, pragmatic solutions. From idea to first production test in weeks, not months.

Get in touch


Jennifer Solf

Business Development Manager bei

Unilever Schweiz GmbH



jennifer.solf@unilever.com


Anders Bollen

Project Manager at the Economic Developement Agency Canton of Schaffhausen

anders.bollen@generis.ch

Ökosystem Knorri Park

  • Unilever

    For more than 100 years, Swiss food classics have been produced in Thayngen — from Aromat to bouillon to Stocki.



    Learn more Unilever Schweiz

  • Gastronomics

    As the first anchor tenant, Gastronomics AG moved in during spring 2025, occupying 2,600 m² and producing premium convenience products for the foodservice industry.



    Learn more about Gastronomics

  • Chefmanship Center

    The Swiss training and competence centre of Unilever FoodSolutions offers professional kitchens, training sessions and tastings.



    More about Chefmanship Center Unilever

  • Small Innovations

    Small Innovations brings technical implementation expertise directly into the food ecosystem of Knorri Park — from concept development and engineering through prototyping to production and sourcing.


    Learn more about Small Innovations

  • Altra Schaffhausen

    At Altra, a wide variety of food products such as flour, spices, tea and confectionery are processed and packaged.

     

    Learn more about Altra

Cross-Cutting Competences

Automation

The FoodTech region of Schaffhausen relies on seamless automation across the entire value chain. At Swiss Future Farm, autonomous field robots, smart crop protection systems and monitoring drones are revolutionising agriculture. In the Nutrition Manufacturing Hub, fully automated production lines with real-time inline quality control and robot-assisted filling ensure maximum efficiency. The process is completed by high-speed filling systems from industry leaders such as SIG Combibloc and Syntegon, which together with modern palletising robotics ensure sterile, contact-free packaging and logistics processes.

Circularity

Schaffhausen drives the circular economy along the entire food value chain. Swiss Future Farm conserves resources through precision agriculture, reducing fertiliser, water and pesticides to a minimum through intelligent technologies. In the Nutrition Manufacturing Hub, energy-efficient processes, smart water management and the reuse of production waste ensure sustainable processing. The loop is closed by forward-looking circular packaging solutions: through the use of mono-materials, biodegradable alternatives and drastically reduced packaging volumes — such as at Medipack by up to 50% — waste is consistently avoided.

There is more

Swiss Food Competence in the "Knorri Park" by Unilever

By Gina Ochsner • December 18, 2024
12,000 m² of infrastructure are available in Unilever Switzerland's new Food Hub in Thayngen for emerging businesses—offering a central location combined with extensive expertise in food production. A unique opportunity to boost food-tech competence across the entire region.

On to sustainable packaging!

By Gina Ochsner • December 11, 2023
Packaging makes products last longer and is becoming increasingly environmentally friendly. What contribution does the Schaffhausen packaging cluster make in terms of sustainability? Two Schaffhausen companies give an insight into their innovations.

Schaffhausen government provides clarity in the tax environment

By Petra Roost • December 7, 2023
Following the Swiss electorate’s approval of conforming to the OECD/G20 minimum taxation policy in June of 2023, the Schaffhausen electorate approved a partial revision to the cantonal tax law on November 19, 2023, with 77.6 percent of voters in favor. This revision will go into effect on January 1, 2024.

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