The Paris Packaging Week is opening its doors again, and as always, we are excited to be part of it with our own stand.
Visit us on January 28th and 29th, 2025, at Stand S62. Our Sales Team is looking forward to making new connections and discussing exciting future projects with you.
We can’t wait to see you there.
Your FRIKE Cosmetic Team
🎄🎄The Grand FRIKE Christmas Celebration on Uetliberg near Zurich🎉🎉🎉
In honor of our 80th anniversary, we celebrated together with all 6 of our companies for the very first time – and it was an unforgettable evening! 🌟
At the elegant Uto Kulm hotel, with a stunning view over Zurich, we kicked off the evening with a cozy campfire aperitif. 🔥🍹
Following this, around 250 employees enjoyed a festive dinner 🍽️ and danced the night away to captivating music by a DJ and a saxophonist. 🎷🎧 The atmosphere was simply fantastic – with plenty of dancing and fun all around! 🕺💃 The only challenge? Trying to capture everyone in a single group photo – with just a smartphone. 😊
A big thank you to everyone who made this evening so special! 🙏 We’re already looking forward to the next 80 years – together with all of you.🥂✨
In the following years, the company grew steadily, expanding its product portfolio, first into aerosols and cosmetics, and later into pharmaceuticals. Today, FRIKE is a medium-sized company with over 300 employees across six locations. I am very proud of what we have achieved together in recent years. Without the support of our skilled employees, this growth would never have been possible.
Would you like to learn more about the history of FRIKE? Read more.
The next generation is already in place to lead FRIKE into a secure future. Since 2019, after nearly 40 years as CEO, I have been planning the leadership transition from the second to the third generation. My daughter, Danja Keller, and my son, Damian Keller, are actively involved in the family business and are shaping the future of the FRIKE GROUP with dedication.
Despite the constant changes since our founding in 1944, one thing has remained unchanged: Quality is our passion. Driven by smart innovation, a personal touch, and reliability toward all our customers, employees, network partners, and the environment, our traditional Swiss family business has continuously evolved.
Kind regards,
André Keller
CPHI 2024 in Milan was a great success for us and a significant milestone in the further development of our business activities. As every year, we were there with an impressive booth and a highly motivated crew.
The entire event was marked by intensive customer discussions and valuable encounters. Our highly motivated Business Development team had the opportunity to deepen many existing partnerships while also making exciting new connections that offer promising prospects for the future.
A special highlight of the week was the customer event on Tuesday evening. In a relaxed atmosphere, we were able to engage in open discussions with long-term partners and new prospects, sharing ideas and gaining valuable insights into future needs and trends in the industry. The positive response to this evening reinforces our approach to fostering close relationships with our clients not only on a business level but also on a personal one.
The only thing that didn't cooperate was the weather. Especially on the first day of the event, we got completely drenched on the way there, and some were glad they packed extra clothes. 😊
We are already looking forward with great anticipation to CPHI 2025 in Frankfurt, where we will once again have the opportunity to strengthen our global partnerships and discover new business opportunities.
We thank everyone who made CPHI 2024 an unforgettable experience and look forward to seeing you in Frankfurt 2025!
Best regards,
Benjamin Spitteler, Sales Director BU Pharma
At the beginning of 2024, several press reports highlighted the detection of the substance mono-n-hexyl phthalate (MnHexP) in urine samples from children and adults. These tests were conducted by the German Environment Agency (UBA) and the State Office for Nature, Environment, and Consumer Protection of North Rhine-Westphalia (LANUV) as part of a study.
The reason for these findings could be di-n-hexyl phthalate (DnHexP), a substance that was previously widely used as a plasticizer in plastics. However, this substance can also appear as a by-product in sunscreen products. The Chemical and Veterinary Investigations Office in Karlsruhe (CVUA) found concentrations of 0.3 to 16 ppm in various sunscreen products. The source appears to be the UV filter DHHB, which has been increasingly used in recent years to replace other UV filters that are now banned. DnHexP may be present as an unwanted by-product.
In its statement of March 21, 2024 (017/2024 "MnHexP in Urine Samples: Health Risk Assessment"), the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) concluded that the concentrations found "pose no cause for concern" from a health perspective. It is essential that consumers are not unsettled by these findings and continue using sunscreen to protect themselves from harmful UV radiation.
How is FRIKE handling this issue?
FRIKE also uses the UV filter DHHB in sunscreen products. Since the by-product DnHexP is prohibited in cosmetics, even as an impurity, only unavoidable traces are allowed. This means that extra care must be taken during the production of the DHHB UV filter.
FRIKE's quality policy is to source only high-quality raw materials with minimal by-products. External analyses of customer products have shown that the sunscreens manufactured by us contain only extremely low levels of DnHexP – so low that they are nearly at the detection limit. Thanks to our high-quality standards, FRIKE was able to support customers contacted by authorities with reliable data in a monitoring campaign.
If you have any questions on this topic, please contact your FRIKE representative.
Company Outing to Celebrate the 80th Anniversary of the FRIKE GROUP at Europa-Park!
With beautiful weather and great spirits, we had the perfect opportunity to strengthen our team spirit and create many unforgettable memories. 🤗🎉 The delicious lunch buffet was an additional highlight, and the energy boost was gladly welcomed. 💪🎉
A huge thank you to the entire team for the amazing atmosphere and to everyone who made this day so special! 💪 Together, we look back on 80 years of FRIKE and look forward to many more successful years to come.
Visit us at the SEPAWA Congress, October 16-18, 2024, Estrel Congress hotel, Berlin
Soon, the most important gathering for the detergents, cleaning products, cosmetics, and perfumery industries will begin again, and as always, we will be there with our booth.
Visit us in Hall C, Booth No. 483 & 484, and let's discuss future projects.
We look forward to seeing you.
The FRIKE Cosmetic Team
Visit us at the CPHI in Milan, October 8-10, 2024
One of the largest pharmaceutical trade fairs in Europe is about to begin again, and as always, we will be there with our booth.
Visit us in Hall 7, Booth No. 7D74, and let's talk about future projects.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Your FRIKE Pharma Team
Scale-up to a new level
Whereas it was previously possible for air inclusions or insufficient homogenisation to impair the tests, the new Mini offers the full range of possibilities of a production mixer. This means that reliable data is already at a new level during development for later scale-up.
This puts FRIKE in a position to support new development projects even more competently, as the new Mini is a mixer of the latest generation. It has a high-shear homogeniser with a circuit that reflects all the dosing applications of a large-scale plant. In addition, the mixer has a memory that continuously logs the parameters travelled. This enables exact comparisons of the tests carried out.
Ultimately, the fact that the new Becolab Mini is the first qualified system of its kind at FRIKE is a decisive factor for us. It can be used to prepare small quantities under GMP production conditions, which can be used in clinical trials, for example. It has already passed its baptism of fire with the first test batches, and the first projects under GMP conditions are under discussion.
We asked our customers for feedback at the beginning of 2024. The result was that with a few exceptions, customers are very satisfied with FRIKE. Particularly appreciated were "friendliness", "clarity of quotations" and "quality of delivery" were rated the highest.
On contrary, the points "is FRIKE innovative" and "Value for money" were rated the lowest! We take this feedback very seriously and endeavour to improve the less rated points.
All in all, however, we can all be extremely proud of ourselves, because the survey only went so well because we are a company with very competent and motivated employees.
As FRIKE donated CHF 30 per completed questionnaire to the Sternschnuppe Foundation, we were able to fulfil a heartfelt wish with the money raised.
The specific beneficiary was a boy called Emilio, who suffers from a heart defect. A few weeks ago, he was allowed to visit the Rega base in Dübendorf and take a sightseeing flight in a helicopter (not from Rega). We are delighted that we were able to fulfil Emilio's heartfelt wish and would like to thank everyone who took part once again.