What we do

We seek the best produce near you

At BachserMärt we provide you with a broad range of fresh, locally sourced and sustainably produced food. Our five shops offer all the typical groceries that you need for everyday cooking, but you will also find fantastic local ingredients to experiment with.

We support small scale producers

We acknowledge the role of small actors in our food system. The local produce at our shops is sourced from smallholder farmers wherever possible. The generous variety of products at our shops is made possible by more than 50 committed and ambitious farmers with whom we have an active relationship. Additionally, small Zurich manufactories provide us with goods like handcrafted bread, chocolate and yogurt prepared from grass and hay milk.

We keep transport distances short

We vow to bring produce as fresh as possible to our customers and indeed a lot of effort goes into this every day. Vegetables are usually harvested only when the farmer has received the order from our shop team. Several times a week our logistics team brings the agricultural produce from our two country shops to Zurich. A supply chain without middlemen ensures fair prices and minimal storage helps in preserving the freshness and nutrition of the produce.

We collaborate with nature

BachserMärt is connected to agriculture. We believe in collaborating with nature rather than exploiting it. We embrace the beauty of seasonality and allow our customers to connect with food rather than just consuming it. In winters you will find a variety of root vegetables and winter salads instead of tomatoes in our shops and asparagus will not make its way to the shelves until it sprouts in the peripherals of Zurich.

We don't throw away food

Wasting food is not an option for us – we utilize everything. In our KOSTBAR shelves you will find products that are close to their expiration date at discounted prices so that customers preferably buy and utilize these products. Any leftovers are dispatched to local networks of recyclers.

We let time do the magic

Time is the new luxury. Regenerative agriculture and high-quality food processing are time consuming and labor intensive. We take our time with every batch of produce as we prefer quality over quantity. We encourage our customer to invest time also when they pay us a visit. Shopping with us should be a delightful experience rather than a mundane task.

We bring people together

Each of the five BachserMärt shops is unique and we take pride in the fact that our customers come from all parts of society. Our products reflect the diversity of our customers. We are around 50 employees and collaborate with axisBildung to conduct a vocational training program for 40 apprentices.