1909		Hugo Reitzel founds at Aigle, in Western Switzerland, his company "Société des Denrées Coloniales", specialized in "overseas commodities"
1986		Bernard Poupon takes over the management of Reitzel (Switzerland) and Philippe Reitzel becomes Chairman of the Board of Directors
1987		Creation of the Poupon Reitzel Industries holding
1990		The company becomes a shareholder of the Turkish company Zey-Tur-San
1994		Launch of the Hugo Reitzel brand for Catering in Switzerland
1995		Takeover of Conserveries Bésiers at Castelsarrasin (France)
1997		Inauguration of the new dressing factory in Switzerland
1999		Launch of the new Hugo Reitzel range for Retailing in Switzerland
2000		Takeover of the Guy Briand factories at Bourré (France) and creation of a service quality office in Bangalore (India)
2002		The group adopts the name Reitzel
2003		Creation of Reitzel India
2005		Acquisition of the Jardin d'Orante and Olï brands from Lesieur
2005		Takeover of the Marseille-based Misrachi International company, which became Reitzel International
2009		Reitzel (Suisse) SA Centenary