Kambly ( officially Kambly SA) is a Swiss commercial bakery and manufacturer of biscuits based in Trubschachen (BE), Switzerland. Founded in 1910 by Oscar Robert Kambly in the Emmental region,[1] the company remains family-owned and exports their products globally.[2][3] Today the company is controlled by the third, respectively fourth generation of the Kambly family, which is also involved in philanthropic work.[4][5]
In 1906, Oscar Kambly, II. (1887-1957),[6]
In 1910, together with his brother Paul Kambly, he established the company which today is known as Kambly SA and they began to transform the village bakery to a biscuit factory and commercially manufacture items. His original recipes, like the famed Bretzeli (1906) and Caramels à la Crème d'Emmental (1924) are still widely known and a staple in Swiss, German and French households. In 1954 the Goldfish Crackers were invented by Oscar J. Kambly, a member of the second generation.[8]
In June 2020, Oscar A. Kambly III,[9][10] stepped back from management and gave the position of CEO to his son-in-law, German-born Nils Kambly, who took the last name of his wife. Dania Kambly is responsible for the Business development.[11]
Kambly's oldest and most well known product is the famed Bretzeli which was based on a recipe of Oscar Kambly's grandmother which he commercialized as early as 1906 and is still produced to this day and distributed to many countries.[12] Since 1959, Kambly manufactures Military biscuits for the Swiss Armed Forces, which are also available for civilian customers since 2010.[13]
