Great Place to Work® Recognizes Mars as the Top Medium-Sized FMCG Employer in Switzerland
Mars Switzerland moves up three places as it makes the prestigious list for third consecutive year
ZUG, Switzerland, May 7, 2015 /3BL Media/ - Mars Switzerland has been named as the fifth best workplace and top medium-sized FMCG by Great Place to Work® at a ceremony in Zurich on April 15th. This is the third consecutive year that Mars Switzerland has made the list and represents an increase of three places since last year.
The Great Place to Work® survey highlighted that 94% of Associates agreed that Mars is a ’great place to work’.
Mars’ understands both ranking and title are a direct reflection of the continued efforts and pride exuded by our Associates, whilst highlighting Mars’ stellar reputation as a world leading employer and our continued efforts in establishing and sustaining a healthy and happy work culture.
“The ranking reflects our continued efforts and the pride of our Associates to work for Mars. This year’s result highlights our healthy and happy work environment which proves that our employees are responding extremely well to the very special corporate culture of Mars in Switzerland,” explains Jorg Oostdam, General Manager at Mars Schweiz.
Mars as a Great Place to Work around the World
In 2014, for the fourth year in a row, Mars made the top 25 World’s Best Multinational Workplaces list. Additionally, Mars was named on Great Place to Work and other national workplace ranking lists in Australia, New Zealand, Belgium, Brazil, Central America and Caribbean, Chile, China, Denmark, Europe, France, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States. In the UK, Mars made The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers List, climbing four places from 52nd to 48th from the previous year. In 2013, Mars was also ranked on more than 20 great workplace lists globally, including being listed 16th on Best Multinational Workplaces in Europe by Great Place to Work.
About Great Place to Work®
Great Place to Work® is the global authority on high-trust, high-performance workplace cultures. Through proprietary assessment tools, advisory services, and employer branding programs, including Best Companies lists and workplace reviews, Great Place to Work® provides the benchmarks, framework, and expertise needed to create, sustain, and recognize outstanding workplace cultures. Great Place to Work®’s Trust Index©, a 58-question employee survey that measures trust, is used around the world to help companies increase the levels of trust across their organizations and improve business results. Annually, Great Place to Work® produces the annual FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® list and the Great Place to Work® Best Small and Medium Workplaces list. Follow Great Place to Work® online at www.greatplacetowork.com and on Twitter at @GPTW_US.
About Mars, Incorporated
Mars, Incorporated is a private, family-owned business with more than a century of history and some of the best-loved brands in the world including M&M’S®, PEDIGREE®, DOUBLEMINT® and UNCLE BEN’S®. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars has more than $33 billion in sales from six diverse business segments: Petcare, Chocolate, Wrigley, Food, Drinks and Symbioscience. More than 75,000 Associates across 73 countries are united by the company’s Five Principles: Quality, Efficiency, Responsibility, Mutuality and Freedom and strive every day to create relationships with stakeholders that deliver growth we are proud of as a company.
For more information about Mars, Incorporated, please visit www.mars.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube.
