Zuellig - Rooted in the Philippines
The beginnings of the Zuellig Group go back to 1901, when Frederick E. Zuellig (1883-1943), just 18 years old, sailed to Manila in search of business opportunities. He joined a Swiss trading company as junior manager and soon proved to be a capable businessman. In the 1910s, he became a partner in Lutz & Co., a name well known in the Philippine Islands since the 1860s. In 1922, he acquired the firm and incorporated it as F. E. Zuellig, Inc. After World War II, his sons, Dr. Stephen Zuellig and the late Gilbert Zuellig (1918-2009), both born in Manila, expanded the business internationally and developed a dynamic set of autonomous businesses. With over a century of experience in the Asia-Pacific region, the Group today operates a diversified federation of businesses, with interests in healthcare and pharmaceuticals, agribusiness, agricultural and materials handling equipment, industrial solutions, insurance, and properties.