THE MANUFACTURER’S VIEW

“We are finding that many chefs prefer the forged line and Fibrox products, while some also like to work with knives with wooden handles. Sales figures and our experience indicates that recent years haven’t led to a significant change in the choice and use of products in this section. However, because hygiene regulations are stricter today, we believe that professionals prefer knives with plastic handles instead of wooden handles.

The cutlery business is a growing business for Victorinox, so we have invested in this production. We expect best-selling items to be more or less the same, namely: carving knife 5.2003.25; carving knife 5.2063.20; pastry knife 5.2933.26; and boning knife 5.6613.15. Our paring knives also remain popular.”

Urs Wyss, head of sponsoring, cutlery division Victorinox, Swiss knife manufacturer