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Published on 12 May 2025

The Bernese wonder drink in the orange tin, Swiss Stories

In the 1860s, young German chemist Georg Wander obtained from malted barley a powerful extract with health-giving properties. It was later used as the basis for the powdered drink Ovomaltine. This Bernese invention in an eye-catching orange tin then set out to conquer the world (you might be familiar with one of its many incarnations that go by the name of 'Ovaltine').

Ovomaltine logo in lowercase blue letters outlined in white over a bright yellow sunburst design on an orange background.