Efficient Time Tracking at Ricola – Creating Freedom with TimeTool

The Ricola AG, renowned for its iconic herbal sweets, holds high standards for its processes – including time tracking. With over 490 employees and approximately 100 different job profiles, the organisation is highly complex.

Thanks to TimeTool, a system was implemented that, despite this complexity, remains easy to use. “Our organisation is so complex – a complicated time-tracking process wouldn’t help,” explains Nicole Didio, Director HR Switzerland at Ricola Group.

Within just three months, TimeTool was introduced – a project that elevated not only technical solutions but also organisational collaboration between both companies to a new level.

Nicole Didio: Why TimeTool Delivers

In a video interview (in German), Nicole Didio shares how TimeTool has simplified workflows at Ricola and the positive impact this collaboration has had on the organisation.

One of Ricola Group’s central goals was to utilise existing resources more effectively. With the introduction of TimeTool, responsibility for time management was shifted from HR to team leaders. The result? “In HR, we freed up capacity that we can now use more effectively,” says Nicole Didio.

This gain in time and efficiency ultimately benefits everyone: “We can now coach, support, and individually develop our leaders even more effectively.” TimeTool not only simplifies day-to-day tasks but also creates space for personal development – a significant added value for the entire organisation.

You can also download the full success story to learn more about the successful partnership between Ricola AG and TimeTool in our detailed PDF version (currently available in German).

A Family Business Since 1930

What began as the Richterich Confiserie in 1930 has grown into the Ricola brand, thanks to innovation and a strong commitment to quality. Today, this family-owned company exports its herbal specialties to more than 50 countries worldwide.

Ricola is considered a pioneer in natural herb cultivation. Early on, the company fostered close connections with culture and architecture, reflected in the two Ricola foundations and its in-house art collection. Each year, over 100 Swiss mountain farmers supply 1,400 tonnes of fresh Ricola herbs.

And by the way, the world’s favourite Ricola product? The Original Swiss Herb Drop.