Founded in 1910 by Oscar Robert Kambly in the Emmental region,[1] the company remains family-owned and exports their products globally.

[2][3] Today the company is controlled by the third, respectively fourth generation of the Kambly family, which is also involved in philanthropic work.

(1887-1957),[6] whose father originally hailed from Zürich, met a young girl during a stay in the French part of Switzerland.

His original recipes, like the famed Bretzeli (1906) and Caramels à la Crème d'Emmental (1924) are still widely known and a staple in Swiss, German and French households.

[12] Since 1959, Kambly manufactures Military biscuits for the Swiss Armed Forces, which are also available for civilian customers since 2010.