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The company was founded in March 31st, 1941, as a consequence of the association of different factories that were operating independently since 1927.
From the very beginning, the company has always bet on continuous scaling and renewal of its product range. Therefore, starting with coffee roasting and the manufacturing of products like chocolate, cocoa powder and wafers, candies and biscuits were incorporated later on.
By adding new technologies to its production processes and the commitment with the production manufacturing quality, the company achieved a position of leadership inside its natural market in the Canary Islands, as well as taking its products to the export markets knowledge.
Its factory is a 18,000 m2 building sited at Avenida de Escaleritas, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, were it centralizes all its manufacturing and administrative activities.
The company was consolidated in the Canarian market along its first history decades. After that, it started to sell its products both in the Iberian Peninsula and different countries across Europe and Africa, where the company operates nowadays.
The company wants now to improve its position in the European markets. For that reason, it is looking for European distributors (mainly: gourmet stores, supermarket chains, etc.) and import companies to reach potential clients in the agrofood sector.

Advantages & innovations

The company launched a full brand new range of biscuits to satisfy the needs of all consumers, combining its traditional chocolates with the most innovative recipes, with different kind of flours and adding new exciting elements as pieces of real fruit, most of them enriched with vitamins which makes them most convenient for consumers of all ages. The new range of no added sugar biscuits will be launched soon, they will be a perfect snack at a very low calorie content. Its chocolate bar´s range was revamped as well, moving into the dark chocolates with higher cocoa contents and no added sugar. The company manufactures mainly under their specific brand but also produces a range of products under private label for some of the biggest retailers in Spain as Carrefour, Dia, Auchan or Coviran.

Stage of development

Already on the market

Partner sought

The company is looking for European distributors such as gourmet stores, supermarket chains and import companies to reach potential clients in the European agrifood sector and to improve its position in the European markets. It is looking for European SME (between 11 and 250 employes) with a relevant experience in the export and industrial field. The company would like to sign a commercial agency agreement or a distribution services agreement with their potential partners.