Tabacalera

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Tabacalera, S.A.
Company typeSociedad Anónima
IndustryTobacco
Predecessor
  • Institución del Estanco de Tabaco
  • Compañía Arrendataria de Tabacos
FoundedMarch 1945 (1945-03)
DefunctApril 1999 (1999-04)
FateMerged with SEITA
SuccessorAltadis
Headquarters,
ProductsDucados, Fortuna

Tabacalera, formerly the Compañía Arrendataria de Tabacos, was a Spanish tobacco monopoly whose origins date back to 1636, making it the oldest tobacco company in the world.[1]

In 1999, the company merged with SEITA of France to form Altadis, which was later purchased by Imperial Tobacco. Its brands included Ducados and Fortuna.

Tabacalera owns 50% stake in Cuba's official cigar export operation Corporación Habanos. Since buying the stake 15 years ago, Tabacalera has played a key role in marketing and selling Cuban cigars in more than 150 countries around the world.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Tobacco Timeline: The Seventeenth Century--The Great Age of the Pipe". www.tobacco.org. Archived from the original on 2003-04-03.
  2. ^ Buck, Tobias (2015-06-15). "Spain's Tabacalera set to take the cigar in US amid Cuba detente". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2019-12-16.