Tabacalera

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 .

For the joint-stock multinational company, see Compañía General de Tabacos de Filipinas.
Tabacalera, S.A.
Sociedad Anónima
IndustryTobacco
FateMerged with SEITA
Predecessor
  • Institución del Estanco de Tabaco
  • Compañía Arrendataria de Tabacos
SuccessorAltadis
FoundedMarch 1945 (1945-03)
DefunctApril 1999 (1999-04)
Headquarters
Madrid
,
Spain
ProductsDucados, Fortuna

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.[1]

References
  1. 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.
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