It all began in 1927 when Manuel Lopez and Maria Rojas opened a small candy store in Sonseca (Toledo). When Manuel died in 1939, Maria took on the responsibility of caring for their two children and the family business. As time went by, the business grew and in the 1940’s, the products were being distributed by railway to several cities in Spain.

During that period, the actual consumers named the brand because they purchased “sweets from the widow” (dulces de la viuda in Spanish). 

Successive generations of the family have till this day continued the work. Her son opened a small factory in 1963 to satisfy the increasing demand for their products throughout Spain. The brand Delaviuda was registered in 1973 and started selling under that brand name. Our current plant was opened in 1975 and has been upgraded year after year thanks to major investments, which have allowed us to diversify our product range and present our consumers an attractive and exclusive offer.

Delaviuda combines tradition and experience with research, development and innovation, to make this one of the most important brands in our market. Our products are currently available in more than 70 countries.

Delaviuda combines tradition and experience with research, development and innovation, to make this one of the most important brands in the Spanish market

Delaviuda centralizes all of its production in one plant. It has a total surface area of 25,000 m2 (almost 6,000 m2 are used for warehousing and the rest for production). The 28 lines have a total capacity of 100 T/day; and total plant production is 9,000 T. In 2009 we inaugurated a new and fully automated logistics warehouse with a capacity for 22,500 temperature controlled pallets.

Our R&D Department constantly updates and improves all the manufacturing processes, with special emphasis on food quality and safety. As for quality, we always work with carefully selected top-grade raw materials. Our professional tasting team does internal sensory analysis on a regular basis, where they test flavors, textures and the visual aspect of each product in specific rooms prepared for that purpose. All parameters of quality management are integrated in SAP.

We meet the highest and strictest quality standards as well as the industry´s systems of guarantees. The plant has been certified by SGS with ISO 9001:2008 since 1997, and IFS since 2008 (with a 97.5% score). Recently, we have received Grade A certification from BRC. We also have the necessary pre-established procedures to guarantee our internal traceability (ascending and descending) and to extend it to our clients.

We are committed to protecting the environment. Therefore, by meeting European packaging laws, we adhere to Ecoembes (the Spanish organization in charge of recycling containers), and also to the responsible treatment and management of waste derived from manufacturing processes.