Tabacalera was a Spanish tobacco company incorporated on March 5, 1945.[1] The company was a trading company founded in 1945 by the Francoist government for the tobacco and stamps; it is a successor of Compañía Arrendataria de Tabacos, which since 1887 managed the tobacco monopoly in Spain.
In 1999, the company merged with SEITA of France to form Altadis[2] which was later purchased by Imperial Tobacco.[3] Its brands included Ducados and Fortuna.
Tabacalera owned a 50% stake in Cuba's official cigar export operation Corporación Habanos.[4]
References
- Altadis S.A. notes to 2005 consolidated financial statements - Dec 31, 2005 www.sec.gov, retrieved 17 October 2024^
- Seita, Tabacalera ink tobacco merger money.cnn.com, CNN, retrieved 17 October 2024^
- Julia Werdigier, Victoria Burnett. Imperial Tobacco to Acquire Altadis for $17 Billion 2007-07-19, retrieved 17 October 2024^
- Tobias Buck. Spain’s Tabacalera set to take the cigar in US amid Cuba detente www.ft.com, Financial Times, 2015-06-16, retrieved 17 October 2024^