Lacasa S.A. is a Spanish

Spain

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 confectionery

Confectionery

Confectionery is the set of food items that are rich in sugar, any one or type of which is called a confection. Modern usage may include substances rich in artificial sweeteners as well...

 company, headquartered in Zaragoza

Zaragoza

Zaragoza , also called Saragossa in English, is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain...

. The group includes Chocolates Lacasa, Comercial Chocolates Lacasa, Bombonera Vallisoletana, Productos Mauri, Chocolates Del Norte, lacasavital, and has marketing offices or factories in places such as Argentina, Belgium, France, Portugal, Spain, and the United States.

History

It is the oldest chocolate-producing factory in Spain, founded in the middle of the nineteenth century by José Lacasa Piens in Jaca

Jaca

Jaca is a city of northeastern Spain near the border with France, in the midst of the Pyrenees in the province of Huesca...

, a small town in the foothills of the Pyrenees

Pyrenees

The Pyrenees is a range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between France and Spain...

. Now based in Zaragoza, Lacasa S.A. has grown steadily, and became one of Europe's leading confectioners, and also one of the first to have received the ISO 9002 Quality Certification.