History
Dr. Modest Furest Roca scientifically demonstrates the mineral-medicinal properties of the water that emerges from a spring in Caldes de Malavella (Girona) and decides to buy it, along with the surrounding land.
[/divienhancer_timeLineChild][/divienhancer_timeLine]The Vichy Catalan brand is registered a few months after opening the first bottling plant.
[/divienhancer_timeLineChild][/divienhancer_timeLine]The first stone is laid for the Vichy Catalan spa. The completed complex opens to the public in 1904.
[/divienhancer_timeLineChild][/divienhancer_timeLine]Opening of a new innovative bottling plant, cutting-edge for the bottled water market, with the capacity to fill 6,000 quarter litre bottles per hour.
[/divienhancer_timeLineChild][/divienhancer_timeLine]The technological innovation of the plant continues with the purchase of a new machine with the capacity to fill 20,000 litre bottles per hour.
[/divienhancer_timeLineChild][/divienhancer_timeLine]The company launches a diversification strategy and purchases new springs and brands with an established reputation:
1979: Purchase of the carbonated natural mineral water brand Malavella
1986: Addition of the natural mineral water brands Font d’Or and Les Creus
1988: Addition of the natural mineral water brand Font del Regàs
1994: Addition of the brands Aguas de Mondariz and Fuente del Val
1999: Addition of the juice and nectar brand Lambda
2004: Addition of the natural mineral water brand Monte Pinos
Vichy Catalan and Font d’Or are selected as the “Olympic Waters” in the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games
[/divienhancer_timeLineChild][/divienhancer_timeLine]Launch of the first carbonated natural mineral water packaged in a can and with a biodegradable cover. The same year saw the launch of the Vichy Catalan Sabores 0% Azúcares brand. The range was completed in 2015 with the flavours: Lemon, Orange, Lemon-Lime, Mint and the Vichy Catalan Premium Tonic Water
[/divienhancer_timeLineChild][/divienhancer_timeLine]Aguas de Mondariz is considered the Best Water in the World on being the only brand to have received two Diamond Taste Awards, the prestigious accolade from the Brussels-based International Taste & Quality Institute (iTQi).
[/divienhancer_timeLineChild][/divienhancer_timeLine]Launch of the Vichy Catalan Fruit brand, a new healthy drink made from Vichy Catalan and fruit juice, with no added sugar and with stevia.
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