Leonidas (chocolate maker)

Confiserie Leonidas S.A.
Leonidas
Company typeSociété anonyme (public limited)
IndustryConfectionery manufacturing
Founded1913
FounderLeonidas Kestekides
HeadquartersBoulevard Jules Graindor 41–43,
1070 Anderlecht
,
Belgium
Number of locations
1,030 points of sale (2019)
Key people
P. de Selliers de Moranville (CEO)
Revenue
  • IncreaseUS$107 million (2018)[1]
  • US$66 million (2009)[2]
US$6.08 million (2018)[1]
Number of employees
347 (2018)[1]
Websitehttps://www.leonidas.com/

Leonidas Confiserie SA is a chocolate maker with an international presence, based in Belgium. Leonidas has over 1400 retail stores all over the world. The company's focus is pralines (chocolate shells with soft fillings, called Belgian Chocolate in English-speaking countries). It also sells marzipan, solid chocolates, and other confections.

The company is named after its Greek founder, Leonidas Kestekides. He was a confectioner who moved from Anatolia to the United States in the late 19th century. The logo used on Leonidas chocolates shows a picture of the Greek warrior Leonidas, King of Sparta.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Company Search - Company Information - Hoovers Company Profiles - D&B Hoovers". D&B Hoovers. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  2. ↑ Gelinas, U.; Dull, R. (2009). Accounting Information Systems. Cengage Learning. p. 510. ISBN 978-0-324-66380-8. Retrieved 2019-10-13.

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