History

1981: Josep Cladellas is a young 28-year-old who is passionate about the world of food and agriculture, which is the industry his family works in, but also about confectionery as a personal interest. He thinks he can improve the quality of the nuts that are on offer in the market at that time. He is so convinced that he starts to spend the little spare time he has carrying out tests using artisan methods and developing new procedures to create a higher quality product.

1983: Josep Cladellas founds Crit d'Or two years after carrying out tests using artisan methods and developing his own procedures. He is very successful when he starts roasting nuts and his first customers are extremely complimentary. This encourages him to produce a wide range of products.

1989: After a few years, thanks to his restless mind and his passion for confectionery, he considers designing a line of caramelised and sugar coated nuts that are really made in the artisan way, unlike the industrialised product that had homogenized the market. This range will become one of the most renowned product ranges of our company.

Soon afterwards, the first chocolate specialities, made with a caramelised nut interior, appear on the market: our Pearls and Chocolates.

1990: We launch the "Capricis" which soon becomes one of the company's most well-known products for its quality and originality. This product has different layers of caramelised nuts, sugar coated nuts and chocolate specialities.

2005: The next generation joins the company and works together with Josep Cladellas following and spreading his values. We embark on our exporting journey, and Crit d'Or products will reach 20 countries in just a few years.

Since then, our products have reached the best and most demanding chefs, pastry chefs, confectioners and chocolatiers, as well as to selected speciality food shops.

TODAY: Proud to be a family-owned company, our values of striving for excellence, commitment to tradition, craftsmanship, authenticity, and passion for what we do continue to guide us every day.