1896
Opening of the Tavern Espinaler by Miquel Riera i Prat
Miquel Riera i Prat moves from Argentona, where he lived near the Espinal Bridge, and comes to Vilassar de Mar (Barcelona) where he opened the Tavern Espinaler.
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1907
Tobacconist licence
Miquel Riera i Prat’s talent brought to Espinaler the licence to sell tobacco in the tavern, which rocketed the family business.
1930
Francisca Riera i Fornells (daughter) comes to the front of the business (2nd generation)
The new generations take on the reins of the business with great interest despite the difficult times.
1946
Joan Tapias i Riera (grandson) changes the business: it begins to serve hors d’oeuvres (3rd generation)
Vermouth and the best shellfish preserves served to begin building the Espinaler concept under the slogan: “Don’t deceive others, you are just deceiving yourself”.
1950
Creation of Espinaler Sauce by Ventureta Roldós (the wife of Joan Tapias)
A sauce made with prime ingredients: wine vinegar, black pepper, red pepper and selected spices. An unbeatable sauce that has become the company’s flagship.
1970
Miquel Tapias Roldós (great-grandson) begins to go to Galicia to select the preserves in person (4th generation)
The first trip to Galicia took almost two days on the road but was worthwhile: more than half a century later, experience and knowledge in choosing the best preserve from each crop are transmitted from father to son.
1975
The marketing of Espinaler Sauce begins
An essential condiment for all kinds of preserves, crisps, olives… It has become a true icon.
1980
Miquel Tapias creates the preserve brand: Espinaler goes out onto the market
First it was Espinaler Sauce and then the preserves: the selection of the best shellfish of the Galician estuaries gives rise to the Espinaler line of preserves.
2000
Opening of Espinaler Warehouse – Tavern – Store in Vilassar de Mar
The gourmet empire: a 1,300 m2 warehouse with more than 4,500 references of products of the highest quality, in addition to the more than 300 products of the Espinaler brand.
2008
Extension of the Warehouse in Vilassar de Mar
After just 8 years the Warehouse in Vilassar had outgrown itself so its surface area and number of references was extended. A section of select delicatessen was introduced as well as a new product display room.
2011
Opening of Espinaler Warehouse – Tavern – Store in Badalona
Espinaler expands its horizons by opening new premises in one of the most important cities in Catalonia.
2012
Award to the Best Specialized Gourmet Shop in Spain
At the Gourmets Fair in Madrid, the Espinaler is given the award to the Best Specialized Gourmet Shop in Spain: more than 4,500 references support the prize.
2012
Exports start to Europe
Espinaler crosses borders: the foreign marketing of the product grows thanks to the excellent quality of the Espinaler products.
2014
New generation, same philosophy (5th generation)
David and Miki Tapias (great-great-grandsons of the founder) are the fifth-generation that continues to maintain the same philosophy of quality and tradition at the service of the best products.
2014
Espinaler displays at the ‘Alimentaria’ exhibition
The widespread acceptance of Espinaler products in all regions encourages the family company to attend one of the largest food fairs in the world for the first time, Alimentaria (Barcelona), thus opening the doors to new markets.
2014
ESPINALER ARRIVES IN JAPAN
In October of 2014 Espinaler has opened its first Taberna Espinaler in Tokyo. Thanks to an Investment Japanese group, the “Taberna Espinaler Tokyo” has become a reality.
2015
New corporate image
Espinaler renews its corporate image to export their products worldwide. A new elegant and gourmet image according with the quality of the product.
2015
ESPINALER SPICY SAUCE
Espinaler launches the new spicy sauce, made from the recipe of Espinaler traditional sauce with cayenne pepper. It is perfect to dress the appetisers of the spicy lovers. It is also the best partner to crisps, olives and cannedfish.
2016
Espinaler’s 120 anniversary
Espinaler celebrates the 120 anniversary of the openning of the tabern. The centenary brand mantains the quality and the tradition from parents to sons from 1896.
2016
ESPINALER ARRIVES AT THE UNITED STATES
Espinaler starts to export to the USA thanks to the agreement with “Ondarrea Foods” distributor. A selection of the best Espinaler products have dazzled the palate of the american citizens.
2017
Reopening of the Espinaler shop
Espinaler reopens its specialized shop at industrial park. With the expansion, the establishment now has about 6 thousand references in gourmet products and has an extension of 600m2 with specialised areas.
2018
Espinaler sauce flavour chips
Acquisition of a new machine to attend the growing demand for its star product: the Espinaler sauce! In addition, several newb products are available among which we highlight the Espinaler sauce-flavoured chips!
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