1881 Dr. Modest Furest Roca scientifically verifies the beneficial properties of the water and acquires the spring in 1881.
1883 Publication of the Royal Order in which Vichy Catalan water is declared a Public Utility.
1889 Inauguration of the first bottling plant.
1890 On May 1st 1890, the Spanish State grants the VICHY CATALAN trademark registration.
1900 Constitution of S.A. Vichy Catalan.
1986 From the year 1986 on, the company starts to diversify its products and acquires a number of other reputed springs.
1987 Inauguration of the exhibition "Caldes de Malavella, manantial de Cataluña", sponsored by S.A. Vichy Catalan, in the Casino of Caldes de Malavella.
1992 Vichy Catalan and Font d'Or are selected as the « Olympic waters » in the Olympic Games held in Barcelona.
1996 The international certifying agency Der Norske Veritas (DNV) grants Vichy Catalan the ISO 9001 quality standard, certifying its supreme quality with maximum safety guarantees throughout the bottling, marketing and distribution processes of Vichy Catalan natural mineral water. On February 17th, 2003 the ISO 9001 quality certificate is renewed based on the new revised ISO 9001:2000 standard.
2001-2003 Construction work is carried out on the building for receptions, conventions and business meetings in the Vichy Catalan Spa Hotel, with 2,700 sq m of usable surface area.
2002 Remodelling of the kitchen in the Spa Hotel to deal with the growing demand for the Delicius Restaurant and the receptions, congresses and conventions business.
2003 S.A.Vichy Catalan becomes one of the 60 full members of the Asociación de Marcas Renombradas (AMRE) (Association of Renowned Trademarks), which together with the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Spanish Institute of Foreign Trade (ICEX) comprise the 'Foro de Marcas Renombradas Españolas' (FMRE) (Forum of Spanish Renowned Trademarks).
2004 The Vichy Catalan Spa Hotel is awarded the UNE EN ISO 9001:2000 certification for accommodation and restaurant facilities, audited by the company Tüv, and also the Q for "Quality" standard granted by the certifying committee of the Instituto para la Calidad Turística Española, ICTE (Spanish Tourist Quality Institute).
2004 Publication by the reputed American magazine "The Journal of nutrition" of a study by Doctor Pilar Vaquero on the cardiovascular effects of Vichy Catalan water and publication by the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) (High Council of Scientific Research) of the results of a second study confirming that Vichy Catalan helps to regulate cholesterol levels.
2004 The construction of the Meliá Golf Vichy Catalan Hotel by S.A. Vichy Catalan is one of the projects aimed at extending the Catalan PGA Golf circuit, a 4-star superior hotel with 150 rooms.
2005 The Spanish Government awards Vichy Catalan the "Placa al Mérito Turístico" (Tourist Merit Prize) for its important contribution to promoting quality tourism in the spas industry and gastronomic development in the sector, with its waters, fruit juices and nectars.
2006 December 2006 - inauguration of the first Vichy Catalan Bar & Café in Tokyo's biggest shopping and leisure area (Japan).
2006 New machinery installed at the Vichy Catalan bottling plant (Caldes de Malavella), 2006-2007.
2007 Various catering entities organised events to commemorate Vichy Catalan's 125th anniversary.
2008 In 2008 the Vichy Catalán Group entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Futbol Club Barcelona to supply water to all the group's premises and to become the football club's official supplier.
2008 The 22nd edition of the Salón Internacional del Club del Gourmet (International Gourmet Club Exhibition) proclaimed Vichy Catalán and Font d'Or "Historic Waters of Spanish Gastronomy".
2008 The Vichy Catalán Group was recognised by the FEHR for its 125th anniversary and contribution to Health.
2009 In 2009 the Vichy Catalán was awarded a prize in the Internationalisation category in the 2009 Carles Ferrer Salat Awards.
2010 Vichy Catalan won one of the prizes awarded by the ICIL Foundation at the 6th Edition of the Excellence in Logistics Awards.
2011 Professionals from the hotel, catering, nutrition and bartending industries recognised Font d’Or for its quality
2012 Vichy Catalan presented a new way of communicating the brand using more contemporary language at the Gran Teatre del Liceu.
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