OUR STORY
Six generations, two centuries
From the Sabater brand in 1820 to the container leaving for its destination today — this is the history behind every shipment.
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Images from our family archives — Reus, Tarragona
OUR HISTORY
Two centuries in milestones
1820
Sabater is born
Anton Esteve produces and trades olive oil and nuts in Reus. He founds the Sabater brand: Spanish olive oil for Spain and for the world.
1876
Bronze in Philadelphia
United States Centennial Exposition. The certificate, issued to «Señora Viuda e Hijo de Don A. Esteve», is still in the family archive.
1878
Honourable mention in Paris
Exposition Universelle, Paris. Two years after Philadelphia, oil from Reus is awarded abroad again.
1888
Bronze medal in Barcelona
Universal Exposition of Barcelona. Three international awards in twelve years.
1892
Half the business, abroad
Grau, Sabater y Cía. exports 50 % of its production. Export stops being a sideline and becomes half the company.
1908
The fourth generation goes global
Its own offices in Buenos Aires, Havana and Mexico City. Not agents: family offices on the other side of the Atlantic.
1923
Ten countries in the Americas
The American network grows to ten destinations.
1933
Sabater and Alabart, together
One family in production, the other in the olive oil trade. That union becomes the company that is Vidoria today.
1974
National award for exporting
The Alfredo Jiménez-Millas Prize, awarded to A. Sabater Esteve y Cía. for its export record.
1986
166 years recognised
The Official Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Reus honours the company's track record.
1996
Vidoria S.L. is founded
Víctor Alabart establishes Vidoria S.L. and acquires the Sabater brand.
1997 · 2025
From Europe to Asia and the Americas
Germany (1997) opens Europe. Then Asia: Taiwan (1998), China (2002) and South Korea (2024). And in 2025, Brazil: the oil crosses the Atlantic again.
Two hundred years on, we do the same thing: produce olive oil and ship it out. The destinations and the formats change — steamers to Havana then, containers to Busan now — but the house has spent six generations solving the same problem: getting the oil out on time, with the paperwork in order and the quality that was promised.
Our Story, in Detail
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