The first Leonidas outlet in the state of Qatar at city center is open to sell different varieties of Belgium chocolates. Below is a short background about Leonidas Company.

LEONIDAS, Internationally renowned Belgian pralines since 1913.

LEONIDAS, a Greek first name for a Belgian company.

The young Leonidas Kestekides, a confectioner established in the USA since the beginning of the century, participated as a member of the US Greek delegation in the Brussels World Fair of 1910 andthe Ghent International Exhibition of 1913.

He received respectively the bronze and the gold medals for his chocolate confectionery and his cakes.

Add to this professional recognition a love at first sight for a ravishing Brussels beauty and Leonidas settled in Belgium for good.

He opened tearooms in Brussels, Ghent and Blankenberge.

In 1935 his nephew Basile Kestekides took over and associated his art with the portrait of the king of Sparta, Leonidas, as a tribute to his uncle.

In his workshop at Marche Aux Grains in Brussels, he created all kinds of new pralines under the slogan "Freshness- Choice- Quality".

The founder's dream-perpetuated by his successors- was to make Belgian pralines affordable by all, without deviating from the requirements of a top quality product.

The LEONIDAS" Manon" praline was a perfect illustration of this democratic intention. In 1970, LEONIDAS was incorporated as a limited company. The modest praline workshop has made its way: the family company refines and creates its recipes for customers all over the world.

In 1983 and 1993,LEONIDAS started up two new plants to meet the demand of its ever more numerous faithful customers.

In 2000, LEONIDAS acquired the Deva Plant in Slovakia.

Nowadays, fans and connoisseurs alike enjoy the Belgian LEONIDAS pralines all over the five continents

LEONIDAS products are available in 2000 sales outlets, from Paris to Rome, from Sydney to Tokyo, from Brussels to New York........