INTERNATIONAL - ENGLISH HISTORY DAVID HOLDER OUR BRANDS HOUSES LA MAISON LADURÉE BEAUTÉ LADURÉE Candles & Home fragrances THE BRAND HOUSES EVENTS LADURÉE Macarons & Pastries THE BRAND HOUSES EVENTS MARQUIS LADURÉE Chocolates THE BRAND THE 14 CASTIGLIONE EVENTS MACARON BOXES Discover our delightful macaron sets Pampille, Champs-Elysées and Incontournable. HIS TORY The history of Ladurée House Parisian tea rooms' history is intimately tied to the history of the Ladurée family. It all began in 1862, when Louis Ernest Ladurée, a miller from the southwest of France, founded a bakery in Paris at 16 rue Royale. In 1871, while Baron Haussmann was giving Paris a « new face », a fire in the bakery opened the opportunity to transformation it into a pastry shop. The decoration of the pastry shop was entrusted to Jules Cheret, a famous turn-of-the-century painter and poster artist. The beginning of this century found Paris wrapped up in an effervescent and buzzing atmosphere. Parisians flocked to the Universal Exposition. Women were also changing. They wanted to go out and make new acquaintances. Literary salons and literature circles were outmoded. Jeanne Souchard succeeded in combining the style of Parisian cafés and the delicacies of French patisserie, giving birth to one of the fisrt of the capital. OUR BRANDS Discover all Ladurée brands LADURÉE FABRICANT DE DOUCEURS Half-way between a Parisian café and a cake shop, Ladurée Fabricant de Douceurs is the temple of gastronomy and pastry innovation where each creation moment is of high intensity. enter website LES MARQUIS DE LADURÉE Like an ode to chocolate, Les Marquis de Ladurée is the third Ladurée Maison aimed at creating as good as aesthetic chocolates. The secret lies in the combination of the highest quality product and a gorgeous setting. enter website LADURÉE SECRETS This gift collection has been created for Ladurée amateurs who want to take back some Ladurée delights. enter website LADURÉE BEAUTÉ Combining pleasure and softness, Ladurée Beauté collections for home, bath and body tell soft, sweet and ancient stories. enter website LES MERVEILLEUSES Les Merveilleuses is a collection dedicated to sensitive and refined women. Make-up turns into a ritual, a special and confidential rendez-vous and even a very sophisticated accessory. enter website DAVID HOLDER DAVID HOLDER'S STORY As Chairman of Ladurée and Vice-Chairman of the Holder group, David Holder is known for his ethical and principled approach to business and as a man who also allows his feelings and intuition to play their part. Since the opening of the Ladurée store on the Champs-Elysées in 1997, his life and his career have taken off. Know-how beyond the diktat of current trends His main aim is to craft fine creations, to infuse real character in each of his establishments and to promote the quality and beauty of Ladurée products. In twenty years, David Holder has recreated the illustrious history of Ladurée and has firmly placed it on the world stage. Key dates for David Holder 1968 Birth of David Holder. 1989 He obtained his Master’s degree in Finance and Management at Dauphine University. He joined the Holder group as an apprentice baker & pastry cook. 1991 He went to the USA at Berkeley’s University and obtained his post Master degree. 1992 He returned to France where he was appointed Director of National and International Development with the Holder group. 1993 David Holder took over the Ladurée tea room on rue Royale in Paris. He was part of the team that created the Boulangerie Paul. 1997 Opening of Ladurée store on Champs-Elysées, Paris VIII. 2000 Appointed Vice-Chairman of the Holder group with special responsibility for finance and group strategy. 2002 Opening of Ladurée store at the rue Bonaparte, Paris VI. 2005 First Ladurée international opening at Harrods in London. 2006 Opening of Ladurée store in Monaco and Geneva in Switzerland. 2007 Opening de Ladurée store in Lausanne, Switzerland. 2008 First opening of a Ladurée store in Japan. Opening launch of Ladurée le BAR in Paris, a brand new concept. 2009 Inauguration of Ladurée store in Versailles inside the royal courtyard. Opening of Ladurée stores in Dublin, Irlande ; Zurich, Switzerland and Nagoya, Japan. 2010 Opening of Ladurée stores in Milan, Dubaï, Beyrouth, Kuwait, Riyad, Istanbul and Luxembourg. 2011 Opening of Ladurée store at Covent Garden and The City in London. Inauguration of a new boutique at 18 rue Royale in Paris and of a tea salon at Paris Orly Airport. First opening of a Ladurée store in New York on Madison Avenue. Opening of a boutique in Milan at the Excelsior shopping center and of a pop-up store in Megève. Opening of a Ladurée in Osaka, Japan. 2012 Opening of Ladurée store in Doha, Qatar ; Shinjuku, Japan ; Stockholm, Sweden. Opening of a new boutique at Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport - AC Terminal. Launch in Japan of the collection «Les Merveilleuses» of Ladurée. Inauguration of the Manufacture Ladurée in Enney, Switzerland Launch of the new brand, Les Marquis de Ladurée, exclusively dedicated to chocolate. 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