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Paris store.
Inside the Paris store.

Hédiard is a French luxury food brand. Founded in 1854, it has a main store in Paris and thirty stores around the world.

History

It was founded in 1854 by Ferdinand Etienne Hédiard as a colonial goods store named "Comptoir d'épices et des colonies".[1] It stayed in the family until 1987, when it was acquired by Guinness.[1]

It was then acquired by French businessman Jean-Louis Masurel in 1991, and by Monegasque billionaire Michel Pastor in 1995.[1] It was acquired by Russian billionaire Sergey Pugachyov in 2007.[1] As of 2013, it had stores in 30 countries globally.[2]

It filed for bankruptcy in 2013.[2] It was acquired by Do & Co in June 2014.

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  1. ^ a b c d Laurence Girard, La maison Hédiard attend son sauveur, Le Monde, May 30, 2014
  2. ^ a b French luxury chain Hediard files for bankruptcy, France 24, October 22, 2013
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