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1905 / FIRST COOKIE FACTORY IN YUCATÁN (MEXICO)
It was in the year 1905, in a modest building on 18th Street in the García Ginerés neighborhood—originally known as Barrio de San Cosme—where the first cookie factory in Mérida, Yucatán, was established by Don Luis A. Dondé.
1905 / LUIS A. DONDÉ QUINTERO, FOUNDER
Luis A. Dondé Quintero, founder of Dondé Cookies, was known for his commitment to excellent quality and attentive service.
1911 / NEW BISCUIT FACTORY IN DOWNTOWN MÉRIDA, YUCATÁN
Six years after the company’s founding, in 1911, Mr. Luis A. Dondé inaugurated the first building specifically designed for cookie production.