Our History
DALCQ
ARB
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CUISIDIS
Denis Dalcq created DALCQ Plc and proposed the first semi-professional cool zone oil fryer for consumers.
1972
Dalcq Plc strengthens its Belgian expert position by acquiring, through the company Nova Electro International, another Belgian specialty: the iconic waffle maker which crossed generations since 1958.
1997
2005
The brands Astoria, Riviera & Bar and Siméo join the COGIA group, specialized in household equipment. At the time, this group is a subsidiary of the SUPERBA group (specialized in industrial equipment). All together a single Alsatian family group.
2008
The brands Astoria and Riviera-et-Bar, dedicated to specialized distribution, are grouped under the entity ARB. The brand Siméo, dedicated to mass distribution, joins the company ELECTROPEM. That same year, launch of the range of Astoria Confort heating fabrics which includes mattress toppers, blankets, plaids, pillows and footwarmers.
2009
Launch of the 1st Riviera & Bar kettle with adjustable temperature, a non-existent market in France at the time. Two years later, Riviera & Bar keeps innovating with the 1st automatic tea maker. Riviera-et-Bar soon becomes leader of these two categories.
Mr. Dalcq sells his company and new shareholders take over: Sébastien Frederich and Gautier Rouyer. The 2 men decide to complete and diversify the product offering. They develop a second activity: the distribution of international brands of high-end electrical household appliances.
2011
The DALCQ company acquires the Dejelin brand and commercializes the steam cooker on a larger scale by making it a point of honor that the steam cookers are always produced from A to Z in Orp-Jauche, in Belgium, under supervision of its creator, Jean-Marie Jenicot.
2014
2015
Jana Courat founds Cuisidis. From the outset, the company has marketed leading brands in small electrical appliances in France: Frifri, Dejelin, Caso, Graef and Blendtec. At the end of the year, Cuisidis added the Nivona brand to its range.
The Dalcq factory moves to Courcelles, in Hainaut. A new Belgian product joins the Frifri family: La Chocolatière. The chocolate tempering appliance for household use, is also 100% produced in Belgium, and was designed in partnership with the master chocolatier Laurent Gerbaud.
2016
2019
Cuisidis expands its range by adding the ADE brand to its catalog.
A change of shareholding takes place. The company grows and today has about twenty employees.
2021
Riviera & Bar launches its 1st range of stainless steel planchas, manufactured in France!
2021
A change of shareholding takes place. The company grows and today has about twenty employees.
Riviera & Bar launches its 1st range of stainless steel planchas, manufactured in France!
2022
NOUVEL joins the range. 11 international brands are now part of the Cuisidis portfolio, making it a key importer on the French market.
2022
Founding of LAVAFIELDS, result of the union between Dalcq and the French company ARB
2023
LAVAFIELDS acquires the French distribution company of household appliances CUISIDIS, well known within the teams, since, until then, CUISIDIS distributed the Frifri brand in France.
