Our history starts with a moment, with a sweet, with a tradition, with an idea…
Our history begins…

1976

Inpanasa (Industrial pastelera San Narciso, SA) was born in Girona in 1976 with a small oven, belonging to the Montes Lara family, and a very clear idea: to make products of the highest quality using natural ingredients and selected suppliers. At the end of the seventies, the distribution covered virtually the entire country.

1981

The “bizcocho” (sponge cake) is created, unique in the market and the company’s flagship product. Due to great demand from consumers, the company was forced to expand its production lines.

1983

Award for commercial and service prestige.

1984

Inpanasa continuously innovates its product portfolio based on the tastes of consumers and traditional recipes, being a pioneer in the creation of products such as the pine nut madeleines.

1986

Award for service and product quality.

1989

Inpanasa takes the decision to distribute its products beyond the country’s borders, which involves a new extension to the company’s production line.

1994

The artisan ‘coca’ cakes are born with two varieties: cream ‘coca’, and the ‘coca de crema’  with pine nuts and candied fruit.

1998

The Montes Lara brand is introduced.

2000

The company starts a process of modernization of its facilities and machinery to ensure a production on a large scale, continuing its artisanal manufacturing processes.

2002

Two new products are created: Madeleines with yogurt and Chispitas, with chocolate chips, which are met with great success by the national and international markets.

2004

The Tarten line (cakes) is released on the market, creating a new family of products.

2006

Automation of production lines, with improvements in the product resting and the packaging lines. Muffins were created, a product which met with a great reception in the international market and which is gradually introduced into the national market.

2007

IFS and BRC quality certificates obtained.

2010

Redesign of its packaging images.

2011

Conversion of two of the three production lines that the company has, to individually wrap the range of madeleines and bizcochos (sponge cakes).

2012

Launch of the Brownie, and the Montes Lara brand enters the industrial bakery sector with the savoury range in various types.

2013

Double chocolate mini-muffins with chocolate chips are put on the market.

2015

We added new varieties of Cakes to our catalogue, The Doughnuts: classic, coconut and cocoa filled. We extended it with the Mini cupcakes.

2016

New homemade range with 6 Pastry products: ensaimadas, half-bathed croissants, cocoa-filled, filled and with flakes, classic and cream xuxos. 2 Cake products: Classic and Marble. 3 Cupcake products: Supremes, Double Choco Muffins and Chocolate Chip Muffins, and Coconut Sultanas.

We improved the recipes of our filled cupcakes by adding 25% filling. For the fruit varieties: apricot and strawberries, the filling is made with the pulp of the fruit.

2017

We start a process of updating our image. The image of our packaging is renewed and we manufacture new products such as coconut spongecakes, carrot spongecakes and chocolate chip spongecakes. We also introduce the mini brownie.

2019

Our family of cakes expands with the creation of the Naranachocspongecake: an orange sponge with a cocoa base.

2020

We update our whole image. We change our logos, colours and the format of some of our products and expand our range.

Today

We are still working to improve our products and introduce new lines. We are also committed to reducing plastic in our packaging.