Description
Fonseca was founded in 1815 by the Fonseca and Monteiro families, with the Guimaraens family taking over during the second half of the 19th Century. In 1949, the company was sold to Taylor, Fladgate & Yeatman which had loaned Fonseca considerable sums since the outbreak of war in 1939.
Despite this ownership, Fonseca is run as a separate entity and various members of the Guimaraens family have held key positions ever since.
