Leonidas (chocolate maker)

Leonidas Confiserie SA is a chocolate maker with an international presence, based in Belgium. Leonidas has over 1400 retail stores all over the world. The company's focus is pralines (chocolate shells with soft fillings, called Belgian Chocolate in English-speaking countries). It also sells marzipan, solid chocolates, and other confections.

Confiserie Leonidas S.A.

Trade name	Leonidas
Company type	Société anonyme (public limited)
Industry	Confectionery manufacturing
Founded	1913
Founder	Leonidas Kestekides
Headquarters	Boulevard Jules Graindor 41–43, 1070 Anderlecht , Belgium
Number of locations	1,030 points of sale (2019)
Key people	P. de Selliers de Moranville (CEO)
Revenue	US$107 million (2018)[1] US$66 million (2009)[2]
Net income	US$6.08 million (2018)[1]
Number of employees	347 (2018)[1]
Website	https://www.leonidas.com/

The company is named after its Greek founder, Leonidas Kestekides. He was a confectioner who moved from Anatolia to the United States in the late 19th century. The logo used on Leonidas chocolates shows a picture of the Greek warrior Leonidas, King of Sparta.