Societatea Kandia din Timișoara înainte și după Primul Război Mondial. Procesul cu statul maghiar
Kandia Society from Timișoara before and after the First World War. The Trial with Hungarian State

Summary/Abstract: At the end of the 19th century the economy of Banat gained an ascending trajectory. In this favourable context, there were many financially powerful people willing to invest in the industrial field. Thus, new industrial units appeared in Timișoara but also in other cities, among them,„Kandia” vinegar and sugar factory. The foundations of the future factory took place on March 24th, 1890. The original owners of the factory were the brothers Látter Mihály and Mor, from Timișoara. In 1909, the factory was transformed into a joint-stock company. In 1917, the vinegar and sugar factory officially received the name „Kandia”. After becoming a joint-stock company, „Kandia” began to develop at a more sustained pace, the number of employees increased, the factory was modernized and the range of products expanded. The outbreak of the First World War slowed the pace of development. Amid the worsening situation caused by the prolongation of the its war, starting in 1917, „Kandia”, as a food factory, was involved in the war effort. On October 11th, 1918, the „Kandia” company was effectively engaged in war production. According to the procedures, the factory concluded a trade convention with the Austro-Hungarian army. In November 1918, the Austro- Hungarian Empire fell apart, but the former empire remained with a large debt to the „Kandia” company.This dispute was the subject of several lawsuits between the „Kandia” factory and the Hungarian state that spanned the entire interwar period.

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