There aren't many mass-market brands that use that name. Catalan in its name. In fact, some companies that identified with the country in their name have ended up removing the brand, as is the case with a well-known insurance company in Sant Cugat del Vallès. But there is one product that has proudly displayed its Catalan identity for almost a century and a half, albeit in another language. This is the famous Vichy Catalan, which since 1890 has established itself as the country's best-known sparkling water supplier (since the official brand name has no accent, it can be assumed to be written in French). Behind the creation of this company is a man who played a key role, Dr. Modest Furest, who discovered the properties of the waters that spring from the subsoil of the Caldes de Malavella area. These waters had been renowned since Roman times, but Furest provided the scientific validation.