In the media
Cantabria en la mesa
EL DIARIO MONTAÑÉS
Saturday, June 6, 2026
Cantabrian wafers shipped to more than 20 countries
we’ll have to eat
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
«When an ice cream is brought to the table at a café, when a tulip cup holds a restaurant dessert, or when a coffee is served with a crisp wafer, few people think about who makes these products. Yet some of them are made in Cantabria.»
Artisanal vegan and gluten-free wafers
RETAIL ACTUAL
Friday, May 1, 2026
«The Productos GONZALO RÍOS range includes artisanal wafers, wafer rolls, tulip cups, fans, wafer sheets and cookies, all made without palm oil or animal fats, making them suitable for vegan consumers.
The company also offers gluten-free products, responding to growing demand for options with a distinctive nutritional profile. The crisp texture, gentle toasting and vanilla notes that characterize its products are the result of care at every stage of production: selecting raw materials, controlled baking and packaging designed to guarantee optimal crispness for 18 months.»
GONZALO RÍOS expands its gluten-free range for ice cream shops and restaurants
hellochefs
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
«With this launch, Productos GONZALO RÍOS is responding to growing demand in the restaurant and artisanal ice cream sectors for options suitable for all customers, particularly at establishments looking to offer inclusive menus without giving up the traditional presentation of ice cream in a wafer cone».
Productos GONZALO RÍOS: from an artisan bakery founded in 1958 to selling in markets around the world
Wine News
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
«Internationalization has been a key driver of our growth, explains Purificación Ríos. She adds something particularly interesting: It has allowed us to expand into new markets, diversify risk and, above all, become a better organization. That last part is probably the most revealing».
«Contact with other markets means reviewing processes, improving service, adapting to new demands and strengthening innovation. According to the director, this international exposure has prompted the company to adapt, innovate and continually optimize its processes, consolidating a model built on constant evolution without losing its original essence».
‘Made in Cantabria’ ice cream cones enjoyed around the world
El País
Saturday, August 19, 2023
«Whether you’re in Madrid, Paris or Seoul, if you eat your ice cream wafer down to the last crumb because it’s so delicious, chances are it’s made in Cantabria ».
«Our goal is to make the best wafers in the world. We champion products that are good for your health, made with the highest-quality ingredients,” insists Purificación Ríos ».
«And what makes the perfect wafer? “Delicious, golden in color, toasted but not burnt. Zero acrylamides,” says Purificación Ríos, president of GONZALO RÍOS».
«“Visually, cones and wafers may look the same, but they’re not all alike. There’s no comparison between one of those cardboard-like wafers and one of ours. Eat the wafer, savor it, and see how it feels in your mouth. Is it crisp? Is it pleasant, or is it hard to bite? How does it leave your palate? Clean, or with a light coating of grease?”.»
«Wafers are guaranteed to stay perfect and crisp for 18 months, and great care is taken with packaging and shipping to prevent breakage. Stacking such a fragile product is no easy task: tulip cups, wafer fans, wafer rolls, square-cut and round cookies, cones… The cone is iconic and the best-seller (plain or coated in chocolate), with sizes ranging from 65 millimeters tall (the mini) to 280 millimeters tall and 55 millimeters in diameter.».
«The factory runs 24 hours a day. Around 80,000 pieces roll off the production line each day at GONZALO RÍOS.»
«“My father has always been a fighter, very innovative and business-minded. Without knowing the language, he would travel around France in his van selling wafers to Cantabrian emigrants who had gone there out of necessity, because they were hungry, and had opened dairies and ice cream shops. He told me he would watch people, and if someone looked Spanish, he would ask them—and that’s how he found the places”.»
La Tramontana, the suburban ice cream shop with its own kitchen that’s a hit in Madrid
El País
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
«The wafers come from GONZALO RÍOS, in Bárcena de Cicero (Cantabria). The vanilla comes from a little farther away, from Tahiti and Madagascar. “It’s important that customers know we keep track of all the ingredients we use to make our products,” adds Abachian».
Discover and savor Cantabria through its local products
El Diario Montañés
Saturday, July 24, 2021
«High-quality products are made here, and the public needs to know about them, appreciate them and, above all, have access to them».
«We thought it was a great idea, so we joined as soon as we heard about it. This marketplace showcases everything produced in Cantabria, which is essential, as there is still a lot people don’t know about. High-quality products are made here, and the public needs to know about them and appreciate them—but above all, they need to be able to get them. Our online store caters to bulk buyers, while cantabriaenlamesa.com is for consumers, so it connects us with a new customer base and also gives us a window beyond the region. We want to put our product in the spotlight. It’s always associated with ice cream, but it can be enjoyed in many ways».
Making the case for the underrated wafer
El País
Thursday, August 30, 2018
«A classic ice cream shop like Los Alpes, also in Madrid, has relied on GONZALO RÍOS ice cream cones for forty years. ».
«Artisans since 1958, this family business, originally from the Valles Pasiegos, is now in its third generation in Santander.».
«Its strongest market is Europe, although it supplies wafers almost everywhere in the world. GONZALO RÍOS is present in 35 countries. "In Spain, sales always start to pick up in the center and south because summer arrives before it does in the north, but later sales even out".»
GONZALO RIOS,
a story of resilience and adaptation
Arte Heladero
«Among the latest product launches are the American-style No. 70 wafer with a dark chocolate rim and the No. 45 wafer with a dark chocolate rim; artisanal cinnamon wafers, short wafer rolls, heart-shaped fans—perfect for adding a special touch to desserts—and a box of 6 wafers for enjoying ice cream at home.»
