Who we are
LA DULA, Iberian ham importer in Geneva
Ana Maria and Thomas, a Spanish-Swiss couple. We import every grade of jamón and paleta ibérico ourselves, and we slice it here, in Geneva.
2022
Opened in Geneva
2
Producers, and two only
8
Official varieties
100 %
Imported by ourselves
We are in Geneva, in the Nations district. We buy our hams in Spain, bring them in ourselves, and slice them here, to order.
We carry the whole Iberian range, jamón and paleta, from Cebo to 100 % Ibérico de Bellota. Eight official varieties, the full scale Spanish law recognises.
We follow the Spanish labelling rules to the letter: the colour on the label says what is in the piece, and we check it ourselves. We sell to private customers and to restaurants alike.
Why we import ourselves
We are Ana Maria and Thomas, a Spanish-Swiss couple. We import ourselves so we can choose every producer, and answer for what we sell.
Since 2021 the Iberian range comes from Cárnicas Pozas, in Baños de Montemayor, Extremadura: a family business that raises, cures and makes everything itself. The 100 % Ibérico de Bellota comes from Juan Pedro Domecq, in Huelva.
Beyond the ham: cheeses from La Mancha and Catalonia, Spanish olives, tinned seafood from Galicia. Ana Maria chooses them. The wines are Thomas's, picked with Swiss experts, next to craft beers and bread from a baker down the road.
How we got here
The window
The counter
Behind the counter
On the road
The houses we buy from
Since 2021 we have carefully selected our partners. Our jamón ibérico de Cebo, Cebo de Campo and Bellota — along with our Iberian charcuterie — come from Cárnicas Pozas, in Baños de Montemayor, Extremadura. A family business that raises and cures its own pigs from start to finish, guaranteeing full traceability and an extremely short supply chain. Our 100 % ibérico de Bellota jamón, also known as Pata Negra, comes from Juan Pedro Domecq, in Huelva, an undisputed benchmark.
The Excellence of Pata Negra
Since 1978, in the heart of the province of Huelva, Juan Pedro Domecq raises 3,000 100% Iberian pigs (of the Lampiño-Mamellado strain) a year, living free (in the Dehesas) and feeding on wild Bellotas (acorns) . Winner of 7 GREAT TASTE AWARD medals (2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2020, 2025), its Pata Negra embodies Spanish authenticity and craftsmanship.
At Juan Pedro Domecq, in Huelva
Sea salt, months of curing in the cellar, then the cala: a thin bone needle slipped in beside the joint, which the master smells to decide whether the piece is ready. This is the work we go and see for ourselves.
Salting
The curing cellar
The cala
The Excellence of the Dehesa Extremeña
Based in Baños de Montemayor, in the heart of the Ambroz valley in Extremadura, Cárnicas Pozas is a family business that masters the entire Iberian chain: from raising the pigs in their own Dehesas to the artisan production of jamones, paletas, chorizos, lomos and morcones. Fed on grass and on acorns from the forests of Extremadura, their Iberian pigs are raised with rigorous attention to traceability, in full compliance with the Norma de Calidad del Ibérico. An extremely short supply chain, and flawless quality.
The Duroc
Batallé, the only breed the ibérico is allowed to cross with
Of every pig breed in the world, Spanish law allows just one to be crossed with the ibérico: the Duroc. Batallé has raised its own Duroc genetics since 1920 — its own farms, its own drying houses, every piece traced — and cures its jamones for more than fifteen months at the foot of the Sierra Nevada. A family house that works the way we like, and a ham that holds its own next to the ibérico.
Certified Colmados from Spain by ICEX
In 2025, LA DULA obtained the "Colmados from Spain" certification, awarded by ICEX, the Spanish agency for foreign trade promotion, to shops outside Spain that carry the authenticity and quality of Spanish products.
This official distinction recognises our work as a direct importer and our commitment to an offer faithful to Iberian tradition: all eight official varieties of jamón and paleta ibérico recognised under Spanish law, imported exclusively from our producers Cárnicas Pozas and Juan Pedro Domecq, and sliced fresh on site in Geneva.
This label also opens up a network of suppliers, training courses and events run by ICEX in Spain. We use it to sharpen our expertise, for private customers and restaurant professionals alike.
At the bar
On the board
The wine selection
Events and catering
They talk about us
LA DULA is recognised by leading media and gastronomic institutions
Colmados from Spain
ICEX certified since 2025 — official ambassador of Spanish gastronomy.