Our story began in 1894 in a small town called Zlin, in the Czechoslovakia.

The siblings Tomas, Anna and Antonin Bata founded the T.& A. Bata Shoe Company with $320 inherited from their mother.

With over 300 years of family history in shoemaking, the reputation for quality and know-how of the Bata name helped propel the company’s start-up.