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Madrid, Spain’s capital
has had since 1982 the central food market Mercamadrid,
with influence abroad, run by the mixed company Mercamadrid,
S.A., and concentrating, at a single location, the central
markets for fish, fruit and vegetables, and meat, as
well as diverse companies specialised in the different
sectors of the food industry.
Shareholder
Structure of Mercamadrid, S.A.
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Madrid City Council
National Company MERCASA
Others (Professional Associations
and
Users)
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51.13%
48.63%
0.24%
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Mercamadrid, S.A. its attached
to the Madrid Town Hall Councillor of Economics and
Citizens Participation.
This ‘market of markets’
has firmly established itself as the largest market
in Europe for perishable foodstuffs. It has a total
of 176 hectares at the service of the 700 companies
located there.
Breakdown of Surface
Area
Mercamadrid is not only
an enormous wholesale market for perishable foodstuffs,
it is also a major business centre for the fresh food
sector, of both national and international importance,
and supplying over 9 million inhabitants.
Mercamadrid is visited by an average of 15,000 vehicles
every day, and 18,000 buyers from a catchment area within
a radius of over 350 Km.
With its strategic location, it is the ideal place
for wholesale companies in the food sector to carry
out their activities in an effective, efficient manner,
in each one of the markets and areas that make up the
Complex:
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