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.

	Madrid City Council     National Company MERCASA     Others (Professional Associations and     Users)	51.13%  48.63% 0.24%

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

	Fish Market    Fruit and Vegetable Market    Meat Market    Commercial and Administrative Services Area    Services and Warehousing (SW)    Parking areas and roadways    Landscaped areas    Internal Uses    C.T.M. (Madrid Transport Centre)    Total Surface Area	42.600 m² 124.400 m² 32.600 m² 31.450 m² 421.200 m² 471.968 m² 263.450 m² 34.950 m² 338.950 m² 1.761.568 m²

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:

	· Central Fish Market   · Central Fruit Market   · Services and Warehouses	· Meat Market · Multi-purpose Section · Commercial Area