Mercadona's collaborative model: shared growth

Mercadona’s model for its relationships with suppliers is based on a philosophy that promotes a win-win situation among all links in the chain. The suppliers and specialized sub-suppliers with whom it collaborates foster, year after year, an entrepreneurial ecosystem that drives growth and creates value in the areas where it operates.

Industrial Cluster with Local Impact

As a result, the development of this industrial cluster has a direct impact on local economies, which it boosts through investments in key projects that, in turn, lead to the creation of new, high-quality direct jobs, in addition to generating induced employment.

€31.7 billion in purchases in 2025

In 2025, Mercadona’s total purchases from its suppliers and specialized sub-suppliers exceeded 31,700 million euros, of which 30,200 million went to Spanish suppliers and 1,500 million euros to Portuguese suppliers. For their part, suppliers allocated a total of 1,700 million euros that year to modernize, expand, and launch new factories, as well as to upgrade agricultural and livestock operations and implement process improvements. They also created 5,200 jobs.

Summer Fruit Season

The chain is in the midst of the Spanish melon and watermelon season. Its specialized suppliers have fields in Andalusia, Castile-La Mancha, the Region of Murcia, and the Valencian Community. Mercadona plans to purchase approximately 122,000 metric tons of watermelon and 64,000 metric tons of melons. Its goals are to sell 8% more watermelon and 15% more melons than during the 2025 season. Mercadona sells low-seed watermelons, with smooth or striped rinds, offered halved or quartered.

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