F.A. : Mercabarna wants the Mediterranean Food Hub

Spain

Wednesday 15 October 2014

FJ | Mercados de Abastecimientos de Barcelona SA Mercabarna

Mercabarna and Area Activities focus more than 200 companies that sell 1.7 million tonnes of fruits and vegetables per year.

Mercabarna, the wholesale market of the city of Barcelona, is at Fruit Attraction with the Port of Barcelona ( Hall 5 Stand 03A ) , claiming the title of Food Hub in the Mediterranean.

Its privileged position , close to major transport infrastructure (port, airport, rail freight station ) and business dynamism within it, allow it to be a real platform import and export . Marcabarna companies import 36% of marketed products and export 25%.

Currently Mercabarna offers the largest selection of fruits and vegetables from all over Europe , the Barcelona market has exceeded Mercamadrid (the market of Madrid) and Rungis ( Paris market ).

This enviable position is due to the complementarity of broad market and its business area ( a total of 200 companies ) offering transformations , packaging , and services (logistics , distribution, import, export) .