Mercamadrid, S.A.
Company typesociedad anónima
HeadquartersAvda. de Madrid Mercamadrid, Madrid
Area served
Central Spain
OwnerCity Council of Madrid & Mercasa

Mercamadrid is the main wholesale market of fresh products in Spain. Located in Madrid, it is a public enterprise jointly participated by the Ayuntamiento de Madrid and Mercasa,[1] part of the SEPI.

Located in Villa de Vallecas, next to the M-40, in Southeastern Madrid, it covers an area of 2.22 km2.[1] A dry land fish market, it is one of the biggest fish markets in the world.[n. 1] Serving an area of influence within a 500 km radius, it feeds roughly 12 million people.[4][5] It has more than 9,000 employees operating through more than 800 companies.[6]

It traces its origins back to 1982, when the Central Market of Fish was inaugurated.[5] The Central Market of Fruits and Edible Plants soon followed (1983).[5]

References

Informational notes
  1. ^ Sometimes mentioned as the second biggest after Tokyo's Tsukiji.[2][3]
Citations
  1. ^ a b Millás, Juan José (2018-03-16). "Mercamadrid: Noah's other ark". El País. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  2. ^ Ortiz, Pedro B. (2014). "21st Century Metropolises and Fisheries". Fisheries. 39 (1): 41. doi:10.1080/03632415.2013.833507. ISSN 1548-8446.
  3. ^ "El mayor mercado de alimentación de Europa enseña sus entresijos al público". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2017-05-14. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  4. ^ Delgado, Adrián (2015-12-22). "Mercamadrid bate su récord del año en vísperas de Nochebuena". ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  5. ^ a b c Ruiz Simón, Lucía. "Las diez claves del aniversario de Mercamadrid". EFEAgro Información agroalimentaria (in European Spanish). Agencia EFE. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  6. ^ S.A, Web Financial Group. "Economía.- Mercamadrid cuenta con más de 9.000 empleados, operan más de 800 empresas". BOLSAMANIA (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-02-01.
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