Tag Archives: Mercadona

Expats are driving the increase in supermarket spending in Spain, as supermarket shelves reflect their tastes and culture. Recent research shows that foreigners in Spain spend more on groceries than locals. Spanish supermarkets are stocked with a wide variety of local food: salmorejo, tortillas ready to eat and olives in all shapes and sizes.  Their offerings have changed to better …

BRITISH TikTok influencer Jamie Der (@thedeardiaries) thought he was just grabbing some cheap snacks on his sunny Spanish getaway – but ended up wading straight into Spain’s supermarket wars. With the giddy energy of a kid in a pick ‘n’ mix, the self-styled ‘budget bab’ took to Mercadona on his trip to Valencia, sharing the sugary spoils with his TikTok …

Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at 20:32 The World Family Business Index has ranked two Spanish companies among the 50 biggest family retailers in the world. According to World Family Business Index the Ortegas and Roigs are in the top 50 of the largest family businesses by turnover. This list includes 19th century family businesses like the German Bosch (founded 1866) …

Mercadona is a Spanish supermarket chain that closed a “spectacular Year” in December of 2024. According to the founder and president Juan Roig himself, the Valencia store chain outperformed its own projections and led the competition in the industry. Numbers: Spain’s largest food retailer has achieved a turnover increase of 9% to 38.8 billion euro, and profits have risen by …