Mercadona
| Company type | Private (Sociedad Anónima) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Founder | Francisco Roig Ballester |
| Headquarters | , Spain |
Number of locations | 1,672 stores (4 October 2024) |
Area served | Spain, Portugal |
Key people | Juan Roig (Chairman & CEO) |
| Products | Grocery |
| Revenue | € 35.5 billion (US$ 39 billion) (2023) |
| Total assets | 8,194,637,000 ±1000 euro (2016) |
| Owner |
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Number of employees | 100,000 |
| Website | www |
Mercadona (Valencian: [meɾkaˈðɔna], Spanish: [meɾkaˈðona]) is a Spanish supermarket chain, with 1,618 stores across Spain and 61 in Portugal (as of 04/2025).
The company was founded by Francisco Roig Ballester and his wife, Trinidad Alfonso Mocholi in 1977. Mercadona began as a small butcher's shop in Tavernes Blanques, a village in Valencia. Juan Roig assumed the role of CEO in 1981, and the company has since expanded nationwide.
In the 1990s, Juan Roig oversaw a series of changes across the whole company and revealed the new façade of Mercadona as a result of the competitive business landscape, which includes competitors such as Carrefour and the co-operative Eroski.