• This new reduction, which, in addition to the previous price drop implemented in February, bringing the total number of products reduced in 2024 up to 1,000, is the result of the company’s commitment to translating cost price reductions into RRP reductions and strengthening its sales strategies.
• “The Bosses” (customers) will see savings in their shopping basket worth up to €150 per year.
• The company will continue to reduce prices for the rest of the year while maintaining quality and ensuring the sustainability of the entire food supply chain.

• The Business Monitor of Corporate Reputation (Merco) has published the results of its "2024 General Ranking of Companies", highlighting Mercadona as the company with the best reputation in its industry and placing it in second position overall.
• Juan Roig, president of Mercadona, continues to be the most recognised leader in the "2024 General Ranking of Leaders".

• The company has 50 stores, 2 logistics centres and a workforce made up of 6,000 people with stable, high-quality jobs.
• Over the past five years, Mercadona has made purchases from Portuguese suppliers amounting to over 3 billion euros, has invoiced 2.77 billion euros, and has paid 370 million euros in taxes to the Portuguese State.

• Located at the company’s logistics centre in Abrera (Barcelona), the new installation consists of 16,500 solar panels, delivering a total output of 8 MW and with the capacity to generate 9.5 GWh per year, thereby reducing annual CO2 emissions by 1,270 tonnes.
• Mercadona's rooftop installations now produce a total of 100 MW (for on-site consumption). This total power supply will allow the company to generate energy equivalent to the annual consumption of 40,000 homes and reduce CO2 emissions by 16,000 tonnes per year.

• For years, the company has had its own Environmental Management System based on identifying, preventing and reducing the impact of its activities on the environment.
• The pillars on which Mercadona's environmental policy are based include logistics optimisation, energy efficiency, waste management, food waste prevention and biodiversity.

• From 24 May to 2 June, customers will be able to make cash donations when paying at the till.
• Food Banks will be able to buy the foods that they really need, in the quantities that they need, for a whole year.

• As of February 2004, all plastic pallets used by Mercadona are manufactured using 100% recycled plastic.
• The use of these pallets not only reduces waste but also promotes the circular economy.

• The company has opened its first store in the district of Guarda, its 50th in Portugal.
• The opening of this store has created 75 new stable and high-quality jobs, with staff on permanent contracts starting from day one, contributing to the creation of local employment.
• Sérgio Costa, mayor of Guarda, and João Prata, President of the Parish Council, completed an institutional visit to the new supermarket.

• These crates can be reused over 120 times, are easily repairable and are 100% recyclable, which benefits the whole distribution chain.
• By reusing these Mercadona green crates, the use of over 200,000 tonnes of materials is avoided per year, and 107,072 lorry journeys are eliminated per year, which reduces CO₂ emissions.

• The plan enters into force in April and will be effective for 4 years.
• The agreement reiterates Mercadona’s ongoing commitment to promoting equality throughout the company in all processes and for all the people who make up Mercadona.
• The company remains focused on achieving good results in terms of Equality.

• Independent scientists of renowned prestige are providing technical support to the company with a view to guaranteeing the maximum quality in food safety in all its products at all times, thus responding to the new needs of its customers.
• Today’s meeting addressed current issues, including the application of the latest technological advances in the production of quality food, the effect of food on health and how to achieve new improvements in the agrifood sector in the face of challenges such as climate change.
• Guaranteeing quality is inherent to the company’s Model, oriented at offering the highest level of quality and safety in all its products and processes.

The investment programme, which began in 2016, is the result of the company’s strategic decision, supported by its investors, to guarantee long-term benefits for the 5 components (customers, employees, suppliers, society and capital).

• The company’s brutal transformation has involved the implementation of the New Efficient Store Model, international expansion in Portugal, the roll-out of the Online Project, the optimisation of logistics centres and innovation in new IT tools and organisational models.
• Having reduced the price of 1,000 products between April 2023 and February 2024, Mercadona will continue reducing prices for the rest of the year.
• Mercadona has created 5,000 new jobs and now employs a total of 104,000 people in Spain and Portugal, with whom it has shared 600 million euros in bonuses, 50% more than the previous financial year.
• In 2023, Mercadona’s efficiency, profitability and management improvements have led to a 40% increase in net profits, reaching 1,009 million euros, after paying 43% more in Profit Tax.
• The company has allocated 80% of these profits to its continued efforts to maximise investments, planning to invest 5,000 million euros between now and 2028.