OKAA

What OKAA does

OKAA (Οργανισμός Κεντρικών Αγορών και Αλιείας Α.Ε.) is a Greek state-owned public limited company (Α.Ε. / Anonymi Etairia) that operates as the official infrastructure provider for organized wholesale food trading and fisheries in Greece. The company positions itself as the largest food park management organization in the Balkans, managing three interconnected facility networks: the Central Vegetable Market of Athens (Λαχαναγορά Αθηνών), a 260-acre complex hosting approximately 300 wholesale businesses that supply the majority of the Greek population with fruits and vegetables; the New Meat Market (Νέα Αγορά Κρέατος) in Athens, covering roughly 10,000 square meters across two buildings with 25 shops, cold storage for meat byproducts, veterinary service offices, and an electronic monitoring control room; and 11 fish market branches (Ιχθυόσκαλες) distributed across Piraeus, Thessaloniki, Patras, Alexandroupoli, Kavala, Chalkida, Chios, Mesolongi, Kalymnos, Preveza, and Chania, with EU-certified facilities for packaging, processing, and export facilitation.

The company generates revenue primarily through rental and lease income from commercial spaces (shops, offices, warehouses, and canteens) within its market facilities, supplemented by fees from market management, ancillary services, and trader-facing information products. Its core technology is the physical and operational infrastructure for wholesale food trading rather than a software platform. OKAA also operates a parallel Consumer Market (Αγορά του Καταναλωτή) that sells fresh produce directly to individual consumers at wholesale prices, and runs an Open Data portal providing monthly and yearly statistics on fishery products, produce, meats, consumer prices, personnel, and financial statements dating back to 2018. Marketing channels include the corporate website, a regular newsletter, social media presence across LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube, and participation in major international food trade shows (Fruit Logistica Berlin, Fruit Attraction Madrid, Seafood Expo Global Barcelona).

The customer base spans wholesale food traders, fishermen, fish merchants, meat traders, retail consumers, and exporters. The organization employs between 101 and 250 staff across its headquarters in Agios Ioannis Rentis (Athens) and the network of branch operations. OKAA functions as a public utility enterprise under government oversight, publishing financial statements and balance sheets as part of its statutory obligations, though detailed ownership structure and audited financial figures are not disclosed in the available source material. Founded in 1955, OKAA combines heritage as a national infrastructure operator with active modernization: in 2026 it has issued multiple lease invitations for vacant commercial spaces across branches and launched public tenders for digital parking control and accounting systems, indicating ongoing infrastructure investment.

Name

OKAA

Legal name

CENTRAL MARKETS & FISHERIES ORGANIZATION S.A.

Website

https://www.okaa.gr/

Company type

Public

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

OKAA is a marketplace that offers a wide range of fruit, vegetables, meat and fish as well as security and waste handling services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wholesale Food Markets

NAICS

Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers (42446), Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers (42447), Fish and Seafood Retailers (44525)

SIC

Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products (5140), Retail-Food Stores (5400)

akta.pro primary industry

Meat, Poultry & Seafood Wholesale Distribution (CRAOAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Seafood Markets & Fishmongers (CRAHAHAC)

Keywords

• Wholesale food markets
• Fisheries management
• Central market infrastructure
• Fresh produce trading
• Public market enterprise

Headquarters

HQ city

Ágios Ioánnis

HQ country

Greece

HQ region

Europe

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

OKAA operates the official public-market infrastructure for organized wholesale trading of fresh produce, meat, and fish in Greece, including the 260-acre Central Vegetable Market of Athens (~300 businesses), the ~10,000 sq.m. New Meat Market of Athens (25 shops), and a nationwide network of 11 Fish Markets. The organization also runs the Consumer Market (Αγορά του Καταναλωτή) for direct retail access, publishes daily wholesale and consumer price bulletins, maintains an Open Data portal with statistical data, and leases commercial spaces (shops, offices, warehouses, storage) within its market facilities.

Product overview

OKAA (Organization of Central Markets and Fisheries) is the largest food park management company in the Balkans, operating as a public enterprise managing interconnected market facilities. The core portfolio includes the Central Vegetable Market of Athens (260 acres, ~300 businesses), the New Meat Market (10,000 sqm, 25 shops), and 11 Fish Market branches across Greece. These facilities are supported by the Consumer Market for retail operations, Wholesale Price Information Service, Consumer Market Price Bulletins, and an Open Data portal providing statistical information on fisheries, produce, and meats. Additional services include rental offerings for commercial spaces across branches. The organization serves as the primary infrastructure for Greece's food distribution system, supporting fishermen, farmers, merchants, and consumers through integrated market management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Central Market of Athens (Λαχαναγορά Αθηνών)

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Mercabarna: Mercabarna is the Barcelona wholesale food market complex serving as a direct peer to OKAA. Both operate as managed wholesale food park facilities with vegetable, fruit, fish, and meat sections under a single organizational umbrella, serving as primary infrastructure for their respective national food distribution systems.
• Mercamadrid: Mercamadrid is the Madrid central wholesale food market, directly comparable to OKAA as a publicly managed multi-category wholesale food park (fruits, vegetables, fish, meat) serving as core distribution infrastructure for Spain's capital region.
• Centro Agroalimentare Roma (CAR): CAR is the Rome wholesale food market complex offering directly comparable services to OKAA — managing fruit, vegetable, fish, and meat wholesale facilities with associated cold storage, packaging, and distribution services for regional food trade.
• Zentralmarkt Hamburg: Hamburg's central wholesale market (Zentralmarkt) is a German peer to OKAA, operating as a publicly-managed multi-category food wholesale facility serving regional traders with fish, meat, fruit, and vegetable sections.
• Mercato Agroalimentare Milano (SogeMi): SogeMi manages the Milan wholesale food market (Mercato Agroalimentare di Milano), one of Italy's largest fresh produce wholesale complexes. Directly comparable to OKAA as a managed wholesale market operator with fruit, vegetable, fish, and meat sections, and similar public-utility structure.
• Nürnberger Großmarkt: Nuremberg's municipal wholesale market operates as a comparable regional wholesale food facility to OKAA's smaller market branches, focusing on fresh produce, fish, and meat trading with trader rentals and associated services.

Broad incumbents

• Marché International de Rungis: Rungis is the world's largest wholesale food market located near Paris, France. It is broadly comparable to OKAA as a multi-category food wholesale market operator but at vastly greater scale, serving the greater Paris region and international buyers with broader product range and trade volumes.
• New Covent Garden Market: New Covent Garden Market is London's principal wholesale fruit, vegetable, and flower market. Comparable to OKAA as a managed wholesale market complex with multi-category fresh produce trading, though with stronger flower and restaurant-supply focus than OKAA's portfolio.

Others

• Selonda Aquaculture: Selonda is one of Greece's largest aquaculture companies producing sea bass and sea bream. While not a wholesale market operator, Selonda is a key user of OKAA's fish market infrastructure for distributing Greek aquaculture products to domestic and export markets.
• European Wholesale Markets Association (EUROWHITE): The World Union of Wholesale Markets serves as an industry association for wholesale market operators like OKAA. It is comparable as a peer ecosystem organization, providing OKAA with industry benchmarking, international collaboration, and trade show coordination across European wholesale markets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/okaa_ae
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCzBkkFHJqYSgr0i3yLmsTrg?view_as=subscriber
• Facebookfacebook.com/okaa.gr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/central-markets-and-fisheries-organisation-sa
• Instagraminstagram.com/okaa_ae/?hl=el

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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