Mercalaspalmas, S. A. S. M. E

What Mercalaspalmas, S. A. S. M. E does

Mercalaspalmas, S. A. S. M. E. is a public wholesale food market established in 1975 and headquartered in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. It operates as part of Mercasa's national network of public wholesale food markets and is owned in part by the Ayuntamiento de Las Palmas. The facility houses four operating sectors: a Fruit and Vegetable Market (Mercado de Frutas y Hortalizas), a Fish Market (Mercado de Pescado), a Meat Complex (Mercado de Carnes), and a Complementary Activities and Services sector covering ancillary businesses such as packaging, logistics platforms, banking, and food retailers. The company also publishes daily wholesale prices, an annual statistics service covering articles, origins, quantities, and prices, and maintains a searchable vendor directory on its website, alongside a public contracting profile for tendering procedures.

The business serves B2B customers on Gran Canaria, primarily restaurants, hotels, caterers, retailers, and food service operators that source fresh produce, fish, and meat. Revenue is generated through rental and service fees charged to vendors operating within the market facilities (a recurring, subscription-like fee model), rather than through direct transactional markup. The company holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, UNE 19601, and ENS certifications covering quality, environmental, occupational health and safety, criminal compliance, and information security management. Go-to-market is direct B2B via the physical market venue with no online ordering or delivery indicated; marketing is conducted through the corporate website plus Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter channels. There is no disclosed technology platform, no mobile app, no public API, and no AI/ML components; the company operates as traditional physical wholesale market infrastructure with a thin administrative layer of 19 employees.

Name

Mercalaspalmas, S. A. S. M. E

Legal name

Mercalaspalmas, S. A. S. M. E.

Website

https://mercalaspalmas.es

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mercalaspalmas is a public wholesale food market in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, operating fruit, fish, meat, and complementary service sectors to serve B2B food service businesses across the island as part of the national Mercasa network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wholesale Food Distribution

NAICS

Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers (4244)

SIC

Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products (5140)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYAFAIACAK

Terminal Market / Produce Market Wholesalers

Agriculture & Food Production/Food Distribution & Wholesale/Produce (Fresh Fruit & Vegetable) Wholesale

SECONDARYAFAIABAF

Meat, Poultry & Seafood Wholesale

Agriculture & Food Production/Food Distribution & Wholesale/Grocery & Supermarket Wholesale

Keywords

• Wholesale food market
• Fresh produce distribution
• Seafood wholesale
• Meat wholesale
• Food service supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Wholesale Market Fees: Mercalaspalmas generates revenue through rental and service fees from vendors operating within its physical market facilities. The market houses vendors across produce, fish, and meat sectors plus complementary service businesses.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Mercalaspalmas operates a centralized public wholesale food market facility in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, providing dedicated market infrastructure for vendors selling fresh fruits and vegetables, fish, and meat to B2B customers. The market also houses complementary service businesses and publishes daily wholesale prices and annual statistics to support transparency for food service operators across Gran Canaria.

Product overview

Mercalaspalmas is a unified wholesale food distribution platform operating multiple specialized markets: Fruit and Vegetable Market, Fish Market, and Meat Market, complemented by additional services. The platform provides integrated market operations including daily price information, annual statistics on articles/origins/quantities/prices, and public contracting services through its contracting profile.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mercado de Frutas y Hortalizas Wholesale market space dedicated to fresh fruits and vegetables, serving as the primary sector of Mercalaspalmas where third-party vendors sell to food service businesses.
• Mercado de Pescado Wholesale fish market operating within the Mercalaspalmas facility, providing third-party fish vendors a venue to supply B2B customers on Gran Canaria.
• Mercado de Carnes Meat market complex operating within the Mercalaspalmas wholesale food distribution center, providing wholesale meat sales infrastructure for B2B buyers.
• Actividades Complementarias y Servicios Complementary activities and services sector providing additional B2B services within the market facilities, including storage, packaging, banking, and food logistics support.
• Servicio de Estadísticas

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• CIFP Telde / Red de Emprendimiento de TeldeminorOthers · 27 January 2026Mercalaspalmas supported a charity sports event organized by the Entrepreneurship Network of Telde, formed by CIFP Telde educational center.
• SPAR Gran CanariaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 December 2025SPAR Gran Canaria partnered with Mercalaspalmas for the XVI Convention for the promotion and commercialization of local potatoes, supporting the local agricultural sector.
• MercasacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMercasa is the national wholesale food distribution network in Spain. Mercalaspalmas operates as part of the Mercasa network of public wholesale markets, sharing best practices, quality standards, and network visibility.
• Ayuntamiento de Las PalmascoreOthersThe municipal government of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is a shareholder and oversight body for Mercalaspalmas as a public company (S.A.S.M.E.).

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Mercazaragoza: Zaragoza's public wholesale food market in the Mercasa network, operating with similar centralized produce, fish, and meat sections for B2B buyers.
• Mercasevilla: Seville's Mercasa-network wholesale food market, a direct comparable with multi-sector fresh food wholesale operations and similar public-entity governance.
• Mercamadrid: Madrid's public wholesale food market, also part of the Mercasa network, offering parallel fruit, vegetable, fish, and meat wholesale operations to restaurants and retailers.
• Mercabarna: Public wholesale food market in Barcelona operating under the same Mercasa network with comparable produce, fish, and meat market sections serving B2B food service customers.
• Mercab Bilbao: Bilbao's public wholesale food market operating as part of the Mercasa network, comparable in scale and multi-sector (produce/fish/meat) B2B wholesale focus.
• Mercavalencia: Valencia's Mercasa-affiliated wholesale food market with analogous multi-sector (produce, fish, meat) B2B structure serving regional food service operators.

Regional players

• New Covent Garden Market: London's wholesale fruit, vegetable, and flower market; comparable B2B wholesale market model operating in a different (UK) geography but serving similar restaurant and retailer demand.
• Hunts Point Cooperative Market: The largest wholesale food market in the United States located in the Bronx, New York; structurally analogous as a multi-sector B2B fresh-food wholesale hub operating in a distinct geography.

Broad incumbents

• Marché International de Rungis: The largest wholesale food market in the world, located near Paris; comparable as a centralized multi-sector fresh-food wholesale hub serving B2B buyers, though at a materially larger scale.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mercalaspalmas
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/MercalaspalmasGC
• Facebookfacebook.com/Mercalaspalmas
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mercalaspalmas

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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