Mercadona donated 20,000 tons of food to 830 social entities in 2025.

Supermarket chain Mercadona has donated 20,000 tons of food to 830 social entities in 2025 as part of its strategy to prevent food waste, including the daily donation of food fit for consumption, as reported this Tuesday. In a statement, the Valencia-based firm, which has 1,670 stores and logistics blocks in Spain and Portugal, pointed out that it has also donated 550 refrigerators and freezers to 130 social entities, which, once they were no longer part of the company's operations, were intended to facilitate the work of these organizations. Thus, their useful life is extended and the use of resources is optimized, while the storage and preservation capacity of food for these entities is reinforced, the company indicated. In the words of its coordinator of food prevention and management, Laura Cruz, the donation of food holds a "particularly relevant place due to its social impact on the more than 850 social entities with which it collaborates." According to their calculations, ...