BonÀrea will invest €116 million in 2025

BarcelonaThe agri-food group BonÀrea plans to invest €116 million this year. This was explained at the shareholders' meeting held this Thursday by the company's president and CEO, Jaume Alsina and Ramon Alsina, respectively. These investments will be used to strengthen the growth of the company's various business lines and expand its retail network throughout Spain.

Of the planned investments, €35 million will be allocated to the acquisition and renovation of new establishments, with the goal of opening 40 new stores this year, of which 18 will be new establishments and 22 will be relocations or expansions of existing establishments. These openings aim to consolidate and strengthen the retail network, which already consists of 600 stores spread across Catalonia, Aragon, the Valencian Community, Madrid, Navarre, La Rioja, Castilla-La Mancha, and Andorra. The company also aims to expand its own-brand product offering.

On the other hand, BonÀrea will invest 33 million euros in the La Closa food center in Guissona and its distribution warehouses, specifically to optimize logistics and production processes. With these investments, the company plans to launch new slaughterhouse lines and modernize some processing lines, with the aim of improving efficiency and operational capacity.

Another €18 million will go to the Épila food center in Aragon, to complete the future liquid products warehouse, continue with the facilities, structures, and machinery of the logistics warehouse, and start work on the new pet food production plant. The Épila center is BonÀrea's major commitment to expanding into new territories throughout Spain.

Innovation and the circular economy

Of the planned investment, €10 million will be reserved for innovation and development projects, such as the Retorna initiative, launched this May with a pilot test in Tarragona. This initiative aims to reuse meat product trays after customers return them to stores. This circular economy model allows these trays to be reused up to 50 times, thereby reducing plastic consumption.

BonÀrea's shareholders' meeting also approved its 2024 financial statements. The company closed with a turnover of €2.68 billion and a net profit of €88.8 million, a 9.3% increase over the previous year. During 2024, the company created 538 new jobs and reached a total workforce of 6,418 people, a 9.1% increase over the previous year. The board approved a dividend of €26 per share, an 8.33% increase over the previous year. This represents a €22 million dividend distribution among the company's 4,200 shareholders.

The company's president, Jaume Alsina, highlighted BonÀrea's vertical integration model, without intermediaries, and emphasized the investment effort to reach more locations. CEO Ramon Alsina, for his part, emphasized the €870 million investment over the last eight years, with sustained business growth.