METRO expands delivery service in Spain
23 January 2025
The depot is the first of its kind to be built by Pro a Pro on the Spanish mainland.
METRO’s Spanish Food Service Distribution (FSD) specialist Pro a Pro Spain is constructing a new multi-temperature depot in Seville, Andalusia. This strategic investment will enable Pro a Pro Spain to efficiently expand its distribution coverage and delivery capabilities for hotels and large-scale catering establishments in southern Spain.
The new depot, which is scheduled to open in May 2025, will cover an area of 12,000 square metres and have a capacity of around 10,500 pallet spaces. The facility has separate freezing, drying and cooling chambers, as well as 18 loading and unloading docks, thus ensuring fast and efficient delivery processes. The depot will be complemented by two more cross-docking facilities in Malaga and Almeria respectively for the distribution coverage of the entire region.
The Andalusian depot is the first step in Pro a Pro Spain's ambitious expansion strategy. Four more depots are planned, following the site of Seville, to build up its network for mainland Spain. The aim is to become a leading food service provider in Spain, offering a comprehensive and efficient service to customers ranging from national and regional hotel chains to hospitals, schools and event caterers.
At the same time, the expansion of Pro a Pro Spain's delivery capacities supports the group-wide sCore strategy, with which METRO has set itself the ambitious goal of significantly expanding Food Service Distribution (FSD) as the biggest growth lever within the multichannel business model and tripling delivery sales by 2030.