The leading operator in the supply of merchandise in the hospitality sector in the south of Gran Canaria, the Swiss company Transgourmet, has closed an agreement to purchase from the Swedish investment firm Sagax Real State properties owned by GM Cash, its 'cash & cash' brand. carry', and which until now she occupied as a tenant. Transgourmet Ibérica, a subsidiary of the Swiss group Transgourmet, has distribution platforms spread throughout the Canary Islands such as Ingenio with more than 11.000 square meters. She is the owner of Suma supermarkets.
Specifically, the assets acquired from Sagax are located in the Canary Islands apart from other centers such as those it has in the southeast of Gran Canaria. The company is developing an investment program in its centers as part of its plan to adapt the centers to customer needs. Likewise, other measures are also being applied that favor the reduction of energy consumption and the improvement of the efficiency of the facilities, such as LED lighting, application of refrigerant technology free of CO2 emissions and the renewal of equipment for ones with lower consumption. .
Makro, which has been in Spain for 50 years and is a subsidiary of the German Metro, operates from Telde in wholesale distribution to hoteliers - which accounts for 80% of its sales - and small food stores in the south of Gran Canaria through three channels : digital orders (e-commerce), the Hospitality Distribution Service and in the stores themselves (cash & carry), which is 75% of their business. The group has the support of the parent company, Metro, to generate investments - the final figure of which has not been provided - to transform the company after the turning point that confinement represented, "the worst year for restaurants", when they decided to give the "do your homework" and focus on this sector.
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