The island president highlighted the role of the business group in the commitment to local products with agreements for potatoes, apples, tomatoes and oranges, as well as economic diversification in renewables and housing, among other activities.
The new project aims to respond to the needs of consumers, who are looking for greater convenience and immediacy by purchasing ready-made and packaged meals to consume immediately.
Customers can now find the range of 40 to 50 self-service ready-made meals, identified by the Fresh to Go brand and produced by the Helamore company, in more than 55 SPAR supermarkets in Gran Canaria. The new range is also available in selected stores, which have assisted sales of ready-made meals through counters. The range of ready-made meals will be adapted to the characteristics of each point of sale depending on the space in each store.
The project is currently in its initial deployment phase, with the new line of ready-made meals expected to be available in the future at the 196 SPAR supermarkets located in the 21 municipalities of Gran Canaria. The dishes will also soon be available to consumers who make their purchases through SPAR Gran Canaria's own e-commerce platform and the quick-commerce channels of Glovo and Uber Eats.
The new line of ready-made meals is prepared at the Ready-Made Meals Factory located in Mercalaspalmas. The factory has 1.100 square metres, distributed in various spaces, including a production and storage area of around 800 square metres. The facilities have a kitchen with refrigerated reception of goods, storage areas, cooking area, cold room, butcher shop, fish shop, packaging area and dispatch area. It also has a tasting room and a kitchen for research and development of recipes and products. The common areas, offices and a training room are located on the upper floor. The facility has a photovoltaic plant, which favours self-consumption, and an aerothermal system, thus becoming a factory that is committed to energy efficiency.
