In this service, the meals are prepared at the shop so that customers can take the food home or even eat it at the eating area of Mercadona. The first takeaway services were implemented to understand the demand of the customers, and it proved to be a major success. Therefore, Mercadona is preparing to offer the service across the Spanish stores.

At first, according to Las Provincias, the meal offerings were limited, being mostly fast-food options, but now people can even buy sushi at Mercadona and other meals such as roasts and rice dishes. Besides the food menu, clients may have a cold drink at the shop, right close to where the food is sold.

The supermarket chain is also expanding to Portugal, where the business has shown to be profitable. This leads to the opening of new supermarkets and the requalification of the already existing supermarkets. The takeaway service is becoming more and more popular, leading to the opening of 17 “Ready to eat” services in Valencia in April, as mentioned by Las Províncias.