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They are eight more than the Roig Arena in Valencia

December 3, 2025 by usatoday24

On September 6, the Roig Arena, the stadium of the owner of Mercadona. It is a covered venue that will be the new home of Valencia Basket and also the new reference center for events and concerts. It has 20,000 seats, which makes it the covered venue with the largest capacity in Spain. Now Madrid has proposed taking the title away from them. Well, me more. Isabel Diaz Ayuso has presented a Self-Protection Plan with which the Movistar Arena will be able to increase its capacity, which is currently 17,543, to 20,008 spectators. The capacity of the Roig Arena is 20,000 seats, so Madrid would only overtake it by 8 seats. Until the inauguration of the Mercadona owner’s stadium, the largest covered venue in Spain was the Palau Sant Jordi with 18,500 seats. Why it is important. Concerts have become the favorite cultural event of the Spanish. According to SGAE datathe music business grew 77% this year, compared to declines in other cultural sectors such as cinema or television. The macro concerts that saturate ticket sales platforms and the exorbitant resales They are clear symptoms of this exacerbated culture of eventism. Ayuso’s plan is a declaration of intentions: to become the city with more, better and larger venues. TObasketball forum Ayuso’s plan also includes increasing the number of seats for sporting events from the current 13,000 seats to 15,000. During her visit to the venue, the president of the Community of Madrid stated that the change will be a boost for the celebration of Eurobasket in 2029 and that it could open the door to major sporting events, such as NBA games. However, in the case of basketball, the Movistar Arena will not be able to say that it is the venue with the largest capacity since the capacity of the Roig Arena is 15,600 seats. A short, but intense career. Since its inauguration on September 6, the Roig Arena has already received more than 1 million spectators, as noted in Lift-EMV. Of all of them, 600,000 have attended concerts, many of them with the sign ‘sold out’. Currently, there are already events scheduled until January 2027 and among the confirmed artists are Aitana, Amaia, Rod Stewart and Hans Zimmer. It is a fact: the Roig Arena has become one of the country’s leading music venues in record time. Madrid and the concerts. As we said, this plan underlines the importance of being the reference city for holding large concerts. A year ago Madrid believed it had its mega-concert cathedral at the Santiago Bernabeu. Pharaonic works were carried out to hide the grass and make an underground parking lot to accommodate all visitors. The problem came with sound problems, specifically poor soundproofing that has forced cancel concerts and move them to the Riyadh Air Metropolitan. While this is resolved, Madrid’s plan is to praise another of its reference venues. Images | Roig Arena, Movistar Arena In Xataka | The problem with concerts in Spain is not the lack of audience, it is the distribution of money. And Wegow is the best example

Roig believes that in 2050 we will no longer have kitchens at home because we will buy the food out. Science is not so clear

July 23, 2025 by usatoday24

The appointment was designed to boast resultsbut during the presentation of his 2024 memory, Juan Roig, president of Mercadona, launched a prognosis that monopolized almost more holders than the milmillonary turnover of the company. For many of many, the Valencian He predicted That babies who are born in thirty years will not know what it is to have pots or a caster. “I said and kept it: in the middle of the 21st century there will be no kitchens.” The reason? People will feed out of home or base of precooked dishes ‘ready to eat’ like those sold by the Mercadona itself, according to Roig’s particular gastronomic dystopia. A study Recent suggests that the Valencian perhaps rushed in his forecast and that, despite the changes of habits, Spain remains a country full of kitchens. A percentage: 59.1%. What percentage of Spaniards still cooking frequently? And how do they do it? Questions similar to those are what was raised a while ago Elena Sandriof the Catholic University of Valencia (UCV). To resolve them, he conducted a survey with more than 1,500 participants who threw some interesting conclusions, now embodied in An article Posted in the magazine International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science. Specifically there is a fact that seems to question that the future without kitchens prophesied by Roig is just around the corner: 59.1% Of the Spaniards still cook daily or almost daily. “It is still central”. The study does not stay there. The study reveals that the average time that 59.1% dedicated to the kitchen is around the hour and a half and that there are still a clear differences between sexes: they cook more frequently, apply healthier techniques and show wider gastronomic knowledge. Its score is several points higher than that of men. If we look at the ages, clear differences are also seen: adults cook more. With that data the expert reaches A clear conclusion: “Homemade cuisine is still central to Spanish culture.” His study also reveals the importance of knowledge to favor “healthy culinary practices” or “sociodemographic disparities”, especially among men, people with low educational level, young people and people who live alone. “They tend to resort more to fast food and prepared dishes, often due to the lack of time, skills or knowledge.” Is it the only study? No. Throughout the last years several studies have tried to answer the same question: do we continue to cook the Spaniards? In 2023 FESNAD, the Spanish Federation of Nutrition, Food and Dietary Societies, made A study With a sample of 1,075 and obtained a photograph somewhat different from that of Sandri: according to their calculations, about 46% of the Spaniards continue to turn on their vitros or stoves every day. It is a considerable percentage, although it already crosses the border of the middle of the population. “Our kitchen at home is losing importance, we do not cook daily and cook alone. We do not cook every day for the little time we have and the speed with which we live,” He pointed out The Vice President of Fesnad, Rosaura Leis. Another interesting perspective is contributed by the Kitchen Canal, which also made Your own study with 2,251 interviews with people between 20 and 65 years. What did you find out? That the large majority of the population (around 90%) cooks at least once a week, but only a very poor 20% does so daily. New times, new habits. The previous fact, of course, must be analyzed taking into account another key that slides the Channel Cocina report: almost four out of ten Spaniards (36%) practice Batching Batchingso they dedicate a day to cook much of the food they consume throughout the week. Among young people that practice rises to 41% and if we talk about Madrid, 46% have incorporated it into their lives. The study It also reveals that more than half of the Spaniards eat from Taper at least once a week, especially lunch from Monday to Thursday, and 43% receive them from other people, especially (yes) of their mothers. Is it the only change? Again, the answer is ‘no’. Throughout the last years industry and researchers have been sliding data that reveal that, although Juan Roig’s prognosis may still sound distant, in Spain it is increasingly easy to meet people who feed (timely or of often) without turning on a single stove or take a pan. The Association of Prepared Dishes Manufacturers (ASEFAPRE) estimates that in 2024 the consumption of its products 6.6% shot In homes, overcoming the barrier of 700,000 tons. To be more precise, per capita intake grew 3.8% to touch 17.2 kg per year. Similar reading leaves Another report From the consultant Kantar, who reveals that the purchase of dishes “ready to eat” has shot 48% in a matter of two years in Spanish supermarkets. Moreover, its survey shows that in 20% of cases the client does not even consume them at home. “The interest at this time lies in the search for balance between time, health and culinary pleasure,” summarizes Veronika Kurshudyan, director of the Customer Area of the consultant. “Look for solutions”. Simply, and although Spain still is a country full of kitchens, people already “not only buy food”, warns Kurshudyan. Now demand something else when he goes to supermarkets: “Look for solutions.” From that approach it is better understood than when a few months ago the CIS dedicated himself to asking the Spaniards if they believed that industrial cuisine and the Fast food They were eclipse to home cooking, they meet a striking result: most (mostthree out of four) people responded affirmatively. What is the conclusion? The key I gave it a few days ago Miquel Echarri in THE COMIDIST- THE COUNTRY: Perhaps the prepared food is gaining ground at a good pace and there is already 40.9% of Spaniards who never cook or do it very afternoon in the afternoon (the other reading left by Sandri’s study), but home cooking is far from being a … Read more

We have been at Roig Arena, the stadium that the owner of Mercadona will open in Valencia. If you don’t have more screens it is because they can’t

July 17, 2025 by usatoday24

He already owns The most successful supermarket chain in the countryhas a foundation known for the Valencia Marathon Sponsorshiphas Your own startup accelerator And it is even owner of a basketball team. He only lacked the stadium. We talk, of course, Juan Roig. The owner of Mercadona has been embarked on the construction of the pavilion that bears his name and will be the new home of Valencia Basket, in addition to a space for concerts and shows. We have been visiting the works and if we had to summarize it in a word we are clear: screens. 1,700 square meters of screens, to be exact. The eye. Before entering we find a screen giving us welcome. They call it “the eye” and measures 10 meters high by 48 wide. Like the other screens, it has installed it LG that tells us the challenge that has meant such a large panel, resistant to the outside and also looks when the sun affects it. It is on the northwest facade of the enclosure and just at the time that there will be many events (about seven or eight in the afternoon) the sun will be putting on. This screen we have not been able to see it on because they were still installing it, so we cannot judge how it looks. Visuals will be projected in it to announce which event or game will have that day. Screens inside and out The videomarker. Within the sand is the jewel of the crown: a videomarker with 250 square meters of surface that, according to LG, has the highest resolution in Europe. It is in the center of the pavilion and forms four screens, but as it has the rounded edges and the image they project is continuous, it gives the feeling that it is a single panel that wraps the entire structure. In addition, in the inner face there are two more screens in which information will be seen from the basketball matches that are held. More screens. There is no thing left, the interior of the Roig Arena is literally lined on screens (see the first photo). There is a kind of band that they call ‘Ribbon LED’ that surrounds the stadium and separates the lower stand from the superior. And there is even more. Inside is also the largest videowall in Europe, with an area of 500 square meters. Both the Videowall and the Ribbon and the videomarker do have seen them on and has surprised us with the sharpness and luminosity. Folded and deployed bleachers Two ages. The enclosure has a particularity and that is that the capacity is variable. You can house 15,600 people in Basket mode and up to 20,000 in concert mode. This is achieved with a retractable bleachers system in the first level. In a basketball game they will be deployed, creating one more level of seats that extend to the edge of the field, while in the concerts they will fold them so that they are hidden on the sides and the track is larger. Investment. The idea of making a new pavilion for Valencia Basket years ruminating And finally Juan Roig confirmed that he would build an enclosure with a capacity for about 15,000 people. In 2018 He traveled to Berlin to know the Berlin Arenastadium in which the project was inspired, and the works began in 2020. The total investment in the enclosure will be, according to its general director, more than 300 million euros And there is already date for its inauguration: on September 6. Basket and more. In addition to being the new home of the Valencian team, which leaves the mythical (but quite outdated) La Fonteta PavilionRoig Arena was also conceived as a space for concerts and shows. In fact, although it does not open until September, they already have confirmed concerts for all next year, Many of them with Sold Out. Images | Xataka, Roig Arena In Xataka | Juan Roig believes that cooking at home has no future. There are eight million Spaniards who are already giving the right

Juan Roig, president of Mercadona

June 20, 2025 by usatoday24

If someone put in the center of any city to ask passersby the name of the first business leader who came to mind, surely in their answers would appear names such as Amancio Ortega, Ana Botín, Florentino Pérez or Juan Roig. A similar exercise is what the corporate reputation consultant Merco has been doing in her Corporate and leaders business monitorcreating an annual ranking of leaders and companies with a better reputation. In the 2025 edition, the president of Mercadona appears as the best valued businessman in Spain. Juan Roig, the immutable It cannot be said that Juan Roig was surprised to lead this ranking. The president of Mercadona has been in this position for seven years, since in 2019 the founder of Mercadona dismissed Pablo Isla, at that time CEO of Inditex. This recognition of leadership is the result of the decisions that Roig has taken at the head of the supermarket chain that is transforming the Classic Supermarket Concepttowards a model in which Prima the profitabilitythe offer of New ways to consume its products and commitment to Mercadona digitalization. Beyond the immovable Juan Roig, in the list of improved leaders valued we find a greater female presence than previous years. The second position is occupied by Ana Botín, president of Banco Santander, followed closely by Amancio Ortega that, although it is true that he does not occupy an executive position or inditex or in Pontegadeahis leadership continues to be one of The best valued. Fourth, although a little further away, we find Marta Ortega, now leads with very good results The textile empire founded by his father. Close the Top 5 of this listing Ignacio Sánchez Galán, president of Iberdrola who asserts his two decades at the head of the energy to occupy this position. Leaders and their companies Although leadership influences largely the reputation of companies, there is not always a direct coincidence between the best valued leader and the best positioned company. An example of this is found in the RANKING OF BEST VALUED COMPANIES In Spain in 2025. This list is not headed by the Mercadona de Juan Roig as expected, but is Inditex, led by Marta Ortega that occupies fourth place in terms of better valued leaders. However, Mercadona occupies a very honorable second place on that list. Something similar happens with Banco Santander that, although it is true that its president occupies second place in leadership, we must go down to the ninth position of companies best valued in Spain to find Banco Santander. Inditex has monopolized the first position of that list for almost a decade thanks to Your successful modelwith the only exception of 2022. In that year, Mercadona dismissed Ortega’s textile, to lose the first position again the following year. The Top 10 of companies is completed by the Social Group Once, Repsol, Iberdrola, Coca-Cola, BBVA, CaixaBank and Mapfre. In Xataka | The list of the richest people in Spain in 2025: many changes in the figures, but not in the protagonists Image | Flikr (Informa Board), Gtres

Juan Roig believes that domestic cuisine has the days counted. There are eight million Spaniards who are already beginning to prove him

April 25, 2025 by usatoday24

“I said it and I maintain it: in the middle of the 21st century there will be no kitchens”, with that simple phrase, Juan Roig (the executive president of Mercadona) summarized the future Of his company just a month ago: it was not only a banal prediction, it was a declaration of intentions. Then half Spain He was thrown on him. But there was something that half Spain did not know and Roig, yes: there are already eight million people who resort to the prepared dishes of the supermarket. And it’s just the beginning. What is happening? If we go to the datawe can see that, in recent decades, home cuisine had been in clear decline. Millenials ate 30% more often in restaurants than any other generation; When they cooked, they spent less time (one hour less than the week X) and, when they bought, they opted more for prepared meals, pasta and sweets than the rest. They are US data, but We could find A similar process in all Western countries It is true that in recent years the situation seemed to have changed (the survey World Cooking Index Gallupfor example, said that homemade cuisine had increased 10% in Spain in 2022 compared to 2018). However, everything seems to indicate that it is something close to pandemic that, little by little, everything returns to previous trends. And that have been seen from supermarkets. The figures The Kantar consultancy was given This same March and fit as a glove with another good number of related data. As Elena L. Villalvilla explainedduring 2024 Spanish households consumed more than 700,000 tons of prepared dishes: that is 17 kilos per head. Which represents an increase of 6.6 % compared to the previous year. The same data presented Roig last month confirmed the trend. The precooked dishes section of the supermarket chain “is already profitable and continues to grow.” In fact, it is present in 1200 of the 1600 establishments and follows an ambitious incorporation program (salmon with vegetables, roasted vegetables with romesco sauce, roasted rib or seafood salad). But the bet goes further. At least in Mercadona. As explained in DAP“The disappearance of kitchens not only translates into a greater offer of prepared dishes, but also in a simplification of fresh products, destined to reduce the time we dedicate to the kitchen. “ The best example is the fish market section in which the products ready for cooking are increasingly weight without the intervention of any store in store. And why? From the Kantar point of view, the explanations are very simple: “comfort, lack of time and the increasingly elaborate and healthy proposals by supermarkets.” As explained by the Director of Great Consumption ClientsVeronika Khurshudyan, in Infobae, consumers “not only buy food, look for solutions.” This is the background key: solutions. Because, deep down, the twentieth century has been a century in which more and more food process stages have been taken out of domestic kitchens. Today, our country Only 28% of the Spaniards cooks from fresh foods. Fourth range foods (raw packaging, minimally processed and ready for cooking) began to introduce in the late 80s in Spain. And, although they have been with us for 35 years, Only recently have they introduced themselves completely. Just behind the fifth range: an arrival that It was truncated by the pandemicbut that has already recovered and takes speed. That is based on Roig’s prophecy; But, above all, that is based on a good part of the key changes in the food of the future. Image | Deski Jayantoro | Joana Costa In Xataka | Mercadona fried eggs are an example of how in the future the kitchen will be recreational, not food

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