bonÀrea plans major investments, new Lleida warehouse

bonÀrea Corporación said on May 15 that it plans to invest 121 million euros in 2026, lifting planned spending above the 113.45 million euros invested in 2025. The announcement came at the company’s annual shareholders’ meeting in Guissona, Lleida, where investors also approved the 2025 annual accounts and management report. (elperiodicodearagon.com) The food group said the money will be used to expand its retail network, advance work at its Épila food complex in Aragon and push new engineering projects, including a proposed feed warehouse in Lleida. The 121 million-euro plan gives a fresh measure of how bonÀrea is funding growth across its integrated model, which spans feed, livestock, processing, logistics and stores. (elperiodicodearagon.com) The company said it wants to keep building industrial and logistics capacity while adding shops in Spain. bonÀrea says it operates more than 600 stores across Catalonia, Aragon, Valencia, Madrid, Navarra, La Rioja, Castilla-La Mancha and Andorra. ### How is the 121 million euros being allocated? bonÀrea said the 2026 plan is aimed mainly at commercial expansion nationwide, development of the Épila food center and new engineering projects. El Periódico de Aragón reported that the package includes 20 million euros for the Épila site and a new feed warehouse in Lleida. (elperiodicodearagon.com) The 20 million-euro allocation to Épila follows earlier investment there. In May 2025, bonÀrea said it would devote 18 million euros that year to continue developing the Aragón complex as part of a 116 million-euro investment plan. (elperiodicodearagon.com) ### Why does Épila keep appearing in bonÀrea’s plans? Épila has become one of bonÀrea’s main expansion sites outside its historic base in Guissona. In November 2025, Chief Executive Ramon Alsina said the plant, once fully operational, could produce 60% more than La Closa in Guissona, according to Europa Press. (elperiodicodearagon.com) La Vanguardia reported in November 2025 that the Épila center was already supplying 130 stores and that bonÀrea planned to bring additional facilities there into service in 2026, including liquids and pet food. Those details help explain why the company is still earmarking fresh capital for the Zaragoza-area complex. (europapress.es) ### What does the Lleida warehouse add? Lleida is already part of bonÀrea’s industrial footprint. The company’s chronology says it opened a feed factory in Lleida in 1978, and the proposed new feed warehouse would expand that logistics and supply-chain base in the province. The company did not provide, in the material reviewed, a timetable or capacity figure for the Lleida warehouse. (europapress.es) But the project fits bonÀrea’s structure as an integrated food group that also manufactures animal feed and provides agricultural services alongside retail and food processing. ### What else did shareholders approve? Shareholders approved a dividend of 29 euros per share, up 11.5% from the previous year, with a total payout of 26 million euros to 4,253 shareholders, bonÀrea said. (lavanguardia.com) The company said investors can choose cash or reinvest through its “dividend/share” system tied to a capital increase. (bonarea.com) Jaume Alsina, bonÀrea’s chairman and founder, told shareholders that 2025 confirmed “the solidity” of the group’s vertically integrated model. Ramon Alsina said the company had achieved the best results in its history in 2025, linking those results to reinvestment, operating efficiency and control of the full value chain. (bonarea.com) ### How fast is bonÀrea’s store network growing? bonÀrea said it expects to open 20 new stores in 2026. That is below the 40 openings the company projected for 2025, when it said retail expansion remained a priority. (elperiodicodearagon.com) More than 600 stores are already operating under the bonÀrea banner, according to the company website. The next visible milestones in the 2026 plan are the rollout of those 20 outlets and further works tied to Épila and the proposed Lleida feed warehouse, as outlined at the May 15 shareholders’ meeting in Guissona. (bonarea.com) (elperiodicodearagon.com)