Merko Food Processing

Merko Gıda Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. is a food company working in tomato processing. In operation since 1982, the company is headquartered in Besiktas, Istanbul; its shares trade on Borsa Istanbul under the ticker MERKO.

The company supplies its products mainly as raw materials for the food industry. Its production range includes tomato paste, diced tomatoes packed under aseptic conditions, and tomato juice concentrate used in making sauces and ketchup. Paste and diced tomatoes are produced at the company's factory in Tepecik; tomatoes from the harvest go through inspection, washing, sorting and heat treatment before being concentrated. Merko reaches buyers abroad by taking part in international food fairs. Frigo-Pak Gida appears on KAP (Public Disclosure Platform) as an affiliate; the company's main shareholder is AG Girisim Holding.

For MERKO shares, the yield and purchase prices of the tomato harvest, export demand, currency movements and energy expenses are closely followed. The MERKO page on Lzzo.com brings together the stock's latest price summary, a long-term chart and a tool that calculates the return from a date of your choice to today.