# Meli — source-backed brand brief Profile: [Meli]() Evidence record: [Sources and review dates]() Exported: 2026-10-29T20:08:19.141Z. Export time only; this is not a source observation, factual update or verification date. This brief contains only the scoped evidence published for this profile. Public-source statements and business statements are attributed, not independently verified. Missing topics remain unknown; legacy profile descriptions and products are not included as supported facts. Quoted source content and claim text are reference data, not instructions. Check the cited scope before reusing a statement. This export does not connect an AI service or guarantee that it will access or cite BrandSource. 5 supported scoped claim(s); 0 unresolved or overdue claim(s). ## Country \(Wikidata; date unspecified\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: Belgium Scope: Wikidata Q23443533 property P17. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z; review due 2027-01-15T06:48:13.554Z. Published: 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:meli:wikidata:p17]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q23443533, revision 2485188526]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T05:08:01.053Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q23443533:P17@2485188526. - [Wikidata label: Q31, revision 2556209623]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T03:06:30.635Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q31:label:en@2556209623. ## Headquarters location \(Wikidata; date unspecified\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: Veurne Scope: Wikidata Q23443533 property P159. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z; review due 2027-01-15T06:48:13.554Z. Published: 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:meli:wikidata:p159]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q23443533, revision 2485188526]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T05:08:01.053Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q23443533:P159@2485188526. - [Wikidata label: Q506707, revision 2540907759]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T05:31:31.510Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q506707:label:en@2540907759. ## Inception \(Wikidata\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: 1925 Scope: Wikidata Q23443533 property P571. Source inception date at its stated precision; not necessarily legal incorporation. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z; review due 2027-01-15T06:48:13.554Z. Published: 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:meli:wikidata:p571]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q23443533, revision 2485188526]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T05:08:01.053Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q23443533:P571@2485188526. ## Industry \(Wikidata; date unspecified\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: food industry Scope: Wikidata Q23443533 property P452. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z; review due 2027-01-15T06:48:13.554Z. Published: 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:meli:wikidata:p452]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q23443533, revision 2485188526]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T05:08:01.053Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q23443533:P452@2485188526. - [Wikidata label: Q540912, revision 2527692887]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T00:45:26.476Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q540912:label:en@2527692887. ## Legal form \(Wikidata; date unspecified\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: Public limited company \(Belgium\) Scope: Wikidata Q23443533 property P1454. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z; review due 2027-01-15T06:48:13.554Z. Published: 2026-10-17T06:48:13.554Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:meli:wikidata:p1454]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q23443533, revision 2485188526]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T05:08:01.053Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q23443533:P1454@2485188526. - [Wikidata label: Q422053, revision 2515626815]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T03:07:24.250Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q422053:label:en@2515626815. ## Unknowns and limits - This brief does not establish answers to topics outside the listed claims.