Annual meeting 2010
Italian wholesale markets hosted the CEI WMF members during the Foundation annual meeting in Italy on 21-24 June, 2010.
Annual meeting 2009
Representatives of the Foundation Management Board and the Programme Council from Croatia (NWMC and Rijeka, Split), Hungary (Budapest), Poland (Bronisze), Romania (Bucharest) and Ukraine (Lviv) had a joint meeting in Budapest on 1-2 October 2009.
Workshops 2009
Study visit of the Foundation members to Spanish Wholesale Markets – April 2009
Annual Meeting 2008
2008 Annual Meeting of Wholesale Market Managers in Romania -
“AGRO-TRENDS 2008”
Workshops 2008
Workshops of Wholesale Market Managers, Poland 2008 – Benchmarking in wholesale market management – Best practice analysis”
„Fruit Logistica Berlin 2008”
Study visit of Wholesale Market Managers to „Fruit Logistica 2008”, Berlin
Workshop on marketing role in wholesale markets operations
The workshop title is “Marketing as an important tool for increase the efficiency of wholesale market operations”. It will be organized in Kiev and Lviv in Ukraine on 9–13 September 2007.
Workshop on links with retail markets
Workshop “Wholesale Markets and their links with Retail Markets – Scope for enhanced linkages and cooperation” was held in Split and Zagreb, Croatia on 15–19 April.
Workshop on relations between wholesale markets and producer organizations
The workshop takes place in Hungary on 4-6 September.
Annual Meeting 2006
It will take place on 9-13 April 2006 and will be hosted by the ASP from Albania. The programme includes a study tour of Albanian wholesale markets and overview of the projects supporting developement of the wholesale markets in the country. Among the participants there will be representatives of the Albanian Ministry of Agriculture. During discussion sessions we will also talk about the foundation issues, its current and planned activities.
CEI Summit Economic Forum
The 8th CEI Summit Economic Forum (SEF) will be organized in Bratislava, Slovak Republic, on 23-24 November 2005. At SEF there will be the opportunity to meet industry leaders, senior government officials from the 17 CEI member countries; regional, national and international organisations; financial institutions; professionals and consultants and key business leaders. 1000 participants are expected.
Read more on the CEI webpage.
Visit of the representatives of the Cluj Wholesale Market
The County Council of Cluj, Romania, with funds from PHARE Program, implements the PHARE Project “Marketing Centre for Agricultural Products Cluj”. Under this project the wholesale market for fruit and vegetables is built. It will start operations in mid-2006.
Workshop on experiences of wholesale markets in new EU member countries
The workshop was organized in Poland on 26-28 September. It focused on the experiences of the wholesale markes after accession to the EU. The workshop included presentations by representatives of Polish government, wholesale markets, quality inspection. Participants went for a study tour to wholesale markets in Warsaw, Gdańsk and Poznań.
10th Anniversary of the Bronisze Wholesale Market – a financial success
In July 2005 ten years passed since the establishment of the Warsaw Agricultural and Food Products Wholesale Market Bronisze Joint Stock Company – one of the founders of the CEI Wholesale Markets Foundation. In spite of heavy repayment of credits, the last three years the company was making profit. For example in 2004 the income amounted to over 8,5 million Euro, while the profit amounted to around 2 million Euro. Currently the company introduces new integrated management systems: ISO 9001, 14001 and HACCP.
Study tour of Italian markets
A study tour on Italian wholesale markets was organised by FAO and the CEI Wholesale Markets Foundation on 6-8 June 2005. Participants visited Rome Wholesale Market, Fondi Wholesale Market, Salerno Wholesale Market and Naples Wholesale Market.