Central European Initiative Wholesale Markets Foundation

Macfrut, Italy 26-28 September, 2012

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The Central European Initiative Wholesale Markets Foundation (CEI WMF) – a Non Governmental Organization (NGO) associating Wholesale Markets from transition countries in Central and Eastern Europe Established with the assistance of:

• European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) • Central European Initiative (CEI) • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) • United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)

Registered in Poland in 1999 The founding members:

• Croatia - the National WM Company Croatia • Hungary - the Budapest WM • Poland - the Warsaw WM Bronisze

Foundation history

The Foundation is managed by Management Board. The present Management Board members are from:

• Croatia • Hungary • Poland • Romania

The Foundation Programme Council supervises the Foundation activities – chaired by Ukraine General Secretary: Poland

Foundation Authorities

The primary objective of CEI WMF: to help the newly created wholesale market companies in Central and Eastern Europe to develop and improve their operations

to better serve their clients to increase the WMs revenue earning capabilities

Foundation objectives

In particular, the Foundation aims to provide effective support to its present and potential new members through: improvement in their business operations

exchange of information and experience

business match-making opportunities

Foundation objectives

The Foundation assists its members in adaptation of their operations to the requirements of the present marketplace through the provision of advanced logistic services to enable the WM to diversify their sources of income

The Foundation offers benchmarking opportunities that can be translated into practical solutions adaptable in local environments of its member countries

The Foundation aims to raise the visibility of its members with local policy-makers and institutions, drawing on the experience of countries in or outside the region

Improvement in WM business operations

The Foundation serves as a platform for exchange of expertise among its member WMs and external parties related to various technical, management and operational issues

• Regular seminars, workshops and study tours by the Foundation members organized twice a year in member and non-member countries:

2012: Poland, France

2011: Ukraine, Germany

2010: Italy, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina

2009: Spain, Hungary

2008: Germany, Poland, Romania

2007: Croatia, Ukraine

2006: Albania, Hungary, etc. Some wholesale market construction and reconstruction projects have been successfully implemented using consultancy services provided by the Foundation members

Exchange of information and experience

Exchange of information and experience

On the CEI WMF website - a price quotation system with selected fruit and vegetables representative for CEE countries, updated by the Foundation members on a weekly basis

The Foundation members offer support to their partners in establishing business relations in their member countries to improve trade relationships between businesses from the member countries

• 28 May 2012 – the Foundation and the Warsaw WM from Bronisze, Poland organized the I Forum of Traders and Producers from Wholesale Markets of Central and Eastern Europe

a new initiative of the Foundation extending the debate platform to include representatives of the WM operators – producers, wholesale buyers and sellers to have a joint discussion on the current market operational issues with more industry players

business opportunities offered during the Forum – visits of the I Forum participants to a number of Polish producer companies

Business match-making opportunities

Since 1999 the Foundation has been growing:

from the initial 3 to 19 organizations from 8 countries area covered - 130 million consumers

The Foundation development

Albania:

• Korce • Lushnje • Shkoder • Vlore

Bosnia and Herzegovina: • Capljina

Croatia: • National Wholesale Market Company (Zagreb) • Osijek • Rijeka-Matuli • Split • Zagreb

Hungary: • Budapest

Kosovo: • Pristina

Poland: • Bronisze • Rzeszów • Zielona Góra

Romania: • Bucharest

Ukraine: • Lviv • Kiev • Donetsk

Current members

Warsaw Wholesale Market Bronisze

Warsaw Wholesale Market Bronisze

Construction: 1996 Total area – 51.6 ha Area under the roof – 8.5 ha Average number of clients:

• 4,500 vehicles/ daily • in high season 10,500 vehicles/ daily

Number of long-term tenants - 450 Estimated annual turnover – 1,200,000 tones Range of influence - 14 million consumers Products traded: fruit, vegetables, processed food, flowers New project to be implemented in 2013 – Meat and fish Website: www.bronisze.com.pl

Warsaw Wholesale Market Bronisze

Budapest Wholesale Market

Construction: 1996 Total area – 350,000 m2

Area under the roof – 31,000 m2

Estimated annual turnover – 460,000 tons Market share in total fresh F&V sales – 40% Market share in total fresh F&V imports – 55% Products traded: fruit, vegetables, dairy products, processed food, flowers Website: www.nagybani.hu

Budapest Wholesale Market

Bucharest Wholesale Market

Bucharest Wholesale Market

Construction: 1993 Total area – 12 ha

Area under the roof – 25,000 m2

Estimated annual turnover – 292,000 tons Products traded: fruit, vegetables, dairy products, processed food, meat Website: www.abundia.ro

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CROATIA Wholesale Markets

CROATIA Wholesale Markets

Zagreb, Rijeka, Split, Osijek – network of markets over Croatian territory

Primary fruits and vegetables markets

Total area (without Zagreb)– 60,000 m2

Area under the roof – 9,000 m2

Estimated annual turnover – 75,000 tons

imported products : domestic products - 50:50

Website: www.veletrznica.hr;

UCRAINE Wholesale Markets

UCRAINE Wholesale Markets

WMAP«Shuvar» Lviv

Fish & Seafood terminal: -Working from dec. 2011 -Area- 3456 sq. m -Assortment – more then 1000 products position Fruits & vegetables pavilion: -Working from dec. 2011 -Area- 4368 sq. m -Assortment – more then 500 products position

The Central European Initiative Wholesale Markets Foundation is open to new members and welcomes representatives of Wholesale Markets. For more information on the Foundation activities, please visit the Foundation website: www.ceiwmf.org CEI WMF contact person: Elżbieta Walczyńska (Poland) General Secretary e.walczynska@ceiwmf.org info@ceiwmf.org Office: + 48 22 76 76 029 Mobile: + 48 603 39 55 00

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