Nouvelles

Mercabarna at the World Union of Wholesale Markets Conference in China

Around 260 representatives of wholesale markets from 23 countries attended the World Union of Wholesale Markets (WUWM) conference held in China from 18 to 21 October.

Top-Range Market Produce Prices Fall

Within the group of Central Fish Market products considered top-range, i.e., those that sell for more than €15/kg, it has been found that more of them have seen their prices fall than rise so far this year.

Sònia Recasens, New Chair of Mercabarna

Sònia Recasens was appointed the new chair of Mercabarna at the company’s Board of Directors meeting on 3 November. Ms Recasens, who succeeds Jordi William Carnes, is the deputy mayor of Barcelona for Economics, Enterprise and Employment.

Pere Brachfield: "There are three types of defaulters..."

With the crisis, late payments have become one of the biggest headaches for businesses. Pere Brachfield (www.perebrachfield.com) has been studying this problem and teaching people how to handle defaulters for over 20 years, working with different universities and business schools. He is also the director of the Centre for Default Studies and has written more books on this topic than anyone else in the world. Mr Brachfield gave a course on bad debtors at the Mercabarna Training Area in November.

"The Fish of Mercabarna" Exhibition to Open at the Food Unit

An exhibition entitled “The Fish of Mercabarna” is set to open in the lobby of the Management Centre on 15 December. The exhibition will feature the laminate sheets created by the artist and director of the Capellades Paper Mill Museum, Victoria Rabal, with images of the fish that arrive at the Central Fish Market each day.

Second "Grow with Fish" Campaign Kicks Off

The second “Grow with Fish” campaign kicked off in late September with the goal of repeating the success of last year’s campaign. This time around, all the open days for visits have been filled and it is expected that more than 5,000 students from 100 Catalan schools will take part in the initiative, promoted by the Fish Wholesalers’ Association (GMP) in collaboration with Mercabarna, designed to promote knowledge about and the consumption of fishery produce among children.

Mercabarna Represents the World's Wholesale Markets before the European Commission

Mercabarna managing director Montserrat Gil de Bernabé represented the World Union of Wholesale Markets (WUWM) when she took part in the high-level meeting organised by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry on contractual practices in the food supply chain.

Mercabarna Presents Food Safety Model to Sector Professionals from across the Mediterranean

The 4th International Green Med Forum, an annual event organised by the prestigious publication Green Med Journal that brings together parties involved in the fruit and vegetable sector from across the Mediterranean, was held in Tunisia from 28 to 30 September.

Barcelona Food Cluster Association: Cluster Businesses Discover Latest Fresh Produce Technologies at IRTA

The Barcelona Food Cluster Association, an organisation spearheaded by Mercabarna, is continuing to promote actions that can improve the competiveness of its food business members. The latest involved organising a visit to the Institute for Agrofood Research and Technology (IRTA) in Monells, Girona on 20 September, attended by nine companies. The visit was part of the activities scheduled within the innovation group the Association promotes.

Code of Business Practices for Entire Food Chain

Representatives of Catalan agricultural production and distribution have joined forces to create the Code of Good Business Practices throughout the entire food chain. The code is a memorandum of understanding with 54 commitments aimed at bolstering and improving relations among the parties in the chain.

Presentation of the New Fishmongers' Association Board

On 15 September, Mercabarna managers and representatives of the new board of the Fishmongers’ Association of Catalonia, chaired by Carlos Galve, held the first work meeting organised since the board was elected in June.

Campaign to Promote Fish Consumption

The National Association of Wholesale Market Fishmongers (ANMAPE), of which Mercabarna’s Fish Wholesalers’ Business Association (GMP) is a member, and the Spanish Fishing Confederation (Cepesca) will once again implement the “Enjoy Eating Fish” campaign to promote the consumption of fish and seafood across Spain.

The Food Bank increases presence in Mercabarna

The Food Bank Foundation expands its schedule to Mercabarna store and opened a new office building of Banks. All with one goal: to achieve maximum cooperation by companies in the food sector Mercabarna, and thus respond to the growing number of people, following the crisis, they need the help of organizations charities to survive.

Graduate in Business Management Wholesale Food

On July 7, will be held an information day on the 7th edition of the Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management Wholesale Food, course organized by the Association of Dealers Mercabarna (ASSOCOME) Triptolemos Foundation and the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC), which will begin in mid-October.

The working groups of the Association Food Cluster initiatives are beginning to define the future

The working groups of the Association of Food Cluster Barcelona Mercabarna, organization that promotes integrated and where the Consortium of the Zona Franca, 22 @ Barcelona ASSOCOME and 18 food companies, are already running. Groups, innovation processes, logistics and food safety, have made June the first meetings so that members know and firms begin to emerge initiatives and alliances.