WUWM Highlights and Achievements 2001-2009

2009 WUWM Board Meeting, The Hague, The Netherlands Launch of the World Union of Retail Markets in WUWM (WURM) WUWM Collaboration Begins for Market Representation in the United Nations (CSD-17 meetings) New Information and Communication Technologies (NICT) questionnaire launched with FFMIN, France WUWM 2008 Annual Report published WUWM 2009 Wholesale Market Awards launched WUWM Meeting with the European Commission, DG Agriculture WUWM Speaker in the 7th International Public Markets Conference hosted by PPS in San Francisco, United States WUWM Meeting with the European Commission, DG Competition WUWM annual Conference held in Prague, Czech Republic under the theme: “Prague: the heart of Europe” New WUWM Board elected 2nd WUWM Retail Conference held in London, UK under the theme: “Policies that Ensure Market Success” WUWM 2009 Photo Competition launched A New Technical Exchange Section is Developed in the Member-Only Area of the Website WUWM 2010 Calendar published and distributed 2009 WUWM Wholesale Market Awards Ceremony WUWM Annual Conference held in Paris, France under the theme: "What Future for Wholesale Markets?" A 2nd WUWM Asia-Pacific Regional Working Group Meeting is held in Fuzhou, China WUWM Guide to Good Hygienic Practice adopted by the European Commission (SANCO) Launch of a WUWM ‘Marketing the Market’ Member Questionnaire WUWM Participates in a FAO South-East Mediterranean Study Tour in Rome, Italy Correspondence Begun with Paolo de Castro, Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, European Parliament   2008 WUWM Board Meeting held in The Hague, The Netherlands WUWM Guide to Good Practice reviewed by the European Commission’s SCFCAH Communication with Neelie Kroes, European Commissioner for Competition Launch of the first-ever WUWM Wholesale Market Awards WUWM annual Conference held in Mexico City under the theme: "Market Visions with Results" New Board elected in April in Mexico. New WUWM Chairman takes office European Retail Market Survey produced WUWM America’s Regional section launches questionnaires regarding member fresh fruit and vegetable promotion, and wholesale market marketing in the region Start of bi-monthly WUWM column in Proveeduria y Negocios Magazine, Mexico 1st WUWM Retail Conference, Hamburg, Germany under the theme: "European Retail Markets Driving Communities" WUWM participates in a meeting of the European Commission advisory group for the food chain and animal and vegetable health in Brussels WUWM 2008 Photo Competition launched WUWM website launched in Spanish Communication with Mariann Fischer Boel, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Production of 2008 wholesale market questionnaire entitled: "The importance of wholesale markets in food distribution" WUWM 2009 Markets Calendar published and distributed 26th WUWM Congress held in Copenhagen, Denmark under the theme: "Every business is a growth business, as long as you know where to look!" First WUWM Asia-Pacific Regional Working Group Meeting held during the 1st Asia-Pacific Wholesale Market Conference & the 2nd China International Agri-Products Trading Fair in Zhengzhou, China   2007 WUWM employs a new Membership and Information Officer WUWM E-newsletter Redesigned WUWM Retail Meeting held in London, United Kingdom WUWM Website re-designed WUWM monthly column in Fresh Produce Journal launched WUWM Conference - ‘Food Centres: The global link between Producer and Consumer’, Turin, Italy WUWM New WUWM Board elected in Turin, Italy WUWM Delegation visits Polish markets in Warsaw and Lodz WUWM Chairman and Secretary General officially launch the WUWM 2008 Conference in Mexico City 25th WUWM Congress - ‘The Emerging Strategic Role of Modern Food Markets in the Global Food Supply Chain’, Beijing, China New WUWM Membership Directory launched on CD-Rom WUWM delegations meet with Project for Public Spaces (PPS) in the Netherlands and the United States WUWM Retail Working Group Meeting held in Paris, France WUWM Chairman and Honorary Chairman present at the opening of the Shanghai Xijiao International Agricultural Products Trading Centre, Shanghai, China WUWM delegation meets European Commission (SANCO) in Brussels, Belgium WUWM delegation attends 15th anniversary of Poznan Market, Poland and Belgrade Markets in Serbia WUWM Retail Working Group Meeting held in London, United Kingdom WUWM Open Letter to the European Commission distributed and published WUWM Membership Meeting, Beijing, China

2006 WUWM Retail Market Working Group Meeting in Hamburg, Germany WUWM GPG distributed by SANCO to EU member states for a second review WUWM Preliminary Report on the Role and Importance of Retail Markets produced WUWM Conference, Bremen, Germany. Theme: ‘Markets in Partnership’ WUWM Discussion Paper on Wholesale Markets and Environmental Protection produced WUWM Retail Market Meeting in Glasgow, Scotland WUWM Chairman and Secretary General officially launch 25th WUWM Congress in Beijing, China WUWM meets Marianne Thyssen, Belgium Member of the European Parliament and "Internal Market" Commission WUWM meets Markos Kyprianou, European Commissioner Health and Consumer Protection, Thessalonica, Greece WUWM Conference, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Theme: ‘New Management Concepts for Food Supply’ WUWM Guide to Good Practice (GPG) received for review by the European Commission (SANCO) WUWM begins production of the monthly e-newsletter WUWM Board Meeting, The Hague, The Netherlands WUWM European member study launched on waste management and cleaning 2005 WUWM/FAO Memorandum of Understanding drafted WUWM Retail Market Declaration drafted WUWM Waste Management and Cleaning Working Group established in Brussels, Belgium WUWM Retail Market Working Group Meeting, Tarragona, Spain WUWM Statutes amended and new By-Laws drafted WUWM 24th Congress Declaration produced WUWM opens to retail market membership 24th WUWM Congress, Baltimore, USA. Theme: "Modern Trends in Food Distribution …from Grower to Consumer" WUWM International Wholesale Market Survey 2004/2005 completed WUWM/Freshfel Joint Meeting, Barcelona, Spain WUWM supports Latin American Wholesale Market Congress, Medellín, Colombia WUWM Secretariat relocated in The Hague WUWM Membership Meeting, Nice, France WUWM Retail Market Working Group Meeting, Vienna, Austria WUWM Membership Meeting, Nice, France 2004 WUWM Membership Meeting II, Sydney, Australia Development of a WUWM Vision Report and Strategic Plan Participation of WUWM Director Wolf Rohde at the Freshfel Wholesale Division Meeting in Frankfurt Germany Participation of the WUWM Chairman at the 20th Anniversary of CAWA in Beijing, China WUWM 2004 Yearbook produced Development of an international WUWM wholesale market questionnaire in collaboration with FAO Wholesale market tour launched on the WUWM website Participation of the WUWM Chairman at the "Food and Supplying Meeting" in Recife, Brazil WUWM Retail Market Working Group meets in Volendam, The Netherlands WUWM Membership Meeting I, Rome, Italy Launch of formal draft of the WUWM Guide to Good Practice for Wholesale Market Authorities in the EU 2003 WUWM 23rd Congress Declaration produced 23rd WUWM Congress, Lisbon, Portugal. Theme: "Markets, Quality & Food Safety: Prospects & Challenges" WUWM Secretariat is established in The Hague Independence from IULA and WUWM legal autonomy Establishment of the WUWM National Association Working Group WUWM/Freshfel Collaboration Agreement begun WUWM Membership Meeting I, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2002 WUWM Membership Meeting II, Sofia, Bulgaria Working team established to develop a Guide to Good Practice for wholesale markets in the EU WUWM website developed and launched Statistical reports prepared on the wholesale market situation within the EU WUWM Membership Meeting I, San José, Costa Rica 2001 22nd WUWM Congress, Durban, South Africa. Theme: "Designing Models to Increase Market Share." First WUWM yearbook developed WUWM membership Meeting I, Glasgow, UK WUWM consultation with European Commission representatives begins Establishment of three WUWM Regional Working Groups(2001 - 2003) Establishment of the WUWM Retail Market Working group 2002 Establishment of new WUWM Statutes (2000 - 2001) WUWM Membership Meeting II, Hamburg, Germany WUWM Membership Meeting I, Annapolis, USA