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The head of Hamburg Wholesale Market has been a WUWM director since 2008. Torsten Berens' comment on the appoinment is, "I am delighted, because this position enables me to continue work in the international sphere and to join with colleagues in furthering the development of wholesale markets." About the 27th congress of the World Union of Wholesale Markets This year the World Union of Wholesale markets held its congress between 10 and 13 May 2011 in Istanbul. Some 200 delegates from 30 nations attended this year's event which addressed the topic of "Globalizing wholesale markets - safeguarding supply and demand between East and West." Managers and other experts from wholesale markets and representatives from the street market sector discussed focus topics such as food hygiene, certifying the quality of food and the implementation of logistics and market-oriented processes. About Hamburg Wholesale Market Hamburg Wholesale Market is the North’s centre for fresh fruit, vegetables and flowers. The statistics are remarkable - 450 firms employing a total of 2,400 people operate on the wholesale market site and turn night into day. Not only do street market traders and the owners of greengroceries buy at the market; restaurants, catering companies and large canteen kitchens are also customers. Clients appreciate the freshness, quality and variety: whatever a customer is looking for – conventionally-grown fruit and vegetables or organic produce, local-grown products or imports from Europe and overseas – at Hamburg Wholesale Market he is sure to find it.
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Torsten Berens, managing director of Hamburg Wholesale market, has been re-elected as a member of the Board of Directors of the World Union of Wholesale Markets (WUWM). For a further two years his duties in the World Union of Wholesale Markets will include representing the interests of Germany's wholesale markets. Eight other people were elected to the Board at the same time.
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