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Mayor of Barcelona announces Mercabarna’s future projects
Over the next five years, Mercabarna will be “redesigned” to consolidate its position as the leading Mediterranean food cluster and one of the top fresh-produce suppliers to all of Europe. The plan was announced by Barcelona mayor Jordi Hereu on 14 October, during his visit and subsequent press conference at Mercabarna.
Incorporating workers into practice training
Do you need a worker who holds a food-handling certificate and is already trained? Mercabarna’s Training Area can help you find just such help. For 20 years now, the Area has trained future agrofood professionals through its occupational programmes aimed at the unemployed.
Gil de Bernabé attends World Union of Wholesale Markets Congress
Roughly 100 wholesale and retail market representatives from 30 different countries gathered in the Danish capital of Copenhagen in early October for the 26th Congress of the World Union of Wholesale Markers (WUWM).
Consumers associations visit Mercabarna
On 18 September, Mercabarna hosted the visit of several Spain-wide consumer associations, including the National Civic Union Federation of Consumers and Housewives of Spain (UNAE), the Federation of Independent Users and Consumers (FUCI), the Consumers’ Union of Spain (UCE) and the General Consumers’ Association (ASGECO).
New pedestrian accesses
Good news for pedestrians who want to enter or depart from Mercabarna via Zona Franca’s Calle F! Since July, two revolving doors have been in operation in Calle Longitudinal 11, providing direct access to Calle F.
Mercabarna presents training courses to immigrant groups
On 15 September, Montserrat Gil de Bernabé, managing director of Mercabarna, Pablo Vilanova, Studies and Development manager, Toni Nieto, manager of the Customer Service Office (OAC), and the heads of the Training Centre, met with the representatives of the Pakistani Workers’ Association of Catalonia.
Mercabarna: international point of reference
On 21 July, Mercabarna received a visit from a delegation representing SO.GE.MI, the company that manages the Milan Wholesale Market. The group was headed by the chair of the organisation, Stefano Zani, and included its technical director, Antonio Grassi and the manager of the Fruit and Vegetable Market, Pierangelo Mapelli.
Mercabarna: subject of a photography exhibition
The Ignasi Iglésias-Can Fabra Library is hosting the exhibition Fotointerpreta, an initiative by Barcelona’s Documentary Photography Centre and by the library network, based on a photographic interpretation of a literary work dedicated to the city. Mercabarna has a main paper.
Highest-rising product: the sardine
In the first eight months of the year, the sardine proved to be one of the Central Fish Market’s highest-rising products in terms of price. The average sale price of this species (until the month of August) surpassed that recorded for the same period last year by 35%.
Towards a new water culture
On 18 June and following the period of drought which affected Barcelona, Mercabarna hosted the day session “The Present and Future of Water in Mercabarna” with the aim of sharing experiences and providing ideas for fostering more conscientious water consumption in the Food Unit.
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