WUWM Mission

To promote the essential role that wholesale and retail markets play in ensuring the sustainable access, availability and distribution of a diverse variety of quality fresh food products, whilst maintaining competitive prices and the highest standards of service and food security, throughout the international community.

CSAPI, Hungary

Within the administrative boundaries of Budapest the handling, operation and running of market halls, markets, shopping centres and other commercial establishments belong to the activities of the CSAPI, founded in 1954. The Management is responsible for the supervisory tasks in 14 commercial establishments in Budapest. CSAPI is an independent legal entity, an economically independent budgetary institution; it reports to The General Assembly of the Municipality. Learn More

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Beijing Host of the 6th Asia-Pacific Wholesale Markets Conference

December 16, 2014

The 6^th Asia-Pacific Wholesale Markets Conference (APWC), organized by the WUWM Asia-Pacific Regional Working Group (WUWM-APRG) and the China Agricultural Wholesale Markets Association (CAWA) is to be held 29-31 January 2015 in Beijing.

November 20, 2014

The next Conference of the World Union of Wholesale Markets (WUWM) will be held in Budapest, Hungary from 27-29 May 2015. The event will be jointly hosted by the city’s wholesale market Budapest Nagybani Piac and the Metropolitan Municipality Hall and Market Directorate, an organisation of the retail markets operating in the capital.

Next WUWM Conference

WUWM normally holds each year, in spring and autumn, a wholesale/retail conference open to both members and observers; the venues alternating between Europe and the rest of the world.