We aim to facilitate access to healthy diets for everyone in the world by delivering more sustainable, inclusive, and high-quality fresh food supply systems.
We exchange ideas, share best practices and work with international organizations, governments, and consumers.
We raise awareness and education to help everyone eat better and contribute to a healthier, more resilient, and sustainable international food system.
About us
The World Union of Wholesale Markets (WUWM) is an international network of fresh food and products organizations.
150 wholesalers and 30 retailers and street markets from around the world lead international efforts to ensure food security as well as healthy, guaranteed and accessible diets for everyone.
Our goal is to make sure that people around the world have easy access to high-quality, healthy diets through a well-organized, safe and sustainable food system.
With 200 members, WUWM works in over 50 countries worldwide, covering 5 continents.
We share expertise, innovation and services while connecting new ideas with food actors worldwide in order to achieve food accessibility and security for all.
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Our vision
Joining forces to feed the world with healthy, quality fresh products.
We envision a world where affordable and nutritious food is available to all. A world where the food supply chain is efficient, sustainable, and provides high-quality products.
WUWM is empowering wholesale and retail markets, and other fresh food actors with the necessary skills, knowledge, and networks to improve their capabilities. Together we can ensure food security and provide healthy diets in a sustainable, inclusive, and consistent way.
Our organization is continuously examining ways to upgrade the industry so that we can meet the challenges of the 21st century, including a more green agricultural sector and the pursuit to a climate-neutral food supply chain.
Modern wholesale markets benefit all food system actors. Today, modern wholesale markets are the most efficient with inclusive logistical platforms ensuring food security at both the local and global levels. These “fresh food hubs” allow for the development of sustainable and resilient food systems.
Modern wholesale markets are an efficient and robust model enabling daily delivery of fresh food to millions while respecting the environment.
By allowing small and medium size farmers to access the market and encouraging them to distribute their goods, wholesale markets maximize their opportunities, and ensure attractive prices to consumers.
Wholesale markets aim to improve food processes and practices while contributing to reducing food waste, green gas emissions, and protecting biodiversity. Simply put, we believe wholesale and retail markets are key partners to meet the challenge of feeding the world in a sustainable way. Fewer intermediaries, increased security and enhanced accessibility with better pricing for all!
Our values
WUWM by region
WUWM acts at the international, regional and local levels to promote sustainable, inclusive, and fresh food supply chains in order to ensure the development of modern wholesale markets.
Our regional working groups develop partnerships and programs that respond to each region’s particular challenges and priorities. With these strong networks and relationships, we are able to achieve our goals at the local level.
Find out on our interactive map our members classified in different categories : Association, Company, Individual Person, Organization, Retail Market and Wholesale market
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Our worldwide presence ensures that the WUWM remains as close as possible to its members and markets.
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WUWM members promote the role and scale of wholesale and retail market activity to the global community.
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