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Mercabarna Expands Training Offer for Companies
Mercabarna’s Training Area offers a wide variety of training courses to Food Unit businesses. The courses are aimed at both managers and employees, enabling them either to learn new skills or to update their knowledge and awareness of techniques and trends.
Mushroom Identification Course
In July a total of 25 students from 20 fruit and vegetable companies in Mercabarna took a course on mushroom identification, organised by the Training Area and the Fruit and Vegetable Wholesalers’ Guild of Barcelona and Province (AGEM).
Mercasa Presents a Study to Implement a Container Pool
The national company Mercasa recently asked AECOC (an association that groups together manufacturers and distributors from several sectors) to carry out a study to assess the viability of implementing a reusable container pool for the fruit and vegetable sector in Spain’s different wholesale markets.
Santa Coloma de Cervelló Cooperative Updates Image
On 21 June, the Santa Coloma de Cervelló agricultural cooperative presented the new image of its sales point in the Central Fruit and Vegetable Market.
Creating Value to Attract New Consumers
Some 250 professionals, between major distribution representatives and fruit and vegetable suppliers from across Spain, gathered at the 12th AECOC Fruit and Vegetable Congresses, held in Valencia on 29 and 30 June.
Study to Detect New Business Opportunities in the Fish Sector
Barcelona City Council’s Economic Promotion Department, through the private municipal company 22@Barcelona, has set up an initiative known as “Barcelona Fresh” with the aim of reinforcing competitiveness in one of the city’s strategic sectors, that of fresh foods.
Interview with Ana Sancho, manager of the Barcelona Food Bank
Intense. This is how Ana Sancho describes the three months she has been at the helm of the Food Bank. The economic downturn shows no end in sight and this non-profit foundation –which collects surplus food products, to distribute them to the needy people around us– sees how, day by day, the food demand only increases. For this reason, the solidarity of companies such as those of Mercabarna is fundamental.
Interview with David Vázquez, Humana Area Manager in Catalonia
How often have you wondered what to do with the clothing you no longer use but you feel bad about throwing away because it’s still good as new? The humanitarian organisation Humana, which has had clothing drop-off containers in Mercabarna since 2007 (next to the florist’s in the commercial area), offers a good alternative for making supportive use of such garments.
The Food Bank is Looking for People like You
Mercabarna, the Association of Fruit and Vegetable Wholesale Dealers (AGEM) and the Food Bank launched a campaign a year ago for businesses in the Central Fruit and Vegetable Market to encourage them to donate excess fresh produce. The goal was to help the Bank deal with the huge rise in demand for food for the needy that arose when the economic downturn began.
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