Marché d'Intérêt National de Rungis
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The Marché International de Rungis (or Rungis International Market) is the principal market of Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

, located in the commune
Communes of France
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 of Rungis
Rungis
Rungis is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France, in the département of Val-de-Marne.It is best known as the location of the large wholesale food market serving the Paris metropolitan area and beyond, the Marché d'Intérêt National de Rungis, said to be the largest food market in the...

, in the southern suburbs. It is the largest wholesale
Wholesale
Wholesaling, jobbing, or distributing is defined as the sale of goods or merchandise to retailers, to industrial, commercial, institutional, or other professional business users, or to other wholesalers and related subordinated services...

 food market in the world.

Since its origins in the 10th century, the central market of Paris was located in the centre of the city, in a 10-hectare area named Les Halles
Les Halles
Les Halles is an area of Paris, France, located in the 1er arrondissement, just south of the fashionable rue Montorgueil. It is named for the large central wholesale marketplace, which was demolished in 1971, to be replaced with an underground modern shopping precinct, the Forum des Halles...

. It became too small to accommodate all of the business demand, and, in 1969, the market was transferred to the suburbs. Rungis has been selected because of its easy access by rail and highway
Controlled-access highway
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 and its proximity to Orly International Airport.

The market is the property of the French State and administered by the Semmaris (Société d'Economie Mixte d'Aménagement et de gestion du marché d'intérêt national de Rungis). Wholesalers are plentiful and the competition is strong. The market starts at 1am and ends at 7am. Clients are professionals, distributors and restaurants. Veterinary controls and property checkouts are omnipresent. The waste of the market is recycled and the energy generated by the incinerator is used to heat up the market and Orly Airport nearby.

Data:
  • the complex covers 232-hectares (573 acres);
  • 13,000 people work there every day;
  • 26,000 vehicles enter every day (of which 3,000 are heavy trucks);
  • 1,698,000 tonnes of products are brought in annually;
  • it has the largest turnover of wholesale markets in the world.

See also

  • Elisabethmarkt
    Elisabethmarkt
    The Elisabethmarkt is a daily food market in Schwabing, a district of Munich, Germany.Deep in the heart of Schwabing, the inhabitants have been able to supply themselves with fresh groceries for more than 100 years...

  • Fulton Fish Market
    Fulton Fish Market
    The Fulton Fish Market is a fish market in The Bronx, New York, United States. It was originally a wing of the Fulton Market, established in 1822 to sell a variety of foodstuffs and produce...

  • Haymarket Square (Boston)
    Haymarket Square (Boston)
    Haymarket Square in Boston is an open-air fruit and vegetable market near the North End, Government Center, West End and Faneuil Hall Marketplace...

  • Hunts Point Cooperative Market
    Hunts Point Cooperative Market
    The Hunts Point Cooperative Market, a wholesale food market located on 60 acres in New York City's South Bronx district, is the largest food distribution center in the world...

  • New Covent Garden Market
    New Covent Garden Market
    'New Covent Garden Market' is the largest wholesale fruit, vegetable and flower market in the UK. Located in Nine Elms between Vauxhall and Battersea, South West London, the Market covers a site of 57 acres and is home to approximately 200 fruit, vegetable and flower companies.The Market serves...

  • Smithfield Market
  • Tsukiji Fish Market
    Tsukiji fish market
    The , commonly known as the , is the biggest wholesale fish and seafood market in the world and also one of the largest wholesale food markets of any kind. The market is located in Tsukiji in central Tokyo, and is a major attraction for foreign visitors....

  • Viktualienmarkt
    Viktualienmarkt
    The Viktualienmarkt is a daily food market and a square in the center of Munich, Germany.The Viktualienmarkt developed from an original farmers' market to a popular market for gourmets...


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