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Government Wastes taxpayers’ money
Fresh state Gala Ball
Fresh state is Born
operator turns a Blind eye
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ber 08
2011ISSN: 1838-7829
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issue 08 october 2011
2 | What’s on
3 | President’s message
4 | Relocation
10 | MMCS
16 | Q&A: Frank Bugge
18 | Data Fresh
19 | Fresh State AGM update
24 | Membership benefits
25 | Fresh State full memberships
27 | Fresh State associate memberships
Contents
17 season update: Tony’s take on winter produce and what’s coming in season.
Published by:
www.freshstate.com.au tel: 03 9689 3233
what’s on:
12 Fresh state Gala ball: Pictorial spread of the annual ball and awards presentation.
8 Market hours: Market operators turn a blind eye to their own By-laws!
6 Market history: Melbourne’s Market history detailed from 1900 – 1919.
20 Worldwide markets: A glimpse at London, Belgium and Glasgow markets.
22 Carbon footprinting: How do we measure the Fresh State Carbon Footprint?
president’s message:
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It was with sadness that on the 2nd of October we learnt that Jim Amalfi passed away. Jim was a well known and respected member of our community hav-ing spent his life in the industry.Deepest sympathies go to Fresh State Vice President Joe Amalfi and his broth-er Gerard and Jim’s stepson Charlie Natale and all their extended families.
The Fresh State elections saw the four directors re-nominate for their posi-
tions along with two other nominees. The four re-nominating directors were all returned. It is encouraging to see other members nominating for posi-tions and wanting to contribute to progressing the organisation.
The directors and office bearers were announced at the Fresh State AGM. Sam Kekovich kicked off proceedings
at the breakfast gathering with excel-lent take home messages delivered in a style that had the audience in stitches of laughter. The AGM showed that Fresh State is in a very strong position with some exciting plans on the table for the future including the development an equity entitlement for members. We have included a list of all Fresh State members at the back of this edition.
Congratulations to all the winners and the nominations announced at the Fresh State Gala Ball. It was a great
night and everyone has said how much they enjoyed it. Planning has already started for next year.
What is the operator doing or should I say not doing? As I mentioned in my last message, the lack of enforcement of operating times is nothing short of a disgrace! How can they continue to condone such anti competitive
behavior? It is only a matter of time before the lawful, legal tenants – yes those that contribute 80% to the MMA’s rent roll, and the lawful buyers seek damages against the operator for condoning the continual breaking of its By-Laws!
And now we are expected to contrib-ute to multiple levels of bureaucratic incompetence whilst anti competitive behavior is allowed to persist without so much as an infringement notice being issued! (Refer to the story on pages 8-9 “Operator turns blind eye” )
This edition includes our continuing history series 1900 to 1919; a glance at some overseas markets; Fresh State’s carbon foot print and some well dressed Gala Ball attendees.
Shane SchnitzlerPresidentFresh State Ltd.
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The EditorFresh State of Affairs MagazineMarket Box 113, 542 Footscray RoadWest Melbourne VIC 3003
Disclaimer:
what’s on:
From the president
shane schnitzler
The AGM showed that Fresh State is in a very strong position with some exciting plans on the table for the future including the development an equity entitlement for members.
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Government Wastes Taxpayers’ Money
Many members have visited the Epping site over the last two months and by observation it appears what they are going to get in their stores has serious question marks around it. And that is not counting the unwanted burden of their own busi-ness costs to move and set up associated with the project.
But the real cost to members is in their ongoing costs over a 30 year period so you can see why there is some nervous-ness around.
Some examples found so far include the following:
The Government chose to build the Epping market and we keep hearing that it is the taxpayer who is putting in the most dollars for its construction. The poor taxpayer always has to pay. But I wonder if they are aware of how their dollars are being wasted?
Drainage Drainage for condensation waste water from cooling units and humidifiers.Logic:There are no condensation drains in the stores to handle this water. The only drain visible is the waste drain and this is placed 1 metre or so from the rear wall and away from the internal wall by approximately thirty centimetres. The issue is if we use this drain to run condensa-tion pipes unless you cut the concrete, (not al-lowed to) then you will lose the use of one pallet space forever. (Informed that there is no other drain available).
• Estimatedcosttoinstallpipertodrain200 units at $2,000: $0.4 million
• Estimatedcostforlossofuseofpalletspace for 30 years: $6 million
Vapour sealingLogic: None of the panel joints, be it horizontal or vertical, seem to be sealed. The ramifications are that if they are not sealed when constructed there would be no vapour barrier in place. That means the cooling units have to work much harder and subsequently running costs for tenants would be higher. The second and most critical point is that moisture and condensation is drawn through the joints and into the panels rendering their life expectancy far shorter than specifications. (Informed that panels are vapour sealed but evidence suggests otherwise).
• Estimatedcosttosealatconstruction: $0.4 million
• Estimatedcostincludinglabourto rectify: $10 + million
• Estimatedcostinhigherrunningcostsand shortened life expectance: $10 + million
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Wall panels Wall panels are being fitted to all stores.Logic: It is anticipated that there will be a minimum of 25 multiple tenancies of either double or triple size. Most will be removing the internal walls to open up their tenancy similar to Footscray road. (Informed all walls will be fitted).
• Estimatedwastedofmoneyforcostofmaterials and construction at $40,000 perwallby30walls:$1.2 million
• Costtoremoveandresealarea: $0.9 million
Roller doorsRoller doors are continuing to be installed, even after raising it with the Minister.Logic: Not only do you lose a substantial amount of space at the rear of these stores due to the need for cladding the rear wall, the roller door will never be in use as slide cool room doors will be fitted. (Informed roller doors will all be fitted).
• Wastedmoneyof130rollerdoorsat$12,000eachinstalled:$1.56 million
• Costtoremove:$0.65 million• Rearwallcladdingandcostofcool
room doors: $3.25 million
NEW RElocatioN ScoRE caRd
iSSUESPoSitioN
actioNSdatE
Extensionofleasetermsfor
fullstayatFootscrayRoad.
• July 2014. Clause # 26
• New clause # 4.3?
• New clause #8?
Still waiting!
Lease transfers - Seeking
legal advice.
Lease transfers – Clause
now deleted.
Immediately.
Previouslyagreedequitypaper
intotality.Now called the working
paper.Still waiting.
Forwarded
August 19.
Proximitywarehousingmodels. New paper.
FSL to investigate
options for different
models for discussion
with Minister and DBI.
TBC.
Fitout.What is included /
excluded?See article.
Immediately.
Rents(persqmetre). What is included?
Allocationofstoreandlocation. Model/s to be used.
Rulesofoperation. To follow.
TransitionalArrangements. To follow.
still waiting!
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As the market sheds increased in size due to demand, so did the num-ber of stands and congestion. Four months after the market opened there were requests for more shed accommodation.
The changing of market days in 1902 to a Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday killed off the wholesale trade at the South Melbourne mar-ket and the Queen Victoria Market again became the major wholesale trading centre of fresh produce.
By 1905, an additional 80 stands were added to the market however this was still short of demand by 1000 stands.
An alternative wholesale market was pitched in South Melbourne to cater for the growing wholesale market community. The South Melbourne location was preferred to the Queen Victoria Market as it
would be used solely for the whole-sale trade of fresh produce and there was the possibility of a direct rail connection being established. After months of investigation and planning, the proposal was rejected by the South Melbourne Council. The Council claimed that a whole-sale produce market would lose £500 a year and in order to obtain financial success a retail market also needed to be established on site.
In 1915, the Government agreed to an inquiry into the expansion of the Queen Victoria Market and a Royal Commission was appointed. This resulted in a recommendation to enlarge the site to include the Old Cemetery.
Legislation for the site enlarge-ment was passed in 1917 with the provision for the addition of the Old Cemetery site to the Upper Market.
1900 – 1919 Melbourne’s
Although the Queen Victoria Market started out with almost double the area of the Eastern Market, there was never enough space to house all the tenants and space was tight. Stands were small and the roadways between the sheds were narrower which meant getting vehicles into the stands was difficult.
1902 Market days changed from Wednesday and Sat-urdays to Tuesdays, Thurs-day and Saturdays. This resulted in an increased trade at the market.
1903 Land between Sheds D, E and F and Peel Street (Orderly Room Reserve) added to market land.
1903 All sheds were extended to Queen Street eliminat-ing the internal roadway at the end.
1905 Creation of what is known today as Fresh State Ltd.
1905 Sheds A and B extended to Peel Street.
1905 circa
Shed C originally the short-est, was extended to Peel Street over the remaining portion of Fulton Street.
1905 An additional 80 stands added to the market through extensions however a further 1000 stands still required.
1915 Government commences inquiry into extending market due to congestion.
1916 Dealers and Agents moved to covered stands in top half of Shed C – previously they had been in open stands along the footpath in Queen Street sheltering under canvas awnings. The number of dealers and agents were approx 70 including potato merchants.
1917 Last burial took place in The Old Cemetery.
1918 Quarterly charge intro-duced for market stands for growers.
1919 Commencement of a six month trial of daily market days which was unsuccessful.
Queen Victoria market, Christmas 1907.
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The Old Cemetery was bounded by Queen, Franklin, Peel and Fulton Streets. It was Melbourne’s first and most historic general cemetery and one of the first cemeteries in the English speaking world to provide separate sections for each religion. The Old Cemetery was opened in 1837 and it is believed that more than 10,000 people were buried there.
The Cemetery was eventually closed in 1867. After that the only burials permitted were those where an allotment had al-ready been purchased or where there was a family vault. The last burial took place in 1917. As the cemetery fell into disuse, it became more neglected and many of the red gum headstones used in its early days
were stolen for firewood leaving graves unmarked and unidentified.
Eventually, after years of negotiation, the market acquired the remaining Old Cemetery site for expansion purposes. Most of the identifiable human remains were removed to the Fawkner Cemetery with the remaining taken to cemeteries chosen by family members.
The removal of the marked human remains did not begin until 1920 and was completed in April 1922. The land was granted to the market in 1924 bringing the total area of the market to 17.5 acres which is its current final size.
Parts of the site have sunk in recent years due to burial site beneath. A recent applica-tion for an underground car park as part of the redevelopment of the Queen Victoria Market is currently in dispute due to the existence of the burial ground and the distur-bance of human remains under the site.
Market HistoryA.
B.C.
D.E.
F.
K. and L.
M.N.
O.
UPPER MARKET
OLD CEMETERY SITE
LOWER MARKETG.
H.I.
The Old Cemetery – an integral part of Queen Victoria Market
The Creation of
Fresh State Ltd.
In 1905, Alfred
Millis Senior
(Rob Millis’
grandfather)
formed the Fruit Merchants’ and
Commission Agents’ Associa-
tion and became the President.
The original framed Constitu-
tion can be found hanging in the
Fresh State Board Room.
The objects of the Association
pursuant to the 1905 Constitu-
tion were as follows:
• Toextendtheinterestsand
to
preserve the unity and purity
of the fruit trade;
• Topromotethecommonb
usi-
ness interests of its members,
and to establish and maintain
more intimate relationships
between them; and
• Totakeunitedactionupo
nall
matters affecting the welfare
of the trade at large, particu-
larly in regard to terms and
discounts.
In 1917, the Association became
the Wholesale Fruit Merchants’
Association of Victoria and the
name changed again in 1944 to
the Victorian Chamber of Fruit
and Vegetable Industries and
again to Victorian Chamber of
Fresh Produce Wholesalers Inc .
Today, 106 years later, it is
known as Fresh State Ltd
and
has not only maintained its base
objectives and relevance in the
market but has also well
and
truly lasted the test of time!
A recent application for an underground car park as part of the redevelopment of the Queen Victoria Market is currently in dispute due to the existence of the burial ground.
Current Queen Victoria market site looking North East. Old cemetery site
(Sites K to Franklin Street) indicated in blue.
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Enforcement of operating times is the most emotive issue confronting market users at Footscray Road. The continued condoning of anti competitive behavior of some buyers to the detriment of both their fellow buyers and lawful leasehold-ers is opening a Pandora ’s Box of poten-tial legal claims that will not be pretty!
For example, how is it that numerous buyers vehicles are being loaded with produce from mid-night and 1am when the rules say no buy-ing and no deliveries before the prescribed times?
Why is it that buyers park at the gates up to one hour prior to opening times and walk past security personnel on manned gates to enter the market and commence buying?
How can buyers for both fresh produce and the flower market walk through gate 9, or for that matter most gates prior to opening hours, even though
their access cards stop them driving their vehicles onto the site? Why are these things allowed? (thanks to those people who forwarded photos – keep them coming!)
So what direction have the MMA Board and management given to their staff and security personnel to allow such practices!!
Obviously it is not a money constraint looking at the massive profits made the operator, (appears that it wasn’t spent
of site maintenance either), nor can it be that they don’t have any money in the bank as their accounts show a very healthy $56 million.
So what can it be? Maybe they don’t know their own rules? We can help on this one. MMA board and management, your rules are well described in market circular # 495 dated 14 April 2008 and
issued by you pursuant to By-Law 15. Any change to this has been for alter-ing commencement times for winter and summer hours. They are on your website!
The Joint Advisory Committee Meeting of 30 August was held to discuss market hours and enforcement of operat-
ing times – what happened? Another committee!! So we now have the follow scenario;
The MMA board decides not to make any decision themselves so they asked MMA management for their view; MMA management decides to ask the Advisory Committees for their view; the Advisory Committees decide to set up a new committee and ask for their view; the new committee members have been asked to talk to their own sectors
to seek their view; and I am sure the seagulls flying around the markets will be asked their view as well.
Maybe this level of bureaucratic inept-ness is why one of the board directors of the MMA recently resigned? Then I suppose if a simple adherence to the Authority’s By-Laws are not followed by management where does the real
responsibility lay? Answer – with the board of the MMA where the decision should have been made in the first place!!
Despite a massive $8.3 million profit over the last financial year, up almost $3 million on the previous year, the Melbourne Markets operator, the MMA, continues to turn a blind eye to their own By-Laws!
operator turns blind eye!
MMA board and management: your rules are well described in market circular # 495 dated 14 April 2008 and issued by you pursuant to By-Law 15.
“I am sure the seagulls flying around the markets will be asked their view as well!”
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operator turns blind eye!
2:59am: where is the driver?
3:17am: where is the driver?
3:23am: Loaded aLready?
3:03am: Loaded aLready?
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• Saveonthecostofpaperand printing invoices.
• Providebetterservicetocustomersby providing electronic invoices to buyers on a weekly basis.
• Usetheonlinewebsitetosend adjustment requests promptly, securely and with a full audit trail.
• Assistingeneratingcostsavingsbyreducing data entry and filing costs.
Sellers are encouraged to join the MMCS and connect online so that they can: mel
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vice
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sellers benefit from new Credit service system
The new Melbourne Market Credit Service (MMCS) online system is now in full swing with registered users gaining the benefit of additional training and streamlined procedures.
once you’re a registered MMCs user - it’s as simple as aBC:
a.UniqUe code issUed to new Users:All Credit Service users are given a unique buying or selling four digit number to identify them at the time of any transaction inside the Melbourne Wholesale Market.
F.weekLy warning BULLetin:If payment is not received by the due date, our Weekly Warning Bulletin will notify all Registered Sellers, credit is stopped and the buyer is listed as cash only.
B.seLLer’s schedULe UpLoaded to secUre onLine system:At the end of each week the Seller sends the MMCS a schedule of the week’s trade (an Excel spreadsheet uploaded online) to a link at www.melbmcs.com.au
D.payment reminders issUed (if reqUired):Credit Service staff follow up Buyers to ensure that payments are received on time pursuant to the terms of trade.
C.accoUnt sent to BUyer:Every Monday the MMCS sends an account to the Buyer.
e.payment made to seLLer:Payments received from Buyers are subse-quently distributed to the relevant Seller/s.
Want to Know More?To become a MMCS User or for more information jump online at:www.melbmcs.com.au or contact Sara Wiseman the MMCS Customer Liaison Officer on:T:96877333M:0419372980 E: [email protected]
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Fresh State of Affairs Magazine invites you to spread some festive cheer and place a Christmas message in our special Christmas Edition of the magazine due out on 15 December 2011.
To book your Christmas message, please contact Sally or Sonja at the Fresh State Office on 9689 3233 by 28 November 2011 or send an email to Sally at [email protected].
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Christmas Special Edition
One of the quickest ways to streamline your business is to look at the paper flows in your business. This is especially relevant in today’s world with the ongoing introduction of e-commerce initiatives (such as the MMCS online system) and also in reducing your carbon footprint. Paperwork can quickly pile up and as you trace the paper trail, ask everyone who handles or creates paper-work why they need it and how important it is for their job.
If anybody answers, “because it’s always been done that way” then this is an alarm bell for reducing paperwork and streamlining the process.
reducing paper in the workplace:
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The fun was contagious at the Fresh State Gala Ball on Friday 9 September. The Melbourne Wholesale community was out in force to celebrate everything that makes up the unique environment that is the Melbourne Market.
Wholesalers and their partners looked stunning and took advan-tage of the great atmosphere, venue and opportunity to catch up with their fellow colleagues in the relaxing setting. Guests were entertained by the Big City Beat Band and cheered on their peers at the award presentations.
The Wholesale Business of the Year was won by Flavorite Mar-keting from a very strong field of finalists including Mildura Fresh, Louis Melbourne, Premier Fruits and VB Fruit.
Grant Nichol, Wholesale Business Manager of Flavorite was thrilled when he heard the announce-ment on the night. “This award means an enormous amount to me because it’s our peers in the market place that vote on who they believe are the market leaders.
While I’m the person accepting the award, it’s all thanks to m y very committed and hard work-ing team that I’m very fortunate to work with” said Grant.
The Personality of the Year win-ner was well known personality Harry Kapiris from Kapiris Bros. Finalists in this category were Tony Pettinella, Osi Prestia, Joe Brancatisano and Mick Sgro.
The Young Marketeer of the Year was won by Mark Lorenzetto of Avanti Fresh Produce. Mark also collected a fully funded trip to Fresh Summit in the USA in 2012 with the award, and was “blown away” to be recognized in this way.
Fresh State President Shane Schnitzler was thrilled with the success once again of the Fresh State Gala Ball cementing its fixture as an annual event for wholesalers. And, being the first person to arrive and the last person to leave, he was able to capture the full impact of the occasion.
“This is the equivalent of the Brownlow Awards for us” he said. “Its great to all get together, relax and highlight some successful companies and people in the market along the way.”
“We would like to thank Toyota Material Han-dling, Kleenheat Gas and CMI-Hino for their support of this event. It is through this support that we are able to hold events such as this for the market community”.
Personality of the Year: Harry Kipiris, Kapiri
s Bro
sW
holesale Business of the Year: Flavorite M
arket
ing
Young Marketeer of the Year: Mark Lorenzetto, A
va
nti Fre
sh P
rodu
ce
MMCS Most Increased Usage Award: Premier Fruits
“We would like to thank Toyota Material Handling, Kleenheat Gas and CMI-Hino for their support of this event.
Fresh state dance the night away at the Carousel
13fresh state gala ball:
“Its great to all get together, relax and highlight some
successful companies and people in the
market along the way.”
this
is
your
life:
rob
ert m
illis
A moving moment was when Fresh State President Shane Schnitzler hosted a ‘This is your Life’ presentation for Robert Millis. “Rob’s life has been one of service to the industry and reflects the very history of the markets”.
The presentation documented Rob’s life in the industry dating back to his fore-bears commencing in the industry in 1860. Rob’s great, great, grandfather was the original Alfred J Millis of A Millis & Sons fame, established in 1860. Rob joined the business in 1957 at the old Queen Victoria Market site, and went on to become a lead-ing wholesaler at the current Footscray Road location.
Rob was a past President of Fresh State under its previous name of the Victorian Chamber from 1983-1985; he was crowned the Cherry King in 1997, raising funds for
Motor Neurone disease; and promoted the industry in his weekly market seg-ment on 3AW for twelve years. Rob is a life member of Fresh State.
Rob was a past President of Fresh State from 1983-1985; crowned the Cherry King in 1997 raising funds for Motor Neurone disease … Rob is a life member of Fresh State.
Wholesale Business of the Year: Flavorite
M
arket
ing
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Works:
CEO of Big Valley Produce, selling quality lines of pumpkin, potatoes and onions.
Lives:
Waverley Park Estate – where VFL Park used to be.
Most of my day is spent:
At work or on the phone.
The football team I barrack for is:
Richmond but I used to be a mad Fitzroy supporter. Go the Lions!
My favourite Melbourne Market moment is:
When I sell something to Tony Madaferi, make a profit and I get all my pallets back.
The quality I respect most in an employees is:
Respect, loyalty and never taking a day off.
As I have grown older I have learnt:
You have very few true friends.
If I described my business to a stranger I would say:
Great fun but very stressful.
The qualities I most enjoy about Melbourne Market are:
The great payers and all the pallets we get back.
The pets I have are:
Two dogs – Charlie and Maddi.
In my spare time I enjoy:
Watching any type of sport and relaxing with friends.
My first job was:
Coles Supermarket when I was 14 years and nine months as a fruit and veg worker. I then became the youngest ever fruit and veg manager at Coles.
My fondest memory is:
Taking my department (at Coles Knox City) to number one in Victoria and second in Australia.
The aspect of my job I like the most is:
When stock is short and fellow agents have to buy off us.
The thing I dislike the most is:
Bad payers and liars.
I am passionate about:
Quality, football coaching, my garden and food/drink.
My business associates would say that I:
Am a nutter!!
When I was a child I wanted to be:
An AFL footballer for Fitzroy.
The place in the world I would most like to go is:
Las Vegas because everyone I have spoken to says its amazing.
The thing a lot of people don’t know about me is:
I slept with Megan Gale.
My favourite fruit or vegetable is:
Mangos and what I can do with them.
Frank B
ugge Frank started working at Big Valley which
was owned by Joe Scarso, in 1994 as a general worker.
He had previously worked at Coles since he was 14 years old and worked his way up to Fruit and Vegetable Manager where he increased sales at the Knox City store to $180K plus a week. “It had the biggest sales of fresh produce in Victoria by a mile” says Frank.
Frank had strong connections with Comit Farms as Coles had been a trial store for Nadines (potato variety). He also had lots of ideas from his experience in the industry which helped drive the business forward. After six years Frank went on to become the CEO of Big Valley and the joint owner together with Joe’s son Vince.
“I love working in the wholesale industry as I only work five days a week. I worked seven days a week for 20 years in retail and it just tires you out”.
These days Frank works around 40 hours a week in the market plus about 10/12 hours on the phone. The secret to his success is that he has a very organized business, great team and provides quality produce to cus-tomers. “We have a good name with grow-ers as well because we are good payers”.
Big Valley has been a member of the Melbourne Market Credit Service (MMCS) since 1995. This has been beneficial to the success of the business and Frank is firm in his belief that all wholesalers should have a MMCS account and a Chep pallet account. “One of my customers owes me 8000 pal-lets!” he says.
“Recently a business closed in the market and no one saw it coming. We lost a bit of money but not as much as some. If the transactions were through the MMCS we would have had warning that the business was not in a good way and got out earlier.”
Frank likes to look after his health. He no longer runs due to football injuries but instead walks 5 kilometers a day with is partner Michelle and their two dogs. “I love walking around Waverley Park oval and watching Hawthorn train”.
He would also like to go on National televi-sion to talk about the way supermarkets are killing independent retailers. “Thousands of retailers have closed their doors in the last 20 years” he says. “Having worked in a large retail chain for a long time, I know the tricks of the trade and I am passionate about increasing the power of the small retailer from the large supermarket chains and improving the quality of fresh produce”.
“I am passionate about increasing the power of the small retailer from the large supermarket chains and improving the quality of fresh produce”.
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WINTER FRUIT & VEGETABLE WHOLESALE PRICE TRENDS
WINTER 2009
WINTER 2010
WINTER 2011
The winter banana supply from Northern Queensland was effected due to Cyclone Yasi. “We typically receive 140,000 cartons of bananas a week on average during the winter months” says Tony Nigro, Reporting Services Officer at Fresh State. “This winter we were receiving between 20 to 25,000 cartons a week at $130-$160 a carton due to the short supply.”
Capsicums, eggplant and tomatoes were effected in the Bowen District and the flooding in the Lockyer Valley effected produce such as sweet corn,
beans, sweet potatoes, cauliflowers and broccoli. “This resulted in later planting, delays and limited supply, and ultimately higher prices” said Tony.
Queensland shortages and delays meant Victorian producing regions benefited from increased demand to fill the void and with shorter supply came higher prices.
With Spring now well and truly upon us, we can expect bananas to start increasing in volume but it will be some months before they will be at full production levels. Mangoes
are now arriving from the Northern Territory and more numbers will come in the next few weeks. Stone fruit and Summer fruit have started making an appearance from Queensland with local fruit to soon take over.
There is good supply of local asparagus and the normal range of local spring vegetables are appearing on the market floor. Local strawberries are now in season and will continue on from the Queensland and Western Australian winter supply.
As predicted, banana prices soared in 2011 due to the devastation of the tree crops by Cyclone Yasi.
‘tony’s take’ on the Winter season
The extreme weather events in January 2011 played out this winter with short supplies on various lines from Queensland.
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ta fr
esh:
As the saying goes, data is gold. Whether for marketing purposes, pricing or planning for the future, we need specific data for our businesses so that we can plot trends and fore-cast pricing of products – especially in the fresh produce industry.Data Fresh is a price reporting service that discloses the wholesale price of fresh produce being sold by Melbourne Market Wholesalers on a daily, weekly, monthly or quarterly basis. In fact the system is even more flexible than that. It is able to provide a report specific to your requirements depending on regularity, seasons and can even drill down to the type of produce you want information on.
Tony Nigro is the Reporting Services Officer at Fresh State who obtains the
data directly from the wholesalers and knows more about what comes into and goes of the of the market than anyone. He is on the market floor at 6.30 am keeping tabs on prices and back in the Fresh State office by 9.30 am to enter data so that it can be provided to subscribers by midday.
“I have been in the market for 40 years and have some understanding of the trends in the market with regard to pricing and peak periods” says Tony. “Usually Monday sets a trend for the beginning of the week and supply and demand plays a big part in the prices
for the rest of the week. For example, if tomatoes are $30 on a Monday, supplies for the rest of the week will determine where the price goes from there.”
Data Fresh price reporting data is used by a range of businesses from growers,
wholesalers and retailers through to government bodies and industry associations. “The Market used to be a barometer for the economy but now a lot of produce is going through direct channels and therefore we don’t have the same level of
knowledge of supply and demand that we used to have” explains Tony. Even so, these days it is the only data on pricing available from the Melbourne Wholesale Market and is in high demand.
To subscribe please contact the Fresh State office on 03 9689 3233 between 6 am and 2 pm Monday to Friday or send an email to [email protected]
Data Fresh is a price reporting service that discloses the wholesale price of fresh produce being sold by Melbourne Market Wholesalers.
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36th annual General meeting (aGm) of Fresh state Ltd
Wednesday 5 october 2011 at 9.00am
Guest Speaker Sam Kekovich had the Fresh State audience in stitches at the Fresh State Annual General Meeting at Etihad Stadium.
As potential AFL draftees were put through their paces out on the football ground below, Sam entertained everyone inside with his down to earth approach and passion for Australia. Sam didn’t hold back either with some hilarious accounts of his football experiences and life in our extreme Australian climate. “We have forgotten about what is great in this country and that is the ability to laugh at ourselves” he said as he continued to provide a humorous insight into the changes in Australian culture over the last twenty years.
The Fresh State Board of Directors led by President Shane Schnitzler presented on all aspects of the Fresh State business giving members the opportunity to engage with the Board. “We have met every challenge thrown at us from every angle” said Shane of the successful year at Fresh State. “Now we look forward to a new stage within Fresh State and the continued implementation of our 2020 Vision”.
Key points of the morning included:
• It’sjustnotAustralian if you don’t eat lamb!
• Theimple-mentation of an equity entitlement for members.
• Therequirementforallmembersto support the Melbourne Market Credit Service and the new online system.
• ThesuccessofFreshStateofAffairsas a key industry magazine together with a call for members to advertise in the magazine including an annual Christmas Message.
• Theopportunityformemberstohave a guaranteed table at the Fresh State Ball to be held in October 2012 at a discounted rate.
• Memberstonotbecomplacentofthe Hort Code of Conduct and Terms of Trade.
• RequestformoreYoungExecutivesas a way of meeting other young people and to have their say in the developing marketing program.
• RelocationtoEppingisareality;however numerous issues in the construction of the site are still a major concern.
• Someleaseshavebeenvarieddiminishing tenants’ rights. Fresh State has pending action.
• ResultsoftheMarketHourssurveywere fantastic with responses from a wide cross section of the community. Fresh State continues to campaign this topic with the Authority on behalf of its members.
“We have forgotten about what is great in this country and that is the ability to laugh at ourselves.”
president: Shane Schnitzler
vice president: Joe Amalfi
deputy vice president: Grant Nichol
Board members: Vince Natoli Phillip Brancatisano Steven Grillo Vince Brancatisano Brett Collins
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a Glance at Brussels, London and Glasgow markets
The Mabru Market predominately services the ‘local independent retailers’ and food service industry.
At the retail level, the London market is dominated by the many retail supermarkets offering their own brand products.
Mabru Markets, BrusselsThe Mabru Central Market in Brussels is one of many central markets in Europe. This means that competition between markets and wholesalers is fierce. At the time, their summer, produce was more from the EU countries but many fruits were from all over the world.
Adding to this the EU Import / Export Market is next door. This centre has over 70 companies trading produce from all over the world while some of these companies also have premises in the Mabru Market.
The Mabru Market predominately services the ‘local independent retailers’ and food service industry. The large su-
permarket chains tend to source their own produce especially from other countries mindful that companies such as Carrefour are global companies.
Marcel Verbelen, CEO of the Mabru Market said “there was originally many grower stands at the market but there are few left now as they have either
stopped production or are concentrat-ing on production and market their produce through another wholesaler”.
“We went through a hard patch five to ten years ago but are now getting stron-ger. We have added other food types such as seafood and meat to go with flowers as a one stop shop”, he added.
The biggest issue for Marcel from a man-ager’s perspective is dealing with rubbish and waste “at $104 Euros a tonne”.
spitalfield Markets, londonLondon’s Spitalfield Markets are directly across the road from the 2012 London
Olympic site in London’s north east. The purpose built market is twenty years old after its relocation from inner London.
Not dissimilar in construction to Austra-lia’s central markets – a large central building, facilities like cool rooms now being installed by wholesalers to cater for produce from all over the world. Their food service sector is growing whilst trade to the supermarket sector is limited as they are sourcing and labelling under their own brands.
At the retail level, the London market is dominated by the many retail super-markets offering their own brand prod-
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ucts. The retail shelves are stacked with ready to consume packaged products and most are using fresh produce as the drawcard for consumers.
The independent stores tend to offer more ‘seasonal produce’ and provide customers personal service. The good independent retailers appear to be do-ing well with many also offering ‘volume specials of the day’ eg 1 kg of raspberries for £4 verses the packaged supermarket specials of 300gm pack for £2.
The quality of produce across both retail channels was very good with ticket and packaging displaying country of origin, region and often the actual farm’s name.
City Markets, GlasgowGlasgow’s City Markets in Scotland is now just moving ahead after a decade of government indecision. It has now moved to a Glasgow City Corporation with tenants being offered ten years leases replacing the month to month leases they had for ten years! Their fish market and other food businesses are being consolidated into the T shaped main area building.
Wholesalers source produce from all over the world and supply Scotland and the north of England. A notice-able point was the lack of high quality vegetables available (other than potatoes).
Graham Wallace the CEO of the City Market said “the Scottish population by tradition do not eat many vegetables as part of their diet. This and the fast food trend have been having a significant effect on the life expectance of the Scottish population”.
Graham said now that there is a posi-tive outlook for his wholesalers, they are starting to invest in cool rooms and facilities to maintain product quality.
“We have not had any controls on trad-ing hours but are about to install gate control and set trading hours “some-where around 5 – 11am”, Graham added.
“The worst thing out of the last decade was the uncertainty, and it made it diffi-cult to engage supermarkets both from a tenant’s perspective and an industry perspective. Everyone seems to be run-ning their own race, hence there is little industry cohesiveness and progression”, Graham said.
His biggest site issue was waste. He in-stalled a composting plant three years ago to stop waste produce, which is 85% water, being sent to landfill at £100 a tonne.
“Now we make money from unsaleable produce and help our environmental credentials”, Graham added.
Wholesalers source produce from all over the world and supply Scotland and the north of England.
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To start understanding their environ-mental impact Fresh State has worked with Catalyst R&D Ltd (www.catalystnz.com) to estimate Fresh State’s carbon footprint. The bottom line is an under-standing about reducing your carbon emissions AND hopefully your costs.
For Fresh State, the two offices at the Melbourne markets and their two LPG stations have a footprint that is 11 times the footprint for the average Victorian household.
Catalyst consultant, Wymond Symes, comments “Fresh State’s carbon footprint is made up of emissions that would be typical for an office-based business with the two main contribut-ing activities being electricity and air-line travel. Between them they account for 99% of all emissions”.
To calculate the footprint Wymond worked with Sonja van Eijk at Fresh State to get data on key sources of emissions such as electricity, travel and refrigerants. This was a straight for-ward process and Fresh State’s carbon footprint for 2010/2011 was calculated
to be 143 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2e), which is the stan-dard measure for a carbon footprint.
To put the Fresh State footprint in context the footprint for the aver-age Victorian household is about 12 tonnes CO2e per year. Clearly Fresh State through running air conditioners, general office and travel use will have higher emissions than a household. Also the calculation has been done conservatively in that it has included
some emissions e.g. air travel that are known as Scope 3 emissions, which is voluntary for a company to report.
So what does all this mean?
As Wymond says “the biggest contribu-tion is electricity with heating and cool-ing the premises being a significant contributor. As an emissions “hotspot” Fresh State may like to try and reduce the impact electricity use is having on their overall carbon footprint. Options to address this would be to undertake an energy audit to determine if the most efficient use is being made of power, and in the longer term Fresh-
state may want to make use of renew-able sources of energy as these come available”.
Once a business has determined its footprint some useful next steps are to;
• Publiciseitexternallyinmarket-ing material or by placing a carbon inventory report on your website you let your customers, suppliers and other stakeholders aware of your actions.
• Identifyemissionand cost reductions and report these annually.
• Examineemission“hotspots”e.g. electricity consumption, in detail.
• Onceemissionshavebeenreducedas much as possible some businesses then look to “offset”. There are many options available to Fresh State to achieve this, from the purchase of creditable carbon credits to the planting of trees to investment in energy reduction projects e.g. com-munity projects.
For Fresh State, the two offices at the Melbourne markets and their two LPG stations have a footprint that is 11 times the footprint for the average Victorian household.
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People have asked for a relevant example to help their understanding on a practical level what carbon
footprinting is about.
Air conditioning <1%
Motor vehicles <1%
Electricity 88%
Air travel 10%
Waste 1%
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A carbon footprint is a measure of the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with a business or product. GHGs released into the atmosphere are the primary cause of global warming. It is one measure of a business’s impact on the environment.
What is a Carbon Footprint?
Want to Know More?
You can find out more about Catalyst at www.catalystnz.com and if you are considering calculating your carbon footprint please feel free to contact either:
Gerard McEvilly [email protected] T: 02 9876 1627 M: 02 409 047 117
Wymond Symes [email protected] M: +64 275 608 776 DDI: +64 7 549 5749
The biggest contribution is electricity with heating and cooling the premises being a significant contributor.
Fresh State’s carbon footprint for 2010/2011 was calculated to be 143 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2e).
• Finally,abusinessmayliketohavetheir emission determination, report-ing and reduction certified by an accredited organisation such as CarboNZero. The added benefits of certification include external verifi-cation, target setting and use of an internationally recognized carbon footprint/carbon neutral logo.
Sonja comments on the overall process “the process Catalyst had was very
straightforward and not time consuming at all. The data
requirements were laid out clearly and we have found the resulting report very interesting. We
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the benefits of membership:“Fresh State Ltd represents more than 95% of the Melbourne Wholesalers and this support reflects the directions and programs taken by Fresh State to provide proper representation, value and services to members.” – Shane Schnitzler, Fresh State President
BeingamemberofFreshStateLtdmeansyoucanbenefitfrom:
4 CommunicationwithStateandFederalGovernmentsandotherassociations/industrygroupsonyourbehalf.
4 Manifestdataofincomingmarketproductvolumesavailablefreeofcharge.
4 InformationexchangethroughFreshStateofAffairsmagazineandattendanceatvariousmeetings.
4 SocialandnetworkingopportunitiesatourannualeventssuchastheFreshStateBall,FreshConnectionsandourForkliftChallenge.
4 Reducedinsuranceandrentalpremiums.4 Acentralwebsitetoaccessimportantinformation
suchasmembersTermsofTrade.4 Specialpurchasingdealsonselectmotorvehicles.4 Accesstoadministrationassistanceandequipment
throughtheFreshStateoffice.4 Assistancewithemploymentawardsandrates
throughmembershipofVECCI.
pLUs take aDvantaGe oF:
meLBoUrne markets credit service (mmcs) – is a professional service assisting sellers and buyers of fresh produce both in Victoria and interstate to buy and sell using credit in the Melbourne Markets.
fresh test – chemical and microbial testing of fresh produce for wholesalers quality assurance programs.
data fresh – current daily wholesale prices from the market floor (including historical data).
fresh specs – a product specification standard which assists with meeting quality assurance standards.
For more information contact Fresh State at 03 9689 3233 or www.freshstate.com.au
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Fresh state full membershipsFull Member Companies Contact Telephone EmailAbix Investments (A Pignataro) Andy Pignataro 03 9689 9396
Alfresco Fruits Pty Ltd Charlie Natale 0396879411 [email protected]
All Produce Traders Pty Ltd John Dennehy 0396876418 [email protected]
AMP Produce P/L David Bacchin 0396873147
AMV Fresh Vince Natoli 03 9362 7340 [email protected]
Anguey,R.PtyLtd Stephen Wirtz 03 9687 6358 [email protected]
Antonello Produce P/L Dino Antonello 03 9687 6699 [email protected]
AustralianStrawberryDistributorsPtyLtd Joe Ripepi 0359644371 [email protected]
Avanti Fresh Produce P/L Mark Lorenzetto 03 9687 7677 [email protected]
Barkers Melbourne Ross Barker 0393961777 [email protected]
Betta Produce Tony Butera 03 9687 2669 [email protected]
BGP Produce Pty Ltd Emilio Lorenzetto 0396899132 [email protected]
Big Valley Produce Pty Ltd Vince Scarso 03 9689 7600 [email protected]
BiodynamicMarketingCo.Ltd Peter Podolinsky 0396891972 [email protected]
BRP Wholesalers Garry Pasini 03 9687 9355 [email protected]
Brancatisano,V.&Sons(Fruit)PtyLtd Vince Brancatisano 0396871370 [email protected]
Brancatisano,V.&Sons(Veg)PtyLtd Vince Brancatisano 03 9689 4600 [email protected]
Brescia (Vic) Pty Ltd Gerard Amalfi 0396876011 [email protected]
Camptara Alex Campisi 03 9687 3499
Chin,S.H.Bros.PtyLtd Alby/Nick Chin 03 9687 2859 [email protected]
CoolibahHerbs Brett Williams 03 9687 2922 [email protected]
Costa Farms DavidCosta&SimonOwen 0396875271 [email protected]
Costa’s Pty Ltd Anthony Costa 03 9689 8099 [email protected]
Dellios, G &N Gab Dellios 03 5367 5297
DennisHangerP/L Dennis Raftopoulos 03 9687 2038
Dimattina Provedoring Pty Ltd Anthony Pirera 0396895511 [email protected]
Dykes Bros Pty Ltd Brian Dykes 0396879150 [email protected]
Eco Farms Pty Ltd Phil Rougon 03 9362 0489 [email protected]
EliteProduce-AceHoldingsPtyLtdT/A Frank Barbaro 0393961900 [email protected]
F Legudi P/L Dominic Legudi 0396894401
Ferlazzo,G.&Co.PtyLtd Shane Clay 03 9687 6890 [email protected]
Ferrinda Fresh Pty Ltd Ross Ferrinda 0396870111 [email protected]
Flavorite Marketing Pty Ltd Grant Nichol 03 9687 2444 [email protected]
FlowerdaleFresh Darren Younger 0393961920
FlowerdaleSproutFarm James Rattray 03 57802347 [email protected]
Fonzie’s Produce Pty Ltd Fonse Muratore 03 9689 0525 [email protected]
Forever Green Fresh Loi Nguyen 03 5283 3635
Fresh Berry Co Tony Pettinella 0397391305 [email protected]
Fresh Crop Vic P/l Vince Corrone 03 9737 9458 [email protected]
Fresh Cut Processors (Aust) Pty Ltd Ken Alush 0396871509 [email protected]
Fresh Generation Gerry Katiforis 03 9687 9225 [email protected]
FreshGrowers Carmelo Motta 0359971343 [email protected]
Fruit Avenue Thomas Lamanna 03 9687 2602 [email protected]
Gangelhoff, Alan Produce (Nom) Pty Ltd Alan Gangelhoff 03 9687 6636 [email protected]
Gazzola Farms Paul Gazzola 0359778921 [email protected]
Geelong Citrus Packers P/L AndrewThierry 0418506619 [email protected]
Granieri's Fresh Produce Pty Ltd Anthony Granieri 0380807180 [email protected]
Great Australian Mushroom Co Wes Arnott 0396891390 [email protected]
GreatSouthernFruitGrowers Mark Paganoni 03 9689 6857 [email protected]
HaiHaSuppliesPtyLtd HaLu 03 9890 2478
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LIS Future Development ElvisHaykal 03 9687 5263 [email protected]
HCProduce HoraceCucinotta 0396873218 [email protected]
HolmanFresh AnthonyHolman 0396895122 [email protected]
JP Fruit PeterCheesewright 0393707160 [email protected]
Just Onions Pty Ltd Alan Thierry 03 5229 7499 [email protected]
KapirisBros.(Vic)PtyLtd HarryKapiris 0396896711 [email protected]
Kelly,I.&J.M.PtyLtd David Kelly 03 9687 4022 [email protected]
L A Produce Pty Ltd Laurie Usai 03 9687 4382 [email protected]
Lamanna Bananas Pty Ltd Robert Bolge 03 9687 5300 [email protected]
Latorres Fruit & Vegetable Wholesalers P/L Rocky Grillo 03 9362 7922 [email protected]
Louis Melbourne Con Karinicolos 03 9689 9033 [email protected]
Lowe,P&R PeterLowe 03 9798 6548 [email protected]
M & M Wholesale Fruit & Veg Pty Ltd Mario Mamo 0415850131
M.&N.FreshProduce Nick Conidi 03 9687 9889
Market City Fruits Pty Ltd Laurie Thompson 0396899071 [email protected]
Melba Fresh Pty Ltd Lou Ponte 03 9687 2950 [email protected]
Melba Fresh Organics Mick Ponte 03 9687 2950 [email protected]
Melbourne Pear Co Pty Ltd Robert Apted 0396871269 [email protected]
Mildura Fresh Pty Ltd Fred Pascale 03 9689 2600 [email protected]
Moraitis Fresh (Vic) Pty Ltd Steve Grillo 0396871408 [email protected]
Moraitis Wholesale Pty Ltd Steve Grillo 0396871408 [email protected]
Moss,J.&SonsPtyLtd Josh Moss 0396873166
Mumford Wholesalers Pty Ltd Frank Maiuto 03 9687 5234 [email protected]
Mushroom Centre Melb Pty Ltd Alfonso Luezzi 03 9584 8953 [email protected]
Mushroom Mania Jim Loe 0398138802 [email protected]
My Personal Fruiterer HarryPaskins 0393141607 [email protected]
NNHFreshProducePtyLtd Cuong Pham 0433 449 060 [email protected]
Omega Produce Barry Van Nguyen 0396891006 [email protected]
Opaljade Pty Ltd Charles Chan 03 9687 0488 [email protected],au
OrganicGrowersGroup Jen Osbourne 03 9687 4334 [email protected]
PC Produce Paul Cristiano 0396871744 [email protected]
Perfection Fresh Pty Ltd Brett Collins 03 9687 6989 [email protected]
Piccolo, F & L Frank Piccolo 0412329143 [email protected]
PJ Nash Pty Ltd Phillip Nash 0396871687 [email protected]
Ponte,C.&S.ProducePtyLtd Lou Ponte 03 9867 5689 [email protected]
Premier Fruits Pty Ltd Joe Petroro 03 9687 7725 [email protected]
Prestia Wholesalers Pty Ltd Frank Prestia 03 9689 4569 [email protected]
Prestia,A.PtyLtd Tom Prestia 03 9687 5500
Prestige Produce Vinnie Brancatisano 03 9687 6449 [email protected]
Produce Connection Joe Pignataro 0359648188 [email protected]
Produce of Virginia Pty Ltd Chris Vousedalekidis 03 9687 3248 [email protected],au
Raft Produce (Aust) Pty Ltd Michael Raft 03 9689 6555 [email protected]
Ray Gregory & Sons Joe Gregory 0438 359 275
MV Napoleone & Co (Red Rich Fruits) Tony Divencentis 03 5964 4596 [email protected]
Regal Produce Pty Ltd Tony Gallace 03 9687 3393 [email protected]
Rich River Produce Pty Ltd Anthony Granieri 0396895186 [email protected]
Rosengal Wholesale Pty Ltd David Galati 0396872331 [email protected]
Sacca Bros WilliamHilsaca 03 9334 2508 [email protected]
Sam Velisha Pty Ltd Lukas Velisha 0397421922 [email protected]
Sculli&Co.PtyLtd Dean Sculli 03 9687 2255 [email protected]
Silk Bros (Melb) Pty Ltd Peter Silk 0396876821 [email protected]
South East Asia Produce P/L Van Nguyen 03 9687 8400 [email protected]
StarFruitPty.Ltd Mick Sgro 03 9687 3277 [email protected]
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Sunzest-TheOrganicGrower Bill Gennimatas 03 9689 2059 [email protected]
T C Produce Pty Ltd Sam Cutrale 0396873414 [email protected]
The Apple Arcade Phillip Brancatisano 0396899160 [email protected]
The Fruit Specialist Joe Amalfi 0418869011
TheGrapeHouse Charlie Costa 03 5026 4869 [email protected]
Tripod Farmers Joe Ruffo 0353674861 [email protected]
Tripodi Produce Pty Ltd Sam Tripodi 03 9687 6684 [email protected]
Universal Fresh Michael Villiva 0396890931 [email protected]
Veli Velisha Fresh Produce Veli Velisha 03 9689 9384 [email protected]
Vemark Pty Ltd John Salvestrin 0393111422 [email protected]
Venuto,A.&Co.PtyLtd Ross Venuto 0396876818 [email protected]
VFS Produce Paul Angelucci 03 9687 9090 [email protected]
YoungSang&Co.PtyLtd Joe Palumbo 03 9687 2427 [email protected]
Fresh state associate membershipsAssociate Member Companies Contact Telephone Email
City Fresh Wholesalers Anthony Mutton 03 9354 7377 [email protected]
Clemmens, David David Clemmens 03 9397 3278
Commercial & General Coolrooms Cyril Saltmarsh 03 9397 3278 [email protected]
CTS Thermfresh Phil Cummin 0395909144 [email protected]
EastEndHire Vince Calavetta 03 9687 2022
El Sheikh, N L & I Abe El Sheikh 0396894517
Favero Gardens Silvio Favero 0359960314 [email protected]
Freni & Doria Vince Doria 0359981233 [email protected]
Fresh 2 U Vince Demarte 03 9687 9322 [email protected]
Fresh Centre Unloading Service Pty Ltd Robert Rain 03 9687 6897 [email protected]
Gioia Group Pty Ltd Frank Anile 0393310859
Guys Freight Service Sam Guy 0396871646 [email protected]
HarrisRefrigeratedP/L Wes Pickering 08 8260 9999 [email protected]
Inner City Refrigeration Orfeo Panaccio 0393110911 [email protected]
JED Cleaning Jim Edmonds [email protected]
Konidaris, J & S John Konidaris 03 9689 4627
Lu Ve Contardo Pty Ltd John Mignano 0394641433 [email protected]
MarketWestHire Grant Cockburn 0438571149 [email protected]
Melbourne Insurance Brokers Mark Perree 03 9686 0688 [email protected]
Nu Fruit Pty Ltd Jason Campagna 03 9689 8936 [email protected]
Orino Pty Ltd Terry Konstantakakis 03 9687 3230
Paul Philips Transport Pty Ltd Paul Phillips 03 5996 7343
Rainfresh Ernesto Campagna 03 8379 9300 [email protected]
Road Fresh Transport Mick Manariti 03 9689 0880 [email protected]
Robinsons Unloading Scott/Mark 0396871155 [email protected]
Rudge Produce Systems P/L Terry Rudge 0396891234 [email protected]
Sculli Strathmore Frank Deluise 0409238731
Sheren Electrics Glenn Williams 0394576199 [email protected]
StanleyHallPtyLtd(Piedmonte) Joe Piedmonte 0394811600
Stokes&Hammond 03 6234 3754 [email protected]
Tas Freight 0364261201
ToyotaMaterialHandling Steve Lelean 0411721112 [email protected]
Tradeserve Anthony Luciano 0418370537
Victorian Polystyrene Recyclers Peter Scoleri 0396872110 [email protected]
WilmothFieldWarne Euan Luff 0392241000 [email protected]
B.G.P. Produce Pty. Ltd.Store 37 542 Footscray Road
West Melbourne VIC 3003Tel: 03 9689 9132 Fax: 03 9687 5034
Laurie: 0418 366 013Tony: 0417 112 588
email: [email protected]
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