2010 reports

Rungis expertise recognized worldwide

Rungis Consultant continues to work on numerous projects all over the world, providing its expertise at every stage, from the preliminary study to completion of a building, both nearby (Brussels) and very far away (Shanghai).

China. April 2010: birth of Shanghai Rungis Market Management Company Ltd., a joint venture between SEMMARIS and Shenzhen Agricultural Products Company. It has a capital of 12 million Yuan, divided between SZAP (46.6%), SEMMARIS (33.4%) and Chinese executives (20%). Two of the six board members come from SEMMARIS, which benefits from a blocking minority. Although the property investment is being handled by other entities in which SEMMARIS has no stake, the young company is now on track to develop a new generation of wholesale markets in China. This company is also going to run the innovative "Hyperion Markets", in terms of cold chain or logistics. The building of the first market has already been completed in Nanning, the capital of the Guangxi province in the South-West of the country. The cities of Tianjin, Changsha or Luizhou should follow.

India. An important technical support agreement was signed in India in 2010. Rungis Consultant will carry out feasibility and sizing studies for a hub located in the State of Haryana, 46 kilometres North of Delhi, with Gressard Consulting Group. Covering 200 hectares, it will aim to redistribute fruit and vegetables to simplify flows between the South and the North of the country. Moreover, the Indian company, Premium Farm Fresh Private Ltd, is already a partner in the project. Since September, the production regions and the principal markets have been inspected to determine the potential of this future site and to define its basic concept. After this preliminary stage, work started on the preparation of the layout, with the links to road and rail networks, and an business model too.

In Europe too...

Ukraine. After some preliminary studies carried out in 2009, particularly in terms of location, a business plan was produced for the Kiev wholesale market project. The objective is to find investors. The latter can then consult the market surveys and the project details. These details include the lettings policy, human resources, the organization between an investment company and a management company, and the financial terms. Ultimately, this market could be built on 167 hectares, 35 kilometres West of Kiev for an investment of about 300 million euros.

Belgium. Belgium’s oldest fruit and vegetable market, just three kilometres North of Brussels’ city centre, stretches over fourteen hectares. SEMMARIS provided its advice to modernize the market, proposing a functional programme for the entire site. This new project is flexible and upgradeable, and it will primarily aim to integrate this market into a sustainable development policy.