Fresh State of Affairs Issue 8

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ISSN: 1838-7829

Government Wastes Taxpayers’ Money Fresh State Gala Ball

Operator turns a blind eye

Fresh State is born

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Market history:

Market hours:

Melbourne’s Market history detailed from 1900 – 1919.

17 Season update: Tony’s take on winter produce and what’s coming in season.

12 Fresh State Gala ball:

Market operators turn a blind eye to their own By-laws!

Pictorial spread of the annual ball and awards presentation.

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Worldwide markets:

Carbon footprinting:

A glimpse at London, Belgium and Glasgow markets.

How do we measure the Fresh State Carbon Footprint?

CONTENTS 2 | What’s on

16 | Q&A: Frank Bugge

25 | Fresh State full memberships

3 | President’s message

18 | Data Fresh

4 | Relocation

19 | Fresh State AGM update

27 | Fresh State associate memberships

10 | MMCS

24 | Membership benefits

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president’s message:

Shane Schnitzler From the President 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 having spent his life in the industry.

Deepest sympathies go to Fresh State Vice President Joe Amalfi and his brother 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-

at the breakfast gathering with excellent 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

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 contribute 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” )

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. tions along with two other nominees.

The four re-nominating directors were all returned. It is encouraging to see other members nominating for positions 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

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

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 Schnitzler President Fresh State Ltd.

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relocation:

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Government Wastes Taxpayers’ Money 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?

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 business 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 nervousness around.

Some examples found so far include the following:

Vapour sealing

Drainage

Logic: 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).

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 condensation pipes unless you cut the concrete, (not allowed to) then you will lose the use of one pallet space forever. (Informed that there is no other drain available).

• E stimated cost to seal at construction: $0.4 million • E stimated cost including labour to rectify: $10 + million

• E stimated cost to install piper to drain 200 units at $2,000: $0.4 million

• E stimated cost in higher running costs and shortened life expectance: $10 + million

• E stimated cost for loss of use of pallet space for 30 years: $6 million

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Roller 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).

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).

• W asted money of 130 roller doors at $12,000 each installed: $1.56 million

• E stimated wasted of money for cost of materials and construction at $40,000 per wall by 30 walls: $1.2 million

• Cost to remove: $0.65 million

• C ost to remove and reseal area: $0.9 million

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• R ear wall cladding and cost of cool room doors: $3.25 million

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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.

As the market sheds increased in size due to demand, so did the number 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 market 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

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would be used solely for the wholesale 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 wholesale 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 enlargement was passed in 1917 with the provision for the addition of the Old Cemetery site to the Upper Market.

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Market days changed from Wednesday and Saturdays to Tuesdays, Thursday and Saturdays. This resulted in an increased trade at the market.

Land between Sheds D, E and F and Peel Street (Orderly Room Reserve) added to market land.

All sheds were extended to Queen Street eliminating the internal roadway at the end.

Creation of what is known today as Fresh State Ltd. Sheds A and B extended to Peel Street.

Shed C originally the shortest, was extended to Peel Street over the remaining portion of Fulton Street.

An additional 80 stands added to the market through extensions however a further 1000 stands still required.

Government commences inquiry into extending market due to congestion.

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.

Last burial took place in The Old Cemetery.

Quarterly charge introduced for market stands for growers.

Commencement of a six month trial of daily market days which was unsuccessful.

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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.

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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.

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.

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were stolen for firewood leaving graves unmarked and unidentified.

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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.

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Operator turns blind 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!

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 leaseholders is opening a Pandora ’s Box of potential legal claims that will not be pretty!

For example, how is it that numerous buyers vehicles are being loaded with produce from midnight and 1am when the rules say no buying and no deliveries before the prescribed times?

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

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 ineptness 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

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.

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

issued by you pursuant to By-Law 15.

Any change to this has been for altering commencement times for winter and summer hours. They are on your website!

responsibility lay? Answer – with the board of the MMA where the decision should have been made in the first place!!

The Joint Advisory Committee Meeting of 30 August was held to discuss market hours and enforcement of operat-

“I am sure the seagulls flying around the markets will be asked their view as well!” 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

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

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2:59am: where is the driver?

3:03am: Loaded already?

3:17am: where is the driver?

3:23am: Loaded already?

melbourne markets credit service:

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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.

Sellers are encouraged to join the MMCS and connect online so that they can:

Want to Know More?

• S ave on the cost of paper and printing invoices.

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: 9687 7333 M: 0419 372 980 E: customerservice@melbmcs.com.au

• P rovide better service to customers by providing electronic invoices to buyers on a weekly basis.

• U se the online website to send adjustment requests promptly, securely and with a full audit trail.

• A ssist in generating cost savings by reducing data entry and filing costs.

Once you’re a registered MMCS User - it’s as simple as ABC:

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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.

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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

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Account sent to Buyer: Every Monday the MMCS sends an account to the Buyer.

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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.

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Payment made to Seller: Payments received from Buyers are subsequently distributed to the relevant Seller/s.

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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.

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Reducing paper in the workplace: 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 paperwork 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.

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Grant Nichol, Wholesale Business Manager of Flavorite was thrilled when he heard the announcement 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.

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Wholesalers and their partners looked stunning and took advantage 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.

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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.

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Finalists in this category were Tony Pettinella, Osi Prestia, Joe Brancatisano and Mick Sgro.

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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 Handling, Kleenheat Gas and CMI-Hino for their support of this event.

While I’m the person accepting the award, it’s all thanks to m y very committed and hard working team that I’m very fortunate to work with” said Grant.

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“We would like to thank Toyota Material Handling, 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”.

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Motor Neurone disease; and promoted the industry in his weekly market segment 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.

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The presentation documented Rob’s life in the industry dating back to his forebears 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 leading wholesaler at the current Footscray Road location.

“Its great to all get together, relax and highlight some successful companies and people in the market along the way.”

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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”.

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Frank Bugge

Q & A:

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“I am passionate about increasing the power of the small retailer from the large supermarket chains and improving the quality of fresh produce”.

Works:

My first job was:

CEO of Big Valley Produce, selling quality lines of pumpkin, potatoes and onions.

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.

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:

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:

You have very few true friends.

An AFL footballer for Fitzroy.

If I described my business to a stranger I would say:

The place in the world I would most like to go is:

Great fun but very stressful.

Las Vegas because everyone I have spoken to says its amazing.

The qualities I most enjoy about Melbourne Market are: The great payers and all the pallets we get back.

The thing a lot of people don’t know about me is: I slept with Megan Gale.

The pets I have are:

My favourite fruit or vegetable is:

Two dogs – Charlie and Maddi.

Mangos and what I can do with them.

In my spare time I enjoy: Watching any type of sport and relaxing with friends.

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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 customers. “We have a good name with growers 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 pallets!” 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 television 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”.

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‘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.

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.

WINTER FRUIT & VEGETABLE WHOLESALE PRICE TRENDS $100 $90

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$80 $70 $60 $50 $40 $30 $20 $10 $0

As predicted, banana prices soared in 2011 due to the devastation of the tree crops by Cyclone Yasi.

WINTER 2009 WINTER 2010 WINTER 2011

data fresh:

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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 forecast 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.

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.

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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.

Data Fresh is a price reporting service that discloses the wholesale price of fresh produce being sold by Melbourne Market Wholesalers.

Tony Nigro is the Reporting Services Officer at Fresh State who obtains the

“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

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 info@datafresh.com.au

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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.

Key points of the morning included:

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”.

• T he success of Fresh State of Affairs as a key industry magazine together with a call for members to advertise in the magazine including an annual Christmas Message.

“We have forgotten about what is great in this country and that is the ability to laugh at ourselves.”

• T he implementation of an equity entitlement for members.

• T he requirement for all members to support the Melbourne Market Credit Service and the new online system.

• T he opportunity for members to have a guaranteed table at the Fresh State Ball to be held in October 2012 at a discounted rate.

• M embers to not be complacent of the Hort Code of Conduct and Terms of Trade.

• R equest for more Young Executives as a way of meeting other young people and to have their say in the developing marketing program.

• R elocation to Epping is a reality; however numerous issues in the construction of the site are still a major concern.

• S ome leases have been varied diminishing tenants’ rights. Fresh State has pending action.

• R esults of the Market Hours survey were 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.

2011-12 Fresh State Board Members:

• It’s just not Australian if you don’t eat lamb!

President: Shane Schnitzler Vice President: Joe Amalfi Deputy Vice President: Grant Nichol Board Members: Vince Natoli Phillip Brancatisano Steven Grillo Vince Brancatisano Brett Collins Back row L - R: Brett Collins, Phillip Brancatisano, Steve Grillo and Shane Schnitzler Front row L - R: Vince Natoli and Vinnie Brancatisano Absent: Joe Amalfi and Grant Nichol

worldwide markets:

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A Glance at Brussels, London and Glasgow Markets Mabru Markets, Brussels The 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.

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

At the retail level, the London market is dominated by the many retail supermarkets offering their own brand products.

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The Mabru Market predominately services the ‘local independent retailers’ and food service industry.

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 su06.

stopped production or are concentrating on production and market their produce through another wholesaler”.

“We went through a hard patch five to ten years ago but are now getting stronger. 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 manager’s perspective is dealing with rubbish and waste “at $104 Euros a tonne”.

Spitalfield Markets, London London’s Spitalfield Markets are directly across the road from the 2012 London

02.

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 Australia’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 supermarkets offering their own brand prod-

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Wholesalers source produce from all over the world and supply Scotland and the north of England. 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 doing 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.

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City Markets, Glasgow Glasgow’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 noticeable 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 positive 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 trading hours but are about to install gate control and set trading hours “somewhere around 5 – 11am”, Graham added.

“The worst thing out of the last decade was the uncertainty, and it made it difficult to engage supermarkets both from a tenant’s perspective and an industry perspective. Everyone seems to be running their own race, hence there is little industry cohesiveness and progression”, Graham said.

His biggest site issue was waste. He installed 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.

01. Fresh State CEO John Roach and Marcel Verbelen CEO at Mabru. | 02. Fresh State CEO John Roach and Graham Wallace CEO Manager Glasgow. | 03. Inside Glasgow’s markets. | 04. Brussels import/export centre. | 05. Supermarket, Carrefour, Brussels. | 06. Fruit stall in London. | 07. Bananas at Marks and Spencers, London. | 08. Mabru markets, Brussels.

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The Fresh State Carbon Footprint People have asked for a relevant example to help their understanding on a practical level what carbon footprinting is about.

To start understanding their environmental 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 understanding 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.

to be 143 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2e), which is the standard measure for a carbon footprint.

state may want to make use of renewable sources of energy as these come available”.

To put the Fresh State footprint in context the footprint for the average 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

Once a business has determined its footprint some useful next steps are to; • P ublicise it externally in marketing material or by placing a carbon inventory report on your website you let your customers, suppliers and other stakeholders aware of your actions.

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 contributing activities being electricity and airline 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 forward process and Fresh State’s carbon footprint for 2010/2011 was calculated

some emissions e.g. air travel that are known as Scope 3 emissions, which is voluntary for a company to report.

• I dentify emission and cost reductions and report these annually.

So what does all this mean?

• E xamine emission “hotspots” e.g. electricity consumption, in detail.

As Wymond says “the biggest contribution is electricity with heating and cooling 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-

• O nce emissions have been reduced as 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. community projects.

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What is a Carbon Footprint?

Waste 1%

Motor vehicles <1%

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.

• F inally, a business may like to have their emission determination, reporting and reduction certified by an accredited organisation such as CarboNZero. The added benefits of certification include external verification, 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 are now thinking through where to next.”

Air travel 10% Air conditioning <1%

Electricity 88%

Fresh State’s carbon footprint for 2010/2011 was calculated to be 143 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2e).

The biggest contribution is electricity with heating and cooling the premises being a significant contributor.

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 Gerard.mcevilly@catalystnz.co.nz T: 02 9876 1627 M: 02 409 047 117 Wymond Symes Wymond.symes@catalystnz.co.nz M: +64 275 608 776 DDI: +64 7 549 5749

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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

Being a member of Fresh State Ltd means you can benefit from: 4 Communication with State and Federal Governments

and other associations/industry groups on your behalf.

4 Manifest data of incoming market product volumes available free of charge.

PLUS take advantage of: M elbourne 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.

4 Social and networking opportunities at our annual

F resh Test – chemical and microbial testing of fresh produce for wholesalers quality assurance programs.

4 Reduced insurance and rental premiums.

D ata Fresh – current daily wholesale prices from the market floor (including historical data).

4 Information exchange through Fresh State of Affairs magazine and attendance at various meetings.

events such as the Fresh State Ball, Fresh Connections and our Forklift Challenge.

4 A central website to access important information such as members Terms of Trade.

4 Special purchasing deals on select motor vehicles.

4 Access to administration assistance and equipment through the Fresh State office.

4 Assistance with employment awards and rates through membership of VECCI.

F resh 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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Full Member Companies

Contact

Telephone

Email

Abix Investments (A Pignataro)

Andy Pignataro

03 9689 9396

Alfresco Fruits Pty Ltd

Charlie Natale

03 9687 9411

charlie@alfrescoruits.com.au

All Produce Traders Pty Ltd

John Dennehy

03 9687 6418

allproduce@three.com.au

AMP Produce P/L

David Bacchin

03 9687 3147

AMV Fresh

Vince Natoli

03 9362 7340

amvfresh@optusnet.com.au

Anguey, R. Pty Ltd

Stephen Wirtz

03 9687 6358

r_anguey@bigpond.com

Antonello Produce P/L

Dino Antonello

03 9687 6699

ant.prod@bigpond.net.au

Australian Strawberry Distributors Pty Ltd

Joe Ripepi

03 5964 4371

asd2@bigpond.com

Avanti Fresh Produce P/L

Mark Lorenzetto

03 9687 7677

avantif@bigpond.net.au

Barkers Melbourne

Ross Barker

03 9396 1777

barkers@barkersmelbourne.com.au

Betta Produce

Tony Butera

03 9687 2669

bettaproduce@iprimus.com.au

BGP Produce Pty Ltd

Emilio Lorenzetto

03 9689 9132

admin@bgpltd.com.au

Big Valley Produce Pty Ltd

Vince Scarso

03 9689 7600

scarso@bigpond.com

Biodynamic Marketing Co. Ltd

Peter Podolinsky

03 9689 1972

admin@biodynamic.com.au

BRP Wholesalers

Garry Pasini

03 9687 9355

brpwholesalers@bigpond.com

Brancatisano, V. & Sons (Fruit) Pty Ltd

Vince Brancatisano

03 9687 1370

vbfruit@ozemail.com.au

Brancatisano, V. & Sons (Veg) Pty Ltd

Vince Brancatisano

03 9689 4600

admin@vbveg.com.au

Brescia (Vic) Pty Ltd

Gerard Amalfi

03 9687 6011

brescia@brescia-ws.com.au

Camptara

Alex Campisi

03 9687 3499

Chin, S. H. Bros. Pty Ltd

Alby/Nick Chin

03 9687 2859

nick@comcen.com.au

Coolibah Herbs

Brett Williams

03 9687 2922

market@coolibah.com.au

Costa Farms

David Costa & Simon Owen

03 9687 5271

sowen@costagroup.com.au

Costaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pty Ltd

Anthony Costa

03 9689 8099

bananas@costas.com.au

Dellios, G &N

Gab Dellios

03 5367 5297

Dennis Hanger P/L

Dennis Raftopoulos

03 9687 2038

Dimattina Provedoring Pty Ltd

Anthony Pirera

03 9689 5511

admin@dimattina.com.au

Dykes Bros Pty Ltd

Brian Dykes

03 9687 9150

brian@dykesbros.com

Eco Farms Pty Ltd

Phil Rougon

03 9362 0489

tsullivan@ecofarms.com.au

Elite Produce- Ace Holdings Pty Ltd T/A

Frank Barbaro

03 9396 1900

elitefruit@bigpond.com

F Legudi P/L

Dominic Legudi

03 9689 4401

Ferlazzo, G. & Co. Pty Ltd

Shane Clay

03 9687 6890

info@ferlazzo.com.au

Ferrinda Fresh Pty Ltd

Ross Ferrinda

03 9687 0111

ferrindafresh@bigpond.com

Flavorite Marketing Pty Ltd

Grant Nichol

03 9687 2444

grant.nichol@flavoritemarketing.com.au

Flowerdale Fresh

Darren Younger

03 9396 1920

Flowerdale Sprout Farm

James Rattray

03 57802347

james@flowerdalesproutfarm.com.au

Fonzieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Produce Pty Ltd

Fonse Muratore

03 9689 0525

fonziesproduce@bigpond.com.au

Forever Green Fresh

Loi Nguyen

03 5283 3635

Fresh Berry Co

Tony Pettinella

03 9739 1305

freshberryco@bigpond.com

Fresh Crop Vic P/l

Vince Corrone

03 9737 9458

freshcropvic1@bigpond.com

Fresh Cut Processors (Aust) Pty Ltd

Ken Alush

03 9687 1509

freshcut@optusnet.com.au

Fresh Generation

Gerry Katiforis

03 9687 9225

freshgeneration@bigpond.com

Fresh Growers

Carmelo Motta

03 5997 1343

motta@mottaproduce.com.au

Fruit Avenue

Thomas Lamanna

03 9687 2602

admin@fruitavenue.com.au

Gangelhoff, Alan Produce (Nom) Pty Ltd

Alan Gangelhoff

03 9687 6636

sales@gangelhoff.com.au

Gazzola Farms

Paul Gazzola

03 5977 8921

mail@gazzolafarms.com.au

Geelong Citrus Packers P/L

Andrew Thierry

0418 506 619

office@geelongcitrus.com

Granieri's Fresh Produce Pty Ltd

Anthony Granieri

03 8080 7180

granierifreshproduce@iprimus.com.au

Great Australian Mushroom Co

Wes Arnott

03 9689 1390

gramcoadmin@bigpond.com

Great Southern Fruit Growers

Mark Paganoni

03 9689 6857

atlanta@surf.net.au

Hai Ha Supplies Pty Ltd

Ha Lu

03 9890 2478

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LIS Future Development

Elvis Haykal

03 9687 5263

info@erproduce.com.au

HC Produce

Horace Cucinotta

03 9687 3218

hcproduce@bigpond.com

Holman Fresh

Anthony Holman

03 9689 5122

anthony@holman.com.au

JP Fruit

Peter Cheesewright

03 937 07160

pcheesewright@bigpond.com

Just Onions Pty Ltd

Alan Thierry

03 5229 7499

justonions@bigpond.com

Kapiris Bros. (Vic) Pty Ltd

Harry Kapiris

03 9689 6711

kbmail@kapirisbros.com.au

Kelly, I. & J. M. Pty Ltd

David Kelly

03 9687 4022

peter@kellycitrus.com.au

L A Produce Pty Ltd

Laurie Usai

03 9687 4382

jammu6@westnet.com.au

Lamanna Bananas Pty Ltd

Robert Bolge

03 9687 5300

info@lamanna.com.au

Latorres Fruit & Vegetable Wholesalers P/L

Rocky Grillo

03 9362 7922

latorres@bigpond.com.au

Louis Melbourne

Con Karinicolos

03 9689 9033

info@louismelbourne.com

Lowe, P & R

Peter Lowe

03 9798 6548

rhondalowe62@hotmail.com

M & M Wholesale Fruit & Veg Pty Ltd

Mario Mamo

0415 850 131

M. & N. Fresh Produce

Nick Conidi

03 9687 9889

Market City Fruits Pty Ltd

Laurie Thompson

03 9689 9071

marketcf@bigpond.com

Melba Fresh Pty Ltd

Lou Ponte

03 9687 2950

accounts@melbafresh.com.au

Melba Fresh Organics

Mick Ponte

03 9687 2950

organics@melbafresh.com.au

Melbourne Pear Co Pty Ltd

Robert Apted

03 9687 1269

melbournepear@bigpond.com

Mildura Fresh Pty Ltd

Fred Pascale

03 9689 2600

jpascale@bigpond.com

Moraitis Fresh (Vic) Pty Ltd

Steve Grillo

03 9687 1408

sgrillo@moraitis.com.au

Moraitis Wholesale Pty Ltd

Steve Grillo

03 9687 1408

sgrillo@moraitis.com.au

Moss, J. & Sons Pty Ltd

Josh Moss

03 9687 3166

Mumford Wholesalers Pty Ltd

Frank Maiuto

03 9687 5234

info@mumfords.com.au

Mushroom Centre Melb Pty Ltd

Alfonso Luezzi

03 9584 8953

aleuzzi@bigpond.net.au

Mushroom Mania

Jim Loe

03 9813 8802

jloemania@hotmail.com

My Personal Fruiterer

Harry Paskins

03 9314 1607

myfruit@bigpond.net.au

NNH Fresh Produce Pty Ltd

Cuong Pham

0433 449 060

richiepham1@yahoo.com.au

Omega Produce

Barry Van Nguyen

03 9689 1006

office@omegaproduce.com.au

Opaljade Pty Ltd

Charles Chan

03 9687 0488

opaljade@optusnet.com,au

Organic Growers Group

Jen Osbourne

03 9687 4334

info@organicgrowersgroup.com.au

PC Produce

Paul Cristiano

03 9687 1744

pcproduce@bigpond.com

Perfection Fresh Pty Ltd

Brett Collins

03 9687 6989

brettcollins@perfection.com.au

Piccolo, F & L

Frank Piccolo

0412 329 143

piccolomarketing@bigpond.com

PJ Nash Pty Ltd

Phillip Nash

03 9687 1687

email@westmores.com

Ponte, C. & S. Produce Pty Ltd

Lou Ponte

03 9867 5689

jmp@ponte.com

Premier Fruits Pty Ltd

Joe Petroro

03 9687 7725

premierfruits@premierfruits.com.au

Prestia Wholesalers Pty Ltd

Frank Prestia

03 9689 4569

prestia@primus.com.au

Prestia, A. Pty Ltd

Tom Prestia

03 9687 5500

Prestige Produce

Vinnie Brancatisano

03 9687 6449

vince@prestigeproduce.com.au

Produce Connection

Joe Pignataro

03 5964 8188

admin@produceconnection.com.au

Produce of Virginia Pty Ltd

Chris Vousedalekidis

03 9687 3248

pproduce@bigpond.net,au

Raft Produce (Aust) Pty Ltd

Michael Raft

03 9689 6555

raftproduce@bigpond.net.au

Ray Gregory & Sons

Joe Gregory

0438 359 275

MV Napoleone & Co (Red Rich Fruits)

Tony Divencentis

03 5964 4596

red_rich_orchards@bigpond.com

Regal Produce Pty Ltd

Tony Gallace

03 9687 3393

regalproduce@bigpond.com

Rich River Produce Pty Ltd

Anthony Granieri

03 9689 5186

granierifreshproduce@iprimus.com.au

Rosengal Wholesale Pty Ltd

David Galati

03 9687 2331

rosengalwholesale@bigpond.com

Sacca Bros

William Hilsaca

03 9334 2508

saccabros@optusnet.com.au

Sam Velisha Pty Ltd

Lukas Velisha

03 9742 1922

lukas@velisha.com.au

Sculli & Co. Pty Ltd

Dean Sculli

03 9687 2255

sculli@sculli.com.au

Silk Bros (Melb) Pty Ltd

Peter Silk

03 9687 6821

peterksilk@bigpond.com

South East Asia Produce P/L

Van Nguyen

03 9687 8400

vankiem@net2000.com.au

Star Fruit Pty. Ltd

Mick Sgro

03 9687 3277

nick@bananasplus.com.au

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Sunzest - The Organic Grower

Bill Gennimatas

03 9689 2059

sunzestorganic@bigpond.com

T C Produce Pty Ltd

Sam Cutrale

03 9687 3414

tcproduce1@bigpond.com.au

The Apple Arcade

Phillip Brancatisano

03 9689 9160

apples@bigpond.net.au

The Fruit Specialist

Joe Amalfi

0418 869 011

The Grape House

Charlie Costa

03 5026 4869

charlie@grapehouse.com.au

Tripod Farmers

Joe Ruffo

03 5367 4861

info@tripodfarmers.com.au

Tripodi Produce Pty Ltd

Sam Tripodi

03 9687 6684

atripodi@yahoo.com

Universal Fresh

Michael Villiva

03 9689 0931

universalfresh@bigpond.com

Veli Velisha Fresh Produce

Veli Velisha

03 9689 9384

velivelisha1@bigpond.com

Vemark Pty Ltd

John Salvestrin

03 9311 1422

vmark@primus.com.au

Venuto, A. & Co. Pty Ltd

Ross Venuto

03 9687 6818

ross@venuto.com.au

VFS Produce

Paul Angelucci

03 9687 9090

vfspro@bigpond.net.au

Young Sang & Co. Pty Ltd

Joe Palumbo

03 9687 2427

youngsangaus@bigpond.com

Fresh State associate memberships Associate Member Companies

Contact

Telephone

Email

City Fresh Wholesalers

Anthony Mutton

03 9354 7377

anthony@cityfreshwholesalers.com.au

Clemmens, David

David Clemmens

03 9397 3278

Commercial & General Coolrooms

Cyril Saltmarsh

03 9397 3278

commgen@satline.com.au

CTS Thermfresh

Phil Cummin

03 9590 9144

phil@thermfresh.com.au

East End Hire

Vince Calavetta

03 9687 2022

El Sheikh, N L & I

Abe El Sheikh

03 9689 4517

Favero Gardens

Silvio Favero

03 5996 0314

favgar@bigpond.com

Freni & Doria

Vince Doria

03 5998 1233

frenidoria@bigpond.com.au

Fresh 2 U

Vince Demarte

03 9687 9322

enquiries@fresh2u.com.au

Fresh Centre Unloading Service Pty Ltd

Robert Rain

03 9687 6897

fcus@bigpond.com

Gioia Group Pty Ltd

Frank Anile

03 9331 0859

Guys Freight Service

Sam Guy

03 9687 1646

guysfreight@bigpond.com

Harris Refrigerated P/L

Wes Pickering

08 8260 9999

wespickering@harrisrefrigerated.com.au

Inner City Refrigeration

Orfeo Panaccio

03 9311 0911

orfy@innercityrefrigeration.com.au

JED Cleaning

Jim Edmonds

Konidaris, J & S

John Konidaris

03 9689 4627

Lu Ve Contardo Pty Ltd

John Mignano

03 9464 1433

john@luve.comau

Market West Hire

Grant Cockburn

0438 571 149

grantcockburn@yahoo.com

Melbourne Insurance Brokers

Mark Perree

03 9686 0688

mark@mibrokers.com.au

Nu Fruit Pty Ltd

Jason Campagna

03 9689 8936

patersonm@nufruit.com.au

Orino Pty Ltd

Terry Konstantakakis

03 9687 3230

Paul Philips Transport Pty Ltd

Paul Phillips

03 5996 7343

Rainfresh

Ernesto Campagna

03 8379 9300

rainfresh@rainfresh.com.au

Road Fresh Transport

Mick Manariti

03 9689 0880

musicoandmanariti@bigpond.com

Robinsons Unloading

Scott/Mark

03 9687 1155

robinsonsunloading@bigpond.com

Rudge Produce Systems P/L

Terry Rudge

03 9689 1234

admin@rudge.com.au

Sculli Strathmore

Frank Deluise

0409 238 731

Sheren Electrics

Glenn Williams

03 9457 6199

Stanley Hall Pty Ltd (Piedmonte)

Joe Piedmonte

03 9481 1600

Stokes & Hammond

jed-01@hotmail.com

03 6234 3754

Tas Freight

info@sheren.com.au stokes@behrakisgroup.com

03 6426 1201

Toyota Material Handling

Steve Lelean

0411 721 112

SLelean@tmha.com.au

Tradeserve

Anthony Luciano

0418 370 537

Victorian Polystyrene Recyclers

Peter Scoleri

03 96872110

info@victorianpolystyrenerecycling.com

WilmothFieldWarne

Euan Luff

03 9224 1000

info@wfw.com.au

e l b a t e g e V d n a t i u r F s r e l a s e l o h W B.G.P. Produce Pty. Ltd. Store 37 542 Footscray Road West Melbourne VIC 3003 Tel: 03 9689 9132 Fax: 03 9687 5034 Laurie: 0418 366 013 Tony: 0417 112 588 email: admin@bgpltd.com.au