Fresh start for traders as relocated Birmingham Wholesale Market opens for business

One of the largest integrated wholesale markets in Europe has launched in Birmingham.

Birmingham’s relocated Wholesale Market has opened its doors at a purpose-built facility in Witton after investment from Birmingham City Council.

Run by the Birmingham Wholesale Market Management Company, the market includes 78 units selling fruit and veg, meat, poultry, fish and flowers, along with nine warehouses, café and management offices.

Birmingham’s traders provide fresh produce to restaurants, hotels, fast food outlets and local retailers across the Midlands and Wales.

This represents an investment of nearly £50m in Birmingham’s future, the council said.

Cllr Ian Ward, leader of Birmingham City Council, said:  “The markets continue to play a major part in Birmingham life and this is the next exciting chapter in a story that goes back almost 900 years.

“This state-of-the-art facility brings the markets firmly into the 21st Century and I’d like to thank traders for working with Birmingham City Council on this project.  I’m sure Birmingham’s historic Wholesale Markets and the many traders working there will now grow from strength to strength.”

Eddie Price, director of Birmingham Wholesale Market Company, said: “We, as the management company – a joint venture between the traders and the city council – wanted to thank the Cllr Ian Ward and Waheed Nazir for their significant contribution, without which the market could not have opened.

“Now our focus is on developing the market to reach its full potential as the wider region’s ‘go-to’ destination for fresh produce.”

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