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Joburg Market food quality meets safety
Food safety is an increasingly important issue in the fresh produce industry with markets all over the world intensifying their efforts to guarantee the consumer that "quality meets safety" where food is concerned.
Win more with potatoes!
Did you know that the informal trader/hawker sector accounts for 28% of produce sold at the Joburg Market? This makes the sector a formidable force in SA’s economy.
Food safety and food defence during the world cup
The Food Safety Initiative of the Consumer Goods Council of South Africa in cooperation with the Directorate: Food Control of the Department of Health and the World Health Organization would like to send this gentle but important reminder to all businesses in the food production sector to be on their best food safety behaviour during the FIFA 2010 Soccer World Cup.
Joburg Market drums up support for Bafana Bafana
Joburg Market was the next stop for the Unite Mzansi Unite (UMU) event campaign. UMU is an adidas initiative aimed at giving all South Africans an opportunity to unite behind the country for the hosting of 2010 FIFA World Cup™ by signing a giant Bafana Bafana 2010 FIFA World Cup™ jersey carried on a truck.
Joburg Market launches new outdoor campaign
The Joburg Market is pleased to afford customers the opportunity to pre-view its new corporate outdoor advertisements.
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New name and logo for the Market
It's official: the world´s largest fruit and vegetable establishment, the Johannesburg Fresh Produce Market, is now known as the Joburg Market.
Joburg Market scoops new awards for excellent people management
The Joburg Market scooped two new awards at the 53rd Annual Institute of People Management (IPM) Convention held on Tuesday the 3rd November 2009 at Sun City, Pilanesburg in North West Province.
Quality mark for early season litchis
The South African Litchi Growers ’ Association (SALGA) has re-launched the campaign to improve the quality of early season litchis offered for sale on National Fresh Produce. First launched in 2008, the program will be continued in 2009 to discourage the sale of early season litchis picked immaturely.
Joburg Market donation makes the World Food Day a success
The 16th of October was World Food Day. World Food Day is an international event that is celebrated annually to mark the anniversary of Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO).
Joburg Market CEO passes the baton for the Boss of the Year®
The Joburg Market CEO, Kgosientso Ramokgopa, winner of Boss of the Year® 2008 passed the baton to Ian Heyns, the newly crowned Boss of the Year® 2009 at a banquet lunch held on Friday, 16 October - National Bosses Day – in Montecasino, Fourways in Johannesburg. Ian Heyns is the AngloGold Ashanti General Manager for the Great Noligwa mine in the Free State.
Joburg Market picture judged one of the best in the world
Joburg Market returned victorious from the World Union of Wholesale Market (WUWM) Conference held recently in Paris, France.
A picture taken at the Joburg Market was chosen as one of the 12 winning photos that will be published in the annual WUWM Calendar for 2010.
Joburg Market launches fresh looking website
Welcome to our revamped website, Joburg Market www.joburgmarket.co.za. It replaces the existing web domain of www.jfpm.co.za.
Joburg Market is the best company to work for
The Joburg Market received an impressive accolade - it was named Best Employer by an international research company.
The Joburg Market ventures into Africa
Africa´s largest fresh produce market, the Joburg Market, has entered into an agreement with a Lusaka-based fresh produce company, IIamfya Agricultural Products, to provide technical and operational skills towards the running of the facility.
