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.

WUWM launched the 2009 Market Photo Competition for its memberships from all over the world. The 2009 WUWM Market Photo Competition is a follow up to the first WUWM market photo competition held in 2008 which was also success.

Photos were selected using criterion that incorporates quality, interest, geographical location and market type.

The winning photo from Joburg Market, dubbed “Joburg fresh produce smile”, was selected amongst 200 photo entries received from 19 markets across the world.

The WUWM mission is promote the essential role that wholesale and retail markets play in ensuring the sustainable access, availability and distribution of a diverse variety of quality fresh food products, whilst maintaining competitive prices and the highest standards of service and food security, throughout the international community.