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	I would like to extend a heartfelt welcome to all participants of the spring conference of the World Union of Wholesale Markets (WUWM) in Berlin. I am delighted that you are heeding the invitation of  Berliner Großmarkt GmbH to the German capital this year. Today the quality and safety of our food is an important topic for many people. More and more consumers want to know where what they buy comes from and how it was produced. Wholesale markets often bear particular responsibility for the freshness, variety and quality of the goods they offer. One good example of this is the Berlin Wholesale Market on Beusselstrasse, which offers its commercial customers fresh high quality products of all kinds at a central location and across an area of more than 320,000 square metres. Following its recent and thorough renovation and modernisation, this tradition-steeped wholesale market today shines in renewed splendour. I cordially invite you to see it for yourself when you visit Berlin on the occasion of the WUWM spring conference. I am certain the Berlin wholesale market will appeal to you. But I wish you above all a profitable conference, where you will be particularly interested in exchanging views on the issues of sustainability, energy efficiency and networked energy management in wholesale markets.		Berlin provides ideal conditions for this. As one of Europe's most innovative and creative regions, enjoying enormous expertise in the field of resource-saving technologies, the German capital is always a good address when it comes to consulting about modern, future-looking ideas and promoting new sustainability concepts in the area of energy supply. In this spirit I welcome you once more to Berlin and wish you a wonderful and memorable stay in our city. Klaus Wowereit Governing Mayor of Berlin
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	Economic activity combined with the greatest possible protection of our natural resources is the central challenge of our century. The wholesale markets with their complex infrastructure must also confront this task if they wish to remain an attractive commercial platform over the long term. The parameters of mobility are also changing. The mobile retail sector, which is an important customer group for the wholesale markets, is equally affected by this development. Thus innovative solutions are in demand, and it is precisely this aspect that we wish to address in our 'Green Markets' conference. Ideas, concepts and potentials will demonstrate that sustainable investment also means economic success. You may anticipate exciting lectures and discussions that will provide you with impulses for your own company strategy.		We cordially invite you to the Green City of Berlin so that we can shape the future together. Andreas Foidl Managing Director of Berliner Großmarkt GmbH
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