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Rungis

Rungis is a city in the southern suburbs of Paris, in the French department of Val-de-Marne in the Île-de-France region. Its inhabitants are called the Rungissois. It is known for its national market, the largest fresh produce market in the world

WHAT MARKET OF RUNGIS ?

Located south of Paris, Rungis is the largest fresh produce market in the world! Traders and restaurant owners from all over France, and even from abroad, come here to buy their supplies.

A WHOLESALE MARKET

At Rungis, you can find an exceptional choice of fruits, vegetables, meats and cheeses… But this market is reserved for professionals. It is called a wholesale market. Only traders and restaurant owners come here to buy what they need to fill the shelves of their stores or the plates of their customers. Those who sell the products are called wholesalers.

5 UNIVERSE

The Rungis market is divided into 5 universes: fruits and vegetables, fish and shellfish, meat, dairy products and flowers. Each universe has its own sales buildings (pavilions) full of fresh products that arrive at Rungis by plane, train or truck. These products come from the four corners of France and other countries of the world, such as exotic fruits.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

The wholesalers order the products they are interested in from producers: farmers, breeders, fishermen or market gardeners… Delivered the following night, they unload the goods in the pavilion where they work. From 2 a.m. onwards, the customers do their market. They choose and negotiate the products with each wholesaler, in order to obtain them at the best price. Then they are loaded in a truck, ready to go to their future point of sale.

A MINI CITY

Rungis Market is like a city in miniature. More than 12,000 people work there, the population of a small town. There is a police station, a post office, a fire station and a freight train station. And the place has all the useful services: restaurants, travel agencies, banks, pharmacy, dry cleaner, hairdresser… There is even a school: it trains young people to become fishmongers.