Chamber Of Fruit & Vegetable Industries In Wa
Fruit in Canning

Market West provides a range of services to our members. The main advantages of being a registered buyer are that you only have to make one simple weekly payment for all of your Market purchases eliminating the need to pay by cash or cheque to abundant wholesalers at various stages through the trading week. There is a insignificant set up fee and minimal statement fees. Existing buyers consider that these fees bear abundant efficiencies and value for money. This includes making representations to Government and other regulatory bodies on legislation, regulations and industry practices that affect or have the potential to affect our Members, their businesses, and other associated fresh bear grower and distribution businesses who may also be affected directly or indirectly by such matters. Market West will continue to prosper relationships with the Market City owner, Perth Markets Limited, to promote and save our Members and the wider fresh provide industry who must remain to benefit from the central market process. Nationally, Market West will maintain potent links with other States industry representative Chambers including the national body (Fresh Markets Australia), other state’s central market operators and industry groups to allow the fresh produce industry to grow and develop together. Market West manages an electronic price reporting service for the industry. Market West collects data on the provide that is traded in the markets. Approved users of the Market West LPG refueling facility can refill their forklifts as required by using their allocated PIN protected gas key. The service is originate to members and approved site users. freshest was developed by the wholesaling sector to decrease costs and coordinate the thousands of tests being conducted annually by the wholesalers for verification of their own food safety A systems. The facilitator selects the yield from a grower’s consignment, ensuring that the sample is representative of the grower’s produce and autonomous of any outer influences. The produce is sent to NAFTA Accredited laboratories for testing and the results sent back to freshest for distribution to the wholesalers and onto the growers. There is a system of investigation, corrective action and retesting if a product returns an adverse detection. Cost savings of up to 50 have been achieved through the coordination and bulk testing of yield and this saving is passed onto the industry participants making it affordable for compliance to any food safety program. Since its introduction in 2002, freshest has grown to be the largest and maximum comprehensive horticultural residue testing program ever undertaken in Australia and continues to grow as more and more industry participants make use of the facility. In each residue test, the provide is tested for 110 different substances. It is the only program to also include microbial testing of produce. The Retailer of the Year program commenced in 2003 and has developed into a prestigious award for the retail sector. The program has been designed by Market West to recognize and reward retailers who trade at Market City, promote WA new produce, yield consumers with quality fresh provide and receive pride in their business establishments. Market West has recently extended the award program to include retail support, which provides the retailer with feedback on their assessment and point of sale merchandise. The Vast Greengrocer is a optional marketing support program to urge fruit and vegetables to the community through shopping at self-reliant greengrocers. The aim of the program is to educate the consumer on how to select and cook new seasonal produce, reveal benefits of shopping at vast greengrocers, and rediscover immense growers and their regions.