History

Initiative to create the wholesale market serving Warsaw region was brought up by Polish gardeners and farmers associated in Polish Gardening Association as well as the shareholders of the companies Agro-Best Sp. z o. o. and Giełda Ogrodnicza Sp. z o. o. (Gardening Market Ltd.). They turned to Ministry of Agriculture and Food Economy drawing attention and gaining their interest, in results of which the Ministry worked out the Government Program for Building the Wholesale Markets and Agricultural Commodity Exchanges. The main program goal was to improve the wholesale turnover of agricultural-food products and adapting it to the European standards. In 1995, deriving from the experience of wholesale markets in Europe, particularly from French Wholesale Market in Rungis: http://www.rungisinternational.com/, Wholesale Market in Bologna and Wholesale Market in  Lyon, the joint-stock company has been brought to existence, named Warszawski Rolno-Spożywczy Rynek Hurtowy SA (Eng.: Warsaw Agricultural-Food Wholesale Market Inc.). For the head office of the Company, the town of Bronisze in Warsaw’s surroundings has been chosen.

Chronological review of the main events:

July 1995  - under auspices of the Minister of the Agriculture and Food Economy the company named Warszawski Rolno-Spożywczy Rynek Hurtowy SA has been started up by:

• Agricultural Market Agency (Agencja Rynku Rolnego), Agency for Restructuring and Modernisation of Agriculture (Agencja Restrukturyzacji i Modernizacji Rolnictwa),
• Agency of Agricultural Properties of the National Treasury (Agencja Własności Rolnej Skarbu Państwa),
• Warsaw Voivode,
• Agrobest Sp. z o.o. and Giełda Ogrodnicza Sp. z o.o.,

October 1996  –  first issue of shares for future operators on the Wholesale Market,

October 1996  – building in the foundation stone,
April 1997 – selection of the winning tender for building the Market  -  Wayss&Freitag  Company – construction of the road, parking and sanitary infrastructure.  Mostostal Export SA – construction of the halls and trading sheds,
September 1997 – starting up building the Market
May 1999  – Opening the Market for use by Prime Minister Jerzy Buzek,
March 2000 – transferring the trading activities from Okęcie to the area of Bronisze Wholesale Market ,
December  2000  – entering of millionth customer to the Market,
February 2004 – implementation of the final stage of Company restructuring,
March 2004  – release the National Treasure credit pledge toward the Company,
April 2005  – starting up implementation of Integrated Management System,
October 2006 – obtaining the certificates: ISO 9001,ISO 14001,HACCP,

September 2009 – constriction  of the hall OW5,

April 2010 – opening new hall OW5,

April 2019 – opening new hall Galeria Hurtu.