Rimini wins right to host the Autumn 2024 World union of Wholesale Markets Conference

The Autumn 2024 edition of the Conference of the World Union of Wholesale Markets (WUWM) is to be held in Rimini, Italy. The successful bid was driven by CAAR (the Rimini Agri-Food Centre) and Rimini municipality. “I’m very proud of what we have achieved,” says CAAR president, Gianni Indino. “CAAR pulled out all the stops and insisted on the feasibility of our local area. It is a great accomplishment for our Agri-Food Centre and naturally for Rimini.” Last Autumn, the presentation of the bid during the WUWM conference in Abu Dhabi was a decisive factor, along with the participation of the Rimini Agri-Food Centre, Rimini Mayor, Jamil Sadegholvaad, and the support of Italmercati president, Massimo Pallottini. “This success,” says Mayor Jamil Sadegholvaad, “further confirms the extraordinary entrepreneurial and organisational skills of IEG and Rimini Agri-Food Centre, as well as acknowledgement of our city as an international destination. It reflects the harmony and functionality of a coordinated team with a common goal – Rimini present and Rimini future has all that it takes to be a key player in hospitality and international events all year round. WUWM in our city, a bid driven by Rimini Agri-Food Centre, is yet another success story in the ‘23/24 calendar, already rich in crowd-pulling world events.” “It is often our local ‘ambassadors’,” explains Corrado Peraboni, CEO of IEG, “in this case, CARR president Gianni Indino, who generate great, new opportunities for the congress industry. The choice of Rimini as the destination for this prestigious world conference reflects a strong, united local area: the participation of our mayor at the conference in Abu Dhabi was an example of such an approach. Our Event & Conference Division presented a competitive offer on a par with other international destinations, and winning this bid is a source of great pride. It’s another successful international victory for Rimini and IEG, that will definitely benefit the city’s economy”. The conference has an average attendance of 400 operators from the four corners of the globe. After the 2022 edition in Abu Dhabi, this year’s edition of WUWM will be held in Mexico City, followed by a Spring 2024 edition in Bangkok and then Rimini in the Autumn., probably in early October. WUWM promotes the role of food markets to ensure food security and facilitate access to high-quality, healthy diets through a well-organised, safe, and sustainable food system. With 217 members, WUWM works in 40 countries worldwide.