Rungis Market

Located in Paris’ southern suburbs is the Rungis International Market, the city’s largest and most popular market and the largest wholesale produce market in the world. Stretching across a whopping 234 hectares and employing figures in the tens of thousands this market is bustling with business activity. At present there at 1200 companies operating out of the market specialising in anything from fruit, meat and dairy to logistics and horticultural items. These companies and the 18 million consumers they attract contribute to the amazing 9 billion Euro turnover that the venue experiences annually, giving your students plenty to explore on a tour. Tours of the Rungis Market are a fantastic way for your students to witness various examples within sales and distribution and understand how a business of this scale operates with all its various moving parts.