Ralf Wisser, managing director of the company of the same name at the Frankfurt fresh produce center, currently purchases about 200 boxes of tomatoes weighing 3-7 kg each from the Netherlands every week. Demand is constant at the moment, showing neither particular peaks nor troughs. Otherwise, there is a balanced demand for all products.
Wisser assesses the mood at the Frankfurt fresh produce center as "sombre and thoughtful." "Businesses whose customers are in the food service industry found themselves in a difficult situation during the pandemic. Naturally, they are glad that this phase is over. At the same time, our company was again able to achieve good sales, which is not the case at the moment." Wisser's customers include specialty retailers, weekly market stalls and small market halls.
The minimum wage increases have not had an effect on his business in terms of inflation, but he expects energy costs, packaging costs and the like to make themselves felt. "For now, we are still in the safe zone of our existing supply contracts, at least as far as energy is concerned. However, once these expire and prices have not settled down to pre-crisis levels by then, we will certainly be more concerned about that as well," Wisser said.
For more information:
Ralf Wisser
Ralf Wisser GmbH
Frischezentrum Frankfurt
Tel. +49 (0) 69 / 50 00 42 19 - 0
Fax +49 (0) 69 / 50 00 42 19 - 90
Josef-Eicher-Straße 10
D-60437 Frankfurt/Main
[email protected]
www.ralf-wisser-gmbh.de
