Le Marché Bio des Tanneurs Terrabio sprl

Elsa Pluquet

Brussels- BELGIUM

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Our organic market philosophy

• 100% of organic products 100% certified

• Large quantities of fresh fruits and vegetables

• Direct partnership (producers-US-consumers)

• Local and seasonal products

• Out of season: products from Sicily (mainly Agrinova)

– Citrus (oranges (blood and blond), lemons, grapefruits,...)

– Avocado, Grapes, melons, watermelons, kaki,…

– Zucchini, Tomatoes, Eggplants, peppers, broccoli, cauliflower, artichoke, beans,...

– Butternut squash, potatoes, carots,...

• Affordable prices- fair prices

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Historic (1)

• 2007 Creation by Anne-Marie and Antoine Guccione

– Small organic market with mainly sicilian products from their export activity

• 2009 Philippe and Elsa Pluquet create TERRABIO sprl and «Marché Bio des Tanneurs»

• 2010 first year of activity

• Opening 3-4-5 days/week

• Local and 100% organic products development

• And out of season, organic products directly from sicilian and italian cooperatives and producers (Agrinova, Valdibella, Caterina Bonetti, Di Lauro, Gino Girolomoni, S’Atra Sardigna)

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Historic (2)

• Growth activity

– Average number of transactions per week

2010 498

2011 703

2012 1071

2013 1955

2014 3654

2015 4821

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2010 20

2011 20,7

2012 21,6

2013 23,3

2014 25,1

2015 28,5

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Our collaboration with Agrinavo Bio 2000

• 2007-start with Anne-Marie et Antoine

• 2009-2015 MBT take back the partnership and developed it

– +/- 8-10 pallets each week

• Organization:

– Friday: order

– Monday: transport departure

– Wednesday evening: arrival in Belgium (warehouse in Sombreffe)

– Thursday: arrival in Brussels at MBT

• Billing:

– Transport document

– Sending a pro-format and then the invoice.

– Example

Some pictures

1 ton of appels « Pirouette » /week

3,5 tons of agrums/week

One more minute… where to find us:

GOOGLE MAPS: search for « Marché bio des Tanneurs-Bruxelles »

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

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