Grossmarkt Hamburg (Hamburg Wholesale Market)

The Grossmarkt Hamburg sits in the Hammerbrook harbor district and is northern Germany's largest fresh-food hub. Around three hundred market companies trade there through the night, according to the operator, mainly in fruit, vegetables and flowers. With direct access to the port and rail freight, it has operated continuously since moving to this site. Management is partly held by the City of Hamburg, and the market supplies retail chains, florists and food-service buyers across northern Germany and the Nordic region.

The market wholesales fruit, vegetables, flowers and imported fresh produce to northern German supermarkets, florist chains and food-service supply chains. For Chinese exporters of fruit, vegetables, dried goods and food, it can serve as a distribution entry point into the Nordic market. As a port-connected hub it also handles a large share of imported fruit entering Northern Europe, which makes it relevant for exporters studying how southern-hemisphere and Asian produce is distributed to German retail chains.