Grossmarkt

Facts & Data

1957

Foundation
of the Grossmarkt

197000

m² floor area

225

Companies
and vendors

600

Million Euros
annual turnover

12

Million people supplied


LOCATION

Stuttgart Wangen, easily accessed location with direct link to B10 / B14 and German Rail (DB) connection Untertürkheim.

ORGANISATION OF THE GROßMARKT

The company Märkte Stuttgart GmbH offers an environment for privately organised trade which partly invests themselves.  Märkte Stuttgart GmbH provides the area and the infrastructure as well as security and cleanliness.

IMPORTANCE

Third biggest location for movement of fresh product goods in Germany (following Hamburg and Munich). Supra-regional market for agricultural products.

TURNOVER OF GOODS

An annual turnover of approx. 450,000 tonnes of goods and financial turnover of approx. €600 million reflect the performance ability of the companies in the Grossmarkt.

SUPPLY

Approx. 12 million people in a radius of approx. 300km around Stuttgart are supplied from this center – as far away as Bavaria, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Hesse, as well as Vorarlberg and Switzerland.

COMPANIES IN THE GROSSMARKT

  • 100 Import and wholesale companies: Imports from the entire world, mainly from EU countries.
  • 80 growers (vegetable wholesale): Grower market for regional vegetables.
  • 45 flower retailers and gardeners: Self-produced flowers and plants. 

CUSTOMERS

More than 4,000 customers from the surrounding area. Wholesale and retail operations, commercial manufacturers and processors, bulk consumers such as hotels and restaurants, hospitals, and canteens.

TRANSPORT

Truck 100%

WORK PLACES

More than 2,000 employees from the Stuttgart region