INTERVIEW
The "Paris belly" embarks on home delivery to deal with the containment measures necessary to contain the Covid-19. This Monday, the Rungis market opens to individuals the service usually reserved for catering "Rungis delivered to your home", from 50 euros of order and for Ile-de-France residents. "We will continue to feed Parisians as we do every day, 360 days a year," hopes Stéphane Layani, CEO of Rungis, at the microphone of Europe 1.
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The device is in test since Monday, but already customers were there. "We were taken by storm," says the CEO. "Many people want to stay confined and find it more practical to have Rungis products, of better quality, 100% French, from local agriculture, at home."
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Compensate for closing markets
In some sectors, activity is doing slightly better than the previous week. "There are a few more activities with fruits and vegetables, with meat," explains Stéphane Layani. The closure of open-air markets and restaurants forced the supply chains to rethink the distribution of products.
"In Val-de-Marne alone, there are five exemptions for the markets. We need to compensate for this. We are going to work with people from the markets for orders, with the military too, to provide the same service as usually in all areas: tide, meat, cheese, fruit and vegetables, "says the CEO of Rungis.
The fishmonger sector very affected
The tidal sector is the most affected by the current situation. "50% of fish are eaten in restaurants and in canteens", decrypts Stéphane Layani. "The rest are fishmongers and open-air markets." However, five Rungis operators have decided to remain open. "I pay tribute to them. It is difficult to work with few products and few staff."
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The CEO of Rungis also announced discussions with the wholesalers' unions to agree on aid measures. "We will make rent suspensions, even discounts in some cases," says Stéphane Layani, who encourages traders to take steps to benefit from the arrangements put in place by the government.